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THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

COMMENT: While the media steers us towards the soap opera of turmoil in governing and geopolitics, in the UK at least, some positive initiatives are flowing into the marine space, writes Charles…

29th August 2019

New era of financing in the maritime sector

29th August 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A container terminal in Lithuania aims to reduce its noise pollution and emissions with an order for two Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes capable of fully electric operation.

29th August 2019

Lithuanian terminal gets tough on noise

29th August 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

A murder investigation has been launched after the body of a man was discovered at a port terminal in Wales.

28th August 2019

Murder investigation at Welsh terminal

28th August 2019

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

The beginning of July marked another landmark moment in the evolution of the container system – the delivery of the MSC Gulsun, the first box ship to be built to accommodate 24…

28th August 2019

Time for a fresh approach

28th August 2019

THE ANALYST

THE ANALYST

COMMENT: The societal impact of cruise vessels is increasingly under scrutiny, focused on the effects of cruise passengers on cruise cities and environmental effects of cruise ships, writes Peter de Langen.

28th August 2019

Ports and lines are in need of a positive story

28th August 2019

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

COMMENT: Ports are part of “ecosystems”, a new way of saying “big picture”- and its painful and frustrating when planners completely miss this important point, writes Barry Parker.

28th August 2019

Ecosystems and wedding venues

28th August 2019

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

COMMENT: The global economy is in a flux, not knowing what indicators to believe and trying to gauge the coming of a recession, writes Ben Hackett.

28th August 2019

The good, the bad and the ugly

28th August 2019

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

An Australian port management group has a launched a sustainability plan to help it minimise its environmental impact.

28th August 2019

Emissions target set for Australian ports

28th August 2019

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new system for detection of unremoved container cones has been rolled out at a South Korean terminal to enhance safety.

23rd August 2019

Container cone detection rolled out

23rd August 2019

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

A port in California has selected 30 local organisations to receive a total of US$1m in grants for FY 2019/20 under its Community Investment Sponsorship Program.

23rd August 2019

California port gives US$1m to community

23rd August 2019