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AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Port of Oakland commissioners have approved an air quality plan intended to drastically cut diesel and greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the port’s maritime operations.

19th June 2019

Oakland approves air quality plan

19th June 2019

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust has announced a new partnership with port operator, DP World Southampton, which will see the latter donate £50,000 to support the trust in its…

17th June 2019

DP World marine wildlife partnership

17th June 2019

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The US has once again warned Israel to reconsider Chinese investment in the port of Haifa in Israel.

17th June 2019

US warns again of Chinese investment in Haifa

17th June 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

A new independent study has found that accumulated concentrations of scrubber wash water components are at very low levels in ports and well below applicable regulatory limits.

14th June 2019

New study dismisses scrubber threat to ports

14th June 2019

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

A new independent study has found that accumulated concentrations of scrubber wash water components are at very low levels in ports and well below applicable regulatory limits.

14th June 2019

New study dismisses scrubber threat to ports

14th June 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) subsidiary Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT) has announced a major expansion plan at the Port of Rijeka to enable it to be the first terminal in…

14th June 2019

Croatian terminal targets 20,000 teu capacity

14th June 2019

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A new project by Volvo Trucks and DFDS will test the capabilities of an electric, autonomous vehicle in transporting goods efficiently and sustainably from a DFDS logistics centre to an APM Terminals…

14th June 2019

Electric truck testing for cargo efficiency

14th June 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Oakland has said that agricultural exports to Asia are robust and exports to China rose 5% over last year in the first quarter of 2019, despite the US-China tariff…

13th June 2019

Oakland not hindered by US-China trade war

13th June 2019

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

Associate IAPH member Ports Australia has launched an online sustainability hub to highlight the advances made by Australias ports in all five of the World Port Sustainability Program’s (WPSP) main themes.

13th June 2019

Ports Australia launches sustainability hub

13th June 2019

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A Jamaican port has collected nearly 300,000 plastic bottles for recycling in one year as the result of its campaign to reduce the impact of its operations on stakeholders and the environment.

13th June 2019

Recycling record for Jamaican port

13th June 2019