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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) enforced lockout has been lifted and an International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada-organised strike withdrawn after a “tentative agreement” on a new labour contract was…

31st May 2019

Vancouver strikes averted at eleventh hour

31st May 2019

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Shoreham Port has launched three new eco-friendly initiatives including a proposal for a new biodiversity corridor along the port’s seafront, tree planting on the port’s perimeter and a trial installation of debris-collecting…

31st May 2019

UK port launches triple eco initiative

31st May 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

Terminal Investment Limited (TIL) has proposed to invest €1,011m to build and operate the new terminal within the northern extension of the Port of Valencia.

30th May 2019

TIL bids for new Valencia terminal

30th May 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Vancouver has stressed how a withdrawal of labour would be “extremely disruptive” as the BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) goes ahead with its plan to lock out workers on…

30th May 2019

Vancouver warns of strike and lockout damage

30th May 2019

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

A new partnership between Energy Market Authority (EMA) and PSA Singapore aims to make the latter’s port operations more eco-efficient by helping reduce overall energy usage and carbon emissions.

30th May 2019

Partnership to reduce PSA’s carbon emissions

30th May 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

More than 50 companies will showcase next-generation technologies and solutions to benefit the port ecosystem and beyond at the PortXL Shakedown.

29th May 2019

PortXL Shakedown to showcase next-gen tech

29th May 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The government of Costa Rica is considering investment in four port projects and has committed $3.348m to pre-investment studies.

29th May 2019

Costa Rica assesses four port projects

29th May 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

Stevedores at the Portuguese Port of Setúbal have unanimously approved in principle a new collective bargaining agreement, which should bring labour stability to what had become a hotspot of unrest over the…

29th May 2019

Setúbal dockers sign new labour agreement

29th May 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

Worker unrest at the Portuguese Port of Sines continues to be a concern.

29th May 2019

Sines threatened by six months of strikes

29th May 2019

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Spain’s Port of Ceuta has achieved EcoPorts’ environmental management standard, PERS, for the first time as it aims to improve its environmental transparency.

29th May 2019

Spanish ports meet Ecoports’ PERS standard

29th May 2019