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ASIA

ASIA

Zhejiang Seaport Group has signed a strategic agreement with Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) to jointly develop the Yangshan Port area.

20th February 2019

New partnership to develop Yangshan Port

20th February 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

Forth Ports’ Port of Tilbury has received development consent from the UK Secretary of State for Transport to build a new GB£200m port terminal to include a new rail and road connection,…

20th February 2019

New London port terminal approved

20th February 2019

WORLD

WORLD

The new ecomat Controller from the ecomat series from ifm electronic has two independent, powerful 32-bit PLCs. One of them is certified as safety controller (SIL2 / Pl d) with CAN open…

20th February 2019

Standard and Safety Controller now in one unit.

20th February 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Marine LNG Zeebrugge has signed a deal to supply LNG to Norwegian energy group Equinor’s four crude shuttle tankers in the Port of Rotterdam.

20th February 2019

Gas4Sea partners and Equinor bunkering deal

20th February 2019

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Cargotec’s profitability took a hit in 2018 due to “exceptional challenges” in its supply chain and delivery, but the company will focus on key drivers including digitalisation going forward, the company’s chief…

19th February 2019

Digitalisation to drive Cargotec forward

19th February 2019

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

A Wärtsilä-made propeller cap that delivers average fuel savings of 2% has been listed in the discount-providing vessel quieting category of the 2019 Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s EcoAction Program for its ability…

19th February 2019

Vancouver backs noise-reducing propeller cap

19th February 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Environmental objections have been raised to the DP World-backed Posorja deepwater port project in Ecuador.

18th February 2019

Posorja port environmental objections

18th February 2019

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Argentina’s Terminal Zárate has completed arrangements for a deal with crane simulator and training system provider GlobalSim for two new crane simulators to train operators in the area.

18th February 2019

Zárate secures GlobalSim simulators

18th February 2019

WORLD

WORLD

2 x IMO Tier III-compliant 12V175D MM engines to power harbour pusher tug

18th February 2019

MAN 175D Selected for First IMO Tier IIICompliant Harbour Tug Designed for Operation in Mediterranean

18th February 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

Greece’s biggest port, the Port of Piraeus, has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Italian ports of Venice and Chioggia in order to strengthen cargo flows.

18th February 2019

Piraeus and Italian ports seal deal

18th February 2019