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PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Port logistics company, Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and US-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) have joined forces to produce a high speed container transport system at the Port of Hamburg.

6th December 2018

Vacuum power moves people around port

6th December 2018

ASIA

ASIA

The Malaysian transport minister has reiterated his government’s position over claims that Malaysia is encroaching into Singapore waters with its Johor Port expansion.

6th December 2018

Malaysia rubbishes Singapore port claims

6th December 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A strike that began on November 16 has crippled the Chilean Port of Valparaíso. By the end of a 10th day of strikes, with most of the terminals effectively blockaded by striking…

6th December 2018

Chilean port reels from crippling strikes

6th December 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Spanish ports are taking advantage of the current sustained growth in maritime traffic to add new infrastructure to allow them to better compete with northern European hubs, such as Rotterdam. They have…

6th December 2018

Spain challenges north European dominance

6th December 2018

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Each day, the need for port call optimisation is growing, especially with the International Maritime Organization’s commitment to lower total annual greenhouse gas emissions from shipping by at least 50% by 2050.

6th December 2018

Urgent need to optimise port calls

6th December 2018

ASIA

ASIA

Singapore’s Jurong Port has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with one of the country’s three major telecommunications companies for the provision of a terminal-wide wireless private network.

6th December 2018

Asian port moves closer to smart status

6th December 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

EPIK Co. Ltd. will commence preliminary works on a proposed LNG floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) import terminal at the Port of Newcastle, Australia.

5th December 2018

New Australian LNG FSRU import terminal

5th December 2018

ASIA

ASIA

The Government of Singapore has lodged a “strong protest with the Malaysian Government following the latter’s publication of a plan to extend the Johor Bahru Port which it says encroaches into Singapore…

5th December 2018

Singapore “protest” against Malaysia port plan

5th December 2018

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has completed a shore power project to reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and air pollution by enabling ships to shut down their diesel engines and connect to an…

5th December 2018

Canada shore power project complete

5th December 2018

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Next year’s volumes for ports in north Europe are expected to be no more than this year’s volumes for both exports and imports.

5th December 2018

Flat growth for world ports in 2019

5th December 2018