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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

New infrastructure, economic development, environmental, and community health are the top priorities in the Port of Seattle’s US$348m 2019-2023 capital investment plan.

29th November 2018

US port reveals US$348m investment plan

29th November 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Discussions are ongoing between Roman Trotsenko’s AEON Corporation and Russia’s railway monopoly RZD over the development of a coal export port in the Nenets Autonomous Region and a railway line to it.

29th November 2018

Russian investment could see new Arctic port

29th November 2018

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

Air quality monitors used at the Port of Kiel to measure emissions of nitrous oxides (NOx) and fine particulate matter (PM) around its cruise ship terminal have shown that cruise ships are…

29th November 2018

Cruise not to blame for NO2, finds study

29th November 2018

ASIA

ASIA

18 companies worldwide have expressed interest in bidding for $1.7bn worth of contracts to develop the deep-water Map Thaput mega-port project in Thailand.

28th November 2018

$1.7bn Thai port project attracts 18 bidders

28th November 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

It can be hard for ports to balance earnings and profits against green technologies and doing what’s right for the planet.

28th November 2018

Difficulties of striking a green balance

28th November 2018

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Port of Rotterdam Authority, national government and four provinces have made agreements to develop charging points for clean energy along the two most important freight transport corridors heading for Germany.

27th November 2018

Plan for clean energy freight charging points

27th November 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Argentina, the Port Quequén management consortium Consorcio de Gestión de Puerto Quequén (CGPQ) has started preparatory works for the construction of a new container terminal.

27th November 2018

Quequén to have first box terminal

27th November 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Charleston, as well as other East Coast ports, have witnessed a large rise in imports as overseas shippers seek to get ahead of extra tariffs put in place by…

27th November 2018

US East Coast ports ride pre-tariff surge

27th November 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

MSC will be the only manager of the Calata Bettolo Container Terminal being built in Italy’s major seaport the Port of Genoa.

27th November 2018

MSC to go it alone at Genoa terminal

27th November 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

South African firm Transnet has said it has issued a “stop work” instruction on Durban Container Terminal’s Maine Marine Construction works contract in light of an investigation into the holder of the…

27th November 2018

Durban container terminal works halted

27th November 2018