Author: Importer

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

SOHAR Port and Freezone and Oman’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs (MECA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for environmental management and best practise.

27th November 2018

Oman MoU targets environmental management

27th November 2018

ASIA

ASIA

The chief engineer at China’s Tianjin Port is under investigation for serious illegal activities following multiple corruption crackdowns at the port.

26th November 2018

Chinese port faces another corruption charge

26th November 2018

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Construction has begun on the GB£10m operations & maintenance (O&M) base for Galloper Offshore Wind Farm at Hutchison Ports Harwich International.

26th November 2018

Offshore wind base construction begins

26th November 2018

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Impact Transportation has become the second trucking company at the Port of Oakland to invest in zero emissions equipment with the purchase of an all-electric truck for yard operations.

26th November 2018

Second trucking firm goes electric at Oakland

26th November 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Shipping lines calling at Spanish ports have warned that overcapacity at several of the country’s main container terminals threatens to damage trade.

26th November 2018

Lines slam ‘inadequate’ Spanish box capacity

26th November 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Spanish stevedoring body ANESCO and port unions face the sting of fines totalling in excess of €7m from the country’s competition authorities in response to a deal agreed between the two on…

26th November 2018

Spanish stevedores hit with massive fines

26th November 2018

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Port Strategy is supporting the sustainable development of port ecosystems with the launch of a unique ‘metro map’ sponsorship scheme for global port clusters.

26th November 2018

Get your exclusive port ‘metro map’

26th November 2018

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

COMMENT: It’s the stuff of science fiction, but more than one global port is putting its faith and money behind magnetic levitation to move freight at frighteningly-fast speeds, writes Carly Fields.

26th November 2018

Ports scramble aboard hyperloop train

26th November 2018

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Kalmar is exploring whether online gaming could open up new ways of running and optimising a container terminal with automation in mind.

22nd November 2018

Online gaming potential for terminals

22nd November 2018

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

REKO has started construction on a new EUR125m thermal treatment plant at the Port of Rotterdam that will process an annual total of 1.2m tonnes of residual mineral waste into clean sand,…

22nd November 2018

Rotterdam thermal plant recycles waste

22nd November 2018