Author: Importer

GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

Port of Valencia, Ports of Bremen, Port of Moerdijk and Port of Tangier have renewed EcoPorts’ environmental management standard, PERS.

25th October 2018

Four ports renew EcoPorts’ PERS

25th October 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Florida International Terminal (FIT) has opened a new 32-acre container terminal at Port Everglades with double the number of entry gates than its previous terminal, new equipment and technology and increased stacking…

24th October 2018

New FIT terminal at Port Everglades

24th October 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has urged the Greek government to speed up approval of its investment plan which includes a new cruise ship terminal, a mall and four hotels within the port.

23rd October 2018

Piraeus calls for investment approval

23rd October 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Valencia has announced that its new part-automated north container terminal will have 2km of berthing line and capacity to manage 5m teu.

23rd October 2018

Valencia planning 5m teu terminal

23rd October 2018

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The UAE-based National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) has said it has been given a $268m contract to expand the country’s Khalifa Port.

23rd October 2018

Khalifa upgrade contract awarded

23rd October 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to provide a €330m loan for a tunnel link to alleviate traffic around the busiest port in Europe.

23rd October 2018

5 k tunnel to beat Rotterdam congestion

23rd October 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

Expansion of Namibia’s biggest commercial port could see its capacity boosted to more than 1m teu.

23rd October 2018

Threefold capacity hike for Walvis Bay

23rd October 2018

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

If sea-going vessels were better informed about the availability of berths and adapted their speed accordingly, substantial savings could be made in terms of fuel and CO2 emissions.

23rd October 2018

‘Just-in-time’ sailing reduces CO2 footprint

23rd October 2018

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Visitors to the Greenport Congress from 16 to 19 October 2018 received an exclusive look at the Hyster zero emissions laden container handler currently in development.

22nd October 2018

Sneak peek of fuel cell container handler

22nd October 2018

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Ports must urgently embrace their role as ‘trusted broker’ to get real value from the mass of data available to them and their stakeholders.

22nd October 2018

Ports urged to grasp ‘trusted broker’ role in data

22nd October 2018