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EUROPE

EUROPE

Learning foreign languages could be a means for UK ports to increase trade in light of Brexit, it has been suggested at the British Ports Association Conference 2018.

15th October 2018

Foreign languages could boost UK trade

15th October 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Nova Scotias federal cabinet minister is supporting the Canadian Government’s decision not to fund a major expansion at the Port of Halifax, claiming traffic and proposed land use could be problematic.

11th October 2018

Government rules Halifax expansion unsuitable

11th October 2018

AFRICA GREENPORT

AFRICA GREENPORT

African states have been praised in working together towards meeting international environmental targets by the Maritime Authority of Jamaica’s director general at the fourth meeting of the Association of African Maritime Administrations…

11th October 2018

African states show environmental progress

11th October 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The Port of Long Beach will build and demonstrate a US$7.1m ‘microgrid’ to show the renewable technology’s effectiveness in providing a clean, reliable supply of electricity for critical operations.

10th October 2018

Long Beach to show microgrid efficiency

10th October 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The UK’s export-import imbalance — when the nation’s ports have invested hundreds of millions of pounds into boosting capacity and the country is facing threats to global trade from protectionism — is…

10th October 2018

Trade imbalance a “wasted opportunity”

10th October 2018

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Ports of Jersey has a new port management system which aims to optimise the efficiency of daily operations and improve the accuracy of customer communications.

10th October 2018

Port management system improves operations

10th October 2018

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has led a multi-agency Joint Oil Spill Exercise (JOSE) to test and demonstrate Singapores readiness to respond to oil spills at sea.

9th October 2018

Oil spill exercise tests responsiveness

9th October 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

Construction on the new container terminal at the Port of Walvis Bay in Namibia is more than 85% complete, leading the port closer towards its goal of speeding up global transit, meeting…

9th October 2018

Nambia container terminal nearly complete

9th October 2018

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is to form a working group to undertake an industry road mapping exercise to prepare the Singapore bunker industry for a more sustainable future.

5th October 2018

Road mapping targets bunkering sustainability

5th October 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of San Diego has handled calls from 17 ships following a cyber security attack which disabled its IT systems last month.

5th October 2018

San Diego back up to speed

5th October 2018