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PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A new remote monitoring system is being put to the test as part of the first-ever ocean cleanup system which will eventually go to work on a large-scale cleaning project in the…

26th July 2018

Remote monitoring system for ocean cleaning

26th July 2018

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Global trade prospects in 2018 face an “almost unprecedented level of uncertainty” which calls for caution about expected cargo volume for 2018, Hutchison Port Holdings has said.

25th July 2018

“Unprecedented uncertainty” for trade

25th July 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Engro Corporation Ltd of Pakistan and Royal Vopak of the Netherlands have signed a Share Purchase Agreement in which Vopak will acquire a 29% share in Elengy Terminal Pakistan Ltd (ETPL).

25th July 2018

Port of Qasim LNG infrastructure agreement

25th July 2018

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The US Port of Oakland has set an ambitious target to reduce emissions as part of its air quality improvement plan which is currently out for public review.

25th July 2018

Oakland aims for no emissions operations

25th July 2018

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

In 2017, 135 ports handled more than 1m teu with these ports handling 84% of the estimated teu volume worldwide.

24th July 2018

135 teu millionaire ports

24th July 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Felixstowe has “continued to suffer from a significant number of rail misses” but this number reduced following the introduction of new yard procedures on 12 July and implementation of…

24th July 2018

Felixstowe admits rail misses

24th July 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Charges have been filed in the Auckland District Court this month in relation to the death of ocean swimmer Leslie Gelberger, who was thought to have been struck and killed by a…

24th July 2018

Auckland charged over swimmers death

24th July 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Impediments to efficiency in Australia’s port network ultimately impact negatively on the cost of living for Australians and Australia’s competitiveness on the international stage, according to Ports Australia chief executive Mike Gallacher.

23rd July 2018

Real cost of port shortfalls in Australia

23rd July 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina, or Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), has issued a study it has undertaken into port investment in Latin America and the Caribbean up to…

23rd July 2018

Carib and Latin America investment shortfall

23rd July 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Guillermo Bouroncle, managing director of Peru’s national port authority, Autoridad Portuaria Nacional (APN), recently explained that national ports needed investment totalling $2.014bn.

23rd July 2018

Peruvian ports need $2bn of new investment

23rd July 2018