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ASIA

ASIA

Coal-carrying vessels have increasingly been left idle off the coast of China as a result of thermal coal import restrictions at the country’s major ports, sources have said.

23rd July 2018

China’s import restrictions leave ships idle

23rd July 2018

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Would your port benefit from learning how to profit from green initiatives? The provisional programme for GreenPort Cruise & Congress has been finalised and is now available to view online.

23rd July 2018

Provisional programme released

23rd July 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Automation and safety should be key areas of focus for ports if they want to improve efficiency, the president and chairman of the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association has said.

23rd July 2018

Efficiency gains are in automation

23rd July 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Efforts by ports to green operations are driving technology development but the whole maritime industry needs to work together to do more, the senior vice president of mobile equipment at Kalmar has…

23rd July 2018

More collaboration needed for green evolution

23rd July 2018

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Germany’s Port of Kiel is investing in greener cargo handling equipment, environmental technology and initiating a modal shift from road to rail.

23rd July 2018

Kiel invests in greener cargo handling

23rd July 2018

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Rotterdam is taking its preservation role seriously by helping conserve the Dutch honey bee and creating a new colony at the port.

23rd July 2018

Rotterdam works to conserve honey bees

23rd July 2018

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A new AIM-listed investment platform aims to accelerate growth in IMO-compliant green technology service companies to minimise the marine industry’s environmental impact and help it meet the required standards for shipping.

20th July 2018

Investment platform promotes green tech

20th July 2018

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Environmental Ship Index (ESI) is set to incorporate more work on CO2 in line with the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) legislative developments to boost its effectiveness.

18th July 2018

ESI to focus more on CO2

18th July 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has issued a call for expression of interest for a consultant to carry out a feasibility study for a port PPP in Madagascar.

18th July 2018

Feasibility study for Madagascar port project

18th July 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Container freight growth at the Port of Antwerp is raising concerns as the port nears its maximum container capacity.

17th July 2018

Container growth pushing Antwerp to limit

17th July 2018