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PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Associated British Ports (ABP) has taken part in a sustainability project to improve fish migration from the Humber estuary which has helped salmon and other migratory fish reach new spawning grounds for…

17th July 2018

Fish sustainability project reaps rewards

17th July 2018

ASIA

ASIA

Malaysia’s Minister of Transport Anthony Loke has said that his country’s new government will undertake a study to determine the proposed $49.6bn Carey Island port project’s viability.

17th July 2018

Go-ahead for Carey Island feasibility study

17th July 2018

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal (KPCT) has commissioned five Electrical Rubber Tyred Gantry cranes (e-RTGs) with potential to cut more than 1400t of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emissions.

16th July 2018

e-RTGs to cut over 1400t of GHGs

16th July 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

DP World has reiterated that its concession agreement for the Doraleh Container Terminal (DTC) remains in force, warning that the government’s seizure of the facility doesn’t give the right to any third…

12th July 2018

DP World fires up Doraleh dispute

12th July 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Global terminal operators are cashing-in on “good opportunities” for port and terminal investment, according to WSP UK technical director Johan-Paul Verschuure.

12th July 2018

Global operators cash-in on port potential

12th July 2018

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland has joined a coalition to fight climate change in order to ramp up its efforts to tackle GHG emissions.

12th July 2018

Auckland steps up climate change efforts

12th July 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Ports are moving in the right direction to decrease emissions but there is a lack of global research on how ports are handling impact management, an environmental specialist has stressed.

11th July 2018

Unified environmental voice needed

11th July 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and the New York Shipping Association (NYSA) have announced a tentative agreement on a six-year local contract for the Port of New York and New Jersey.

11th July 2018

Labour deal almost struck for New York

11th July 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Technology, organisation, people: that’s the magic triangle that needs to be balanced for successful port operations, according to ISL Applications chief executive Holger Schuett.

11th July 2018

Don’t let tech overshadow humans in ports

11th July 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Felixstowe has stated that vessel and rail loading performance remain below target but no new issues have emerged as it works on resolving slow loading and delays caused by…

11th July 2018

Felixstowe productivity at 80%

11th July 2018