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EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Incremental improvements to visibility, transparency and optimisation are no longer enough; terminals need to make a step change to really attract the attention of carriers.

6th April 2017

Terminals need ‘step change’ in transparency

6th April 2017

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

The Port of Yokohama has joined the Green Award Scheme in a bid to continually improve environmental protection and safety at the port.

6th April 2017

Japan demonstrates its green commitment

6th April 2017

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

To reduce the carbon emissions in Indian ports, the Ministry of Shipping, Government of India initiated ‘Project Green Ports’, factoring in the environmental perspective for sustained growth, writes S M Arun, Corporate…

5th April 2017

A holistic solution to cut emissions

5th April 2017

INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) recently made its fifth annual yard crane survey publically available. In this issue’s PEMA column, Lars Meurling, chair of PEMA’s Safety & Environmental Committee, provides an…

5th April 2017

Yard crane survey insight

5th April 2017

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Safety and environmental risk expert, RightShip, is the latest company to join The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI), the collective group working together to help create a more environmentally sustainable maritime industry by…

5th April 2017

A collective voice in sustainability

5th April 2017

ASIA

ASIA

Nanjing Port and Lianyungang Port have announced that they have received a notice from their controlling shareholders regarding the establishment of Jiangsu Port Group.

4th April 2017

Jiangsu to merge port assets

4th April 2017

EUROPE

EUROPE

Forget increasing the number of Free Trade Zones at and around UK ports, real thought should be given to whether Britain could become a nationwide FTZ, a panel discussion at Multimodal heard…

4th April 2017

UK-wide free trade zone proposed

4th April 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

GENMA has received an order from JM Baxi group to supply Paradip port in India with three GHC100 units, each with a capacity of 100 tonnes and a working radius of 10…

4th April 2017

GENMA receives new order in India

4th April 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Gasmet Technologies has published new materials to help to assess and subsequently reduce the risks of toxic gases in freight containers to port and transport workers, custom officials, warehousemen, store employees and…

4th April 2017

Gasmet conducts toxic gas analysis

4th April 2017

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

COMMENT: In mid-March, Spain’s Parliament rejected voting into law the port labour reforms that are necessary to meet European Commission requirements. In effect, Spain, for the time being at least, remains out…

3rd April 2017

Reform hiatus

3rd April 2017