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EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Cutting carbon emissions and generating renewable energy are at the forefront of Associated British Ports’ (ABP) recent engineering projects, writes Alice Mason, GreenPort news reporter.

7th July 2016

Leaders in UK renewable energy

7th July 2016

ASIA

ASIA

The NDA government has approved a proposal to build a major port at Enayam near Colachel in Tamil Nadu, worth INR25bn ($3.7bn).

7th July 2016

Government approves port in Tami Nadu’s Enayam

7th July 2016

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Associated British Ports (ABP) is in the midst of a £1bn investment programme across all of its 21 ports, writes Ann-Maree Andritsakis, communications Coordinator, ABP.

7th July 2016

Investing in bulk handling

7th July 2016

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

The Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) has released a universal method to calculate the carbon footprint of the logistics supply chain.

6th July 2016

Universal carbon counting method

6th July 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff expects to achieve significant growth in the maritime and logistics sectors with the addition of key personnel.

6th July 2016

WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff expands port team

6th July 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Marseille Fos has upgraded its Port Community System (PCS) from the Escale V2 Nautique application to a new Neptune Port system, an investment of around €3m.

5th July 2016

Marseille Fos upgrades Port Community System

5th July 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

After 15 years of discussions, the European Commission, Council and Parliament have reached a compromise on the text for the Ports Regulation, the legal framework for organising port services and financial transparency…

4th July 2016

Agreement reached on EU Ports Regulation text

4th July 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Ports in the Argentinean province of Buenos Aires will not be privatised, Marcelo Lobbosco, heads of the ports department, has said.

4th July 2016

No to Buenos Aires port privatisation

4th July 2016

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

DP World Australia claims it has achieved 100% verified gross mass (VGM) of all containers travelling through its Australia ports following changes to Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) legislation, which came…

4th July 2016

DP World Australia boasts of 100% VGM accuracy

4th July 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Chiles Foreign Minister used his Twitter account to confirm that construction will now go ahead of a new deep water port at San Antonio, in Valparaísos southern zone. The announcement co-incided with…

4th July 2016

Minister signals go ahead for new Chilean hub port

4th July 2016