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ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

At the east coast port of Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh, India’s GMR Group is hoping to invest $70.8m in a 175m tonne-a-year LNG terminal.

1st June 2016

New LNG terminal

1st June 2016

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of Rotterdam is better connected to northern France thanks to a new inland shipping schedule and rail link.

1st June 2016

France and the Netherlands connect

1st June 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

Greek port workers have walked off the job for a sixth day and marched through central Athens to protest the state-sanctioned selloff of the country’s two largest ports, Piraeus and Thessaloniki, according…

1st June 2016

Greek ports plagued by strikes

1st June 2016

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Landbridge Group, the Chinese company which recently bought the 99-year lease to operate the Port of Darwin, has announced a $25m expansion programme with the aim of significantly growing trade through the…

1st June 2016

Landbridge unveils Darwin expansion plans

1st June 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Swedish Dockworkers Union, Hamn 4:an has dropped its threat of industrial action at Gothenburg and has informed APM Terminals that it is willing to continue its dialogue with the global operator.

31st May 2016

Gothenburg labour talks resume

31st May 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

In the first quarter of 2016, Spanish ports handled a total of 3,534,349 teu, an increase of 4.48% over the same period in 2015.

31st May 2016

Container traffic up in Spain

31st May 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Port of Felistowe has selected spreader manufacturing giant, Bromma, to supply spreader twistlock based weighing systems in preparation for new SOLAS regulations that require shippers to obtain the verified gross mass…

31st May 2016

Felixstowe opts for Bromma VGM solution

31st May 2016

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Gothenburg Port Authority has released its 2015 sustainability report, emphasising the port’s success in becoming climate-neutral whilst highlighting challenges that remain for 2016 and beyond.

31st May 2016

Gothenburg sustainability report

31st May 2016

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has presented its position paper on the revision of the port reception facilities (PRF) directive.

31st May 2016

ESPO port reception facilities directive

31st May 2016

PORT TALK

PORT TALK

TT Club’s Peregrine Storrs-Fox sees some bright spots in the otherwise gloomy box weighing issue

27th May 2016

The weight is nearly over

27th May 2016