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CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Kalmar has secured an order for nine diesel-electric straddle carriers from Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA).

26th April 2016

Kalmar wins HHLA straddle carriers order

26th April 2016

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The second conference on Initiatives for the Future of Great Rivers (IFRG), hosted by the Montreal Port Authority (MPA), focused on the increased new energy models which are emerging around rivers.

26th April 2016

The importance of great rivers

26th April 2016

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved mandatory requirements for ships to record and report their fuel consumption.

25th April 2016

Progress on CO2 reduction

25th April 2016

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Hueneme has announced the second half of its Shore Power Project, and confirmed that environmental stewardship remains its top priority.

25th April 2016

Next phase of the Shore Power Project

25th April 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Demand is “simply not there” for 24,000 teu containerships so ports must now focus on improving handling efficiency rather than catering for ever-larger ships, according to CTI Consultancy’s Andy Lane.

24th April 2016

Forget size, focus on efficiency

24th April 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Panellists at TOC Asia in Singapore were challenged to identify bright spots in the container handling sector after highlighting the combined bitter pills of the China slowdown, containership overcapacity and increasing pressure…

24th April 2016

Challenged to find bright spots

24th April 2016

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

And so the merry-go-round continues: Deutsche Bank is offloading its container terminal at the Port of New York and New Jersey to another infrastructure-focused business, namely Macquarie.

24th April 2016

Second time lucky

24th April 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Installing gate and truck technologies is a ‘no brainer’ for ports, offering payback on investment in as little as two years, according to software specialist TBA.

24th April 2016

Gate automation a ‘no brainer’

24th April 2016

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Trelleborg’s fluid handling operation has been awarded the EN1474-2 accreditation for its revolutionary hose design for LNG transfer between floating terminals and carriers.

22nd April 2016

LNG hose development

22nd April 2016

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Renewable energy propulsion specialist, REAPsystems, is developing a hybrid-drive system for installation in Venice’s water taxis in order to convert the current fleet into cleaner, greener transport.

21st April 2016

Cleaner greener water taxis

21st April 2016