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ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Turkey’s Sanmar Shipyard has completed a five-vessel tug order for Smit Lamnalco for operation at three LNG export terminals at the Port of Gladstone on Australia’s east coast.

6th July 2015

LNG terminal tugs for Oz

6th July 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

Sif Group, Verbrugge International and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have signed an agreement in principle for the construction of a new production and storage handling terminal at Maasvlakte 2.

1st July 2015

New terminal for Rotterdam

1st July 2015

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) will begin construction on a two-year project to improve the marine container terminal operated by Yusen Terminals LLC, allowing it to handle vessels and move cargo…

30th June 2015

Yusen terminal improvements at Los Angeles

30th June 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Dutch recycling expert Sea2Cradle has come a long way since it was founded back in 2011. So far it has recycled over 100 floating structures using its partner shipbreaking yards.

30th June 2015

Getting better at marine recycling

30th June 2015

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Canadian port of Prince Rupert is enhancing its Green Wave programme to better reward shipping companies’ positive environmental performances.

30th June 2015

Prince Rupert boosts green rewards

30th June 2015

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

With hybrid being the ‘here and now’ technology for many industries, the maritime sector is seeing a rise in entirely new hybrid solutions.

29th June 2015

The move towards hybrid

29th June 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

While container handling equipment is now mostly automated, digitalisation does not automatically lead to better services, says Kalmar.

29th June 2015

Its not all about digitalisation, says Kalmar

29th June 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

RAM Spreaders has received a repeat order for its SingFlex Twin40 headblock system at DP World’s London Gateway Container Terminal.

29th June 2015

Repeat RAM order for London Gateway

29th June 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

José Llorca, president of Spains National Ports Authority, has publically stated that neither the EU, nor its member states have “clear ideas about the governance of ports”.

26th June 2015

Spain queries European port policy

26th June 2015

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Chinese investors are advancing a rail project to link ports in Brazil with those in Peru. The proposed line, which will be 5,310 km long, would carry both agribulk and minerals.

26th June 2015

Chinese back Pacific-Atlantic rail bridge in South America

26th June 2015