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PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Dunkirk Port is moving ahead with the development of a 145-hectare sustainable logistics park after being granted the local authority decree on Protected Species – vital for all development projects.

29th May 2015

Dunkirk moves ahead with logistics park

29th May 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Hyster has introduced a new 5 to 8 high empty container handler, said to reduce fuel consumption by 25% compared to previous models and others in the industry.

28th May 2015

New Hyster trucks promise fuel savings

28th May 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is to heighten three Kalmar ship-to-shore (STS) cranes operated by DP World Antwerp Gateway NV by six metres to accommodate larger vessels entering the port.

28th May 2015

Kalmar gives DPW Antwerp a little lift

28th May 2015

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

GreenPort Cruise, taking place on 6 October, the day before GreenPort Congress has secured the support of ten leading industry organisations and associations – members of which will benefit from a discount…

28th May 2015

Thank you to our Cruise Supporters

28th May 2015

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

The programme for the 2015 GreenPort Cruise Conference, which will be held on 6 October 2015, the day before the GreenPort Congress, has now been announced.

28th May 2015

2015 GreenPort Cruise Conference programme released

28th May 2015

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Argentina, labour disputes are resulting in long delays in the unloading of trucks laden with soya and corn at ports in the Rosario Metropolitan area, which handle 85% of the countrys…

27th May 2015

Rosario export cereals business reduced to chaos

27th May 2015

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The US International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has approved its labour contract with west coast ports, with 82% of votes in favour of the ratification.

26th May 2015

US West Coast labour deal clears final hurdle

26th May 2015

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Maersk Line has set itself a bold target as part of its ‘Sustainability Update’ for 2014, with the aim of cutting CO2 emissions per container by 60% by 2020, compared to levels…

22nd May 2015

Maersk sets bold CO2 emissions target

22nd May 2015

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Contship Italia Group is joining forces with fellow Italian transport providers Hannibal and Iveco to explore the operational performance of using LNG engines onboard its trucks.

21st May 2015

Partnership explores LNG truck options

21st May 2015

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

The hybrid Kotug Rotortugs ‘RT Ambition’ and ‘RT Evolution’ have towed the Cruise Ship ‘Viking Star’ into the Port of London up the River Thames, marking the port’s largest ever cruise call.

21st May 2015

Rotortugs on the Thames

21st May 2015