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ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

DNV GL is leading a new joint industry project to design a new next generation LNG carrier in conjunction with Gaztransport & Technigaz, Hyundai Heavy Industries and GasLog.

6th June 2014

LNG carrier concept project

6th June 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Canada’s Robix Alternative Fuels Inc has launched its Corris Marine division intended to own and operate shipping tankers that will transport refined oil products along established global shipping routes.

5th June 2014

Robix launches new division

5th June 2014

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The deputy governor of the state of Buenos Aires, Gabriel Mariotto, has put forward a project to bring all ports within the province back under the direct control of local government, whilst…

5th June 2014

Plan to nationalise ports in Buenos Aires province “absurd”

5th June 2014

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Alon Hassan, head of the Ashdod port union, has been placed under house arrest and barred from entering the port for 90 days as police continue to investigate alleged improprieties.

5th June 2014

Police intensify corruption investigations at Ashdod Port

5th June 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

Several ports in Spain are suffering from a catalogue of financial woes. At Gijón-El Musel, the cost overrun of €247m linked to the expansion of the port is alleged to be criminal…

5th June 2014

Financial problems continue to impact Spanish ports

5th June 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The ‘gap in the fence’ of port security has been the focus of a new, autonomous underwater vessel (AUV) trialled by BMT Group at the Port of Lisbon this week.

5th June 2014

Closing the security ‘gap’

5th June 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

Ireland’s Belfast harbour is committing more than £60m to capital expenditure projects following a record financial year during 2013.

5th June 2014

Record year boosts Belfast’s future

5th June 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

German shipbuilder Flensburger-Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has announced a contract with Australian shipping company SeaRoad for a 181m long ro-ro newbuild to be fuelled by LNG.

4th June 2014

Oz gas-fuelled ro-ro order for FSG

4th June 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Bechtel, the international engineering and construction specialist, has unveiled ground-breaking port research to help improve the safety of shipping ports when it comes to wash.

4th June 2014

The need for effective port planning

4th June 2014

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Dredging work has resumed for Resorts World Bimini’s (RWB) major resort development in the Bahamas following a ruling by the Bahamas Supreme Court.

3rd June 2014

Dredging war in the Bahamas

3rd June 2014