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EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Last October, Mercator Media organised the 8th GreenPort Congress. The event was hosted by the Port of Antwerp, which also hosted the very first GreenPort Congress in 2006. The 2013 Congress included…

4th February 2014

Aiming for better communication and cooperation

4th February 2014

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

The NGO Shipbreaking Platform, a coalition of environmental, human and labour rights organisations, which aims at preventing toxic end-of-life ships from being beached in developing countries, published a list of dismantled ships…

4th February 2014

List of dismantled ships published

4th February 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Germany’s Lase Industrielle Lasertechnik is launching a new 3D twistlock detection system which it says could be a “game changer” for terminal operators.

3rd February 2014

Twistlock detection software a game-changer for ports

3rd February 2014

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

On January 25, a preliminary agreement was reached in Chile to end the crippling port strike, which had paralysed most of the major ports, with the exception of Coquimbo and Valparaiso.

3rd February 2014

Chilean port strike finally over

3rd February 2014

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

The US infrastructure is in the news again, although not in a good way. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has issued its report card and the States gets a D+…

30th January 2014

Disappointment of US report card

30th January 2014

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Canada’s Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) has jumped on the band wagon to offer financial incentives to shippers based on the A to G Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) rating, following in the…

30th January 2014

Reduced harbour dues for efficient shippers

30th January 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Wärtsilä is to supply a 62MW topside power module solution for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel to be deployed at the Kraken oilfield located in the UK sector of…

30th January 2014

Wärtsilä powers North Sea FPSO

30th January 2014

AFRICA

AFRICA

International Container Services (ICTSI) has sold a 25% stake of its Lekki LFTZ Enterprise (LICTSE) to CMA Terminals, part of the CMA CGM Group.

29th January 2014

Lekki stake sold to CMA CGM

29th January 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

New EU rules on public procurement and concession contracts are set to ensure better quality and value for money when public authorities buy or lease works, goods or services.

29th January 2014

New EU directive to mix things up

29th January 2014

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The Port of Townsville is seeking expressions of interest for a private operator for one of its berths, currently being used for general and breakbulk cargoes such as construction and mining materials…

29th January 2014

Townsville berth out to tender

29th January 2014