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An ‘LNG Fuelled Vessels Working Group’ has been set up under the auspices of the International Association of Ports and Harbour’s (IAPH) World Ports Climate Initiative (WPCI), in a bid to develop…

HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder, a subsidiary of the Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), is investigating how the batteries of its automated guided vehicles (AGVs) can be charged at the same time…

As ISPS approaches its 10th anniversary, John Bensalhia asks if ports have used it to their advantage

US-based Decision Sciences has installed its first fully operational multi-mode passive detection system at Hutchison Ports’ Bahamas transhipment hub, Freeport Container Port.

The US 100% scanning diktat failed to meet its 2012 deadline, so where next, asks Felicity Landon

The US is talking up liquefied natural gas as a world fuel, and praising its virtues as a greenhouse gas reducer.

Introducing fuel cell technology is often easier than first thought; many industrial gas companies will provide and operate a hydrogen station on site and will make packaged hydrogen deliveries, points out Margery…

Ports need to raise their marine security game before pirates start to pay more attention to them and try to repeat the highjacking of a ship anchored in Omani waters, outside Salalah.

Zero emissions are the new goal, but the dispute about who shoulders the environmental burden rumbles on. Martin Rushmere reports

Fuel cell technology could be the perfect partner for localised port fleets. Stevie Knight reports

Hand and finger print recognition can be a cost effective security solution, explains Alex Hughes

Ports need to find an equilibrium when investing in security, rather than invest for investments sake. Stevie Knight reports

Switching to biodiesel is ‘rather easy’, according to the Port of Seattles Mary Ann Lobdell.

Opting for alternative fuels might seem a straightforward ‘green’ move but, as Felicity Landon reports, ports need to consider some complex issues

Flexibility will be vital in responding to whatever scanning approach is decided upon by regulators, says Andrew Goldsmith of Rapiscan.

The radioactive threats are real, but the container scanning debate continues. Felicity Landon reports