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SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

13 port terminal tenders are due to be executed in Brazil by the end of the year.

3rd August 2020

13 port tenders planned in Brazil

3rd August 2020

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

A US port will invest in a scheme that enables it to pay back to the environment as it carries out work.

31st July 2020

US port embraces environmental mitigation

31st July 2020

ASIA

ASIA

A Japanese company has confirmed it is involved in a tender process for consultancy services relating to a new port in Asia.

30th July 2020

New Asian port plan progresses

30th July 2020

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

A global coalition of companies that support the use of hydrogen in the energy transition has gained its first port member.

30th July 2020

First port member for Hydrogen coalition

30th July 2020

EUROPE

EUROPE

A new review of UK port connectivity aims to highlight to government and local authorities where post-COVID-19 investment in infrastructure can be concentrated in order to maximise economic growth and speed up…

29th July 2020

UK port connectivity review launches

29th July 2020

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

An efficient dual-fuel dredger with a lower environmental footprint has gone into service at European ports.

29th July 2020

Smart diesel-electric dredger for EU ports

29th July 2020

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

An EU-funded research and innovation project seeks to improve the modal split for Short Sea Shipping (SSS) in the European container supply chain.

29th July 2020

Short sea shipping project addresses efficiency

29th July 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The first cargo of LNG has been shipped from a Russian LNG project to Japan.

28th July 2020

Japanese port milestone for gas company

28th July 2020

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

An Italian terminal owned by the Turkish Yilport Group is going all out to get operational efficiency with its digital customs system.

28th July 2020

Italian terminal invests in efficiency

28th July 2020

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

A new study shows that ports in Europe attract circular economy (CE) activities but this is not the case for every port.

27th July 2020

Circular economy impact not clear cut

27th July 2020

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A Canadian port authority has accused the organisation behind a new stevedore strike of using “pressure tactics”.

27th July 2020

Canadian strike leaves port authority on edge

27th July 2020

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

US port authorities are seeking US$1.5bn to manage the “extremely negative impacts” on the seaport industry brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

27th July 2020

US ports seek US$1.5bn for COVID-19 recovery

27th July 2020

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

COMMENT: The late and great baseball player/philosopher Yogi Berra once opined, “It’s very difficult to predict what might happen….especially in the future, writes Barry Parker.

26th July 2020

POST-PANDEMIC – “NEW NORMAL” OBSERVATIONS

26th July 2020

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

COMMENT: The maritime industry has been a bastion of hope over many decades even when supply and demand disparity grew, and excessive capacity was built both in the vessel and port terminal…

24th July 2020

REALITY OR JUST A FALSE SENSE OF HOPE?

24th July 2020

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A new collaboration marks a significant development for rail to port connectivity on Australia’s East Coast.

24th July 2020

Port rail strategy driving new investment

24th July 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The EU has allocated €11m in funding for Bio-LNG (BLNG) infrastructure to accelerate the shipping sectors energy transition.

23rd July 2020

€11m EU funding for Bio-LNG infrastructure

23rd July 2020

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Zero-emission rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) will help a port in Turkey reduce pollution and noise.

23rd July 2020

RTGs drive down emissions at Turkish port

23rd July 2020

THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

COMMENT: Maritime facilities have taken essential action and quickly applied their know-how inthe face of COVID-19 impacts faster than other sectors, writes Charles Haine.

22nd July 2020

RESILIENCE & RECOVERY

22nd July 2020

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Ports are a key part of the largest combined clean energy solicitations ever issued in the US, which seek up to 4,000 megawatts of renewable capacity to combat climate change.

22nd July 2020

Ports part of massive US offshore wind drive

22nd July 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

A clean energy solutions company has filed regulatory applications to pave the way for the development of an LNG bunker terminal that would serve the ports of Houston, Texas City and Galveston…

21st July 2020

Proposed LNG terminal to serve three US ports

21st July 2020

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Five new zero emission passenger ferries are helping to position Copenhagen as a world leader in sustainable public transport.

21st July 2020

Electric ferries for Denmark

21st July 2020

EUROPE

EUROPE

The EUs cautionary stance on freeports has no bearing on the UKs development of freeports and how they will operate, a ports trade association has said.

21st July 2020

EU freeports caution doesnt impact UK

21st July 2020

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

A French port has joined forces with a zero emissions coalition in order to help its customers improve their green energy credentials.

20th July 2020

French port focuses on zero emissions

20th July 2020