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EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

A French port has been recertified by Ecoports’ Port Environmental Review System (PERS) in recognition of its sustainability efforts.

7th July 2020

French port awarded PERS certification

7th July 2020

ASIA

ASIA

Significant changes have been confi rmed in the Port of Kaohsiung as part of a major relocationand reclamation plan at Taiwan’s largest container facility, as AJ Keyes discovers.

6th July 2020

MAJOR PROGRESS IN KAOHSIUNG

6th July 2020

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Emissions-cutting rail transport will play a major role in the operations of a new transshipment terminal soon to be operational in Sweden.

3rd July 2020

Rail operations help green new terminal

3rd July 2020

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

More than 30 US port authorities will receive a share of US$100m allocated by a government grant programme for security investments.

2nd July 2020

Security funding for over 30 port authorities

2nd July 2020

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

A new partnership involving the supply of newbuild tugs will help fulfill a LNG terminal support contract to provide marine services for a major LNG plant in Brunei.

2nd July 2020

Tugs to aid contract for Brunei LNG plant

2nd July 2020

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Ports can play a pivotal role in the world’s decarbonisation challenge but only if 10 Green Transitions are made in and around ports, a new study has found.

2nd July 2020

Decarbonisation requires Green Transitions

2nd July 2020

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Seven innovative port-city projects which focus on efficiency are in the running for the 2020 ESPO Award.

2nd July 2020

Port-city projects in the running for top award

2nd July 2020

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Denmark’s largest port will benefit from the greener and higher efficiencies of a new hybrid tug when it goes into operation in 2021.

2nd July 2020

Green hybrid tug boost for Danish port

2nd July 2020

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Singapore is on track to expand its LNG bunkering services in 2020 cementing its status of major bunkering hub for South East Asia, writes Anne-Marie Causer

2nd July 2020

Singapore expands its global LNG reach

2nd July 2020

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A New Zealand port has welcomed government funding to bring forward development of a new inland port that will provide it with vital new capacity.

1st July 2020

Funding approved for NZ inland port

1st July 2020

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Busan Port Authority (BPA) has taken steps to cut the fine dust level resulting from its port operations by investing further in green equipment.

1st July 2020

Busan cuts harmful dust levels

1st July 2020

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Norway is at the forefront of a port automation project which seeks to reduce the environmental impact of waterborne transport, writes Anne-Marie Causer

1st July 2020

Norway spearheads green ship automation

1st July 2020

EUROPE

EUROPE

A new container terminal is expected to double the economic activity of a Spanish port.

30th June 2020

Spanish terminal to double ports activity

30th June 2020

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

A first-in-the-world rule requiring truck manufacturers to transition from diesel trucks and vans to electric zero-emission trucks from 2024 will place more pressure on ports to invest in sustainable vehicles.

30th June 2020

Clean truck rule piles pressure on ports

30th June 2020

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

A Norwegian port has created a new company to roll-out its tool which measures the environmental impact of cruise ships.

30th June 2020

Norway rolls out green port tool company

30th June 2020

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

A first-in-the-world rule requiring truck manufacturers to transition from diesel trucks and vans to electric zero-emission trucks from 2024 will place more pressure on ports to invest in sustainable vehicles.

29th June 2020

Clean truck rule piles pressure on ports

29th June 2020

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Funding has been approved to finish building phase one of the first new container terminal in the US since 2009.

29th June 2020

Funding for new US container terminal

29th June 2020

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

A new project aims to create the first joint infrastructure for the sustainable and cost-effective transport of liquefied carbon dioxide extracted using Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology.

29th June 2020

Carbon Infrastructure Capture project begins

29th June 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

A port in France is seeking to promote LNG as a primary marine fuel and become the LNG hub for the Mediterranean.

26th June 2020

French port promotes LNG

26th June 2020

AFRICA GREENPORT

AFRICA GREENPORT

A compact micro-refining unit which regenerates oil waste into second generation petroleum products will help a Cameroon ports sustainability efforts.

26th June 2020

Oil waste recycling investment in Cameroon

26th June 2020

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The maritime industry is accused of being slow to change and not entrepreneurial enough. JP Verschuure feels that COVID-19 may change this situation.

26th June 2020

DIVERSIFICATION POTENTIAL

26th June 2020

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

In the second of a two-part series, Andrew Penfold, of Mundy Penfold Ltd, looks at the potential implications following the COVID-19 pandemic crisis for ports and terminals.

25th June 2020

EMERGING FROM COVID MIST

25th June 2020

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The man who was brought in to “revolutionise” Santos, South America’s biggest port, has surprisingly resigned, after just over a year in the hot seat, as Rob Ward explains.

25th June 2020

SHOCK RESIGNATION AT SANTOS

25th June 2020