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THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

COMMENT: Four months after the advent of the coronavirus, leading to COVID-19 and the world isbeing plunged headfirst into a rapid and steep recession, writes Ben Hackett.

5th May 2020

CORONA DEPRESSION – SHORT OR LONG?

5th May 2020

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

A wildlife organisation is among the latest recipients of an annual community support grant funded by an Australian port authority.

5th May 2020

Grant funding for wildlife care

5th May 2020

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A California port has asked for help to stabilise its finances days after it issued a warning about the effect of COVID-19 on cargo volume.

4th May 2020

Californian port seeks financial help

4th May 2020

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Plastic awareness is greater than ever, but tackling plastic waste remains critical for ports working towards greater sustainability, writes Rebecca Jeffrey

4th May 2020

Next frontier for plastic recycling

4th May 2020

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Singapore is injecting S$600,000 of funding into new start-ups which are working on smart port solutions to help bring their new products to market.

4th May 2020

Smart port solutions get cash injection boost

4th May 2020

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

US President Donald Trump has threatened to reignite the US-China trade war which caused havoc for ports as he criticised Chinas handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as unacceptable.

4th May 2020

Trump threatens to reignite trade war

4th May 2020

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

The share of ports facing significant decreases in container vessel calls during the COVID-19 pandemic has increased, a new report has found.

4th May 2020

Critical vessel call situation emerges

4th May 2020

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Six new all electric rubber-tired gantry (E-RTGs) cranes have been installed at a southern US container terminal to cut operational emissions.

3rd May 2020

E-RTGs cut emissions at US terminal

3rd May 2020

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

A German port management company has reduced C02 emissions by 70% over five years in line with its sustainability strategy.

1st May 2020

Major CO2 emissions reduction

1st May 2020

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

In the first of a two-part series, Matthew Wittemeier and Dr. Eva Savelsberg of INFORM GmbH outline strategic and emerging tech trends for 2020.

30th April 2020

SHAPING THE FUTURE

30th April 2020

EUROPE

EUROPE

A new express train from China has arrived at a German port terminal for the first time, bolstering Chinas Belt and Road Initiative.

30th April 2020

Express train links China to German port

30th April 2020

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

An AUS$125m rail project at an Australian port is expected to improve port access and capacity while reducing congestion.

30th April 2020

AUS$125m rail port project to go ahead

30th April 2020

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

A new air quality control programme will see a number of ports in an Asian country classified as Emission Control Areas (ECA).

30th April 2020

Air quality control for Asian ports

30th April 2020

EUROPE

EUROPE

Major redevelopment construction works costing GB£3m have begun at a UK port to improve accessibility and capability.

29th April 2020

GB£3m UK redevelopment project begins

29th April 2020

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has concluded an agreement to supply a Canadian terminal operator with a suite of Kalmar SmartPort process automation solutions for its cargo-handling equipment fleet.

29th April 2020

Kalmar supplies Canadian terminal operator

29th April 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

A Spanish port authority is carrying out a feasibility study on the supply of LNG to ferries using truck to ship bunkering.

29th April 2020

Spanish port explores LNG bunkering

29th April 2020

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Belgium based dredging giant Jan De Nuls latest Ultra-Low Emission vessel (ULEv) has arrived in home waters to commence green maintenance dredging at Flemish ports.

28th April 2020

Low emissions dredger for Flemish ports

28th April 2020

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

COMMENT: I hate to mention the C word – coronavirus – (again) but it does prompt thinking about what happens post the virus?, writes Mike Mundy.

28th April 2020

THAT ‘C’ WORD AGAIN AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT?

28th April 2020

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

COMMENT: The second big hit is now manifest – falling demand in Europe, the US and elsewhere, writes Mike Mundy.

28th April 2020

Second quarter: no let up yet

28th April 2020

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

11 port development projects with over US$1.4bn of investment are currently underway in Iran.

27th April 2020

11 port projects underway in Iran

27th April 2020

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

New research says that methanol is now available in 100 ports globally which could help with its potential uptake as an alternative fuel.

27th April 2020

Research says ports embracing methanol

27th April 2020

THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

COMMENT: No one saw this coming, writes Charles Haine. Apart from the UK Government’s own National Risk Register of 2017, which placed an influenza pandemic equal fourth, alongside severe weather (but much…

27th April 2020

COVID-19 AND THE BLUE ECONOMY

27th April 2020

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

A Chinese port has opened a fully enclosed bulk cargo warehouse designed to contain dust pollution.

27th April 2020

Dust-suppressing bulk warehouse opens

27th April 2020