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GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

Join GreenPort on 10 November 2020 at 1130 CET for its first industry webinar hosted by the European Seaports Organisation (ESPO).

19th October 2020

Join Greenport for its first online conference

19th October 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

LNG could be delivered in South Africa from next year following the granting of a bunkering license at a port in the country.

19th October 2020

South Africa set for LNG bunkering

19th October 2020

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

US ports will benefit from US$220m in government grant infrastructure funding.

16th October 2020

US$220m infrastructure funding for US ports

16th October 2020

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

A single shore power system for inland shipping and the river cruise industry is being planned by a group of European ports.

16th October 2020

Shore power system for inland shipping

16th October 2020

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Ecuador’s Port of Guayaquil is set to receive US£18m investment to boost its capacity to handle neopanamax vessels.

16th October 2020

US$18m neopanamax investment at Guayaquil

16th October 2020

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Just under half of investments in environmental sustainability remain on track, a new survey shows.

15th October 2020

Ports hold firm on environmental investments

15th October 2020

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Just under half of investments in environmental sustainability remain on track, a new survey shows.

15th October 2020

Ports hold firm on environmental investments

15th October 2020

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Bruks Siwertell has been awarded a contract to supply a US firm with a new high capacity ship unloader that enables dust-free operations.

14th October 2020

Efficient unloading system is dust-free

14th October 2020

THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

COMMENT: It was once said of carbon off setting that it is a tool used by rich societies to carry onpolluting without the guilt, writes Charles Haine.

14th October 2020

CARBON OFFSETTING GAINING A HIGHER STATUS

14th October 2020

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

COMMENT: The bedrock of any port’s efficient operations is a strong working relationship betweena port authority and its private sector tenants, particularly terminal operators, writes Mike Mundy.

14th October 2020

KEEPING IT SIMPLE IN A COMPLICATED WORLD

14th October 2020

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

COMMENT: Container carriers appear to have found the “yellow brick road” to recovery this year with strict capacity management, while the rest of the industry is in the doldrums, writes Ben Hackett.

14th October 2020

NEW NORMAL IS AS CLEAR AS MUD

14th October 2020

EUROPE

EUROPE

With the aid of AI and digital linking, a Swedish port is set to become quicker, more cost-effective, and climate smart.

13th October 2020

Digital transformation to enable smart port

13th October 2020

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Three ports will work together to develop a roadmap on the adoption of clean marine fuels in support of decarbonisation.

13th October 2020

Ports launch Future Fuels Network

13th October 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Two energy suppliers will establish a global LNG bunker supply network to make LNG bunkering more accessible for shipping companies.

12th October 2020

LNG partnership makes bunkering easier

12th October 2020

AFRICA

AFRICA

A regeneration project to turn the historical Port of Djibouti into an international business district has begun.

12th October 2020

Djibouti regeneration project begins

12th October 2020

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Plans for the expansion of the Port of Fujairah are taking shape with the awarding of a design-and-build contract to boost bulk handling capacity and operational efficiency.

12th October 2020

Port of Fujairah expansion contract awarded

12th October 2020

AFRICA

AFRICA

A new container terminal has been opened in Lagos as a response to ongoing congestion in the Nigerian citys ports.

12th October 2020

New container terminal in Lagos

12th October 2020

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

A French port has established a local service for the treatment of scrubber residues to align with the IMO sulphur cap.

9th October 2020

Scrubber waste collection at French port

9th October 2020

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Kalmar has launched two new technology solutions to improve the efficiency of its electric forklift trucks.

8th October 2020

Electric forklift efficiency solutions

8th October 2020

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

DP World together with Expo 2020 Dubai has become a global alliance founding partner of a prestigious environmental prize.

8th October 2020

DP World partner of environmental prize

8th October 2020