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ASIA

ASIA

A seaport with a capacity of 12.5m tonnes will be constructed in Russia’s Kalmykia region, near the city of Lagan.

6th August 2020

New Russian port connects Asia to Europe

6th August 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with to bring LNG to a terminal and infrastructure project underway in India’s Bay of Bengal.

5th August 2020

LNG solution for India’s shallow draft ports

5th August 2020

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The Port of Beirut has reportedly been almost totally destroyed in a chemical explosion.

5th August 2020

Chemical explosion near destroys Lebanese port

5th August 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The European Commission’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) will allocate around €27m to the launch of two LNG bunkering projects in Spain.

4th August 2020

EU financing for LNG projects in Spain

4th August 2020

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

A major UK port owner and operator has successfully embedded drone technology into its asset management practices and policies, following an 18-month programme.

4th August 2020

UK port operator adopts drone technology

4th August 2020

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

The EU will provide €21.9m funding for a project which aims to cut over 90% of the air pollution that cruise liners and ro-ro ships produce at a European port.

3rd August 2020

EU funding for clean air project

3rd August 2020

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

A German port is being backed as a future hydrogen hub as the German government gears up to implement a new national hydrogen strategy.

3rd August 2020

German port could be hydrogen hub

3rd August 2020

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Container managers in Brazil expected the CMA CGM extra-loader, APL Paris to call in Santos,but instead it went to Itajaí. Rob Ward explains.

3rd August 2020

LARGER THAN THE EIFFEL TOWER

3rd August 2020

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

The pace of container port capacity expansion is forecast to contract at least 40% over the next five years in the wake of the COVID-19 induced slowdown in port throughput, according to…

3rd August 2020

40% drop in container port capacity expansion

3rd August 2020

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