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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

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Peter de Langen, regular contributor to Port Strategy as The Analyst, recently published a book entitled Towards a Better Port Industry with Routledge. Is it similar in content to the monthly columns?…

20th July 2020

TOWARDS A BETTER INDUSTRY

20th July 2020

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

An Amsterdam port operator has been joined by a major Swedish energy company developing the largest wind farm off the Dutch coast.

19th July 2020

Offshore wind development gains pace

19th July 2020

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

The first Public Private Partnership (PPP) container terminal in Sri Lanka has become the first terminal in the country to adopt blockchain technology.

17th July 2020

First Sri Lankan terminal adopts blockchain

17th July 2020

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The EU has provided major funding to a Finnish port to enable eco-friendly and efficiency-focused investments including shore power.

17th July 2020

EU funds shore power and efficiency projects

17th July 2020

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Increasingly, eco-friendly rubber tyred gantries are helping ports to raise efficiency levels while lowering emissions. John Bensalhia reports.

17th July 2020

FUEL FOR THOUGHT

17th July 2020

AFRICA GREENPORT

AFRICA GREENPORT

An LNG import terminal is being planned for operation at a port in Mozambique.

16th July 2020

LNG terminal planned for Mozambique port

16th July 2020

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Six companies have formed a joint venture committee with the aim of establishing an LNG bunkering joint venture (JV) in South Korea by October.

16th July 2020

LNG bunkering JV planned for South Korea

16th July 2020

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

For almost ten years Quebec Port Authority (QPA) has been guided by chief executive officer Mario Girard. “One of my two objectives from the beginning was for the port to become leader…

16th July 2020

Green cruising in Quebec

16th July 2020