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ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

A newly-built berthing area at a German port is powered by nineteen solar panels.

15th July 2020

Solar panels power sustainable berths

15th July 2020

AFRICA

AFRICA

Large vessels from across the world will soon be able to anchor in a Tanzanian port following upgrades undertaken by China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC).

15th July 2020

Upgrades in Tanzania facilitate large ships

15th July 2020

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and at the beginnings of the road to recovery, three clean tech companies have united to debate environmental efficiency in the post-pandemic era, reports Anne-Marie…

15th July 2020

Clean technology post-pandemic

15th July 2020

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

US ports are investing in zero-emission projects following a massive cash injection from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust.

14th July 2020

US cash injection to green port operations

14th July 2020

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

Jordan’s only container port has released its ninth annual sustainability report revealing its continued sustainability efforts to get more eco-friendly.

14th July 2020

Jordan focuses on sustainability efforts

14th July 2020

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

US ports are investing in zero-emission projects following a massive cash injection from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust.

14th July 2020

US cash injection to green port operations

14th July 2020

EUROPE

EUROPE

A US-based independent financial consulting and asset management firm has confirmed its interest in tenders for the development of two ports in Greece.

13th July 2020

US group in running for Greek port tenders

13th July 2020

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

The keel has been laid for a first of kind electric tug which will help one New Zealand port achieve its goal of zero emissions operation by 2040.

13th July 2020

Electric tug building milestone

13th July 2020

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

An American port is working on a novel microgrid project to help fuel some of the ports power needs and cut energy costs in the process, writes Anne-Marie Causer

13th July 2020

Getting energy savvy with microgrids

13th July 2020

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

An increasing amount of attention is being given to the concept of sustainability as an approach to informing social, environmental and economic development and dredging has been evolving to keep up, writes…

13th July 2020

Dredging towards sustainability

13th July 2020

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

A solution for predicted container dwell time will be implemented at a German container terminal to improve efficiency.

12th July 2020

Container dwell time prediction solution

12th July 2020

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

A port in Spain is the first in the country to bring together the management of sediments from maintenance dredging with the creation of a habitat that favours the diversity of aquatic…

10th July 2020

Sediment dumps used as bird habitat

10th July 2020

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

The Port of Sète is taking a major step towards becoming a smart port of the future with a new technology deal.

9th July 2020

Sete takes step towards smart port status

9th July 2020

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A Spanish port has held its first roundtable addressing the future of marine renewable energy.

8th July 2020

Spanish port looks to renewables

8th July 2020

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

There’s a huge brawl underway in British Columbia, Canada. At stake is the future of coal ports, especially of coal export terminal facilities, as Gordon Feller reports.

7th July 2020

NO CLEAR WINNER IN BC

7th July 2020

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