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CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

The president of the North Adriatic Sea Port Authority (NAPA) has called for European ports to gather to discuss the economic and environmental impact of the cruise industry and to draw up…

2nd August 2019

Call for cruise port sustainability

2nd August 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The European Commission (EC) has found the Croatian government’s plan to support the construction and operation of an LNG terminal at Krk island with a grant of €100m to be in line…

1st August 2019

Krk LNG terminal funding approved

1st August 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Manufacturing for maximum operating hours and efficiency is one of the biggest considerations in the tyre design process, Continental Tyres has said.

1st August 2019

Efficiency key to tyre R&D

1st August 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

A 49-year concession agreement has been signed for the container terminal at the Port of Taranto in Italy.

1st August 2019

First Italian stake for global operator

1st August 2019

AFRICA

AFRICA

A decision by the government of Djibouti to apply to the country’s high court to rule all previous international adjudications null and void in the Doraleh Container Terminal case is “a complete…

31st July 2019

Doraleh Container Terminal battle continues

31st July 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Members of the Worldwide Network of Port Cities (AIVP) have signed the 10 sustainable commitments that make up its Agenda 2030, taking the pioneering organisation closer to its goal of helping realise…

31st July 2019

2030 sustainability agenda ratified

31st July 2019

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Maersk has recently added PrimePort Timaru as a permanent weekly call on its Southern Star schedule.

29th July 2019

PrimePort snares Southern Star

29th July 2019

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A proposed NZ$28.3m development of Port Tarakohe (Golden Bay) would provide a catalyst for significant private sector investment and growth in the aquaculture industry, and consequently deliver a significant economic boost to…

29th July 2019

Major development for New Zealand port?

29th July 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

A port operator has signed an MoU to collaborate in knowledge sharing and capability transfer for development in the fields of engineering, technology, Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things (AIoT).

29th July 2019

Port operator to explore AI and IoT

29th July 2019

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

ABPs Port of Southampton is welcoming more environmentally friendly vessels including the new high efficiency ro-ro vessel from Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s HERO class.

29th July 2019

UK port welcomes more green vessels

29th July 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

A Portuguese port has been given the go-ahead to construct a new container terminal and expand existing operations.

29th July 2019

Portugal port expansion approved

29th July 2019

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

Uncertainty is the biggest issue around sustainability in the global shipping and ports industry and is slowing down decision making, a policy expert has said.

29th July 2019

Uncertainty tethering sustainable development

29th July 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

Adjustment works to deepen and widen the River Elbe fairway have begun with the aim of improving large vessel access at the Port of Hamburg.

26th July 2019

Elbe moves closer to target capability

26th July 2019

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Best Transportation is the first trucking company to move a container from the Port of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) using an electric vehicle.

26th July 2019

First electric container move from PANYNJ

26th July 2019

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

A Polish port has pledged to support the establishment of offshore wind farms on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea to strengthen the renewable energy market.

26th July 2019

Polish port supports offshore wind

26th July 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Three US port-related projects will receive funding totalling US$142.06m to spend on improving freight productivity and efficiency.

26th July 2019

Three US port projects in line for funding

26th July 2019

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

UK ports must seize the vessel hybridisation opportunities presented by the UK Clean AirStrategy 2019, says Andy Page, Naval Architect and Managing Director at Chartwell Marine

25th July 2019

Preparing for the hybrid boom

25th July 2019

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Cavotec will design, supply, commission and service two multi-unit MoorMaster automated mooring systems at Estonia’s Port of Tallinn to boost operational efficiency and reduce emissions.

25th July 2019

Estonian port invests in automated mooring

25th July 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Canada’s Government will allocate CAD$46.2m in funding to enable the Port of Nanaimo to make significant infrastructure improvements and expansions at its Duke Point facilities.

25th July 2019

CAD$46.2m for Canadian port

25th July 2019

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPT Trust) has once again reported “challenging” market conditions with the US-China trade war and Brexit amongst the issues which “threaten the recovery of global trade”.

25th July 2019

Trade war still hinders HPT Trust

25th July 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Transnet SOC Ltd has entered into a cost-sharing agreement with World Bank Group member IFC to carry out a feasibility study for the development of an LNG storage and regasification terminal at…

24th July 2019

South Africa may get new LNG terminal

24th July 2019

ASIA

ASIA

A project to create a US$1.2bn container port and industrial logistics park in East Java, Indonesia is expected to begin this year.

24th July 2019

US$1.2bn Indonesian container port planned

24th July 2019

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

A French port authority aims to cut emissions by spending €20m over the next six years to extend shoreside power.

24th July 2019

French port invests €20m in shoreside power

24th July 2019