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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

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Fosca Poltronieri, Operations Manager of Amsterdam-based company, The WasteTransformers, explains how smart onsite solutions can help ports

23rd July 2019

Turning food waste into value, onsite

23rd July 2019

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Supporting Association

22nd July 2019

International Windship Association

22nd July 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

A major Port of Oakland freight hauler plans to add two new electric trucks to its operations by October to discover if zero-emission battery-powered tractors can haul cargo containers over highways.

22nd July 2019

Electric exploration progresses in California

22nd July 2019

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Just-In-Time (JIT) operations have the potential to cut the time ships spend idling outside ports and help reduce harmful emissions as well as save on fuel costs, a new trial has found.

22nd July 2019

Just-In-Time operations cut emissions

22nd July 2019

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

A major Port of Oakland freight hauler plans to add two new electric trucks to its operations by October to discover if zero-emission battery-powered tractors can haul cargo containers over highways.

22nd July 2019

Electric exploration progresses in California

22nd July 2019

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

Carnival Corporation has launched an ‘Advanced Air Quality Systems’ website to highlight the benefit of using scrubbers to meet the IMO’s 0.5% 2020 sulphur limit and support sustainable operations in ports and…

19th July 2019

Carnival backs scrubbers for sustainability

19th July 2019

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

The updated programme for GreenPort Cruise & Congress 2019 is available online now! The conference will take place at the Felix Conference Centre, Oslo, Norway, from 16-18 October.

18th July 2019

Legislation and cooperation session to focus on Norwegian case study

18th July 2019

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Alex Adams, a Senior Environmental Programme Manager at the Port of Seattle will be speaking at GreenPort Congress 2019 on 17 October.

18th July 2019

Speaker confirmed: Port of Seattle

18th July 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Latvia’s Port of Riga is now offering regular port services for LNG-powered container vessels to reduce the environmental impact of its operations and boost its container throughput.

17th July 2019

Riga’s LNG move targets container growth

17th July 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Five ports operators are amongst maritime companies supporting the creation of a blockchain development platform to accelerate technology innovation and the digital transformation of the shipping industry.

17th July 2019

Port operators back blockchain platform

17th July 2019

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

Costa Cruises has signed the ‘Genoa Blue Agreement’ requiring ships to use marine gasoil with a sulphur content not exceeding 0.10% by mass before entering the ports of Savona and Genoa.

16th July 2019

Costa Cruises limits sulphur in Italian ports

16th July 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The US-China trade war, Brexit and Russian sanctions have all impacted the maritime industry, said the International School of Management’s Rolf Neise at TOC Europe.

15th July 2019

Trade war and regionalisation are hard hitting

15th July 2019

AFRICA

AFRICA

Transnet said it has obtained a court order to stop disruptive ‘go-slow’ strike action carried out by employees for over two weeks at its Ngqura container terminal in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

15th July 2019

Transnet shuts down strike action

15th July 2019

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Los Angeles has recognised 28 shipping lines for their participation in its Vessel Speed Reduction Program (VSRP) to help decrease operational emissions.

15th July 2019

LA cuts emissions by reducing vessel speeds

15th July 2019

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

The non-prescriptive approach of the UK governments Port Air Quality Strategies guidance document will benefit ports, the British Ports Association (BPA) has said.

15th July 2019

Flexible guidance best to cut air emissions

15th July 2019

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Australias New South Wales government is standing by the development of Port Botany in response to the Public Works Committee’s (PWC) inquiry into the impact of Port of Newcastle sale arrangements on…

12th July 2019

NSW government dismiss Newcastle inquiry

12th July 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

Portsmouth International Port has awarded a contract to Hogia to supply a terminal operating system (TOS) to digitalise the management of freight transport and increase operational efficiency.

12th July 2019

Portsmouth to digitalise TOS

12th July 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) have taken delivery of Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science’s X-MET8000 handheld XRF analyser as they prepare to enforce…

12th July 2019

Ports prepare to enforce IMO sulphur limit

12th July 2019

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A project to reduce the impact of port operations in cities, control emissions from ports and ships and optimise cargo handling in Europe’s main ports has had its first meeting.

12th July 2019

Ports sustainability project gets underway

12th July 2019

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

The UK government has published the ‘Clean Maritime Plan’ to outline the UK’s pathway to zero-emission shipping, alongside guidance to assist ports in developing air quality strategies.

11th July 2019

UK Clean Maritime Plan published

11th July 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The UK government has published the ‘Clean Maritime Plan’ to outline the UK’s pathway to zero-emission shipping, alongside guidance to assist ports in developing air quality strategies.

11th July 2019

UK Clean Maritime Plan published

11th July 2019

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Port of San Diego has approved a new pilot project to develop a cost-effective and eco-friendly cleanup solution to extract and destroy toxic contaminants from sediment, soil and groundwater.

11th July 2019

Clean water technology testing approved

11th July 2019