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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Yildirim Group has said it is looking ahead to ‘new opportunities” and anticipates singing a deal to develop a container terminal in Gulfport, Mississippi, US.

3rd June 2019

Yilport moves on from LBCT loss

3rd June 2019

WORLD

WORLD

21 MAY 2019, BREMEN, Germany—Breakbulk Europe, the world’s largest event for the project cargo and breakbulk industry, opens its doors at Messe Bremen to an expected crowd of 11,000 from 120 countries…

3rd June 2019

Breakbulk Europe Opens Today

3rd June 2019

PORT TALK

PORT TALK

Erasmus’ Maurice Jansen sees value in young professional networks taking the stage in ports around the world

3rd June 2019

Calling on the youth of today

3rd June 2019

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Iain MacIntyre finds out how ports have had to overcome old-fashioned thinking to ensure a viable workforce in the future

2nd June 2019

Not immune to labour shortfall

2nd June 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Iain MacIntyre investigates the pioneering programmes at ports that have waged war against invasive species and pests

2nd June 2019

Trade wins in biosecurity battle

2nd June 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The first small-scale LNG facility in the US with both marine and truckloading capabilities has opened to serve customers at the Port of Jacksonville.

31st May 2019

First small US marine and truck LNG facility

31st May 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) enforced lockout has been lifted and an International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Canada-organised strike withdrawn after a “tentative agreement” on a new labour contract was…

31st May 2019

Vancouver strikes averted at eleventh hour

31st May 2019

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Shoreham Port has launched three new eco-friendly initiatives including a proposal for a new biodiversity corridor along the port’s seafront, tree planting on the port’s perimeter and a trial installation of debris-collecting…

31st May 2019

UK port launches triple eco initiative

31st May 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

Terminal Investment Limited (TIL) has proposed to invest €1,011m to build and operate the new terminal within the northern extension of the Port of Valencia.

30th May 2019

TIL bids for new Valencia terminal

30th May 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Vancouver has stressed how a withdrawal of labour would be “extremely disruptive” as the BC Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) goes ahead with its plan to lock out workers on…

30th May 2019

Vancouver warns of strike and lockout damage

30th May 2019

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

A new partnership between Energy Market Authority (EMA) and PSA Singapore aims to make the latter’s port operations more eco-efficient by helping reduce overall energy usage and carbon emissions.

30th May 2019

Partnership to reduce PSA’s carbon emissions

30th May 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

More than 50 companies will showcase next-generation technologies and solutions to benefit the port ecosystem and beyond at the PortXL Shakedown.

29th May 2019

PortXL Shakedown to showcase next-gen tech

29th May 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The government of Costa Rica is considering investment in four port projects and has committed $3.348m to pre-investment studies.

29th May 2019

Costa Rica assesses four port projects

29th May 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

Stevedores at the Portuguese Port of Setúbal have unanimously approved in principle a new collective bargaining agreement, which should bring labour stability to what had become a hotspot of unrest over the…

29th May 2019

Setúbal dockers sign new labour agreement

29th May 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

Worker unrest at the Portuguese Port of Sines continues to be a concern.

29th May 2019

Sines threatened by six months of strikes

29th May 2019

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Spain’s Port of Ceuta has achieved EcoPorts’ environmental management standard, PERS, for the first time as it aims to improve its environmental transparency.

29th May 2019

Spanish ports meet Ecoports’ PERS standard

29th May 2019

ASIA

ASIA

An MOU between Navis and Tianjin Port Group to accelerate technology innovation has already seen the organisations partner on several projects in China that involve a range of different automation solutions.

28th May 2019

MOU delivers automation progress

28th May 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) should make a clear selection and give guidance on just three to four shipping fuel solutions that ports worldwide will need to offer, the UK Chamber of…

28th May 2019

Ports need clear fuel choices

28th May 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Allegations continue to build about the improper manner in which DP World was awarded the concession for the Posorja Deep Water Port Project in Ecuador.

28th May 2019

More criticism of Posorja concession award

28th May 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

An UK-based company been fined £15,000 and ordered to pay costs of more than £13,000 following the death of a concrete worker at a dockside apron-upgrade project at the Port of Felixstowe.

28th May 2019

Firm fined after worker killed at Felixstowe

28th May 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

GT USA Wilmington has ordered 16 low-emission terminal tractors from Terberg Tractors Americas to use at the Port of Wilmington, Delaware, US.

28th May 2019

Low-emission tractors for Wilmington

28th May 2019

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

ESPO have prepared a memorandum emphasising the role port managing bodies can play as facilitators of the port ecosystem.

24th May 2019

Ports play a key role in decarbonisation

24th May 2019

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

An air pollution-monitoring smart container with solar panels to determine how much power a container can generate during any given journey will leave the Port of Rotterdam for the first leg of…

24th May 2019

Air pollution monitoring container sets sail

24th May 2019