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PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A project which aims to cut CO2 emissions in ports by reducing truck transports in ports and their hinterland has made progress in its second partner meeting.

21st February 2020

Transport efficiency project makes headway

21st February 2020

ASIA

ASIA

Ports worldwide are now facing serious disruption due to coronavirus as port calls in China have dropped by over 30% since the beginning of 2020, a vessel tracking firm has warned.

21st February 2020

Coronavirus hits port calls by 30%

21st February 2020

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

You have just one week to submit your abstract and secure a place on the programme for GreenPort Cruise & Congress, taking place from 14-16 October 2020.

21st February 2020

Just one week left to secure a speaking slot

21st February 2020

ASIA

ASIA

Ports should play a key part in managing maritime security risks, a new IMO workshop has stressed.

21st February 2020

Ports key to managing maritime security risk

21st February 2020

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Environmental emissions-reduction initiatives at US ports could suffer as a result of a reduced Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) budget in 2021.

20th February 2020

US emission-reduction initiatives at risk

20th February 2020

EUROPE

EUROPE

DP World London Gateway has announced a new feeder service to help it provide smarter and more sustainable trade solutions for cargo owners.

20th February 2020

New feeder service for DPW London Gateway

20th February 2020

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Navis is set to acquire the assets of a provider of planning and scheduling software for freight railroads in a move that could help ports incorporate rail into their sustainable operation plans.

19th February 2020

Navis acquisition boosts port rail prospects

19th February 2020

AFRICA

AFRICA

Operations at Libya’s ports continue to suffer following an attack by military forces in opposition to the country’s UN-recognised government.

19th February 2020

Libya port attacks continue

19th February 2020

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

There have been some high jinks in conjunction with the Douala, Cameroon container terminal concession.

19th February 2020

Douala doldrums

19th February 2020

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Crane power systems need to take inspiration across three key areas to supportport requirements, as John Bensalhia identifies.

19th February 2020

Inspiring crane power – Three priorities

19th February 2020

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Advances in technology are bringing an even higher level of sophistication forcontainer terminal gates, as John Bensalhia discovers.

19th February 2020

Say hello and wave goodbye

19th February 2020

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Dave MacIntyre asks whether it is time for ports worldwide to look at the charts available for berthing, to ensure pilots and bridge teams are working with the same information.

19th February 2020

Time to bring consistency between pilot and bridge?

19th February 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

A Swedish port has secured a €41.75m loan to expand its harbour facilities to accommodate new, larger LNG vessels.

18th February 2020

Funding facilitates LNG vessels

18th February 2020

COASTLINK GREENPORT

COASTLINK GREENPORT

Short sea and feeder shipping represents a significant opportunity for maritime sustainabilityand the 2020 Coastlink conference aims to tackle the challenges ahead

18th February 2020

Short sea shipping aids sustainability

18th February 2020

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

In this first of three articles focused on port sector investments, Watson Farley & Williams LLP,details the most important initial considerations.

18th February 2020

Getting started – Evaluating a port project investment

18th February 2020

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The new IMO 2020 fuel regulations have implications for the whole supply chain - withsignificant challenges remaining for second-tier bunkering ports, writes Stevie Knight

18th February 2020

IS IMO 2020 SHIPPING’S ACHILLES HEEL?

18th February 2020

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The US North Atlantic region is targeting a massive development of offshore wind,as New York-based Barry Parker discovers.

18th February 2020

Once in a generation wind opportunity

18th February 2020

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Poland’s nascent offshore wind industry is looking at a large and juicy carrot – a draft PolishEnergy Policy calls for 8GW of offshore wind to be installed in the next decade, writes…

18th February 2020

A juicy carrot for Polish wind – but no plain sailing

18th February 2020

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Iraq’s huge Al Faw port project moves slowly on. But is it really necessary or is it just arice bowl for a select few enabled by dysfunctional government?

17th February 2020

Al Faw – rice bowl rationale?

17th February 2020

THE ANALYST

THE ANALYST

COMMENT: A number of leading ports (including, Barcelona, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Montreal) decided to participate jointly in the Smart Cities Summit, held in Barcelona in 2019. Two things became clear from this…

17th February 2020

Smart ports & smart cities

17th February 2020