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EUROPE

EUROPE

A UK terminal faces a blow this week as it prepares for redundancies with the loss of a major company’s container ship calls, which it can no longer accommodate.

9th January 2020

UK terminal loses shipping firm and staff

9th January 2020

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Corvus Energy has been awarded a contract to supply batteries for new fuel-efficient hybrid port cranes to be used by a US port authority to reduce emissions, fuel costs and noise.

8th January 2020

Corvus batteries order for hybrid port cranes

8th January 2020

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

A new terminal operating system will improve efficiency at Portsmouth International Port, says Ulf Hille-Dahl, Sales Executive International Market at Hogia Logistics Systems AB.

7th January 2020

Digitalisation of Portsmouth International Port

7th January 2020

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

A port on the east coast of the US has secured a US$1.8m grant to replace diesel-powered equipment with more environmentally friendly versions to reduce emissions.

7th January 2020

US$1.8m grant to invest in eco equipment

7th January 2020

EUROPE

EUROPE

For years Sicily has been seen as a problematic location for container port operations but now the tide is turning.

6th January 2020

Rewriting the script

6th January 2020

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Cosco Shipping is developing its $3billion deep-water general cargo and 1million TEUcapacity container port at Chancay. Rob Ward explains further.

6th January 2020

NEW PORT COULD BOOST PERUVIAN FRUIT EXPORTS

6th January 2020

EUROPE

EUROPE

When Malta held the presidency of the European Union Council two years ago, the maritime sector was a declared priority. Felicity Landon gauges the position now.

6th January 2020

MALTA PRIORITISES BLUE ECONOMY AND MARITIME CLUSTER

6th January 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The first Semi-Ballastable Barge Transporter (SBBT) in the Mediterranean region is being built as part of a project involving six European ports.

3rd January 2020

First SBBT in Mediterranean

3rd January 2020

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Container handling supremacy has been a long-term fight in Chile but, as Rob Ward discovers, there may finally be one port set to win through.

3rd January 2020

SAN ANTONIO THE WINNER IN BATTLE OF CHILEAN PORTS

3rd January 2020

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

European short-sea and feeder ship operators are challenging efforts by a major transport authority to redefine container lashing as a cargo handling activity in order to bring it under the control of…

2nd January 2020

Dockers Clause extension legality challenged

2nd January 2020

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The world’s largest bunker supply vessel (BSV) for LNG has received a German ports first licence to conduct LNG ship-to-ship bunkering operations.

20th December 2019

World’s largest BSV granted bunkering permit

20th December 2019

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

The Municipality of Rotterdam and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have begun a five month trial to supply small sea-going vessels with electricity on Parkkade in the centre of Rotterdam.

18th December 2019

Shore power trial for coasters in Rotterdam

18th December 2019

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A port in New Zealand will use limestone rock from a revetment wall to develop an artificial reef for marine life to use as a habitat.

17th December 2019

Limestone to be repurposed for habitat

17th December 2019

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Abu Dhabi Ports’ Khalifa Port is set for further expansion to boost its handling capacity from 5mn to 7.5mn teus.

16th December 2019

Khalifa Port set for expansion

16th December 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Volumes at a Lithuanian LNG terminal improved significantly in November, potentially reducing gas prices in the country.

16th December 2019

Lithuanian LNG volumes rise

16th December 2019

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

The US and China have negotiated a preliminary trade deal which will halt a new set of US tariffs on Chinese imports and could prevent further economic strain on US west coast…

16th December 2019

New deal signals end to trade war

16th December 2019

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The rejuvenation of on-dock rail and rail shuttles is moving ahead in several Australian ports, but is not without its challenges.

12th December 2019

Port rail proposals move forward in Australia

12th December 2019

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The New Zealand government has confirmed its next step in light of Cabinet’s position that freight operations in Auckland are no longer viable.

12th December 2019

NZ government closes in on Auckland

12th December 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The first simultaneous operation (SIMOPS) with LNG bunkering has taken place in the Port of Amsterdam.

12th December 2019

First SIMOPS operation with LNG at Amsterdam

12th December 2019

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

A Russian port is enhancing its green credentials by adding fully electric, autonomous vehicles to its fleet.

11th December 2019

Driverless vehicles help port go green

11th December 2019