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PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Fleet Cleaner has performed the hull cleaning of the largest vessel in the world at the Port of Rotterdam without downtime and despite stormy weather.

20th March 2019

World’s largest ship undergoes hull cleaning

20th March 2019

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

Abu Dhabi Ports subsidiary Safeen collected over 120t of floating sea debris in Abu Dhabi waters last year and recycled more than ten tons of the collected material.

20th March 2019

Masses of sea debris recycled

20th March 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Terminal Cerros de Valparaiso’s (TCVAL) decision to quit the Port of Valparaiso’s Terminal 2 project will set the initiative back by years and slow the expansion of port capacity in Chile, according…

19th March 2019

Future of Valparaiso Terminal 2 at risk

19th March 2019

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Hyster Europe is developing a zero-emission reachstacker featuring a hydrogen fuel cell for the Port of Valencia, which will be the first port in Europe to incorporate hydrogen energy in its operations.

19th March 2019

Electric reachstacker for hydrogen pioneer

19th March 2019

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Portsmouth International Port (PIP) is keen to become the first UK port to have zero-emission operations, as outlined in the UK government’s Maritime 2050 report.

19th March 2019

Contender for first UK zero emission port

19th March 2019

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

DP World is holding off on US investment as it has not identified any profitable opportunities, the company’s chairman has said.

18th March 2019

No “profitable” US opportunities for DP World

18th March 2019

THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

COMMENT: The transition away from fossil fuels in the ports and maritime sector poses conundrums, opportunities and — at the moment — many challenges, and the huge costs involved are causing headaches,…

18th March 2019

Glimpse of a hydrogen future

18th March 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Confusion surrounds the requirement for ports in England to submit air quality strategies, with uncertainty over the ports affected, their obligations and even the deadlines for compliance.

18th March 2019

Air quality obligation shrouded in mystery

18th March 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

A proposed US LNG terminal with adverse environmental impacts could go ahead if impact avoidance, minimisation and mitigation measures are implemented.

18th March 2019

LNG terminal gets environmental clearance

18th March 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Ports could reduce their environmental impact with Liebherr’s new LRS Log Handler with a hybrid drive system to enable a temporary increase in performance without additional fuel consumption and exhaust emissions.

15th March 2019

Log Handler goes further with less fuel

15th March 2019

WORLD

WORLD

The online tool announced upgrades to functionality for working with BAPLIE files, providing increased value to a growing number of users around the world amid new integrations with key stakeholders in the…

15th March 2019

BAPLIE Viewer Online announces new website features and integration options

15th March 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

The UK governments assessment of ports to decide how much Brexit funding local authorities should receive was disjointed, failed to recognise Portsmouth as a high impact port for Brexit and created a…

15th March 2019

Portsmouth feels sting of Brexit funding

15th March 2019

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Damietta Port Authority (DPA) and PSA International have met to discuss collaborating on future container handling projects at Egypt’s Damietta Port.

15th March 2019

Potential Damietta Port and PSA partnership

15th March 2019

ASIA

ASIA

Malaysia and Singapore aim to end a territorial dispute over the extension of the Johor Bahru Port limits with an agreement to mutually suspend overlapping port limits and for vessels of both…

15th March 2019

End in sight for Singapore waters dispute

15th March 2019

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Long Beach is hosting a Community Grants Program workshop this month for North Long Beach groups interested in applying for grants for park space, air filtration and energy efficiency…

14th March 2019

Long Beach gives back to community

14th March 2019

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

A new single berth cruise terminal with access to shore power at the Port of Seattle is moving closer towards becoming operational as a partner to develop and operate it is sought.

14th March 2019

Seattle seeks shore power partner

14th March 2019

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Navis Inspire Awards entrants vying to win the ‘Innovation’ category will have to demonstrate that they are pushing the limits to implement new technologies, integrations and processes into their work stream.

14th March 2019

Great expectations for Navis Inspire Awards

14th March 2019

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

A recent seminar has evaluated the influence air pollution has on day-to-day operations in ports and cities and highlighted tools available to port authorities seeking to improve their environmental standards.

13th March 2019

Pollution stakeholders discuss challenges

13th March 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) program has been “key” to the sustainability of port environmental programmes, AAPA’s president and chief executive officer has said.

13th March 2019

DERA funding “key” to emissions reduction

13th March 2019

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

COMMENT: £3.14m: it’s a deliciously-grand figure for a promised pot of cash to support communities of major ports in the UK that will be impacted the most by Britain’s departure from the…

13th March 2019

Man the life rafts

13th March 2019

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Northport’s parent company, Marsden Maritime Holdings, has reported a comparable 3% dip in revenue to NZ$7.18m and 16% decline in net profit after tax to NZ$4.44m in its interim financial result.

13th March 2019

NZ ports’ financial updates

13th March 2019

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Volume growth will continue for ports throughout the world but at a more modest pace over the next 10 years, according to a new Fitch Ratings report.

12th March 2019

Port growth to level off over next decade

12th March 2019

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) is in the process of formalising nearly 150 of the country’s ‘dumb’ ports to administer controls including tax and put a stop to smuggling.

11th March 2019

Crackdown on Tanzanias dumb ports

11th March 2019