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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Georgia Ports Authority’s Big Berth/Big Ship programme will enable the Port of Savannah to simultaneously handle six 14,000 TEU vessels by 2024.

6th February 2019

Savannah ups its vessel capacity

6th February 2019

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

A project to implement fuel cells and hydrogen technologies in ports, and that aims to make the Port of Valencia the first port in Europe to incorporate hydrogen energy, has had its…

6th February 2019

Valencia’s hydrogen energy project progresses

6th February 2019

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The West Australian Government is passing up the chance to open up Fremantle container operations to new competitors by narrowing the choice of tenderers to the current two operators, DP World and…

6th February 2019

Fremantle narrows tender selection to incumbents

6th February 2019

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Melbourne’s Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) has become the latest Australian stevedore to apply an infrastructure surcharge, a move which has drawn criticism from industry.

6th February 2019

VICT latest to apply surcharge Down Under

6th February 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

Port operators and bodies are standing by their pledge to support trade movement as they responded with caution to the UKs Her Majestys Revenue and Customs (HMRC) declaration that EU imports will…

5th February 2019

Practicality remains priority for Brexit planning

5th February 2019

WORLD

WORLD

StocExpo Europe 2019 returns to the Ahoy in Rotterdam on 26-28 March, bringing with it the highly-anticipated and CPD-certified conference programme, which will be hosted on the show floor for the very…

4th February 2019

StocExpo Europe 2019 Conference Unveiled

4th February 2019

WORLD

WORLD

StocExpo Europe set to celebrate 15 years of industry success in March 2019

4th February 2019

Worlds Biggest Tank Terminal Event Returns to Rotterdam

4th February 2019

AFRICA

AFRICA

A DP World construction port manager has been shot in Somalia’s Bosaso Port, according to media reports.

4th February 2019

DP World manager shot dead

4th February 2019

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

A water and weather application being trialled as part of the Port of Rotterdam Authority’s new Internet of Things (IoT) platform is anticipated to improve operational safety and efficiency.

4th February 2019

Rotterdam trials water and weather app

4th February 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Vessel operations at GCT Vanterm at the Port of Vancouver are expected to fully resume by February 4 following the collapse of a GCT Vanterm Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company (ZPMC) ship-to-shore…

1st February 2019

GCT limps back from crane collapse

1st February 2019

AFRICA GREENPORT

AFRICA GREENPORT

Ecoslops and the Suez Canal Economic Zone have formed an agreement to establish a collection, reception and treatment unit for maritime oil waste in Egypt’s Port Said to help tackle ship pollution.

1st February 2019

Port Said to tackle oil waste

1st February 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A new report has found that the US market for waterborne freight was worth more than $16bn in 2018.

31st January 2019

US waterborne freight worth over US$16bn

31st January 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd’s (MOL) LNG-fuelled tugboat ‘Ishin’ has bunkered LNG fuel in Japan’s Sakai Senboku Port for the first time in what is also the first bunkering of LNG as a…

31st January 2019

First LNG bunkered at Sakai Senboku

31st January 2019

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Alongside the Jamaican government’s ban on plastic bags and straws from 1 January, Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) has recycled over 100,000 plastic bottles in over seven months.

31st January 2019

KFTL hits mass recycling drive milestone

31st January 2019

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Dave MacIntyre discusses how a focus on risk-management has paid dividends.

31st January 2019

Port of Tauranga’s investment strategy pays off

31st January 2019

PORT TALK

PORT TALK

Navis’ Andy Barrons expects increased tech spend and a brighter future for the industry in 2019

31st January 2019

Pockets of optimism for 2019

31st January 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Alex Hughes explains why 2018 will be one that Latin America’s largest port will not want to remember

31st January 2019

A year to forget for Santos

31st January 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Felicity Landon considers the progress and promise of 5G technology for ports

31st January 2019

Making a connected port a reality

31st January 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Ports can help in the drive to turn waste into wealth, reports Felicity Landon

31st January 2019

Giving trash a second life

31st January 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Alex Hughes investigates the options for dismantling when a crane has reached the end of its useful life

31st January 2019

Final curtain call for outdated cranes

31st January 2019

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

COMMENT: With relations between Eritrea and Ethiopia now back in positive mode - after a 20-year dispute - the Eritrean ports of Assab, in the south of the country, and Massawa in…

31st January 2019

Eritrea must look at its options

31st January 2019

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

What’s in it for ports when they choose to optimise the design of their buildings, askes Stevie Knight

31st January 2019

More than a pretty façade

31st January 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Ports are prepared to overspend on surveillance to ensure they have covered every eventuality, finds Martin Rushmere

31st January 2019

Throwing money at security challenges

31st January 2019