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ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has said it will prohibit the discharge of wash water from open-loop exhaust gas scrubbers in Singapore port waters from 1 January 2020.

30th November 2018

MPA to ban wash water discharge

30th November 2018

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Seattle’s US$348m 2019-2023 capital investment plan includes US$30m for waterfront electrification to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from waterfront equipment and cruise vessels at berth and improve air quality for…

29th November 2018

Major green targets for US$348m US port plan

29th November 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Robbers are targeting vessels anchored in ports in Venezuela, marine liability insurer North P&I Club and security consultant and analyst Gray Page have said.

29th November 2018

Robbers target ships at Venezuelan ports

29th November 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

New infrastructure, economic development, environmental, and community health are the top priorities in the Port of Seattle’s US$348m 2019-2023 capital investment plan.

29th November 2018

US port reveals US$348m investment plan

29th November 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Discussions are ongoing between Roman Trotsenko’s AEON Corporation and Russia’s railway monopoly RZD over the development of a coal export port in the Nenets Autonomous Region and a railway line to it.

29th November 2018

Russian investment could see new Arctic port

29th November 2018

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

Air quality monitors used at the Port of Kiel to measure emissions of nitrous oxides (NOx) and fine particulate matter (PM) around its cruise ship terminal have shown that cruise ships are…

29th November 2018

Cruise not to blame for NO2, finds study

29th November 2018

ASIA

ASIA

18 companies worldwide have expressed interest in bidding for $1.7bn worth of contracts to develop the deep-water Map Thaput mega-port project in Thailand.

28th November 2018

$1.7bn Thai port project attracts 18 bidders

28th November 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

It can be hard for ports to balance earnings and profits against green technologies and doing what’s right for the planet.

28th November 2018

Difficulties of striking a green balance

28th November 2018

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Port of Rotterdam Authority, national government and four provinces have made agreements to develop charging points for clean energy along the two most important freight transport corridors heading for Germany.

27th November 2018

Plan for clean energy freight charging points

27th November 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Argentina, the Port Quequén management consortium Consorcio de Gestión de Puerto Quequén (CGPQ) has started preparatory works for the construction of a new container terminal.

27th November 2018

Quequén to have first box terminal

27th November 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Charleston, as well as other East Coast ports, have witnessed a large rise in imports as overseas shippers seek to get ahead of extra tariffs put in place by…

27th November 2018

US East Coast ports ride pre-tariff surge

27th November 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

MSC will be the only manager of the Calata Bettolo Container Terminal being built in Italy’s major seaport the Port of Genoa.

27th November 2018

MSC to go it alone at Genoa terminal

27th November 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

South African firm Transnet has said it has issued a “stop work” instruction on Durban Container Terminal’s Maine Marine Construction works contract in light of an investigation into the holder of the…

27th November 2018

Durban container terminal works halted

27th November 2018

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

SOHAR Port and Freezone and Oman’s Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs (MECA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for environmental management and best practise.

27th November 2018

Oman MoU targets environmental management

27th November 2018

ASIA

ASIA

The chief engineer at China’s Tianjin Port is under investigation for serious illegal activities following multiple corruption crackdowns at the port.

26th November 2018

Chinese port faces another corruption charge

26th November 2018

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Construction has begun on the GB£10m operations & maintenance (O&M) base for Galloper Offshore Wind Farm at Hutchison Ports Harwich International.

26th November 2018

Offshore wind base construction begins

26th November 2018

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Impact Transportation has become the second trucking company at the Port of Oakland to invest in zero emissions equipment with the purchase of an all-electric truck for yard operations.

26th November 2018

Second trucking firm goes electric at Oakland

26th November 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Shipping lines calling at Spanish ports have warned that overcapacity at several of the country’s main container terminals threatens to damage trade.

26th November 2018

Lines slam ‘inadequate’ Spanish box capacity

26th November 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Spanish stevedoring body ANESCO and port unions face the sting of fines totalling in excess of €7m from the country’s competition authorities in response to a deal agreed between the two on…

26th November 2018

Spanish stevedores hit with massive fines

26th November 2018

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Port Strategy is supporting the sustainable development of port ecosystems with the launch of a unique ‘metro map’ sponsorship scheme for global port clusters.

26th November 2018

Get your exclusive port ‘metro map’

26th November 2018

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

COMMENT: It’s the stuff of science fiction, but more than one global port is putting its faith and money behind magnetic levitation to move freight at frighteningly-fast speeds, writes Carly Fields.

26th November 2018

Ports scramble aboard hyperloop train

26th November 2018

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Kalmar is exploring whether online gaming could open up new ways of running and optimising a container terminal with automation in mind.

22nd November 2018

Online gaming potential for terminals

22nd November 2018

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

REKO has started construction on a new EUR125m thermal treatment plant at the Port of Rotterdam that will process an annual total of 1.2m tonnes of residual mineral waste into clean sand,…

22nd November 2018

Rotterdam thermal plant recycles waste

22nd November 2018