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EUROPE

EUROPE

Adjustment works to deepen and widen the River Elbe fairway have begun with the aim of improving large vessel access at the Port of Hamburg.

26th July 2019

Elbe moves closer to target capability

26th July 2019

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Best Transportation is the first trucking company to move a container from the Port of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) using an electric vehicle.

26th July 2019

First electric container move from PANYNJ

26th July 2019

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

A Polish port has pledged to support the establishment of offshore wind farms on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea to strengthen the renewable energy market.

26th July 2019

Polish port supports offshore wind

26th July 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Three US port-related projects will receive funding totalling US$142.06m to spend on improving freight productivity and efficiency.

26th July 2019

Three US port projects in line for funding

26th July 2019

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

UK ports must seize the vessel hybridisation opportunities presented by the UK Clean AirStrategy 2019, says Andy Page, Naval Architect and Managing Director at Chartwell Marine

25th July 2019

Preparing for the hybrid boom

25th July 2019

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Cavotec will design, supply, commission and service two multi-unit MoorMaster automated mooring systems at Estonia’s Port of Tallinn to boost operational efficiency and reduce emissions.

25th July 2019

Estonian port invests in automated mooring

25th July 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Canada’s Government will allocate CAD$46.2m in funding to enable the Port of Nanaimo to make significant infrastructure improvements and expansions at its Duke Point facilities.

25th July 2019

CAD$46.2m for Canadian port

25th July 2019

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPT Trust) has once again reported “challenging” market conditions with the US-China trade war and Brexit amongst the issues which “threaten the recovery of global trade”.

25th July 2019

Trade war still hinders HPT Trust

25th July 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Transnet SOC Ltd has entered into a cost-sharing agreement with World Bank Group member IFC to carry out a feasibility study for the development of an LNG storage and regasification terminal at…

24th July 2019

South Africa may get new LNG terminal

24th July 2019

ASIA

ASIA

A project to create a US$1.2bn container port and industrial logistics park in East Java, Indonesia is expected to begin this year.

24th July 2019

US$1.2bn Indonesian container port planned

24th July 2019

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

A French port authority aims to cut emissions by spending €20m over the next six years to extend shoreside power.

24th July 2019

French port invests €20m in shoreside power

24th July 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Fosca Poltronieri, Operations Manager of Amsterdam-based company, The WasteTransformers, explains how smart onsite solutions can help ports

23rd July 2019

Turning food waste into value, onsite

23rd July 2019

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Supporting Association

22nd July 2019

International Windship Association

22nd July 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

A major Port of Oakland freight hauler plans to add two new electric trucks to its operations by October to discover if zero-emission battery-powered tractors can haul cargo containers over highways.

22nd July 2019

Electric exploration progresses in California

22nd July 2019

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Just-In-Time (JIT) operations have the potential to cut the time ships spend idling outside ports and help reduce harmful emissions as well as save on fuel costs, a new trial has found.

22nd July 2019

Just-In-Time operations cut emissions

22nd July 2019

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

A major Port of Oakland freight hauler plans to add two new electric trucks to its operations by October to discover if zero-emission battery-powered tractors can haul cargo containers over highways.

22nd July 2019

Electric exploration progresses in California

22nd July 2019

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

Carnival Corporation has launched an ‘Advanced Air Quality Systems’ website to highlight the benefit of using scrubbers to meet the IMO’s 0.5% 2020 sulphur limit and support sustainable operations in ports and…

19th July 2019

Carnival backs scrubbers for sustainability

19th July 2019

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

The updated programme for GreenPort Cruise & Congress 2019 is available online now! The conference will take place at the Felix Conference Centre, Oslo, Norway, from 16-18 October.

18th July 2019

Legislation and cooperation session to focus on Norwegian case study

18th July 2019

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Alex Adams, a Senior Environmental Programme Manager at the Port of Seattle will be speaking at GreenPort Congress 2019 on 17 October.

18th July 2019

Speaker confirmed: Port of Seattle

18th July 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Latvia’s Port of Riga is now offering regular port services for LNG-powered container vessels to reduce the environmental impact of its operations and boost its container throughput.

17th July 2019

Riga’s LNG move targets container growth

17th July 2019