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PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Five ports operators are amongst maritime companies supporting the creation of a blockchain development platform to accelerate technology innovation and the digital transformation of the shipping industry.

17th July 2019

Port operators back blockchain platform

17th July 2019

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

Costa Cruises has signed the ‘Genoa Blue Agreement’ requiring ships to use marine gasoil with a sulphur content not exceeding 0.10% by mass before entering the ports of Savona and Genoa.

16th July 2019

Costa Cruises limits sulphur in Italian ports

16th July 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The US-China trade war, Brexit and Russian sanctions have all impacted the maritime industry, said the International School of Management’s Rolf Neise at TOC Europe.

15th July 2019

Trade war and regionalisation are hard hitting

15th July 2019

AFRICA

AFRICA

Transnet said it has obtained a court order to stop disruptive ‘go-slow’ strike action carried out by employees for over two weeks at its Ngqura container terminal in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

15th July 2019

Transnet shuts down strike action

15th July 2019

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Los Angeles has recognised 28 shipping lines for their participation in its Vessel Speed Reduction Program (VSRP) to help decrease operational emissions.

15th July 2019

LA cuts emissions by reducing vessel speeds

15th July 2019

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

The non-prescriptive approach of the UK governments Port Air Quality Strategies guidance document will benefit ports, the British Ports Association (BPA) has said.

15th July 2019

Flexible guidance best to cut air emissions

15th July 2019

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Australias New South Wales government is standing by the development of Port Botany in response to the Public Works Committee’s (PWC) inquiry into the impact of Port of Newcastle sale arrangements on…

12th July 2019

NSW government dismiss Newcastle inquiry

12th July 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

Portsmouth International Port has awarded a contract to Hogia to supply a terminal operating system (TOS) to digitalise the management of freight transport and increase operational efficiency.

12th July 2019

Portsmouth to digitalise TOS

12th July 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) have taken delivery of Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science’s X-MET8000 handheld XRF analyser as they prepare to enforce…

12th July 2019

Ports prepare to enforce IMO sulphur limit

12th July 2019

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A project to reduce the impact of port operations in cities, control emissions from ports and ships and optimise cargo handling in Europe’s main ports has had its first meeting.

12th July 2019

Ports sustainability project gets underway

12th July 2019

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

The UK government has published the ‘Clean Maritime Plan’ to outline the UK’s pathway to zero-emission shipping, alongside guidance to assist ports in developing air quality strategies.

11th July 2019

UK Clean Maritime Plan published

11th July 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The UK government has published the ‘Clean Maritime Plan’ to outline the UK’s pathway to zero-emission shipping, alongside guidance to assist ports in developing air quality strategies.

11th July 2019

UK Clean Maritime Plan published

11th July 2019

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Port of San Diego has approved a new pilot project to develop a cost-effective and eco-friendly cleanup solution to extract and destroy toxic contaminants from sediment, soil and groundwater.

11th July 2019

Clean water technology testing approved

11th July 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

A ship has bunkered LNG while simultaneously transhipping containers for the first time in Europe, while at the Port of Rotterdam.

11th July 2019

First refuelling during transhipment

11th July 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) has unveiled a new 30-year plan for growth and development that lays out a flexible roadmap for the next generation of land-use…

10th July 2019

New York’s 30-year plan revealed

10th July 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

The UK’s first Maritime Innovation Hub has been launched to develop solutions to the technological challenges facing the maritime sector and the wider logistics industry.

10th July 2019

UK’s first maritime innovation hub opens

10th July 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

An LNG receiving station with a 5m tonnes per year capacity will be built by Yanqiao Group and Beijing Energy Group at the Port of Rizhao in China.

10th July 2019

LNG project planned for China port

10th July 2019

GPC

GPC

Thank you to our speakers who are key to making the 2018 Cruise conference a success. View each speakers biography via their picture below.

9th July 2019

Speakers

9th July 2019

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Yoshioka Tatsuya is Founder and Director of the Peace Boat Group, Japan’s largest cruise organization. Founded in 1983, Peace Boat is a thriving social business that has organized over 100 voyages, including…

9th July 2019

Yoshioka Tatsuya

9th July 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has received eight submissions for the 11th edition of its ESPO Award.

8th July 2019

ESPO award to recognise social media links

8th July 2019