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EUROPE

EUROPE

In response to increased demand for storage and shipping-out areas, the board of directors of Port Esbjerg has agreed to the construction of a new 40,000m2 multi-terminal in the eastern port area.

8th July 2019

Demand for storage sees Esbjerg expand

8th July 2019

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Hueneme is taking action to keep California’s coastline clean through a partnership with the Seabin Project which will result in 1.5 tonnes of marine pollution extracted from local waterways…

8th July 2019

Seabin helps clean up US waterways

8th July 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

A major California port operator projects big air quality gains from a three-month-old emissions reduction programme.

3rd July 2019

Emissions drive sees air quality benefits

3rd July 2019

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

A major California port operator projects big air quality gains from a three-month-old emissions reduction programme.

3rd July 2019

Emissions drive sees air quality benefits

3rd July 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The Port of Virginia has become the first port in the US to join the SEA/LNG multi-sector industry coalition to accelerate the widespread adoption of LNG as a marine fuel.

3rd July 2019

First US port joins SEA/LNG

3rd July 2019

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Port Skills and Safety (PSS), the collective body for Safety and Skills in UK ports, has launched the first ever ports Sector Safety Plan.

3rd July 2019

First ports ‘Sector Safety Plan’ launched

3rd July 2019

ASIA

ASIA

COSCO SHIPPING Ports has reportedly entered into a merger agreement with Tianjin Port Holdings and China Merchants International Terminals.

2nd July 2019

Cosco strikes merger agreement

2nd July 2019

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

Ege Port Kusadasi has become the first cruise port in the world to be granted the Ecoports Port Environmental Review System (PERS) certificate for contributing towards the sustainability of the port sector.

2nd July 2019

Ecoports issue first cruise port certificate

2nd July 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The maritime sector needs to focus on digitalising whole processes to optimise cost reductions and reduce CO2 emissions, the Port of Rotterdam’s manager of digital business solutions has said.

1st July 2019

Maritime has to “step up” to digitalisation

1st July 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Sany is developing an electric empty container handler designed to have a low consumption of energy and 10 hours working time when fully charged.

1st July 2019

Low energy usage electric container handler

1st July 2019

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

As the UK government confirms a target to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 has been adopted into law, the British Ports Association (BPA) anticipates this will require…

28th June 2019

Net zero’ 2050 challenge begins

28th June 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

An investigation has found an electrical appliance caused an articulated lorry to catch fire while being operated at Portsmouth International Port.

28th June 2019

Electrical fault started lorry port fire

28th June 2019

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Long Beach has recognised more than 135 shipping lines for voluntarily participating in its programme offering financial incentives for cargo vessels to slow down near the port to reduce…

28th June 2019

Ships slow down for cleaner California air

28th June 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

A project focused on digitisation of port operations and adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies within the container-handling sector has been launched with its first meeting.

27th June 2019

Project seeks to accelerate digitalisation

27th June 2019

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Two Tallink Grupp ships have become the first vessels to be supplied with electricity by the new shore power facility at the Port of Stockholm to reduce the air pollution they generate.

27th June 2019

First ships connect to Stockholm shore power

27th June 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

JSC Skulte LNG Terminal plans to build an LNG terminal in Latvia’s Skulte Port with a scheduled terminal commissioning date of 2023.

27th June 2019

LNG terminal planned for Skulte Port

27th June 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Government of Canada will invest CAD$17m in the Port of Belledune to increase capacity and help move Canadian goods to international markets.

26th June 2019

Canadian port in line for CAD$17m funding

26th June 2019

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Australian construction company Formset has been awarded an AU$10m contract to build a 1.6-hectare container terminal as part of the Port of Townsville’s AUS$30m Crane and Cargo Terminal project at Berth 4.

26th June 2019

Townsville terminal project gains ground

26th June 2019

CLK

CLK

Download the papers and presentations from the 2019 Coastlink Conference here!PDF versions of conference papers are available for download on this page for delegates using their username and passwords. Non-delegates may purchase…

25th June 2019

Downloads

25th June 2019

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

A project to lengthen the tracks at the Port of Southampton’s Solent Rail Terminal has been completed and aims to reduce lorry movements in the city by 180,000 each year.

25th June 2019

Rail extension takes trucks off the road

25th June 2019