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CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Poorly-organised and not-fit-for-purpose asset maintenance schemes at ports are costing ports dearly in misdirected inspections and repairs.

29th October 2018

Shocking bill for flawed asset maintenance

29th October 2018

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trust) has said that current trade disputes, especially between the tariff-war engaged US and China will “adversely impact” its overall performance.

26th October 2018

US-China trade war to hit Hutchison profit

26th October 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Port of Southampton’s Ocean Terminal is undergoing a GB£12m capacity upgrade to accommodate larger ships, including the first British cruise ship to be powered by LNG.

26th October 2018

Southampton upgrading to fit LNG ships

26th October 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has signed a EUR75m investment and development agreement for the Port of Pecém’s port-industrial complex, constituting a 30% share in this enterprise.

25th October 2018

Rotterdam signs investment agreement for Pecém

25th October 2018

GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

Port of Valencia, Ports of Bremen, Port of Moerdijk and Port of Tangier have renewed EcoPorts’ environmental management standard, PERS.

25th October 2018

Four ports renew EcoPorts’ PERS

25th October 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Florida International Terminal (FIT) has opened a new 32-acre container terminal at Port Everglades with double the number of entry gates than its previous terminal, new equipment and technology and increased stacking…

24th October 2018

New FIT terminal at Port Everglades

24th October 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has urged the Greek government to speed up approval of its investment plan which includes a new cruise ship terminal, a mall and four hotels within the port.

23rd October 2018

Piraeus calls for investment approval

23rd October 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Valencia has announced that its new part-automated north container terminal will have 2km of berthing line and capacity to manage 5m teu.

23rd October 2018

Valencia planning 5m teu terminal

23rd October 2018

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The UAE-based National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) has said it has been given a $268m contract to expand the country’s Khalifa Port.

23rd October 2018

Khalifa upgrade contract awarded

23rd October 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to provide a €330m loan for a tunnel link to alleviate traffic around the busiest port in Europe.

23rd October 2018

5 k tunnel to beat Rotterdam congestion

23rd October 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

Expansion of Namibia’s biggest commercial port could see its capacity boosted to more than 1m teu.

23rd October 2018

Threefold capacity hike for Walvis Bay

23rd October 2018

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

If sea-going vessels were better informed about the availability of berths and adapted their speed accordingly, substantial savings could be made in terms of fuel and CO2 emissions.

23rd October 2018

‘Just-in-time’ sailing reduces CO2 footprint

23rd October 2018

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Visitors to the Greenport Congress from 16 to 19 October 2018 received an exclusive look at the Hyster zero emissions laden container handler currently in development.

22nd October 2018

Sneak peek of fuel cell container handler

22nd October 2018

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Ports must urgently embrace their role as ‘trusted broker’ to get real value from the mass of data available to them and their stakeholders.

22nd October 2018

Ports urged to grasp ‘trusted broker’ role in data

22nd October 2018

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Ballard Power Systems will provide fuel cell modules to power two zero-emissions terminal yard trucks at the Port of Los Angeles in a bid to prove the technology’s commercial viability.

22nd October 2018

Fuel cells to power LA trucks

22nd October 2018

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

COMMENT: The role of port authorities is evolving, for the better. Where once port authorities were simply required to toe the government line on transportation, they now need to drive change, foster collaboration…

22nd October 2018

Port authorities on an evolutionary journey

22nd October 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Air quality remains the top priority of European ports with energy consumption and noise closely behind, ESPO’s Environmental Report for 2018 shows.

22nd October 2018

Air quality tops priorities in ESPO report

22nd October 2018

GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

Air quality remains the top priority of European ports with energy consumption and noise closely behind, ESPO’s Environmental Report for 2018 shows.

19th October 2018

Air quality tops priorities in ESPO report

19th October 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The owner of New Zealand’s Napier Port has dismissed concerns about its planned NZD$350m upgrade and that the port’s recent growth could be short-lived.

18th October 2018

Napier hits back over criticised upgrade plan

18th October 2018

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

The Port of Valencia, GreenPort Europe’s 2018 host port handed over to the 2019 European hosts during the conference dinner which took place at the Edificio del Reloj on 17 October 2018…

18th October 2018

NEW: 2019 host port revealed!

18th October 2018

ASIA

ASIA

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has signed an MOU with PSA Corporation Limited, the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster and 3D MetalForge Pte Ltd to establish the world’s first onsite 3D…

18th October 2018

First onsite 3D printing port facility

18th October 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

PAO NOVATEK and Fluxys have signed a land lease agreement with Germany’s Rostock Port to build an LNG transhipment terminal to help it promote LNG to a wider market.

18th October 2018

LNG transhipment terminal for Germany

18th October 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has joined SEALNG, the multi-sector industry coalition aiming to accelerate the widespread adoption of LNG as a marine fuel.

18th October 2018

Singapore port joins SEALNG coalition

18th October 2018