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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Oakland has said that agricultural exports to Asia are robust and exports to China rose 5% over last year in the first quarter of 2019, despite the US-China tariff…

13th June 2019

Oakland not hindered by US-China trade war

13th June 2019

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

Associate IAPH member Ports Australia has launched an online sustainability hub to highlight the advances made by Australias ports in all five of the World Port Sustainability Program’s (WPSP) main themes.

13th June 2019

Ports Australia launches sustainability hub

13th June 2019

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A Jamaican port has collected nearly 300,000 plastic bottles for recycling in one year as the result of its campaign to reduce the impact of its operations on stakeholders and the environment.

13th June 2019

Recycling record for Jamaican port

13th June 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

The Port of Hamburg has provided Deutsche Telekom and Nokia with an arena for their successful 5G field test.

12th June 2019

Port of Hamburg trials 5G

12th June 2019

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Ports of Indiana has received Green Marine certification for all three of its port locations for its commitment to advance environmental sustainability initiatives.

12th June 2019

Green Marine certification for Indiana

12th June 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

DP World has signed an agreement to operate ports that Russia plans to build along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in the Arctic to shorten shipping times between the east and west.

10th June 2019

DP World to operate new Russian ports

10th June 2019

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Our Singapore Reefs (OSR) have embarked on a three-year collaboration to promote the importance of Singapore’s marine biodiversity.

10th June 2019

MPA commits to protecting marine biodiversity

10th June 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has issued a development partner tender for the design and construction of a new port that can handle the same type of cargo as the current port…

7th June 2019

Falklands government issues new port tender

7th June 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

An LNG mobile shore power solution project by Becker Marine Systems has reached a new phase with the first operation of two prototypes units due to take place at HHLA’s container terminal…

7th June 2019

LNG mobile shore power testing

7th June 2019

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Port of Rotterdam Authority and DeltaPort have signed an MOU with the aim of opening up the North Rhine Westphalian hinterland using digitalisation to cut CO2 emissions in transport and logistics through…

7th June 2019

Pledge to cut C02 emissions with waste heat

7th June 2019

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Have you booked your place for GreenPort Cruise & Congress 2019 hosted by the Port of Oslo? Book before 21 June and save 20%.

6th June 2019

Just two weeks left to save 20% with early bird discount

6th June 2019

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

The chairman of the British Ports Association (BPA) has called for ports industry concerns about contamination from open loop scrubbers to be addressed.

6th June 2019

Scrubber clarity call at UK parliament

6th June 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

China State Construction Engineering Corporation is interested in port projects in the Argentinean province of Corrientes and has already had negotiations with governor Gustavo Valdés.

6th June 2019

Chinese interest in Corrientes ports

6th June 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Canada’s government will amalgamate the Oshawa and Hamilton port authorities to form the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority to better attract investment, develop the supply chain, and enhance the region’s global connectivity and competitiveness.

6th June 2019

Canadian port authorities merge

6th June 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Reganosa’s Mugardos LNG terminal in Spain’s Port of Ferrol has received the country’s first LNG cargo from Cheniere’s Corpus Christi LNG export terminal in Texas, US.

6th June 2019

First Corpus Christi LNG cargo at Ferrol

6th June 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

Ports in Northern Europe are looking for new opportunities, reports Felicity Landon

5th June 2019

Ups, downs and Brexit

5th June 2019

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Revamped and refitted pilot vessels offer a means of ‘greening’ port operations. Alex Hughes reports on the options available

5th June 2019

Playing a supporting role

5th June 2019

ASIA

ASIA

China has turned down the rhetoric on its global ‘connector’ scheme to overcome criticism of the project’s intentions. Stevie Knight reports on the latest strategy

5th June 2019

Dream peddling of Belt and Road

5th June 2019

AFRICA

AFRICA

South Africa is facing up to the problems at its biggest port while keeping its role as the conduit for Southern Africa, says Martin Rushmere

5th June 2019

Getting South Africa’s house in order

5th June 2019

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Modern GIS systems do not need to be restricted to just one or two experts in a port. Alex Hughes finds out who else can put geospatial data to good use

5th June 2019

Cross-port benefits of geospatial technology

5th June 2019