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EUROPE

EUROPE

Ports and shipping need to collaborate better to ‘sell’ a career in maritime to an increasingly-disinterested employment pool.

20th May 2019

Sell a career in maritime, not ports

20th May 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

UK shipping minister Nusrat Ghani has responded to criticism of the government’s inability to focus on anything other than Brexit, to the detriment of the sector.

20th May 2019

Shipping minister: Ports still front and centre

20th May 2019

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

A new industry working group on open loop scrubbers has found that impact on sediment quality is the main concern for UK ports and enclosed waterways.

20th May 2019

Sediment unease over scrubbers

20th May 2019

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Continental will debut its new radial port tyre portfolio at this years TOC Europe in Rotterdam, developed to meet the demands of vehicles used in terminal operations.

17th May 2019

Continental showcases new range at TOC Europe

17th May 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

An industrial incident involving a top loader container handler at a Port of Los Angeles container terminal has resulted in the death of a worker and seriously injured a second worker.

16th May 2019

Dock worker killed in LA terminal accident

16th May 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Increased tariffs on bilateral US-China goods trade may result in decreased traffic at certain US ports, but medium-term revenues of ports will be partly insulated from volume declines by contractual minimums, a…

16th May 2019

Fitch: US ports shielded from tariff

16th May 2019

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

Osprey nesting platforms on port navigation aids in Port Hedland’s inner harbour have been increased from three to five as part of a project by Australia’s Pilbara Ports Authority to replace ageing…

16th May 2019

Ospreys get new homes in Port Hedland

16th May 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

Hunterston Port and Resource Centre (PARC) could be redeveloped for use as an LNG terminal, combined cycle gas turbine power station or train-manufacturing plant, Peel Ports has revealed.

16th May 2019

Peel reveals Hunterston development options

16th May 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The worlds first LNG-powered crane vessel has begun its first project carrying out maintenance work in the Port of Rotterdam.

15th May 2019

First LNG crane vessel begins first port job

15th May 2019

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Houthi rebels have pulled out of the ports of Hodeidah, Salif and Ras Issa as part of a deal struck between Houthi leaders and the Yemeni Government to enable humanitarian aid into…

15th May 2019

Rebels withdraw from Yemen ports

15th May 2019

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Cargotec is to continue its joint projects with multiple startups to address maritime industry inefficiencies introduced to it through maritime startup collaboration platform, the Rainmaking Trade & Transport Impact Programme.

14th May 2019

Cargotec projects tackle industry inefficiencies

14th May 2019

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

The UAE Federal Transport Authority has publicly confirmed it has “no objection” to ships using open-loop exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS/scrubbers), in its waters.

14th May 2019

UAE has “no objection” to open loop scrubbers

14th May 2019

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

The Port of Dover has presented Princess Cruises’ ‘Pacific Princess’ with its Safety Environment Awareness ‘SEA’ Award.

14th May 2019

Dover gives Princess ‘SEA’ award

14th May 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The British Ports Association (BPA) has stressed the need for “a relentless focus” on long term measures to achieve zero-emission shipping as the IMOs Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 74) meet to…

13th May 2019

“Relentless focus” needed to tackle emissions

13th May 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The UAE Federal Transport Authority has publicly confirmed it has “no objection” to ships using open-loop exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS/scrubbers), in its waters.

13th May 2019

UAE has “no objection” to open loop scrubbers

13th May 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Rotterdam Port Fund (RPF) and NIBC Bank have jointly acquired a majority interest in Rolande, the developer and operator of LNG filling stations and producer of bio-LNG.

13th May 2019

Rotterdam Port Fund invests in LNG

13th May 2019

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

The Port of Rotterdam, Port of Antwerp and North Sea Port have applied to the European Commission for a project to collect, transport and store 10m tonnes of CO2 in the North…

13th May 2019

Ports propose CO2 storage project

13th May 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has recommended the US Administration rescind a decision to hike tariffs to 25% on about US$200bn in goods exported from China.

13th May 2019

AAPA urges pause on harmful tariffs

13th May 2019

ASIA

ASIA

Malaysia is planning to abolish some regulations to make its ports more competitive, especially in the transhipment sector, a senior government official has said. Many of the regulations were created to try…

13th May 2019

Malaysia reforms to improve competitiveness

13th May 2019

ASIA

ASIA

Adani Yangon International Terminal has received approval to develop a second container terminal in Ahlon in Yangon, according to the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC).

13th May 2019

Nod for new Yangon container terminal

13th May 2019