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EUROPE

EUROPE

Spains National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC) has announced that it is to investigate competition not only between Spanish ports but also with those of other countries.

23rd April 2019

Spain faces yet another competition probe

23rd April 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) has signed a US$135.5m Bulgaria port project construction contract with Logistic Center Varna EAD to jointly develop port infrastructure in Bulgaria’s Port of Varna.

18th April 2019

China secures Bulgaria foothold

18th April 2019

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Shoreham Port has been re-certified with Port Environmental Review System (PERS) certification to remain as one of only two PERS accredited ports in the UK, and one of twelve UK ports who…

18th April 2019

Shoreham recertified as an EcoPort

18th April 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Bunkering services provider FueLNG has completed its 100th LNG truck-to-ship bunkering operation at the Port of Singapore.

18th April 2019

1000th bunkering operation for FueLNG

18th April 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

The busiest container port in the UK has seen the arrival of its first remote-control rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs).

17th April 2019

UK port welcomes first remote RTGs

17th April 2019

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Egypt’s Damietta Port could be one of the first ports globally to use the just-in-time (JIT) concept prior to approval by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), according to the facility’s authority.

17th April 2019

Damietta aims to make just-in-time history

17th April 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has for the second time delayed a decision on a strongly contested permit for APM Terminals to carry out modernisation work to introduce driverless electric…

17th April 2019

New setback for APMTs LA automation project

17th April 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The busiest container port in the UK has seen the arrival of its first remote-control rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs).

17th April 2019

First remote electric RTGs for UK port

17th April 2019

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

BP, Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) and the Port of Rotterdam have joined forces to explore making “green hydrogen” for BP’s Rotterdam-based refinery with the potential for significant reductions in CO2 emissions.

17th April 2019

Green hydrogen study targets CO2 reduction

17th April 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

Deutsche Banks former asset management business is considering selling part of its stake in Peel Ports, in a deal that could value the port operator at £4bn.

16th April 2019

Partial sale considered for Peel Ports

16th April 2019

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A new infrastructure levy introduced by Napier Port as well as the majority of an insurance levy initiated in late 2017 are now being met by its shipping line callers.

15th April 2019

Napier Port levies shift to carriers

15th April 2019

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A heavy vehicle parking lot established last year to ease Picton street congestion caused by trucks involved in the Kaikoura earthquake relief effort has now been leased by Port Marlborough.

15th April 2019

Marlborough boosts truck facilities

15th April 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Uruguay’s national ports administration Administración Nacional de Puertos (ANP) has said it is not viable to build a dedicated container terminal for MSC at the Port of Montevideo. This follows an analysis…

15th April 2019

Uruguay turns down dedicated MSC terminal

15th April 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Chile, the head of the national shipowners’ association Asociación Nacional de Armadores (ANA) has forecast a prompt re-tendering of Terminal 2 (T2) at the Port of Valparaíso following the departure of…

15th April 2019

Urgent re-tender of Valparaíso T2

15th April 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

The permanent commission of Spain’s Congress of Deputies has given its approval to the royal decree law put forward by the government to complete reform of the stevedoring sector.

15th April 2019

Official stamp for stevedoring reform

15th April 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Port software specialist Navis is upping its cybersecurity focus with the rollout of a Product Security Incident Response Team alongside the publication of a single document focused on security.

15th April 2019

Software giant improves cyber response

15th April 2019

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Kalmar executives have stressed that the equipment provider’s new performance guarantee model is “proven technology and not a science project”.

15th April 2019

Performance model “not a science project”

15th April 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

The development of a new Icelandic port that could enable sustainable development of the Arctic and help to make emergent shipping routes safer is set to offer multiple natural benefits.

12th April 2019

New port targets a sustainable Arctic

12th April 2019

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The development of a new Icelandic port that could enable sustainable development of the Arctic and help to make emergent shipping routes safer is set to offer multiple natural benefits.

12th April 2019

New port targets a sustainable Arctic

12th April 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

DP World is looking at concessions in up to seven Latin American ports in the next year, according to the company’s chief operating officer.

12th April 2019

DP World seeks bigger Latin America stake

12th April 2019