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ASIA

ASIA

Expansion of Port Klang in Malaysia using foreign and Chinese money is being encouraged, Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke has said.

1st April 2019

Port Klang welcomes foreign investment

1st April 2019

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

A GB£12m upgrade to ABP Port of Southampton’s Ocean Cruise Terminal will include 2,000 roof-mounted solar panels to boost its status as the UK’s first carbon neutral cruise terminal and increase its…

29th March 2019

More solar power for Southampton

29th March 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

Marseille Fos Port Authority and Quechen Silicon Chemical have signed a construction agreement for the Chinese company’s €105m project to build a plant on a 12-hectare site in the Fos industrial zone,…

29th March 2019

French port deal for Chinese silicon giant

29th March 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

VDL Automated Vehicles will supply at least 80 electric and automated vehicles to port group PSA International to drive down emissions at the new Tuas Terminal.

29th March 2019

Large electric vehicle order for PSA

29th March 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released what is believed to be an industry first airborne noise emission notation (ABN) and ShipRight procedure to meet increasing demand for a standard and methodology to control…

28th March 2019

Airborne noise notation for ships in ports

28th March 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Yildirim Holding Inc. said it has lined up the financing for its subsidiary Yilport Holding to bid for a multiyear concession for the Long Beach Container Terminal in California.

28th March 2019

Yilport joins battle for US terminal

28th March 2019

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released what is believed to be an industry first airborne noise emission notation (ABN) and ShipRight procedure to meet increasing demand for a standard and methodology to control…

28th March 2019

Airborne noise notation for ships in ports

28th March 2019

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The organisation behind an ambitious global initiative to implement major environmental changes to achieve sustainability in port cities by 2030 faces one of its biggest challenges this year in co-ordinating how its…

27th March 2019

Port stakeholders step up to 2030 challenge

27th March 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

In the UK, a no-deal Brexit initiative under which lorries going to the Port of Dover are granted access to an entire side of a motorway has witnessed a number of collisions…

27th March 2019

Multiple crashes in Dover Op Brock initiative

27th March 2019

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has completed a project to improve safety and protect native flora and fauna by removing derelict boats and structures along the Fraser River.

27th March 2019

Vancouver completes river improvement project

27th March 2019

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The organisation behind an ambitious global initiative to implement major environmental changes to achieve sustainability in port cities by 2030 faces one of its biggest challenges this year in co-ordinating how its…

27th March 2019

Port stakeholders step up to 2030 challenge

27th March 2019

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Port Authority of Douala (PAD) has launched a restricted international tendering to select a new concessioner for the renovation, modernisation, operation and maintenance of the container terminal at the Port of…

26th March 2019

Douala container terminal put to tender

26th March 2019

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Corvus Energy will supply the energy storage system (ESS) for 20 battery-hybrid RTG cranes designed by CCCC Shanghai Equipment Engineering (CCCCSEE) and to be used in Chinese ports.

26th March 2019

Corvus Energy cuts Chinese port emissions

26th March 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Excelerate Energy’s floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) Excelerate has undergone maintenance work ahead of its journey to the Bay of Bengal to serve as Bangladesh’s second FRSU.

26th March 2019

Second LNG FRSU for Bangladesh

26th March 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

US-headquartered firm Navis has announced the launch of its Compass visual workflow-management application.

25th March 2019

Navis reveals new workflow application

25th March 2019

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

The Port of Antwerp is taking the next step in the transition to alternative energy sources and becoming a carbon-neutral port by leading a new pilot project which aims to produce 4,000-8,000t…

25th March 2019

Pioneering sustainable methanol project

25th March 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Cargotec company Navis has launched Navis Smart, delivering new ways, according to the firm, for container terminals and carriers to capture and process the abundance of sector data available to optimise planning,…

25th March 2019

Navis Smart launched at Navis World 2019

25th March 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Grupa LOTOS and PGNiG have carried out the first LNG bunkering operations in the Polish ports of Gdansk and Gdynia and helped promote the use of LNG in the Baltic Sea.

25th March 2019

First LNG bunkering in Polish ports

25th March 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

As APM Terminals has recently found to its cost, sentiment can trump both plans and contracts, especially when it concerns automation at Los Angeles.

25th March 2019

Redefining ‘impact’: LA’s automation debate

25th March 2019

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Montreal’s Viau Terminal will explore equipment and infrastructure electrification to improve its efficiency and reduce emissions.

22nd March 2019

Montreal investing in electrification

22nd March 2019