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EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Felixstowe has stated that vessel and rail loading performance remain below target but no new issues have emerged as it works on resolving slow loading and delays caused by…

11th July 2018

Felixstowe productivity at 80%

11th July 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

A joint venture will see Japan take delivery of its inaugural LNG bunker vessel the first of its kind to be operated in the country.

11th July 2018

Japan orders its first LNG bunker vessel

11th July 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Croatia is set to partner with China to carry out infrastructure projects including ports and railways.

11th July 2018

Croatia-China alliance for port progress

11th July 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The industry coalition SEALNG has reiterated how critical continuing investment in LNG as a marine fuel is to meeting both air quality and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets.

11th July 2018

Coalition says LNG crucial to meet GHG targets

11th July 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Los Angeles’ trade will suffer from any export tariffs placed on goods destined for China as it serves a large amount of business bound for the country while the…

10th July 2018

LA will suffer from Chinese export tariffs

10th July 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Cloud-based solutions constitute the technology that will have the greatest effect on the ports and terminals industry today, XVELA chief technology officer Robert Inchausti has said.

10th July 2018

Get on board with cloud technologies, urges XVELA

10th July 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Kalmar president Antti Kaunonen has identified automation, sharing data and making best use of big data as three key opportunities shaping the ports and terminals industry.

10th July 2018

Kalmar: tech opportunities for ports

10th July 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Yilport Holding has confirmed it has submitted an offer to the Ionian Sea Port Authority to invest in and manage all cargo operations at the container, bulk and ro-ro terminals of Port…

10th July 2018

Yilport in running for Taranto tender

10th July 2018

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

ESPO has welcomed the latest review of of the Waste Reception Facilities Directive but says it needs a firmer ‘polluter pays’ principle.

10th July 2018

ESPO calls for firmer polluter pays principle

10th July 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Nicaragua’s Empresa Portuaria Nacional (EPN, or National Port Company) executive president, Virgilio Silva, has said that the government is well aware of the negative impact that the political crisis in the country…

9th July 2018

Coup in Nicaragua damages port revenues

9th July 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Conseil de Surveillance (Supervisory Board) of France’s Port of Le Havre has voted unanimously to agree a €500m investment programme, French port alliance HAROPA has said.

9th July 2018

Le Havre commits to major investments

9th July 2018

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

A new report from transport information and consultancy services firm Dynamar has revealed that 24m teu is handled by 20 dominant transhipment ports across the world each year.

9th July 2018

Unique analysis of transhipment ports

9th July 2018

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Terminal operators should “get to know” the partners involved in port selection, Hapag-Lloyd UK and Ireland managing director Cameron Bowie has advised.

9th July 2018

Leading shipper message to ports

9th July 2018

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Key figures at the UK’s two biggest port associations have spoken out about the importance of safety.

9th July 2018

Safety paramount to port industry leaders

9th July 2018

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Harbour commissioners for the US ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have approved measures to ensure that new trucks that are just going into drayage service meet “the cleanest engine standards”.

9th July 2018

US ports approve clean truck regs

9th July 2018

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

Cavotec shore power technologies are playing a key role in delivering substantial sustainability savings to ports in China.

9th July 2018

Cavotec supports greener Chinese cruise

9th July 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Taking a step-by-step approach to automation is sensible because it allows for time for terminals to become orientated with functionality and processes, the managing director of LASE has said.

6th July 2018

Port automation best approached in stages

6th July 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The Port of Gothenburg’s is bringing its LNG dues reduction into line with its general environmental discount so all environmentally-friendly ships are rewarded fairly.

6th July 2018

Gothenburg works on fairer green discounts

6th July 2018

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

The container port sector is benefitting from huge investments from start-ups and major technology businesses due to the enormous mass-market opportunity for technologies connected to the Internet of Things and autonomous cars…

6th July 2018

Ports benefitting from IoT & autonomous cars

6th July 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A new $494.2m budget for the fiscal year 2019 is being implemented this week at the US Port of Oakland following the dock’s Board of Commissioners’ approval last week of a spending…

6th July 2018

Oakland green-lights big budget

6th July 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The possibility of even-bigger ships, the acceleration of ship cascading and the continuing impact of neo-panamax dimensions on ports are just some of the pressures being placed on container terminals today, according…

6th July 2018

Realities of “tougher” box terminal sector

6th July 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A new A$33m common-user bulk terminal is to be built at the Australian Port of Newcastle’s Kooragang Island.

6th July 2018

Newcastle invests in bulk boom

6th July 2018

ASIA

ASIA

An “inevitable” trade war between China and the US will refocus world trade and move shipping towards South and Southeast Asia ports, according to a Drewry official.

6th July 2018

Port winners of China/US trade spat

6th July 2018