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CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

ABP Southampton has installed more than 2,000 roof-mounted solar panels on the Port of Southampton’s largest cruise terminal to make it carbon neutral as part of a programme to invest more than…

14th May 2018

UK’s first carbon neutral terminal helping renewable electricity production at Southampton

14th May 2018

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The US withdrawal from the JCPOA (nuclear) agreement will mean the re-entry of direct sanctions against Iran’s port operators alongside those aimed at South Shipping and IRISL lines, according to UK P&I…

11th May 2018

Iran’s ports face return to harder times

11th May 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

Ethiopia will take a stake in Port Sudan in its latest deal to boost and diversify its maritime business.

11th May 2018

Ethiopia diversifies trade access with Sudan and Kenya port investments

11th May 2018

ASIA

ASIA

Cambodia’s Try Pheap Group has signed a co-operation agreement with China’s Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group to conduct a feasibility study on the construction a deep-sea port in Kampot province.

11th May 2018

Cambodia mulls Kampot deep-sea port

11th May 2018

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

ESPO claims the proposed revision of the Port Reception Facilities (PRF) Directive to incentivise port waste facilities users to deliver by introducing the 100% fixed fee could result in unreasonable amounts of…

11th May 2018

PRF Directive fixed fee could result in an “unreasonable” amount of garbage

11th May 2018

GPCA

GPCA

Network with major organisations and key stakeholders including: Ports America Chesapeake, Tradepoint Atlantic, Karmar, Maryland Environmental Services, Diesel Technology Forum, Nascent, Bollinger, Dewberry, Taylor North East and Anchor QEA.

11th May 2018

Join key port players in Baltimore

11th May 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

ESPO has criticised a plan set out in the new proposal on the revision of the Port Reception Facilities (PRF) Directive to further incentivise users of waste facilities in ports to deliver…

10th May 2018

PRF Directive fixed fee could result in an “unreasonable” amount of garbage

10th May 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Federation of European Private Port Companies and Terminals (FEPORT) has called for prioritisation of investment favouring hinterland connections and multimodal projects with “a real and evaluated market need” — including ports…

10th May 2018

FEPORT backs call for increased facilitation budget

10th May 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The operator of Myanmar’s Asia World Port Terminal (AWPT) has stated that the port’s recent investment in 14 new pieces of equipment “signals” the facility’s robust confidence in Myanmar’s overall macroeconomic development…

10th May 2018

Myanmar’s AWPT invests in new equipment

10th May 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Telecommunications equipment firm Huawei and telecommunications company China Unicom have unveiled a 5G product that offers smart ports a totally-connected wireless network.

10th May 2018

Chinese port pilots welcome 5G era

10th May 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Specialist port insurer TT Club has warned of the daily operational risk posed by cyber activity, urging ports to shut down third party back doors into their systems.

10th May 2018

TT Club: cyber activity must be addressed

10th May 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Port giant DP World has partnered with Virgin to create a company to provide cargo-carriage systems that use a futuristic, high-speed tube-transport method described as the first new major transportation mode in…

10th May 2018

DPW and Virgin partner for hyperloop systems

10th May 2018

GPCA

GPCA

Joe Greco is the Director of Planning and Business Development for Ports America Chesapeake. Joe has a diverse background with a maritime career that extends twenty two years and covers leadership roles…

10th May 2018

Joe Greco

10th May 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Port of Newcastle plans to continue its fight to win funding and establish a container terminal, following news that the Australian government will fund rail expansion at Port Botany.

10th May 2018

Newcastle pushes ahead with container bid

10th May 2018

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A Finnish collaborative digitalisation consortium has been set up with a specific focus on energy efficiency improvement and emissions reduction of ship energy systems.

10th May 2018

Finnish based consortium works towards smart green shipping

10th May 2018

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Stena Oil has signed an agreement to create a new marine fuel terminal in the Port of Frederikshavn which will be fully adapted for the new Sulphur Directive 2020.

10th May 2018

Frederikshavn fuel terminal to be designed to meet sulphur directive

10th May 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Port crane simulation-based training provider CM Labs Simulations (CM Labs) has joined forces with Chinese company Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries (ZPMC) to develop simulation-based operator training for ZPMC’s remote desk-controlled ship-to-shore (STS)…

9th May 2018

ZPMC collaboration to promote crane training

9th May 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

In a change at the top, Forth Ports chief executive Charles Hammond has been named as the new chair of the United Kingdom Major Ports Group (UKMPG).

9th May 2018

UKMPG brings in new blood at the top

9th May 2018

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Following the recent mandate from The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) ExxonMobil is launching a Mass Flow Metering System (MFMS) for marine gas oil in Singapore which should help reduce…

9th May 2018

ExxonMobil Mass Flow Metering could cut bunkering times in Singapore

9th May 2018

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Abu Dhabi Ports has signed a 30-year concession agreement with MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company to establish a new container terminal at Khalifa Port, UAE.

8th May 2018

MSC signs 30-year concession with Abu Dhabi Ports for new Khalifa Port container terminal

8th May 2018

GPCA

GPCA

Two sessions to focus on sustainable removal and re-use of materials from port expansions.

8th May 2018

Learn how to recycle and re-use while developing your port

8th May 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Friday this week, May 11, will mark Northport’s arrival on the New Zealand container port scene, when Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) makes its first export loading on the newly-revamped Kiwi Express schedule.

8th May 2018

New Zealands Northport joins countrys container sector

8th May 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

Ethiopia is set to take a share in Djibouti’s Port of Djibouti under an agreement reached by both countries — though the size of the stake is unclear.

8th May 2018

Ethiopia to take share in Djibouti Port

8th May 2018