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PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Kalmar plans to make electrically-powered versions of all its equipment available by 2021 as part of a commitment to reducing emissions in cargo and material handling operations by fostering eco-efficient technologies.

17th May 2018

Kalmar to offer full e-range by 2021 to reduce emissions

17th May 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Port members of the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) have identified over $20bn in predicted multimodal port and rail access requirements in the next 10 years, with a third of ports…

17th May 2018

AAPA study shows $20bn+ of access needs

17th May 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A secret deal between the New South Wales (NSW) government and port owners is stopping the Port of Newcastle from developing a container terminal and pushing up consumer prices, according to Australia’s…

16th May 2018

Secret government deal holding back Newcastle

16th May 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new app to help the transportation logistics and shipping industries better assign costs based on responsibility for damaged shipping containers is expected to help ports become more efficient.

16th May 2018

New container app records damage to help port efficiency

16th May 2018

GPCA

GPCA

Day one to focus on a wide range of environmental and sustainability topics.

16th May 2018

Port greening to be discussed

16th May 2018

GPCA

GPCA

Attendees of GreenPort Congress America, met for the first-time last night at the Welcome Reception.

16th May 2018

Networks being built in Baltimore

16th May 2018

GPCA

GPCA

Tim Van Wormer has worked for the Port of Portland for over 25 years and has worked in the design profession for over 30 years.Tim has a Master’s degree in Urban Planning,…

16th May 2018

Tim Van Wormer

16th May 2018

ASIA

ASIA

Malaysian local media have reported that MMC Corp has submitted an appeal to the new Sabah state government on its proposed acquisition of a 20% stake in Sabah Ports Sdn. Bhd. (SPSB)…

15th May 2018

MMC makes another play for Sabah Ports

15th May 2018

GPCA

GPCA

GreenPort Congress America starts tonight with the Welcome Reception

15th May 2018

Delegates arrive in Baltimore

15th May 2018

GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

The Lieutenant Governor of Maryland Boyd K. Rutherford, will be opening GreenPort Congress Americas on 16 May.

15th May 2018

Maryland officials to offer practical insight at GreenPort Congress Americas

15th May 2018

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

The Norwegian Parliament has adopted a resolution to halt emissions from cruise ships and ferries in the Norwegian world heritage fjords as soon as technically possible and no later than 2026 to…

15th May 2018

Norway adopts zero-emissions regulations in world heritage fjords

15th May 2018

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

A.P. Moller-Maersk chief executive Søren Skou has said that APM Terminals (APMT) will use more technology and more automation where appropriate — especially for transhipment boxes.

15th May 2018

Skou: more tech and automation for APMT

15th May 2018

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