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EUROPE

EUROPE

Northern Ireland’s Warrenpoint Port has unveiled a 25-year growth plan involving upgrading transport links, improving capacity and facilities and developing improved linkages with Warrenpoint town.

17th April 2018

25-year growth plan at Warrenpoint

17th April 2018

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Trelleborg Marine Systems is stressing the importance of ‘hyper-collaboration’ to improve safety, efficiency and sustainability of operations for green smart ports of the future.

17th April 2018

Trelleborg presents green SmartPort concept

17th April 2018

GPCA

GPCA

Dr Pepijn Veefkind is an expert on satellite observations of the atmospheric composition, for air quality and climate monitoring. He is a senior scientist at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) and…

16th April 2018

Pepijn Veefkind

16th April 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Montréal will receive CAD$18.4m in government investment to help create more ‘middle class’ jobs and help local businesses compete by moving commercial goods to market.

16th April 2018

Montréal funding to boost economy

16th April 2018

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Drewry’s latest five-year global container port demand forecast is 4.3% per annum, up from last year.

16th April 2018

Drewry forecasts growth in box port demand

16th April 2018

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

An agreement to reduce shipping CO2 emissions by “at least” 50% on 2008 levels by 2050 has been welcomed by global port authorities.

16th April 2018

Ports welcome IMO GHG deal

16th April 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Fluxys will build a LNG bunkering facility at the Port of Antwerp to bolster its mobile (truck-to-ship) bunkering service.

16th April 2018

LNG bunkering facility to be built at Antwerp

16th April 2018

GPCA

GPCA

The 2018 GreenPort Conference America was held at the Baltimore Convention Center, in Baltimore, Maryland USA.The Convention Center is surrounded by several major hotels and tourist attractions, all within walking distance, and…

16th April 2018

Venue and Accommodation

16th April 2018

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

A new proposal to build ‘housing units’ on top of terminal buildings at the Kwai Tsing Container Terminals could combat noise and light pollution.

13th April 2018

Kwai Tsing pollution proposal

13th April 2018

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A trial of eco-friendly hull cleaning technology is underway at the Port of Southampton to help ship owners maintain efficiency, minimise emissions and responsibly dispose of waste matter.

13th April 2018

Eco-friendly hull cleaning at Southampton

13th April 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

As US Congress begins work on FY 2019 appropriations bills, American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has stepped up its funding advocacy for port security and the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery…

12th April 2018

AAPA advocates for TIGER and security funding

12th April 2018

ASIA

ASIA

Plans to construct a new port at Dugarajapatnam in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh have been abandoned by the country’s government.

12th April 2018

Dugarajapatnam port plans shelved

12th April 2018

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Bahrain’s Khalifa Bin Salman Port (KBSP) is currently operating at 45% of its capacity.

12th April 2018

KBSP running at 45% capacity

12th April 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The US Port of Mobile is set to get a new vehicle terminal after the US government gave the Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) a $12.7m Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER)…

12th April 2018

Port of Mobile set for new vehicle terminal

12th April 2018

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

A report by transport research and analysis company Transport Intelligence (Ti) has claimed that the Middle East Gulf region could suffer from substantial overcapacity of container terminal infrastructure if all planned projects…

12th April 2018

Ti: Middle East Gulf risks overcapacity

12th April 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) has responded to notice of strike action on April 26-29 from the small marine staff component of the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) by declaring it will…

12th April 2018

Lyttelton tit-for-tat threats continue

12th April 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has sought permission to withdraw a proposal it put forward to create a second container terminal in the Port of Montevideo in Uruguay.

12th April 2018

MSC withdraws Montevideo terminal project

12th April 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Fluxys will build a permanent LNG bunkering facility at the Port of Antwerp to bolster its existing mobile (truck-to-ship) bunkering service.

11th April 2018

LNG bunkering facility to be built at Antwerp

11th April 2018

GPCA

GPCA

GreenPort Congress’ first visit to North America is a must attend event for those working in the ports and shipping sector looking to improve their environmental and sustainability credentials.

10th April 2018

Essential for ports and their suppliers

10th April 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Port of Felixstowe has received its first two remote control ship-to-shore gantry cranes from ZPMC to help it handle multiple mega-vessels simultaneously.

10th April 2018

Remote control gantry cranes at Felixstowe

10th April 2018

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Kalmar has signed a deal with Deepwater Container Terminal (DCT) Gdansk to supply five electrically powered rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) to help it improve the sustainability of its operations.

10th April 2018

Kalmar supports Gdansk sustainability efforts

10th April 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The State of Victoria’s opposition party says it remains committed to a container port at Hastings, as an alternative and potential competitor to Melbourne, if it gets back into government.

9th April 2018

Victoria opposition still backing Hastings

9th April 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

DP World has issued a statement warning that its concession agreement to operate the Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT) in Djibouti “remains in full force and effect.”

9th April 2018

DP warns off potential Djibouti suitors

9th April 2018