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WORLD

WORLD

The Ro-pax Fior Di Levante will plug into the first shore power facility in Eastern Mediterranean region at a special inauguration ceremony taking place at Killini port on Thursday 20th December 2018…

17th December 2018

The first shore-to-ship electrical supply connection in Eastern Mediterranean to kick-off at the port of Killini in Greece On Thursday 20th December 2018

17th December 2018

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Tristar Group has committed to ban non-reusable plastic materials in its shipping operations at SOHAR Port and Freezone, commencing 2019.

17th December 2018

SOHAR operator to ban non-reusable plastic

17th December 2018

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Don’t delay! Submissions are now invited for the 2019 GreenPort Cruise & Congress, hosted by Port of Oslo from 15-18 October 2019.

13th December 2018

Limited time remaining to submit your abstract for GreenPort Cruise and Congress 2019

13th December 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Technology provider Navis has identified six key trends it believes will be driving the shipping industry over the next year.

13th December 2018

Top trade trends revealed for 2019

13th December 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Cruise company, Carnival Corporation, has welcomed AIDA Cruises’ new liner, said to be the world’s first cruise vessel powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) both at sea and in port.

13th December 2018

LNG powers new cruise liner

13th December 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

New Zealand’s Port Nelson is set to invest about $20m in the next year to year and a half on re-developing the Main Wharf North berth and buying a new Damen harbour…

13th December 2018

NZ port splashing $20m on improvements

13th December 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

ABB has revealed that the Port of Tianjin’s Tianjin Five Continents International Container Terminal (FICT) is modernising its yard’s crane fleet with ABB automation, with the Swiss-Swedish organisation collaborating with Shanghai Zhenhua…

12th December 2018

ABB and ZPMC modernise Tianjin

12th December 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Tecon Santos container terminal in Brazil has placed an order with Cargotec company Kalmar for the delivery of 30 Kalmar Ottawa T2 terminal tractors.

12th December 2018

Kalmar helps boost growth at Tecon Santos

12th December 2018

ASIA

ASIA

This week saw the inauguration of a 35-year Abu Dhabi Ports–COSCO SHIPPING Ports concession deal that will let China COSCO SHIPPING Corporation (COSCO) develop and run a new Khalifa Port container terminal…

12th December 2018

New terminal to aid China trade flows

12th December 2018

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Ports will have to deal with more cascading loops with implications including a need for more berth space, Drewry has said.

11th December 2018

Ports to face more cascading loops

11th December 2018

THE STRATEGIST

THE STRATEGIST

COMMENT: Transnet, the operator of South Africa’s port terminals and provider of rail freight services, has been beset by corruption and malpractice scandals over the last three years, writes Mike Mundy

10th December 2018

South Africa must beat corruption and confusion

10th December 2018

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Submissions are now being invited for the Southampton 2019 Coastlink Conference, which will focus on the latest developments and future of short sea and feeder container shipping and how they form part…

10th December 2018

Short sea shipping focus for prime event

10th December 2018

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

Emissions verification company, Verifavia, has announced eight new cooperation agreements with recognised organisations (ROs), supporting International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) regulations.

7th December 2018

Verifavia announces cooperation agreements

7th December 2018

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Port logistics company, Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and US-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) have joined forces to produce a high speed container transport system at the Port of Hamburg.

6th December 2018

Vacuum power moves people around port

6th December 2018

ASIA

ASIA

The Malaysian transport minister has reiterated his government’s position over claims that Malaysia is encroaching into Singapore waters with its Johor Port expansion.

6th December 2018

Malaysia rubbishes Singapore port claims

6th December 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A strike that began on November 16 has crippled the Chilean Port of Valparaíso. By the end of a 10th day of strikes, with most of the terminals effectively blockaded by striking…

6th December 2018

Chilean port reels from crippling strikes

6th December 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Spanish ports are taking advantage of the current sustained growth in maritime traffic to add new infrastructure to allow them to better compete with northern European hubs, such as Rotterdam. They have…

6th December 2018

Spain challenges north European dominance

6th December 2018

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Each day, the need for port call optimisation is growing, especially with the International Maritime Organization’s commitment to lower total annual greenhouse gas emissions from shipping by at least 50% by 2050.

6th December 2018

Urgent need to optimise port calls

6th December 2018

ASIA

ASIA

Singapore’s Jurong Port has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with one of the country’s three major telecommunications companies for the provision of a terminal-wide wireless private network.

6th December 2018

Asian port moves closer to smart status

6th December 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

EPIK Co. Ltd. will commence preliminary works on a proposed LNG floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) import terminal at the Port of Newcastle, Australia.

5th December 2018

New Australian LNG FSRU import terminal

5th December 2018