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PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Air quality and in particularly emissions monitoring has taken centre stage at the latest discussions under the European co-funded project Poseidon Med II.

28th February 2018

EU project focuses in on air quality monitoring

28th February 2018

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The first global ports sustainability programme and charter will see ports focus on sustainable development by setting guidelines for achieving the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.

28th February 2018

International ports sustainability programme first

28th February 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Navis has hosted an employee hackathon to facilitate breakthrough ideas about product development.

28th February 2018

Navis hackathon fuels product development

28th February 2018

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A battery-powered truck has entered the Port of Oakland fleet for the first time in order to test the feasibility of zero-emission freight hauling.

28th February 2018

First battery-powered truck testing for Oakland

28th February 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Spain’s Minister of Public Works, Íñigo de la Serna, has gone on record as stating that stevedoring reform will be approved sometime this year, if not “as soon as possible”.

28th February 2018

Spanish minister insistent of stevedoring reform

28th February 2018

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The president of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA) has said that the US ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, plus Californian air quality regulatory agencies, need to rethink mandating zero-emissions…

28th February 2018

PMSA: Zero-emissions rethink needed

28th February 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Rotterdam Authority is planning for a natural decline in coal and expects it to be replaced by sustainable energy and new markets.

27th February 2018

Rotterdam has plan in place for coal decline

27th February 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

DP World’s contract with Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT) was cancelled because of a dispute over terms and poor performance, claims the Djibouti Ports & Free Zones Authority (DPFZA).

27th February 2018

Contract dispute led to DP World DCT loss

27th February 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Ernst & Young (EY) will design and develop a predictive and optimisation application to help improve Port of Singapore-based PSA Marine’s services and boost terminal productivity.

27th February 2018

Predictive app improves terminal productivity

27th February 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Port of Brownsville has moved closer to its own LNG export terminal by acquiring the US Coast Guard’s stamp of approval.

27th February 2018

Texas moves closer to LNG terminal realisation

27th February 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Terminal Portuario de Manta (TPM), which is undertaking major regeneration wok at the northern Ecuadorian port, says it is working on five different projects simultaneously.

27th February 2018

Manta advancing on five fronts

27th February 2018

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

COMMENT: DP World must be rueing the day it got involved with Djibouti. After more than a decade of positivity and significant investment in the country, its government has decided that the…

27th February 2018

DP Worlds breakdown of relations

27th February 2018

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Two Norwegian hybrid ferries have completed their first year in operation following their refit with PBES energy storage solutions.

26th February 2018

Year milestone for PBES powered electric ferries

26th February 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Three parties will undertake a feasibility study for an Australian LNG import terminal aiming to help stabilise APAC supplies.

26th February 2018

Feasibility study for Australian LNG terminal

26th February 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) president and chief operating officer for logistics Raymond Fitzgerald has been announced as the keynote speaker at the 2018 GreenPort Congress Americas.

26th February 2018

WWL president to give GreenPort keynote address

26th February 2018

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

A consortium of companies is embarking on the development of a waste-to-chemistry plant in Rotterdam.

26th February 2018

Rotterdam embarks on sustainable waste recycling

26th February 2018

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Green Marine’s 2018 performance indicator criteria includes revisions to LNG, sulphur oxide and particulate matter emissions and dry bulk handling and storage.

23rd February 2018

Green Marine emissions criteria revisions

23rd February 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

DP World has reacted swiftly and angrily after the government of Djibouti seized control of Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT), describing the government’s conduct as “particularly oppressive and cynical”.

23rd February 2018

DP World anger as Djibouti seizes Doraleh terminal

23rd February 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Leixoes will receive €510m investment (US$630m) to increase capacity and create a new terminal able to receive bigger ships.

22nd February 2018

€510m investment for Port of Leixoes

22nd February 2018

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Global marine lubricant provider Total Lubmarine has introduced a new addition to its already comprehensive Environmentally Acceptable Lubricant (EAL) range which is well suited for port equipment.

22nd February 2018

Total launches new green lubricant to the market

22nd February 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The three sites managed by the Port Authority of Valencia handled 4,832,156 teu in 2017, 2.11% more than in 2016.

21st February 2018

Valenciaport aims for 5m teu

21st February 2018

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Yilport Holding plans to acquire several SME ports and container terminals in Europe, Latin America, and North America.

21st February 2018

Yilport Holding pursues multiple acquisitions

21st February 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Flexible infrastructure at UK ports is essential to accommodate the changing needs of growing businesses, a warehouse specialist has stressed.

21st February 2018

Flexible infrastructure key for UK ports

21st February 2018