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NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A boycott by independent owner-operator drivers in protest at slow turn times at the Port of Miami Terminal Operating Company (POMTOC) ended last week.

11th December 2017

Drivers end POMTOC boycott

11th December 2017

EUROPE

EUROPE

The European Commission (EC) has announced a proposal to invest €78.9m into developing maritime ports and €44.7m into developing inland waterways under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).

11th December 2017

EC to invest €78.9m into port development

11th December 2017

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Navis chief technology officer (CTO) has identified the technology trends in the ocean shipping sector that he views as having the greatest impact in 2018 and beyond.

11th December 2017

Navis CTO identifies top port tech trends

11th December 2017

ASIA

ASIA

Myanmars government is looking into ways to restart the currently-suspended development of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) which includes a deep-sea port in Myanmar.

11th December 2017

Myanmar keen to restart Dawei project

11th December 2017

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Proposals for new technology to reduce at-berth emissions for non-container vessels are being invited in California.

11th December 2017

LA/LB targets at-berth emissions

11th December 2017

GPCA

GPCA

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11th December 2017

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11th December 2017

GPCA

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11th December 2017

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11th December 2017

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A new Voyage Emissions Reduction (VER) system will reduce volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from tankers by up to 75%.

11th December 2017

VER system reduces tanker emissions

11th December 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Ecuador, assembly member Carlos Falquez Batallas has called upon the State Comptroller General to undertake a “special examination of the pre-contract procedure and the execution of the contract as part of…

11th December 2017

Exporters criticise Puerto Bolívar price hikes

11th December 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Peruvian government has put before parliament a proposal to increase port concessions from a maximum of 30 years to an upper level of 60 years.

11th December 2017

Peru government argues for 30-year concession extensions

11th December 2017

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

A USD$10m project to convert cranes from diesel to electric-powered has reduced emissions at Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo.

8th December 2017

Electric RTGs reducing Colombo emissions

8th December 2017

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The New South Wales (NSW) Government has released its Draft Freight and Ports Plan which highlights six priority areas.

7th December 2017

NSW Draft Freight and Ports Plan released

7th December 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new Navis customised training portal will enable terminal operators to employ skilled workers to fully utilise TOS technology and improve overall productivity.

7th December 2017

Navis launches online training portal

7th December 2017

ASIA

ASIA

An agreement which allows Indian goods to bypass Pakistan has been declared “strategically and commercially very important.”

6th December 2017

Chabahar Port aids Indian trade

6th December 2017

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Port of London Authority (PLA) says it has broken new ground by publishing what it calls the first draft Air Quality Strategy for a UK port.

6th December 2017

Air quality strategy first for London port

6th December 2017

GPCA

GPCA

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6th December 2017

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6th December 2017

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Vancouver is getting better at engaging its stakeholders which it says is the only way to increase its efficiency and sustainability going forward.

6th December 2017

Looking after truckers to maintain port efficiency

6th December 2017

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

The Port of Rotterdam has joined the North Sea Wind Power Hub Consortium in order to speed up the realisation of sustainable electricity and meet the objectives of the Paris climate change…

6th December 2017

Rotterdam throws its weight behind wind energy development

6th December 2017

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Malahat Nation and Steelhead LNG have scrapped plans for a liquefied natural gas terminal on South Vancouver Island.

5th December 2017

Vancouver Steelhead LNG project aborted

5th December 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kramer Group has placed a substantial 22-machine order with Konecranes to speed up operations at its Rotterdam operation.

5th December 2017

Konecranes confirms Kramer order

5th December 2017

EUROPE

EUROPE

DP World Yarimca is upgrading two of its Konecranes rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes in order to assess the viability of remote operation.

5th December 2017

DPW Yarimca ready for remotely-operated RTGs

5th December 2017

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has warned that the two versions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act bill, which have been approved in the US House of Representatives and…

5th December 2017

AAPA opposes port-related bill provisions

5th December 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Empresa Brasileira de Terminais Portuários (Embraport) in Brazil will now be known as DP World Santos after the terminal operating giant acquired an additional stake of nearly 67% from Odebrecht Transport.

5th December 2017

Embraport now wholly DP World owned

5th December 2017