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TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The Paris MOU, Tokyo MOU, Indian Ocean MOU and Black Sea MOU port state control (PSC) regimes have agreed to focus on the prevention of ship air pollution during their forthcoming concentrated…

26th July 2018

PSC collective kick-starts emissions campaign

26th July 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Cosco Shipping Lines has confirmed its Long Beach customer service centre (COSAG) has been “adversely affected” following a cyber attack on its US operations.

26th July 2018

Cosco cyber attack hits Long Beach services

26th July 2018

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Torqeedo is supplying electric propulsion systems for a fleet of 15 new passenger excursion boats recently delivered to Vinpearl’s newest resort development at Hoi An, Vietnam.

26th July 2018

Torqeedo powers clean electric vessels

26th July 2018

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A new remote monitoring system is being put to the test as part of the first-ever ocean cleanup system which will eventually go to work on a large-scale cleaning project in the…

26th July 2018

Remote monitoring system for ocean cleaning

26th July 2018

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Global trade prospects in 2018 face an “almost unprecedented level of uncertainty” which calls for caution about expected cargo volume for 2018, Hutchison Port Holdings has said.

25th July 2018

“Unprecedented uncertainty” for trade

25th July 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Engro Corporation Ltd of Pakistan and Royal Vopak of the Netherlands have signed a Share Purchase Agreement in which Vopak will acquire a 29% share in Elengy Terminal Pakistan Ltd (ETPL).

25th July 2018

Port of Qasim LNG infrastructure agreement

25th July 2018

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The US Port of Oakland has set an ambitious target to reduce emissions as part of its air quality improvement plan which is currently out for public review.

25th July 2018

Oakland aims for no emissions operations

25th July 2018

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

In 2017, 135 ports handled more than 1m teu with these ports handling 84% of the estimated teu volume worldwide.

24th July 2018

135 teu millionaire ports

24th July 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Felixstowe has “continued to suffer from a significant number of rail misses” but this number reduced following the introduction of new yard procedures on 12 July and implementation of…

24th July 2018

Felixstowe admits rail misses

24th July 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Charges have been filed in the Auckland District Court this month in relation to the death of ocean swimmer Leslie Gelberger, who was thought to have been struck and killed by a…

24th July 2018

Auckland charged over swimmers death

24th July 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Impediments to efficiency in Australia’s port network ultimately impact negatively on the cost of living for Australians and Australia’s competitiveness on the international stage, according to Ports Australia chief executive Mike Gallacher.

23rd July 2018

Real cost of port shortfalls in Australia

23rd July 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina, or Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), has issued a study it has undertaken into port investment in Latin America and the Caribbean up to…

23rd July 2018

Carib and Latin America investment shortfall

23rd July 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Guillermo Bouroncle, managing director of Peru’s national port authority, Autoridad Portuaria Nacional (APN), recently explained that national ports needed investment totalling $2.014bn.

23rd July 2018

Peruvian ports need $2bn of new investment

23rd July 2018

ASIA

ASIA

Coal-carrying vessels have increasingly been left idle off the coast of China as a result of thermal coal import restrictions at the country’s major ports, sources have said.

23rd July 2018

China’s import restrictions leave ships idle

23rd July 2018

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Would your port benefit from learning how to profit from green initiatives? The provisional programme for GreenPort Cruise & Congress has been finalised and is now available to view online.

23rd July 2018

Provisional programme released

23rd July 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Automation and safety should be key areas of focus for ports if they want to improve efficiency, the president and chairman of the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association has said.

23rd July 2018

Efficiency gains are in automation

23rd July 2018

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Efforts by ports to green operations are driving technology development but the whole maritime industry needs to work together to do more, the senior vice president of mobile equipment at Kalmar has…

23rd July 2018

More collaboration needed for green evolution

23rd July 2018

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Germany’s Port of Kiel is investing in greener cargo handling equipment, environmental technology and initiating a modal shift from road to rail.

23rd July 2018

Kiel invests in greener cargo handling

23rd July 2018

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Rotterdam is taking its preservation role seriously by helping conserve the Dutch honey bee and creating a new colony at the port.

23rd July 2018

Rotterdam works to conserve honey bees

23rd July 2018

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A new AIM-listed investment platform aims to accelerate growth in IMO-compliant green technology service companies to minimise the marine industry’s environmental impact and help it meet the required standards for shipping.

20th July 2018

Investment platform promotes green tech

20th July 2018