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ASIA

ASIA

Malaysian local media have reported that MMC Corp has submitted an appeal to the new Sabah state government on its proposed acquisition of a 20% stake in Sabah Ports Sdn. Bhd. (SPSB)…

15th May 2018

MMC makes another play for Sabah Ports

15th May 2018

GPCA

GPCA

GreenPort Congress America starts tonight with the Welcome Reception

15th May 2018

Delegates arrive in Baltimore

15th May 2018

GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

The Lieutenant Governor of Maryland Boyd K. Rutherford, will be opening GreenPort Congress Americas on 16 May.

15th May 2018

Maryland officials to offer practical insight at GreenPort Congress Americas

15th May 2018

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

The Norwegian Parliament has adopted a resolution to halt emissions from cruise ships and ferries in the Norwegian world heritage fjords as soon as technically possible and no later than 2026 to…

15th May 2018

Norway adopts zero-emissions regulations in world heritage fjords

15th May 2018

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

A.P. Moller-Maersk chief executive Søren Skou has said that APM Terminals (APMT) will use more technology and more automation where appropriate — especially for transhipment boxes.

15th May 2018

Skou: more tech and automation for APMT

15th May 2018

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

ABP Southampton has installed more than 2,000 roof-mounted solar panels on the Port of Southampton’s largest cruise terminal to make it carbon neutral as part of a programme to invest more than…

14th May 2018

UK’s first carbon neutral terminal helping renewable electricity production at Southampton

14th May 2018

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The US withdrawal from the JCPOA (nuclear) agreement will mean the re-entry of direct sanctions against Iran’s port operators alongside those aimed at South Shipping and IRISL lines, according to UK P&I…

11th May 2018

Iran’s ports face return to harder times

11th May 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

Ethiopia will take a stake in Port Sudan in its latest deal to boost and diversify its maritime business.

11th May 2018

Ethiopia diversifies trade access with Sudan and Kenya port investments

11th May 2018

ASIA

ASIA

Cambodia’s Try Pheap Group has signed a co-operation agreement with China’s Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group to conduct a feasibility study on the construction a deep-sea port in Kampot province.

11th May 2018

Cambodia mulls Kampot deep-sea port

11th May 2018

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

ESPO claims the proposed revision of the Port Reception Facilities (PRF) Directive to incentivise port waste facilities users to deliver by introducing the 100% fixed fee could result in unreasonable amounts of…

11th May 2018

PRF Directive fixed fee could result in an “unreasonable” amount of garbage

11th May 2018

GPCA

GPCA

Network with major organisations and key stakeholders including: Ports America Chesapeake, Tradepoint Atlantic, Karmar, Maryland Environmental Services, Diesel Technology Forum, Nascent, Bollinger, Dewberry, Taylor North East and Anchor QEA.

11th May 2018

Join key port players in Baltimore

11th May 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

ESPO has criticised a plan set out in the new proposal on the revision of the Port Reception Facilities (PRF) Directive to further incentivise users of waste facilities in ports to deliver…

10th May 2018

PRF Directive fixed fee could result in an “unreasonable” amount of garbage

10th May 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Federation of European Private Port Companies and Terminals (FEPORT) has called for prioritisation of investment favouring hinterland connections and multimodal projects with “a real and evaluated market need” — including ports…

10th May 2018

FEPORT backs call for increased facilitation budget

10th May 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The operator of Myanmar’s Asia World Port Terminal (AWPT) has stated that the port’s recent investment in 14 new pieces of equipment “signals” the facility’s robust confidence in Myanmar’s overall macroeconomic development…

10th May 2018

Myanmar’s AWPT invests in new equipment

10th May 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Telecommunications equipment firm Huawei and telecommunications company China Unicom have unveiled a 5G product that offers smart ports a totally-connected wireless network.

10th May 2018

Chinese port pilots welcome 5G era

10th May 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Specialist port insurer TT Club has warned of the daily operational risk posed by cyber activity, urging ports to shut down third party back doors into their systems.

10th May 2018

TT Club: cyber activity must be addressed

10th May 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Port giant DP World has partnered with Virgin to create a company to provide cargo-carriage systems that use a futuristic, high-speed tube-transport method described as the first new major transportation mode in…

10th May 2018

DPW and Virgin partner for hyperloop systems

10th May 2018

GPCA

GPCA

Joe Greco is the Director of Planning and Business Development for Ports America Chesapeake. Joe has a diverse background with a maritime career that extends twenty two years and covers leadership roles…

10th May 2018

Joe Greco

10th May 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Port of Newcastle plans to continue its fight to win funding and establish a container terminal, following news that the Australian government will fund rail expansion at Port Botany.

10th May 2018

Newcastle pushes ahead with container bid

10th May 2018

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A Finnish collaborative digitalisation consortium has been set up with a specific focus on energy efficiency improvement and emissions reduction of ship energy systems.

10th May 2018

Finnish based consortium works towards smart green shipping

10th May 2018