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GPCA

GPCA

As Senior Vice President of Administration and Corporate Affairs, Aaron directs Tradepoint Atlantic’s internal external affairs and activities that include public affairs, community relations, government relations and marketing. He also oversees Tradepoint…

29th March 2018

Aaron Tomarchio

29th March 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Lithium-ion battery expert Dr John Warner is presenting at the NEXT GENERATION Marine Power & Propulsion Conference at the Grand Harbour, Southampton on 18 and 19 April 2018.

28th March 2018

Experts Highlight Viable Power and Propulsion Solutions for Next Generation Vessels

28th March 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The implementation of Directive 2010/65/EU on reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of the Member States (the Reporting Formalities Directive, or RFD) fails to succeed in lowering the…

28th March 2018

ESPO: EU directive fails to decrease admin burden

28th March 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The project to dredge the Corpus Christi Ship Channel — which has been waiting on promised federal funds for nearly 30 years — will progress to make the 2021 deadline after the…

28th March 2018

Corpus Christi dredging to move forward

28th March 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Spain’s development ministry has made available an outline document relating to stevedoring reform, inviting observations from all interested parties.

27th March 2018

Spain issues stevedoring reform plan

27th March 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A mixed commission made up of members of both the Russian and Cuban maritime authorities met in Havana recently.

27th March 2018

Russia to help Cuba draw up masterplan

27th March 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Investment in publicly-owned Brazilian ports reached a 14-year low in 2017, when just $52.66m was spent, notes the Confederação Nacional da Indústria, or the Brazilian National Confederation of Industry (CNI). The amount represents…

27th March 2018

Investment plummets in Brazilian ports

27th March 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

A Maritime 2050 Call for Evidence has been launched by the UK government’s Department for Transport (DfT) to seek the views of both those within and outside the sector.

27th March 2018

Maritime 2050 Call for Evidence launched

27th March 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has launched its latest-generation shuttle and straddle carriers for increased reliability, productivity and safety during container handling.

27th March 2018

New generation of Kalmar shuttle and straddle carriers

27th March 2018

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

British Science Week will this year focus on the ocean and the significance of science and technology in combating harmful levels of plastic in our seas.

27th March 2018

Using drones to tackle ocean plastic pollution

27th March 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Puerto Coronel will invest US$30m in two new ZPMC container gantry cranes and construction of associated infrastructure to boost its terminal’s container handling capacity.

26th March 2018

Puerto Coronel to invest US$30m in container cranes

26th March 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

A new company has been created that will push ahead with the creation of a new LNG distribution hub at the Port of Livorno.

26th March 2018

LNG distribution hub in planning at Livorno

26th March 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

DP World has won a 30-year concession for the management and development of a greenfield multi-purpose port project at Banana, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

26th March 2018

DP World wins 30-year DRC port concession

26th March 2018

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A carbon offset programme and carbon accounting tool are helping shipping operations and the ports they use become carbon neutral.

23rd March 2018

RightShip developments aiding carbon accountability

23rd March 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Infrastructure construction for the Container Exchange Route (CER) has begun at the Port of Rotterdam in a bid to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs.

23rd March 2018

Rotterdam begins Container Exchange Route construction

23rd March 2018

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Stricter environmental regulations on ballast water and sulphur emissions are forcing the shipping industry to take action and this year’s SMM 2018 will showcase future-proof technologies to help operators meet tighter targets.

22nd March 2018

SMM 2018 Green Shipping Conference

22nd March 2018

ASIA

ASIA

Protecting Asia-Pacific ports against climate change could cost up to US$49 billion, according to new research commissioned by HSBC from sustainability analysts Asia Research and Engagement (ARE).

22nd March 2018

Asian ports face $49bn in climate change costs

22nd March 2018

ASIA

ASIA

A modernisation project at Sasa Port could go ahead after being reinstated as a development opportunity under a public-private partnership (PPP) programme.

22nd March 2018

Sasa Port development could be realised

22nd March 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Lifting equipment provider Konecranes’ supply of a Model 4 Mobile Harbor Crane to the Port of Miike will make it the first of its kind to operate in Japan.

22nd March 2018

Konecranes to supply MHC to Japan’s Miike

22nd March 2018

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Protecting Asia-Pacific ports against climate change could cost up to US$49 billion, according to new research commissioned by HSBC from sustainability analysts Asia Research and Engagement (ARE).

22nd March 2018

Asian ports face US$49bn in climate change costs

22nd March 2018