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GPCA

GPCA

Port of Amsterdam and Dutch energy company Eneco today announced a new partnership for the generation and supply of wind energy. Port of Amsterdam will be acquiring a 50% stake in Eneco’s…

28th June 2017

Port of Amsterdam and Eneco: new partners in Amsterdam wind farm

28th June 2017

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Germany-headquartered AIDA Cruises will supply its newly launched cruise ship with low-emission liquefied natural gas (LNG) while she is docked in the Port of Barcelona.

28th June 2017

Cruise ship fuelled by LNG while docked

28th June 2017

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Register now to save 20% and to join in the conversation. With workshops, working groups, role-play on a port development meeting and inspirational keynote speakers, this year’s GreenPort programmes will equip and…

28th June 2017

Early bird rate currently available, book now to save more than €350!

28th June 2017

GPCA

GPCA

Register now to save 20% and to join in the conversation. With workshops, working groups, role-play on a port development meeting and inspirational keynote speakers, this year’s GreenPort programmes will equip and…

28th June 2017

Early bird rate currently available, book now to save more than €350!

28th June 2017

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Jan Peter Balkenende, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, partner of corporate responsibility at EY, and chair of the Dutch Sustainable Growth Coalition, will set the scene at this year’s GreenPort Congress.

28th June 2017

Former Dutch PM and sustainability champion to give 2017 keynote address

28th June 2017

GPCA

GPCA

Jan Peter Balkenende, former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, partner of corporate responsibility at EY, and chair of the Dutch Sustainable Growth Coalition, will set the scene at this year’s GreenPort Congress.

28th June 2017

Former Dutch PM and sustainability champion to give 2017 keynote address

28th June 2017

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

Ports are ready to embrace zero emission shipping, Peter Mollema, vice-president of Europe for the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), has said.

27th June 2017

Ports ready for zero emissions

27th June 2017

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

A 35-year agreement will see UAE’s Abu Dhabi Ports develop port infrastructure and manage operations at the Port of Fujairah.

27th June 2017

Port of Fujairah expansion

27th June 2017

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Ports needn’t be overwhelmed by the mass of port, container and supply chain technology solutions hitting the market, CEO and partner of SeaIntelligence Consulting Lars Jensen has said.

27th June 2017

Find pilots and dive in to software melee

27th June 2017

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Infrastructure surcharges imposed by stevedoring company Patrick at its Australian terminals are being blamed on higher rents and taxes, but customers have reacted strongly to the new list of charges.

27th June 2017

Patrick surcharges contested by customers

27th June 2017

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Logistics company Toll is completing the purchase of the Dampier Supply Base in Western Australia from MMA Offshore. The purchase was foreshadowed in February and the final details have been confirmed following…

27th June 2017

Toll moves ahead with Dampier acquisition

27th June 2017

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

18.9m tonnes of goods were processed last year at the Port of Prince Rupert, executives revealed at its annual public meeting last week.

26th June 2017

Diversification propels Prince Rupert Port

26th June 2017

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

WSP’s Johan-Paul Verschuure & Andrew Penfold ask if consortiums are the new development model

26th June 2017

Shaping partnerships to reduce risk of port investments

26th June 2017

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Electric vehicle charging points featuring Tesla chargers have been installed at Spain’s Sant Carles Marina by MDL Marinas, in partnership with Ports de la Generalitat.

26th June 2017

Electric charging points growing

26th June 2017

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Following an alleged vessel bomb threat at the Port of Charleston in South Carolina, American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has said that resource coordination is key to security.

23rd June 2017

Coordination key to port security

23rd June 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has signed a contract with Ports America Chesapeake LLC for the delivery of six Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes.

22nd June 2017

Chesapeake opts for Kalmar RTGs

22nd June 2017

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Lithium-ion energy storage systems supplier, Plan B Energy Storage (PBES), is launching a new Harpoon battery product line which promises to drive faster ROI on marine batteries.

22nd June 2017

New PBES marine battery range

22nd June 2017

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of Rotterdam Authority has said that continued rail investment is crucial in increasing the sustainability of the freight transport sector to serve ports.

22nd June 2017

Rail development vital for ports

22nd June 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Sennebogen Rental & Used has launched to rent used machines from the Sennebogen product portfolio.

22nd June 2017

Sennebogen launches rental and used service

22nd June 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has launched a new range of “value based” forklifts which it says dont compromise on build quality, availability or safety.

21st June 2017

Kalmar launches value based forklifts

21st June 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

New Zealand’s Napier Port has ordered six further lift trucks from Konecranes to its terminal in the Hawke’s Bay region of the country’s North Island.

21st June 2017

Napier orders new Konecranes lift trucks

21st June 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Scotland’s largest container facility, the Port of Grangemouth, has ordered a new multimillion pound ship-to-shore container crane from Liebherr as part of a major investment programme designed to increase handling capacity and…

21st June 2017

Liebherr to supply Grangemouth STS crane

21st June 2017

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Truck drivers and warehouse workers from companies serving America’s Long Beach and Los Angeles ports have gone on strike to protest against work contracts which they say deny them the same rights…

21st June 2017

LA/LB work around truck protests

21st June 2017