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EUROPE

EUROPE

The privatisation of one of Greece’s biggest seaports, the Port of Thessaloniki, has been finalised through a €1.1bn deal.

14th March 2018

Port of Thessaloniki privatisation finalised

14th March 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The UK’s Port of Lowestoft is set to become home to a £2.5bn offshore windfarm.

14th March 2018

Lowestoft set for £2.5bn offshore windfarm

14th March 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Oakland has released a five-year strategic plan to boost jobs and the economy that pairs business expansion with community benefits.

14th March 2018

Oakland five-year plan to benefit community

14th March 2018

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The US Port of Oakland has committed to a strategy of growth with care in its new five-year strategic plan which will balance business expansion with community benefits.

14th March 2018

Oakland commits to balance growth with care

14th March 2018

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Green Marine’s 11th annual conference in in Vancouver, Canada, will tackle issues directly related to its environmental certification’s performance indicators.

14th March 2018

Green Marine’s 11th annual conference

14th March 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Canadian Minister of Transport, Marc Garneau, has launched a modernisation review of the country’s port authorities “to optimise their role in the transportation system”.

14th March 2018

Canada’s port authorities set for review

14th March 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

New research shows that UK ports and terminals have an estimated £1.7bn of port infrastructure investment in the development pipeline.

14th March 2018

£1.7bn of port infrastructure in development

14th March 2018

GPCA

GPCA

Key session on ‘measuring environmental performance monitoring and reporting environmental practices’ to close GreenPort Congress America.

13th March 2018

Key discussion scheduled to conclude GreenPort Congress America

13th March 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

A European Commission report has revealed that the European Union has raised in the region of €2.4bn to finance some 100 port projects in both Spain and Ireland, as well as boosting…

13th March 2018

Spanish and Irish ports receive €2.4bn in EU funds

13th March 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The northern expansion of the Port of Valencia, in Spain, will only go ahead if the private sector can stump up €400m of investment capital, says the port authority Autoridad Portuaria de…

13th March 2018

Private sector cash needed for Valencia expansion

13th March 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Solid financial performances have been reported by Ports of Auckland (PoAL), Port of Tauranga and Port Taranaki during the six months to December 31, 2017, with CentrePort Wellington continuing its November 2016…

13th March 2018

New Zealand ports report solid financials

13th March 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Members of the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) commenced a 12-day strike at Lyttelton Port (or Lyttelton Port of Christchurch) on Monday this week, citing the port company’s unwillingness to offer a…

13th March 2018

Lyttelton parties dig in heels

13th March 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The Port of Melbourne’s newest stevedore — Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT) — has joined the list of stevedores to apply an infrastructure surcharge.

13th March 2018

VICT latest to apply infrastructure surcharge

13th March 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Allegations of bullying have led into investigations by Western Australian WorkSafe into the Southern Ports Authority, which manages the ports of Albany, Bunbury and Esperance.

13th March 2018

Bullying investigations underway at WA ports

13th March 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

From this month, all vessel refuelling and resupplying at the Port of Santos will be monitored by drones, a move that the port authority hopes will boost security and identify leaks, which…

12th March 2018

Santos deploys drones during vessel resupply

12th March 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

The US will support Djibouti in strengthening governance and security in acknowledgement of its role in safeguarding sea trade and humanitarian aid.

12th March 2018

US pledges support to Djibouti

12th March 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) has expressed fears that US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium could result in wide “negative economic consequences for” the US state of…

12th March 2018

NWSA fears impact of tariffs on Washington

12th March 2018

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The French Port of Le Havre has renewed its Port Environmental Review System (PERS) certificate indicating its environmental standards are up to the high standards of the EcoPorts initiative.

12th March 2018

Le Havre renews its PERS environmental certificate

12th March 2018

ASIA

ASIA

Northport (Malaysia) Bhd, a Member of MMC Group, has been granted a thirty-year extension for the operations Port Klang’s Northport and Southpoint, MMC has said in a statement.

12th March 2018

Port Klang concessions extended

12th March 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has called for a strong Connecting Europe facility to support the €48bn investment it claims European ports need.

12th March 2018

€48b needed for European ports

12th March 2018