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EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Digitalisation at the Port of Hamburg is making operations more efficient and environmentally friendly.

16th February 2018

Digitalisation boosting green efficiency at Hamburg

16th February 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Urban European ports must embrace ‘sustainability leadership’ to balance operational performance, environmental impact and community requirements.

15th February 2018

Ports should adopt sustainability leadership

15th February 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Port hazards can be more effectively managed, with risk assessment and investment in specialist materials and equipment.

15th February 2018

Risk assessment and investment minimises hazards

15th February 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

A new LNG bunkering operation in Brunsbüttel Germany is aiming to set a new milestone for establishing LNG as fuel for ships in the Lower Elbe region.

15th February 2018

Milestone for bunkering LNG in the Lower Elbe

15th February 2018

GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

Raymond Fitzgerald, chief operating officer of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) and Chairman of ARC will take the keynote address at the first GreenPort Americas Congress event.

14th February 2018

Keynote address confirmed for GreenPort America

14th February 2018

INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

As 2017 comes to a close, the world has never been so ambitious to phase-out coal, writes Chloe Farand.

14th February 2018

Phasing out coal

14th February 2018

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Alan Lewis, director of the Global Emissions Logistics Council (GLEC) at Smart Freight Centre, looks at how ports can get better at driving down emissions.

14th February 2018

Driving down emissions at ports

14th February 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has voiced its approval of a $200bn US infrastructure plan.

14th February 2018

AAPA favours $200bn infrastructure plan

14th February 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Canaveral Port Authority has been awarded nearly $1m in federal funding to support port security programs and critical infrastructure.

14th February 2018

$1m grant for Port Canaveral security projects

14th February 2018

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

In its latest blog entry, Kalmar talks about the uptake of electric equipment and how it will be much quicker than Europe realises posing the question if it will be ready to…

14th February 2018

Kalmar warns over speedy EU transition to electric

14th February 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Robotic hull-cleaning technology able to fully autonomously function without operational downtime will be the future according to one company.

13th February 2018

Robotic hull-cleaner helping port automation

13th February 2018

GPCA

GPCA

This year’s two-day conference is packed with exciting key topics, challenges and opportunities that ports face internationally and in the USA.

13th February 2018

Only 3 months to go until GreenPort Congress America! Check out the UPDATED provisional program

13th February 2018

GPCA

GPCA

The early bird discount closes Wednesday 28th February, leaving you a week to save over $200 when reserving your place at the GreenPort Congress conference this year.

13th February 2018

Early bird discount closes February 28

13th February 2018

GPCA

GPCA

The first GreenPort Congress in the US is hosted by the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore, alongside the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Maryland Department of the Environment.

13th February 2018

2017 was a record year of business for one of the hosts of GreenPort Baltimore 2018

13th February 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A controversial new USD3.3bn outer port at Chile’s Port of San Antonio will be financed through port tariffs.

13th February 2018

Criticised San Antonio development to facilitate growth

13th February 2018

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

No evidence of corruption has been found in an investigation of Brazilian President Michel Temer over port concessions.

12th February 2018

No port bribery by Brazilian president

12th February 2018

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Singapore has unveiled its plans to develop the country’s next-generation port and strengthen its international maritime centre by capitalising on emerging technologies to optimise operations.

12th February 2018

Singapore’s plan for a more efficient maritime hub

12th February 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cargotec subsidiary Kalmar is to acquire the port services business of Inver Engineering in Australia.

12th February 2018

Kalmar buys into Australia market

12th February 2018

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Terminal Intermodale Venezia (TIV) will use Navis N4 terminal operating system (TOS) to optimise operational efficiency and lower costs.

12th February 2018

TIV to use Navis TOS

12th February 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The Yamal LNG project has appointed GAC Russia to manage its fleet of ice-breaker tankers at Sabetta port.

12th February 2018

Sabetta Port LNG vessel management deal struck

12th February 2018