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PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) is sponsoring two projects to improve the fisheries resource of Jamaica’s Kingston Harbour.

9th February 2018

Kingston sponsors harbour clean-up

9th February 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The president of the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA) has said that the US ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, plus Californian air quality regulatory agencies, need to rethink mandating zero-emissions…

9th February 2018

PMSA: Zero-emissions rethink needed

9th February 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

British Ports Association (BPA) has announced a new port futures project to examine emerging threats to and opportunities for British ports.

9th February 2018

New British Port Association futures project

9th February 2018

AFRICA

AFRICA

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has relented on its threat to go on an indefinite strike that could have closed the countrys main seaports.

9th February 2018

Nigeria union calls off access road strike

9th February 2018

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Pollution-reducing smart technology will be incorporated into modernisation work at the Port of San Diego’s Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal.

9th February 2018

San Diego upgrade addresses pollution

9th February 2018

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of Gothenburg’s combi terminal has officially opened enabling freight to more efficiently switch between road, rail and sea.

8th February 2018

Gothenburg combi terminal improves efficiency

8th February 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Gothenburg’s combi terminal has officially opened enabling freight to more efficiently switch between road, rail and sea.

8th February 2018

Gothenburg combi terminal opens

8th February 2018

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

$250m of investment at International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) Basra Gateway Terminal (BGT) at the Port of Umm Qasr could take annual handling capacity over 1m teu.

8th February 2018

$250m Basra terminal-capacity investment

8th February 2018

INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

The British Ports Association (BPA) has welcomed the British Government’s 25 Year Plan for the Environment but cautions that efforts must be redoubled to ensure that unreasonable costs are not added to…

7th February 2018

Factoring in UK ports more in environmental plans

7th February 2018

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Work will soon begin on the latest phase of at Hutchison Ports Port of Felixstowe which will include the reclamation of 3.2 hectares of seabed.

7th February 2018

Reclamation work at the Port of Felixstowe

7th February 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

The UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) has called for a UK integrated freight strategy to boost trade and efficiency.

7th February 2018

Call for integrated UK freight strategy

7th February 2018

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

A new hybrid tug is being built on the US west coast which will service ports in the region and help them fulfil strict emissions targets.

7th February 2018

US west coast ports move towards hybrid tugs

7th February 2018

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

With a bumper grain harvest In Australia grain traders and exporters have been looking for alternatives to get their product to market and preserve the welfare of terminal workers in the process.

7th February 2018

Dust suppression at Australian grain terminals

7th February 2018

GPCA

GPCA

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7th February 2018

Dewberry

7th February 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Van Oord has launched its first LNG powered crane vessel to aid its modernisation programme and sustainability agenda.

6th February 2018

First Van Oord LNG crane vessel

6th February 2018

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

DP World reports a record 70 million teu passing through its terminals in 2017 allowing the operator to achieve 10.1% volume growth.

6th February 2018

DP World reports record volume growth

6th February 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

Radisson Blu Latvija Conference & Spa Hotel, Riga, Latvia Tuesday 25 to Thursday 27 September 2018

5th February 2018

2nd Baltic Ports and Shipping 2018

5th February 2018

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Construction of a land-based Port of Gothenburg LNG facility is underway to offer rapid bunkering at Gothenburg’s Energy Port.

2nd February 2018

New Gothenburg land-based LNG facility

2nd February 2018

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Qube Ports has brought a Liebherr mobile harbour crane to improve operating capacity at the Port of Bell Bay in Tasmania, Australia.

2nd February 2018

Qube buys Liebherr crane for Bell Bay

2nd February 2018

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Plans are in place to grow King Abdullah Ports capacity from 3m teu to 5m teu and create new logistics services.

1st February 2018

King Abdullah Port targets 5m teu capacity

1st February 2018