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EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Sandahlsbolagen Sweden AB has signed a five-year agreement with Gothenburg Port Authority to operate the new intermodal terminal at the port due to commence operations in December 2017.

22nd December 2016

Intermodal partnership at Gothenburg

22nd December 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

Sandahlsbolagen Sweden AB has signed a five-year agreement with Gothenburg Port Authority to operate the new intermodal terminal at the port due to commence operations in December 2017.

22nd December 2016

Intermodal partnership at Gothenburg

22nd December 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

UNCTADs port data project now has a total for 42 participating ports from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe.

22nd December 2016

More ports sign up to data project

22nd December 2016

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Discussion at this year’s Gas Fuelled Ships conference in Hamburg suggested that the tide is turning for LNG as a marine fuel, with increasing numbers of projects turning from concept to reality.

21st December 2016

LNG projects gather momentum

21st December 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Mexico, the federal competition body Cofece has opened an investigation into the port of Progreso, in Yucatán, where concerns have been raised over possible barriers to entry and free competition in…

21st December 2016

Progreso under anti-competition investigation

21st December 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Rommel Troetsch, president of Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, has said that it is fundamental that the country builds a sixth port to satisfy market needs and that this should be implemented as…

21st December 2016

Panama’s Chamber of Commerce backs Corozal

21st December 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Colombia has awarded a contract to build a new multipurpose port in the Bay of Urabá.

21st December 2016

Contract signed for new Antioquia port

21st December 2016

ASIA

ASIA

King Abdullah Port expects infrastructure works for Berth 5 and Berth 6 to be finished in the next few weeks.

20th December 2016

King Abdullah on course for 4m teu capacity

20th December 2016

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The Port of Angeles has secured a US$5.8 million state grant to purchase and test a new fleet of 25 zero and near-zero emission yard tractors at the Everport marine container terminal.

19th December 2016

LA cash-rich for green equipment

19th December 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

The British Port Association (BPA) has called on ministers to introduce ‘port zoning’ in and around UK harbour areas to support jobs and trade post-Brexit.

19th December 2016

UK BPA calls for ‘port zoning’ strategy

19th December 2016

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Total, the international oil and gas giant, has joined SEALNG, a multi-sector industry coalition created to accelerate the widespread adoption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel.

19th December 2016

Total joins SEALNG

19th December 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has provided long-standing customer Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) with 93 terminal tractors for container handling.

15th December 2016

Kalmar to deliver 93 terminal tractors to PTP

15th December 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Germany-based tractor manufacturer MAFI Transport-Systeme has completed another delivery of 33 terminal tractors type T 230 F to DCT Gdansk in Poland.

15th December 2016

MAFI delivers 33 terminal tractors to DCT Gdansk

15th December 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Ports from around the Mediterranean coast will form a specific organisation to promote the area’s role in global maritime trade.

15th December 2016

Med ports unite to promote trade

15th December 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The 40-year concession to operate the Ecuadorian port of Manta has been awarded to Chile’s Agencias Universales S.A. (Agunsa).

15th December 2016

Agunsa awarded Manta concession

15th December 2016

ASIA

ASIA

ICTSI’s proposed $30m common-user barge and ro-ro terminal in Cavite, Philippines is being assessed by the country’s Department of Transportation (DoT).

15th December 2016

Government considers new ICTSI ro-ro terminal

15th December 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Trelleborg’s marine systems operation has launched a new online Fender Selection Tool, which promises to digitise the fender selection process and save consultants time when carrying out complex manual calculations.

15th December 2016

Trelleborg launches fender selection tool

15th December 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

The latest attempts by the European Union to regulate British ports are a perfect illustration of why the UK voted for Brexit, says the UK Independence Party’s Transport spokesman.

14th December 2016

UKIP tells EU hands off British ports

14th December 2016

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Gondan Shipyard in Figueras, has launched what it calls the third dual fuel tug ever built in Europe, the last of a series of three currently under construction at the yard for…

14th December 2016

Dual fuel tug launched

14th December 2016

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

The global GDP in Q3 of 2016 has increased by 2.8% quarter on quarter, according to a newly published report from the Shanghai International Shipping Institute.

13th December 2016

Global ports record stable growth

13th December 2016

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

DP World has its sights fixed firmly on fast efficient logistics with the opening of its first smart logistics centre in Lurin, Peru.

13th December 2016

Expertise in logistics

13th December 2016

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Samskip and the Rail Cargo Group are set to launch a rail connection between Curtici, Romania and major logistics centres in Sweden.

13th December 2016

New rail connection between Romania and Sweden

13th December 2016

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Ports America has signed an agreement with an Australian investment firm to develop and manage Novaporte, the planned new mega container terminal at the Port of Sydney in Nova Scotia, Canada.

12th December 2016

Ports America on board at Nova Scotia

12th December 2016