News

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Container terminal automation, a deepwater terminal berth and three new cranes will provide Ports of Auckland (POAL) with additional capacity.

2nd November 2017

POAL focused on 30-year capacity build

2nd November 2017

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The fourth annual Go Green port environmental initiative saw 7,500 people across the world take part in activities and attend events under the theme of climate change.

2nd November 2017

Operators spearhead Go Green event

2nd November 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Camso, the manufacturing company formerly known as Camoplast Solideal, has launched three new press-on (PON) tyre models to meet the growing requirements of forklifts working in high and medium-intensity applications.

2nd November 2017

Camso launches new PON tyres

2nd November 2017

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Jurong Port has inked an agreement with academia to jointly research and develop alternative energy applications.

1st November 2017

Jurong pursues alternative energy research

1st November 2017

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Offshore wind ports are reducing industry costs and increasing efficiency according to a European industry association.

1st November 2017

Offshore wind ports increasing industry efficiency

1st November 2017

ASIA

ASIA

Singapore’s Jurong Port has inked an agreement with Nanyang Technological University to jointly research ad develop alternative energy applications.

1st November 2017

Jurong pursues alternative energy research

1st November 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The government in Colombia is undertaking a study for the development of terminals across 17 ports, distributed between the country’s Caribbean and Pacific coasts. These are seen as medium-term projects and their…

31st October 2017

Colombia studying 17 port projects

31st October 2017

EUROPE

EUROPE

Despite much-improved labour relations at ports throughout Spain, Algeciras Bay Port Authority has decided to put back for a fifth time the bidding deadline for a tender for a new container terminal…

31st October 2017

Algeciras bid deadline extended again

31st October 2017

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

An environmental initiative between four global port operators has encouraged 7,500 port employees to go green.

31st October 2017

Operators encourage employees to go green

31st October 2017

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

Talks by the IMO Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships have been “broadly satisfying”.

31st October 2017

Mixed views following IMO emissions talks

31st October 2017

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Shell are to partner up to advance clean fuel technologies.

31st October 2017

MPA and Shell partner to research clean fuel

31st October 2017

EUROPE

EUROPE

An EU-funded green initiatives project aims to define the port of the future and its challenges.

30th October 2017

Future green EU port project plan

30th October 2017

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Hueneme has partnered with local organisations to enable the transportation of humanitarian relief containers to Costa Rica.

30th October 2017

Port of Hueneme undertakes charity relief project

30th October 2017

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Jeddah Port will be developed by DP World as part of a plan to diversify Saudi Arabias economy.

27th October 2017

Jeddah development to help economic diversification

27th October 2017

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

A Port of Oakland freight-hauler is to spend US$1m on cleaner cargo-handling equipment to tackle diesel emissions.

27th October 2017

Freight hauler tackles cleaner cargo handling

27th October 2017

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Shore power systems are helping Canadian ports make substantial reductions in cruise and container ship emissions.

26th October 2017

Shore power technology cutting emissions

26th October 2017

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

August’s Drewry global container port throughput index reached an all-time high of 126.8 points.

26th October 2017

August container port throughput at all-time high

26th October 2017

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

As terminals are pressed to move greater volumes of cargo faster than ever before, they are demanding marked improvements in terminal productivity.

26th October 2017

Safer smarter and more sustainable operations

26th October 2017

EUROPE

EUROPE

A Catalonian government official has hailed the autonomy of the Port of Barcelona as an example of how the region could succeed independent from Spain.

26th October 2017

Port of Barcelona model for Catalonian independence

26th October 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

As terminals are pressed to move greater volumes of cargo faster than ever before, they are demanding marked improvements in terminal productivity.

25th October 2017

Safer, smarter and more sustainable operations

25th October 2017