News

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

A new liquefied natural gas (LNG) reloading terminal in Russia aims to optimise LNG supply logistics from the Arctic region.

25th October 2017

Russian LNG terminal to help Arctic logistics

25th October 2017

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

A legal attempt to block the building of a cruise ship terminal in Charleston on environmental grounds has been rejected.

24th October 2017

Charleston terminal pollution claim dismissed

24th October 2017

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The future of a plan to move container operations from Ports of Auckland to Northport is uncertain.

24th October 2017

Ports of Auckland move uncertain

24th October 2017

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

GreenPort Cruise & Congress 2017 hosted by the Port of Amsterdam met or exceeded the expectations of the majority of delegates and speakers, according to responses received so far from the online…

24th October 2017

Positive feedback for GreenPort Cruise & Congress 2017 at Amsterdam

24th October 2017

GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

The secretary general of the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) unveiled the representative body’s sustainability agenda for the upcoming months at the GreenPort Congress and GreenPort Cruise conference for 2017.

23rd October 2017

ESPO unveils sustainability agenda

23rd October 2017

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The real impact to terminals from consolidation and shipping alliances is yet to come, but when it does arrive it will be huge.

23rd October 2017

Terminals should brace themselves to feel huge impact from alliances

23rd October 2017

EUROPE

EUROPE

Noatum Ports, the largest maritime terminal operator in Spain, has confirmed the sale of its 45% shareholding in Operaciones Portuarias Canarias SA (OPSCA Las Palmas) to Terminal Investments Limited (TIL), the terminal…

22nd October 2017

Noatum sells OPSCA

22nd October 2017

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A NZ$63m provision to “invest in resilience” has been announced by CentrePort Wellington as it continues its recovery from the significant damage suffered in last November’s Kaikoura earthquake.

20th October 2017

Regeneration for CentrePort

20th October 2017

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has delivered a strong return in the 2016-2017 financial year while Port Taranaki has experienced a tougher 12 months to June 30, 2017.

20th October 2017

Contrasting NZ port results

20th October 2017

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

New chief executives have been announced for the ports of Napier, Bluff and Marlborough, with a new chairperson for Taranaki.

20th October 2017

All change at New Zealand ports

20th October 2017

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Queensland Ports Minister Mark Bailey has been reinstated after being stood down in July while the Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) investigated whether or not his deletion of emails from a…

20th October 2017

Queensland port minister reinstated

20th October 2017

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The head of Ports Australia has called for coastal shipping reform to help stimulate the Australian shipping and ports sectors.

20th October 2017

Don’t give up on Oz coastal shipping reform

20th October 2017

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Lobby group Container Transport Alliance Australia (CTAA) has launched an attack on DP World Australia, and also criticised competition regulator the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), over a new infrastructure surcharge…

20th October 2017

DPW Fremantle surcharge slammed

20th October 2017

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

King Abdullah Port has signed a 25-year agreement with AMSteel to operate its first bulk and general cargo terminal berth.

20th October 2017

Bulk terminal deal for King Abdullah Port

20th October 2017

ASIA

ASIA

China has agreed to reduce its stake in a proposed deep-sea port in Rakhine State in Myanmar to 70% amid local concerns about Beijing’s growing economic power in the country, a senior…

20th October 2017

China to reduce Kyaukpyu port share

20th October 2017

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The secretary general of the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) unveiled the representative body’s sustainability agenda for the upcoming months at the GreenPort Congress and GreenPort Cruise conference for 2017.

20th October 2017

ESPO unveils sustainability agenda

20th October 2017

EUROPE

EUROPE

Ireland’s ports of Cork and Dublin have fully resumed operations following disruption due to Storm Ophelia.

20th October 2017

Ports of Cork and Dublin resume operations

20th October 2017

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Irish port of Dublin is to build new road layouts, put up inspection sheds for more Customs officers and set aside land for the queues of trucks it is expecting when…

20th October 2017

Dublin prepares for Brexit

20th October 2017

EUROPE

EUROPE

Some UK ports appear to be in a time warp and have a nine-to-five mentality, according to a survey of Dutch shipowners.

20th October 2017

UK ports time warp claim

20th October 2017

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

The call from European ports for an efficient but responsible ship waste management policy will be prioritised by ESPO.

19th October 2017

Ship waste management is ESPO priority

19th October 2017