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NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

R. Earl Lewis, Deputy Secretary, Planning and Enterprise Services, from the Maryland Department of Transportation, Baltimore USA, rounded up GreenPort Congress 2017 in Amsterdam with an inspiring video portraying the 2018 destination…

19th October 2017

Destination Baltimore, USA!

19th October 2017

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

The Port of Baltimore has been recognized for its environmental efforts for several years and recently named a green supply chain partner by inbound Logistics magazine for its environmental efforts and especially…

19th October 2017

Recognition for the Port of Baltimore for its environmental efforts

19th October 2017

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Still time to submit an abstract synopsis together with a biography and photograph.

19th October 2017

Do you want to be part of the GreenPorts are Smart Ports at the 2018 Greenport Congress in Baltimore?

19th October 2017

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Grab innovation means bigger loads at faster speeds, finds John Bensalhia

19th October 2017

Keeping a hold

19th October 2017

ASIA

ASIA

Jawaharlal Nehru Port Container Terminal (JNPCT) will use Navis’ N4 Terminal Operating System to increase capacity and improve productivity.

18th October 2017

Navis N4 to help JNPCT optimise operational efficiency

18th October 2017

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

A maritime-led task force set up to decarbonise shipping may further encourage the decarbonisation of ports.

18th October 2017

Decarbonisation task force could galvanise ports

18th October 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Konecranes has won a contract to deliver an Automated RTG (ARTG) system to a new customer in the Asia Pacific to help improve efficiency.

18th October 2017

Asian terminal opts for Konecranes automation technology

18th October 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Angola, Soportos has taken over management of the minerals terminal, while Sogester (a consortium consisting of APM Terminals and local partners) has won the concession for the container terminal and dry…

18th October 2017

Lobito port privatises terminal operations

18th October 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Omar Marrero, director of Puerto Rico Ports Authority, has said that things are slowly getting back to normal following recent hurricane damage.

18th October 2017

Puerto Rico begins recovery after hurricane

18th October 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

At the Port of Montevideo, in Uruguay, talks are reported to be under way between MSC and Katoen Natie with a view to the acquisition by the former of a majority stake…

18th October 2017

MSC negotiates Montevideo stake

18th October 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Brazil, the Federal Public Ministry (MPF) is reportedly investigating irregularities in the concession of the box terminal operated by Santos Brasil at Guarujá, on the left bank of the Port of…

18th October 2017

Santos box contract under investigation

18th October 2017

EUROPE

EUROPE

Air traffic control technology is to be applied to a commercial port group in the UK for the first time in order to help streamline marine operations and aid growth.

17th October 2017

UK port first sees centralised air traffic systems applied to marine ops

17th October 2017

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

A rail capacity improvement scheme to reduce supply chain-generated carbon at the Port of Felixstowe has been government-approved.

17th October 2017

Carbon reducing rail scheme approved

17th October 2017

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Ten ship-to-shore cranes have been equipped with LEDs to decrease maintenance costs and reduce energy consumption.

16th October 2017

LED lighting reduces energy consumption

16th October 2017

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

An energy and emissions management tool is predicting costs and benefits of energy storage solutions at terminals.

16th October 2017

Emissions tool assesses energy solutions

16th October 2017

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A new Norwegian technology is helping to solve pollution problems in ports by collecting waste from the water surface.

16th October 2017

New port waste solution enters market

16th October 2017

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

After boarding the ‘Koningin Emma’ delegates were informed on the new large sea lock being constructed at the entrance of the North Sea Canal at Ijmuiden, that will provide access to the…

16th October 2017

Port Tour takes a look at the new sea lock in Ijmuiden, Amsterdam

16th October 2017

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Day 2 of the 2017 Greenport Congress kicked off with a very well presented and acted scenario of a public meeting discussing the pros and cons of a future development at a…

16th October 2017

Port expansion and development role play public stakeholder meeting

16th October 2017

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The industry is taking part in a scheme to help children learn about the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

13th October 2017

UN environmental youth programme launched

13th October 2017

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has announced two major ecommerce developments amidst new infrastructure projects and record cargo volumes.

13th October 2017

GPA receives ecommerce investment boost

13th October 2017