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GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

GREENPORT CONGRESS GREENPORT

This year’s GreenPort Cruise and Congress host, the Port of Amsterdam, has a strong green ethos. It wants to create a good balance between strong financial returns, whilst also caring for the…

13th September 2017

A strong green ethos

13th September 2017

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

The global energy landscape is changing. Driven by technological improvements and environmental concerns, renewable supplies are increasing, writes Ashley Woods, senior environmental advisor, APM Terminals.

13th September 2017

Solar power as an option for decarbonising terminals

13th September 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar is to deliver three Kalmar reachstackers and one empty container handler to increase productivity and improve efficiency at Fiji’s largest port.

12th September 2017

Kalmar efficiency for Fijian terminal

12th September 2017

EUROPE

EUROPE

COSCO SHIPPING Ports will become the sole shareholder of Zeebrugge container terminal in a EUR35m deal with APM Terminals.

12th September 2017

COSCO to acquire APM Zeebrugge terminal

12th September 2017

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Be part of the initiatives of GreenPort with sponsorship and make sure your brand is out there reaching our captive audience at the conference with representation from the industry professionals including port…

12th September 2017

Last chance for sponsorship and branding opportunities

12th September 2017

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

A new LNG bunker barge will provide more flexibility to bunker LNG-fuelled ships in Europe.

12th September 2017

LNG bunker barge will offer fuelling flexibility

12th September 2017

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

New technology will enable the worlds first fully automated international container terminal to improve efficiency and safety.

11th September 2017

First fully automated terminal to boost efficiency

11th September 2017

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Montreal Port Authority and HAROPA Ports have signed an international cooperation agreement to work more closely together to facilitate trade and improve efficiency.

11th September 2017

France and Canada to cooperate more on trade and efficiency

11th September 2017

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Ports of Savannah and Brunswick are expected to remain closed until at least Wednesday following Hurricane Irma’s impact.

11th September 2017

Georgia ports will reopen “as quickly as possible”

11th September 2017

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Oakland has met with shippers to double efforts to curb emissions by plugging more vessels into shore power.

11th September 2017

Oakland backs shore power to slash emissions

11th September 2017

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Kongsberg Maritime is working to fast-track its new electric ferry concept to market with technology organisation PILOT-E.

11th September 2017

Clean electric ferry project concept

11th September 2017

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Kalmar and DP World London Gateway are to pilot a fast charging shuttle carrier solution to help reduce emissions.

7th September 2017

Electric powered shuttle carrier pilot project

7th September 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar and DP World London Gateway are set to jointly undertake a pilot of the port industrys first fast-charging shuttle carrier solution at DP World London Gateway in the UK.

7th September 2017

Kalmar and London Gateway pilot fast-charging

7th September 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Ship hull cleaning firm Fleet Cleaner has successfully cleaned the hull of Spliethoff’s Fagelgracht while the ship was berthed in the Port of Rotterdam, the company said.

7th September 2017

Fleet Cleaner cleans Fagelgracht

7th September 2017

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced the recipients of its FY 2017 Port Security Grant Program (PSGP).

7th September 2017

US ports net $100m in security grants

7th September 2017

ASIA

ASIA

A Myanmar port is seeking a partner operator to come on board as majority shareholder and help tackle congestion and reduce dwell times by 30 to 40%.

6th September 2017

Myanmar port seeks new operator to tackle congestion

6th September 2017

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

A new partnership will create an LNG bunkering facility at the Port of Gothenburg to allow it to meet both customers’ and LNG suppliers’ needs going forward.

6th September 2017

Fuel-gas system manufacturer to deliver Gothenburg LNG facility

6th September 2017

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Saudi Aramco has selected Chelsea Technologies to deliver benchmark testing for ballast water standards compliance after the company announced that all ships calling at its ports and terminals must provide samples of…

6th September 2017

Saudi Aramco moves on ballast water requirements

6th September 2017

ASIA

ASIA

Penta-Ocean Construction (Penta-Ocean) has received an order from a consortium comprising Sumitomo, Toshiba and IHI to construct a large port in southern Bangladesh.

6th September 2017

Penta-Ocean supports Matarbari coal port

6th September 2017

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

US ports saw a boom in imports in July, with preliminary data from the National Retail Federation showing that they handled the equivalent of 1.72m teu, just missing out on creating a…

6th September 2017

US ports handled 1.72m teu in July

6th September 2017