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EUROPE

EUROPE

The government of Cape Verde is rethinking its concession policy towards its four main ports.

24th August 2017

Cape Verde abandons port concession plan

24th August 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

According to the Argentinean Ports Directorate (AGP), the design of the new Buenos Aires port is ready, although will not yet be made public.

24th August 2017

New Buenos Aires port plan ready

24th August 2017

EUROPE

EUROPE

Although relative stability has been restored in stevedoring operations at Spanish ports, the port authority at Algeciras Bay (APBA) has put back the bidding deadline for its third container terminal from June…

24th August 2017

Algeciras bidding deadline further extended

24th August 2017

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Port gateways in the US and Canada increased their container volumes from 3.2m to 45.6m teu between 1974 and 2016, Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) said.

24th August 2017

JLL: North American ports record gains

24th August 2017

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Kalmar is supplying DPW Australia with new equipment to boost performance and reduce emissions.

24th August 2017

Green equipment order for Australian operator

24th August 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Kalmar has cemented its relationship with DPW Australia with the supply of new equipment to increase its performance and reduce emissions.

24th August 2017

Kalmar cements DPW Australia relationship

24th August 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Digital technology group ABB has won a contract from Vancouver Fraser Port Authority to provide a shore-to-ship power supply solution for Global Container Terminals (GCT) Deltaport at the Port of Vancouver.

24th August 2017

ABB wins shore power contract

24th August 2017

EUROPE

EUROPE

The operator of the Port of Varna in Bulgaria has launched a $2.9m tender for infrastructure reconstruction at the port, Bulgaria’s Public Procurement Agency has said.

24th August 2017

Varna seeks reconstruction proposals

24th August 2017

ASIA

ASIA

Investigators have discovered a multi-million Thai bhat graft scam involving potentially 560 employees, many of them high-ranking officials, at the Port Authority of Thailand (PAT), the country’s The Nation newspaper has reported.

24th August 2017

Thai ports overtime scam uncovered

24th August 2017

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Landlord-favourable environments are the order of the day on Jones Lang LaSalles (JLL) most recent seaport property ranking.

24th August 2017

Favorable landlord environments for North American ports

24th August 2017

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) has identified five top trends to watch out for at North American ports in its Ports Airports and Global Infrastructure (PAGI) 2017 Seaport report.

24th August 2017

JLL highlights trends facing NA ports

24th August 2017

ASIA

ASIA

Five marine and inland terminal operators are competing for a contract to build Bangladesh’s first specialised maritime terminal in Chittagong.

23rd August 2017

International operators eye Chittagong tender

23rd August 2017

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A project that will analyse rail cargo supply chain performance at the Port of Vancouver has received CAD$250,000 funding.

22nd August 2017

Vancouver rail supply chain performance project secures funding

22nd August 2017

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Los Angeles and GE Transportation are expanding their digitised port information portal, which aims to keep cargo flowing efficiently, to include all of the Port of Los Angeles’ container…

22nd August 2017

LA expands digital information portal

22nd August 2017

ASIA

ASIA

A Japanese loan agreement has given the green light needed to begin development on a new deep water terminal in Cambodia to cater for increased business and larger vessels.

22nd August 2017

Funding green light propels Sihanoukville

22nd August 2017

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Air pollution at the Port of Los Angeles dropped in 2016 despite it handling a record amount of cargo.

22nd August 2017

Air pollution drops at LA despite record year

22nd August 2017

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Swiss power company ABB is underlining its green commitment to the ocean by providing shipboard systems to a vessel which researches plastic pollution.

22nd August 2017

Ocean plastics support from ABB

22nd August 2017

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Sponsorship packages for the 2017 GreenPort Cruise Conference and GreenPort Congress are being snapped up quickly. With RightShip confirmed as Gold sponsor for the third year running, take up for this year’s…

22nd August 2017

Emissions reducing or cost-saving solution?

22nd August 2017

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

The 2017 GreenPort Congress will cover Port-City Integration, Sustainability reporting, Creating the port of the future, Port expansion and development, Impact of the energy transition, Carbon footprinting and creating responsible supply chains…

22nd August 2017

Creating partnerships for sustainable development

22nd August 2017

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The expanded Panama Canal is driving change in Central America. Felicity Landon reports

22nd August 2017

New dynamics

22nd August 2017