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NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

The GreenPort events are supported by leading industry organisations who promote the event to members and the sector as a whole. In return, their members are entitled to a discount to attend.…

2nd August 2017

Discounts available for supporting associations’ members

2nd August 2017

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

With the Paris Agreement climate targets requiring the need to keep climate change within agreed limits, many ports will need to make drastic reductions in carbon emissions. The Port of Rotterdam Authority…

1st August 2017

Making the energy transition

1st August 2017

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Through a series of short presentations, conversations and working group tasks, practical solutions to everyday and future challenges for ports and terminals will be explored in the second of two Working Groups.…

1st August 2017

Creating the port of the future

1st August 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Konecranes will supply nine rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to Texas’ Port Houston in a repeat order due to be delivered to the Bayport Container Terminal in autumn 2018.

31st July 2017

Repeat Konecranes order at Port Houston

31st July 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new EU project aims to ensure an adequate level of both physical and cyber protection for European ports and to limit, as far as possible, the detrimental effects of combined physical…

31st July 2017

Sauron EU project to tackle cyber security

31st July 2017

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Corpus Christi has become the first port in Texas USA to gain kudos from green certification which recognises its environmental performance.

31st July 2017

Texan port wins kudos for environmental performance

31st July 2017

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Californias Port of Oakland says it will cooperate fully with an investigation into whether it is sufficiently tackling harmful diesel fumes.

28th July 2017

Oakland to cooperate in investigation to cut harmful diesel fumes

28th July 2017

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Petronas has scrapped its Pacific NorthWest LNG export terminal project in British Colombia Canada blaming poor market conditions.

28th July 2017

Petronas scraps Pacific NorthWest LNG project because of poor market conditions

28th July 2017

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

In 2014 ESPO signed a strategic cooperation agreement with representatives from cruise ports including Cruise Baltic, Cruise Europe, Cruise Norway, MedCruise and Cruise Britain, with the aim of establishing ESPO as the…

28th July 2017

Chairman, ESPO Cruise and Ferry Port Network, to give GP Cruise keynote address

28th July 2017

GPCA

GPCA

In 2014 ESPO signed a strategic cooperation agreement with representatives from cruise ports including Cruise Baltic, Cruise Europe, Cruise Norway, MedCruise and Cruise Britain, with the aim of establishing ESPO as the…

28th July 2017

Chairman, ESPO Cruise and Ferry Port Network, to give GP Cruise keynote address

28th July 2017

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

In a unique experiment, that will take the form of a public meeting, the objective will be to highlight the views and concerns of all interested parties and the impact the development…

28th July 2017

Role-play session to feature industry professionals

28th July 2017

GPCA

GPCA

In a unique experiment, that will take the form of a public meeting, the objective will be to highlight the views and concerns of all interested parties and the impact the development…

28th July 2017

Role-play session to feature industry professionals

28th July 2017

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

As well as the Conference Dinner, at the iconic Pompstation, and the Welcome Reception, held at Dudok aan t IJ in the Port HQ Port, a ‘Speakers’ Corner’ will give participants the…

27th July 2017

New networking initiatives introduced to 2017 GreenPort Congress

27th July 2017

GPCA

GPCA

As well as the Conference Dinner, at the iconic Pompstation, and the Welcome Reception, held at Dudok aan t IJ in the Port HQ Port, a ‘Speakers’ Corner’ will give participants the…

27th July 2017

New networking initiatives introduced to 2017 GreenPort Congress

27th July 2017

ASIA

ASIA

The group managing director of MMC Corporation has said that the company is aiming to list its ports business towards the end of 2018 or early in 2019, Nikkei Asian Review has…

27th July 2017

MMC Corporation to list ports business

27th July 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Bulk materials handling solutions provider SAMSON Materials Handling has won an order from TradeMark East Africa for four Eco Hoppers with ATEX to be delivered to the Port of Mombasa in Kenya.

27th July 2017

SAMSON Materials Handling wins order

27th July 2017

EUROPE

EUROPE

Valencia Port Authority (APV) is to dredge 690,000 cubic metres to deepen existing quays to accommodate vessels of up to 20,000 teu. The recovered spoil will then be used as infill material…

27th July 2017

Valencia upgrades to accommodate 20,000 teu ships

27th July 2017

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Spanish government has been hit by a further fine from the European Court of Justice for its failure to introduce stevedoring reform in an appropriate time frame.

27th July 2017

Court of Justice fines Spain €3m

27th July 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Finnish company Konecranes has won an order for an automated Rubber-tyred gantry crane (ARTG) from PT Prima Multi Terminal, a subsidiary of PT Pelabuhan Indonesia I.

27th July 2017

Konecranes wins Indonesia contract

27th July 2017

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The US’ Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly has said that security at US shipping ports, including the testing of containers and vessels for biological and radiological hazards, is a top priority to…

27th July 2017

Kelly: Security at US ports a top priority

27th July 2017