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PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The need for cleaner and more efficient vessels, with many governments setting and striving to meet ambitious targets for emissions reductions, means that sustainable ferry technology is a growing area for the…

26th July 2017

A voyage towards a zero-emission ferry fleet

26th July 2017

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

It has been a couple of years since the European Court of Auditors (ECA) flagged up problems with the development of inland waterways in Europe, Anne-Marie Causer investigates where we are at…

26th July 2017

The state of the inland waterways

26th July 2017

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

In 2016, 126 ports handled more than 1m teu of containers, according to DynaLiners’ ‘The Millionaires’ roundup, which found 82 ports had grown.

26th July 2017

Port of Chittagong tops container growth

26th July 2017

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has ordered six more Konecranes Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes for the Port of Savannah to stay ahead of demand.

26th July 2017

Crane order helps Savannah stay ahead

26th July 2017

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Dust reduction measures will be taken at the Port of Mombasa in Kenya with the order of four SAMSON Eco Hoppers with ATEX, which are expected to improve air quality at the…

26th July 2017

Mombasa Eco Hoppers reduce dust

26th July 2017

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A UK based load monitoring expert has won a green award for its sustainable business growth model for its commitment to making its own operations more sustainable.

26th July 2017

Green award for load monitoring expert

26th July 2017

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

DP World Logistics Australia has launched to capitalise on port rail opportunities, offer greater efficiency to customers and expand its business to other stakeholders in the supply chain.

26th July 2017

DP World targets Australian rail business

26th July 2017

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have released a draft of their 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) to further key pollution reduction and zero emissions goals.

24th July 2017

Clean air plan tackles California pollution

24th July 2017

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A new Sennebogen compact material handler for waste management could help make port operations more environmentally friendly.

21st July 2017

Eco-friendly waste management crane

21st July 2017

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Over 50 shipping organisations will participate in a pioneering study in the Haro Strait to understand the benefits of slower vessel speeds and reduced underwater noise for resident killer whales.

21st July 2017

Vessel speed study could benefit whales

21st July 2017

ASIA

ASIA

India’s government has approved a draft bill to give 12 ports in the country full decision-making autonomy in a bid to enable greater efficiency.

21st July 2017

12 Indian ports to gain autonomy

21st July 2017

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation and the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority have completed a conservation project to benefit the ecological footprint of the area.

20th July 2017

Vancouver port provides local eco boost

20th July 2017

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Investing in a fully-automated steel terminal at the Port of Liverpool’s Canada Dock has brought numerous benefits, Peel Ports’ Andy Grindley told Port Strategy.

20th July 2017

Peel’s fully-automated terminal bears fruit

20th July 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Lifting equipment manufacturer Konecranes has won an order to provide diesel-electric Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbour Cranes to SEA-invest.

20th July 2017

Konecranes win SEA-invest order

20th July 2017

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Hans Künz GmbH and Conductix-Wampfler have signed a deal to provide automatic stacking cranes (ASCs) and associated technology for a new terminal for APM Terminals at the Port of Tangier, Morocco.

20th July 2017

Künz and Conductix-Wampfler sign Tangier deal

20th July 2017

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have released a draft of their 2017 Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) to further key pollution reduction and zero emissions goals.

20th July 2017

LA/LB zero emissions plan could cost $14bn

20th July 2017

THE ECONOMIST

THE ECONOMIST

COMMENT: Globalisation is evolving and the change may well mean the end of the concept as we know it, writes Ben Hackett.

20th July 2017

All change for globalisation

20th July 2017

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Through traffic enabled Algeciras to weather the global crisis, but things are changing, explains Stevie Knight

20th July 2017

Outside the box

20th July 2017

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Noise abatement from piling activities is now easier to achieve.

20th July 2017

Driving down noise

20th July 2017

EUROPE

EUROPE

Med ports are clambering to claim their natural birthright as the door into Europe. Stevie Knight reports

20th July 2017

Inward investment

20th July 2017