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CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The Shanghai International Shipping Institute (SISI) has issued its Global Port Development Report for 2015.

11th April 2016

Global Ports Development Report 2015

11th April 2016

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Klüber Lubrication has developed an eco-friendly, multi-purpose grease for rolling and plain bearings.

11th April 2016

Eco-friendly bearings lubricant

11th April 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

A majority stake of Greece’s Piraeus Port has been sold to the Chinese shipping giant Cosco Group, local media has reported.

11th April 2016

Piraeus Port stake sold to China

11th April 2016

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

A green port programme which aims to increase the sustainability of Baltic ports has been given the green light after receiving an EU grant for its development and implementation.

11th April 2016

Green light for Green InfraPort

11th April 2016

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The Port Future Study’s Consensus Working Group (CWG) has released a shortlist of options for Auckland’s long term future freight trade and cruise ship activities.

8th April 2016

Options for Auckland’s long term plan revealed

8th April 2016

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Adam Sharp, Head of Port Operations & Guest Port Services - Northern Europe, Middle East & India, will give initial feedback from the operators viewpoint on how ports have dealt with The…

8th April 2016

Royal Caribbean to present feedback on the World’s largest cruise ship at Cruise 2016

8th April 2016

GPCA

GPCA

Adam Sharp, Head of Port Operations & Guest Port Services - Northern Europe, Middle East & India, will give initial feedback from the operators viewpoint on how ports have dealt with The…

8th April 2016

Royal Caribbean to present feedback on the World’s largest cruise ship at Cruise 2016

8th April 2016

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Sea wave power plants, electricity generation and cutting carbon emissions.

8th April 2016

Renewable energy solutions in ports to feature at 2016 GreenPort Congress

8th April 2016

GPCA

GPCA

Sea wave power plants, electricity generation and cutting carbon emissions.

8th April 2016

Renewable energy solutions in ports to feature at 2016 GreenPort Congress

8th April 2016

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

ESPO, FEPORT, ECOPORTS, Danish Maritime, AssoPorti and IWSA are just some of the associations already confirmed as supporters of the 11th GreenPort Congress to be held in Venice in October 2016.

8th April 2016

Leading industry organisations re-confirm support for GreenPort Congress 2016

8th April 2016

GPCA

GPCA

ESPO, FEPORT, ECOPORTS, Danish Maritime, AssoPorti and IWSA are just some of the associations already confirmed as supporters of the 11th GreenPort Congress to be held in Venice in October 2016.

8th April 2016

Leading industry organisations re-confirm support for GreenPort Congress 2016

8th April 2016

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Protea has recently delivered two new gantry cranes for installation at the Yamal Gas Terminal in northern Russia.

8th April 2016

Protea cranes for Russian LNG terminal

8th April 2016

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

“It is the delicate alignment of public and private interests that determines the structure of port management and port development policy,” emphasises the World Bank Port Reform Tool Kit when looking at…

8th April 2016

Not Melbourne’s finest hour

8th April 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Brazils House of Representatives is analysing draft legislation put forward that would introduce a new Port Infrastructure Investment Fund. The proposal aims to fund at least 50% of the infrastructure linked to…

8th April 2016

New port infrastructure fund proposed for Brazil

8th April 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

Setúbals Chamber of Commerce has rejected the proposal put forward by the central government to merge the port authorities of Lisbon and Setúbal to create a single entity. It argues that this…

8th April 2016

No to Lisbon/Setúbal merger

8th April 2016

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

A new LNG-powered hopper barge will join the fleet of the port management company Bremenports during the second half of 2016.

7th April 2016

LNG hopper barge launched in the Netherlands

7th April 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Konecranes and Aalto University have agreed to cooperate within the area of Industrial Internet.

7th April 2016

Konecranes in cooperation with Aalto University

7th April 2016

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

GVB Amsterdam has signed a contract with Holland Shipyards to build, construct and deliver a new hybrid ferry.

7th April 2016

New hybrid ferry for Amsterdam

7th April 2016

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Two Suezmax tankers for Ditas Shipping will be powered by MAN B&W 6G70ME-C.9 two-stroke main-engines that feature Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) systems.

6th April 2016

MAN engines with emissions control technology

6th April 2016

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) has called on the IMO to show its true commitment to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions from shipping at the forthcoming Marine Environmental Protection Committee meeting (MEPC 69)…

6th April 2016

Call to commit to reduced emissions

6th April 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

European terminal operator group, EUROGATE, has announced that it has increased its net operating profit by 13.4% to €73.5m.

6th April 2016

Eurogate increases net operating profit

6th April 2016

ASIA

ASIA

China Merchants Holdings (International) Company’s overseas terminals set a record in container handling in 2015 with throughput of 16.05m teu.

5th April 2016

CMHI’s reports robust overseas volumes

5th April 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Rotterdam is making steps towards a more sustainable future, with far more of its processes expected to be running on electricity or hydrogen by 2050, according to Eric van…

5th April 2016

Rotterdam’s route to Port of 2050

5th April 2016