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AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The US Port of Oakland is doing its bit to safeguard its waterfront by committing to improvements that will open up the Oakland Estuary for public recreation.

5th April 2016

Port waterfront environmental stewardship

5th April 2016

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Next Generation Marine Power & Propulsion Conference being held in Southampton at the end of April will focus on green energy solutions for vessels of all sizes.

4th April 2016

Getting better with green marine energy

4th April 2016

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

A superior court judge has put a stop to a $500m rail yard project near the Port of Los Angeles due to concerns about the amount of truck traffic and air pollution…

1st April 2016

LA rail yard halted over pollution concerns

1st April 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

Arrivals of refugees and migrants to Greece from Turkey has risen sharply, days after the European Union and Turkey struck a deal intended to cut off the flow of new arrivals.

1st April 2016

Piraeus port flooded by surge of refugees

1st April 2016

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

It was at the last GreenPort Congress, in Copenhagen, that the Europeaon project of Nereidas presented its results of two years of work and studies, explains Jaime Bustillo Gálvez, Head of Strategic…

1st April 2016

The Nereidas Project – Port of Melilla

1st April 2016

ASIA

ASIA

Busan Port Authority (BPA), the world’s sixth-largest container port, is planning to invest in overseas port and logistics facilities as a key strategy that will help define the future of the South…

31st March 2016

Busan invests in developing economies

31st March 2016

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Each year, over 18,000 ship inspections feed into the EU’s database for inspections, reporting, monitoring and verification, THETIS, writes Markku Mylly, executive director of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA).

30th March 2016

EMSA expands THETIS to curb substandard shipping

30th March 2016

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

The reduction of carbon emissions is one of the major challenges facing the European transport chain. For many years terminal operators have taken concrete steps to reduce their emissions, writes Lamia Kerdjoudj-Belkaid,…

30th March 2016

Proactive approach of terminal operators in carbon emission reductions

30th March 2016

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

For the first time in 2014, the Port of Oslo carried out a comprehensive emission inventory for air pollution applying international methods based on bottom-up approach including all air emission activities connected…

30th March 2016

Managing air quality at Port of Oslo

30th March 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

Joint venture company COSCO-PSA is investing in three new container berths in Singapore to serve the next generation of mega container vessels.

30th March 2016

COSCO-PSA invests in new container berths

30th March 2016

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

ESPO has released results from its recent environmental review 2016, with the aim to update the top ten environmental priorities of European ports.

29th March 2016

ESPO priorities for ports

29th March 2016

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

ESPO has released results from its recent environmental review 2016, with the aim to update the top ten environmental priorities of European ports.

29th March 2016

ESPO: Top environmental priorities for ports

29th March 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Malaysias grand Sapangar development could give Port Klang a run for its money, explains Stevie Knight

26th March 2016

Challenging the norm

26th March 2016

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Dave MacIntyre finds out how investors can take the rough with the smooth in port commitments.

26th March 2016

Do your homework

26th March 2016

THE AUSTRALIAN

THE AUSTRALIAN

Should local politicians be made accountable for the decisions made by their regional ports? It is an interesting question which is currently being debated in New Zealand, where all ports have either…

26th March 2016

Politicising port investments

26th March 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The path to July’s container weighing deadline is littered with confusion, as Felicity Landon explains

26th March 2016

Ready or not

26th March 2016

PORT TALK

PORT TALK

By Peter de Langen and Jonas Mendes Constante highlight the top five strategy errors made by ports

26th March 2016

Learn from past mistakes

26th March 2016

ASIA

ASIA

Southeast Asia has everything going for it – apart from timing, writes Stevie Knight

26th March 2016

Turbulence ahead

26th March 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Dean Davison examines how existing ports can plan to keep pace with the swelling demand

26th March 2016

Keeping pace

26th March 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The rapid spread of the Zika virus has prompted ports to take action, finds Alex Hughes

26th March 2016

Control and contain

26th March 2016

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Supply chain efficiency needs balancing against the risks of running a port, explains Martin Rushmere

26th March 2016

Chain reactions

26th March 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Simulators offer flexibility and time savings at a price to suit a range of budgets. Alex Hughes reports

26th March 2016

Screen time

26th March 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Chemical handling is booming for ports willing to invest in modern techniques. John Bensalhia reports

26th March 2016

The right chemistry

26th March 2016