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MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The Port of Salalah has opened a new deep-water general cargo and liquid bulk terminal.

29th December 2015

Salalah opens new multipurpose terminal

29th December 2015

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

IMarEST and the UK Science and Innovation Network (SIN) Southeast Asia have hosted a round table discussion to investigate Green Ship Technologies within Asia.

23rd December 2015

Report on Green Ship Technologies

23rd December 2015

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Australia’s Queensland state government has approved the expansion of Abbot Point in north Queensland which will see the port become one of the world’s largest coal ports.

23rd December 2015

Controversial Abbott Point expansion approved

23rd December 2015

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Large volumes from container ships have been causing long delays for trucks at The Port Authority of New York New Jersey (PANYNJ), a situation not helped by the multiyear project to rebuild…

23rd December 2015

PANYNJ overcomes truck congestion

23rd December 2015

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A lack of financing is threatening to delay the construction of a much needed access road to Moín port in Costa Rica, according to local media reports.

23rd December 2015

Moín access delays could hinder APMT

23rd December 2015

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Kalmar has unveiled a new eco-friendly fast charging solution for electric powered shuttle and straddle carriers, the Kalmar FastCharge.

23rd December 2015

Zero emissions Kalmar FastCharge solution

23rd December 2015

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Haifa Port has taken delivery of a brand new eco-friendly tug to help improve efficient operations at the port, according to media reports.

23rd December 2015

Eco-friendly tug for Haifa Port

23rd December 2015

ASIA

ASIA

PSA Corporation Limited (PSA) and Singapore Polytechnic have developed a Specialist Diploma in Port Management and Operations.

23rd December 2015

PSA and SP training collaboration

23rd December 2015

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Continuing voracious demand for mined materials in the developing nations has led to a requirement for increased bulk terminal capacity and efficient advanced planning, says Rajan Narayan, technical director at BMT Consultants…

23rd December 2015

Efficient bulk terminal planning

23rd December 2015

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

European shipowners have called for action to address greenhouse gas emissions from ships engaged in international trade.

23rd December 2015

ECSA call for action

23rd December 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Cargotecs Kalmar has signed a third large order for additional fifteen all-electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes with Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) S.A. in Greece.

23rd December 2015

Kalmar e-RTGs for Piraeus

23rd December 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

Greece has announced that the final bids for a majority stake in Piraeus Port Authority have been submitted.

22nd December 2015

Final bids in for Piraeus

22nd December 2015

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

DP World and the Prince Rupert Port Authority have announced an agreement to study further expansion of the Fairview Container Terminal at the port.

22nd December 2015

Prince Rupert feasibility study

22nd December 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cargotecs Kalmar has signed a third large order for additional fifteen all-electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes with Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) S.A. in Greece, a wholly-owned subsidiary of COSCO Pacific Limited.

21st December 2015

Kalmar e-RTGs for Piraeus

21st December 2015

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

A new marine energy consultancy has been established to offer trusted intelligence to an increasingly complex sector, including to ports.

21st December 2015

New marine energy consultancy

21st December 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

From January the container hinterland network Contargo will be offering a direct fixed-schedule rail connection between Neuss and Rotterdam with two round trips a week.

21st December 2015

Rail line for Contargo

21st December 2015

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Clean Marine Energy LLC (CME) has announced that North America’s first LNG bunker barge is scheduled to be launched in February 2016.

21st December 2015

North Americas first LNG bunker barge

21st December 2015

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Brazil, TRX Infraestrutura, one of TRXs business units, has launched its TRX Infraestrutura FIP II investment fund.

20th December 2015

TRX launches new infrastructure fund

20th December 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Port of Valencias stevedoring company, Sevasa-Sagep, recently put out a press release stating that “the lack of flexibility among stevedores” would lead to a reduction in the operating capacity at the…

20th December 2015

Valencia stevedoring unions labelled inflexible

20th December 2015

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

STX Offshore and Shipbuilding has started the construction of the LNG bunker vessel that Shell will be operating from the Port of Rotterdam.

17th December 2015

Shell LNG bunker vessel

17th December 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

Peel Ports Group has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Great Yarmouth Port Company Limited (GYPC).

17th December 2015

Peel adds Great Yarmouth to portfolio

17th December 2015

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

The 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) has begun in Paris with the aim to reach a new legally binding climate agreement to limit the rise in global warming.

17th December 2015

A game changer for shipping?

17th December 2015

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Port Metro Vancouver is calling on leaders to embrace a shared responsibility for managing the growth of Vancouver’s trade gateway and the protection of the ports industrial land.

16th December 2015

Port Metro Vancouver calls for collaboration

16th December 2015