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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

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for companies interested in the Corozal Container Terminal.

16th December 2015

Panama releases Corozal tender

16th December 2015

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Fredrikstad Cruise Port has officially opened its new sustainable 340m dock meaning it is now able to handle larger cruise ships.

16th December 2015

New green cruise terminal

16th December 2015

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

DP World and the Prince Rupert Port Authority have announced an agreement to study further expansion of the south Fairview Container Terminal in Prince Rupert in order to promote growth.

16th December 2015

Prince Rupert earmarked for further expansion

16th December 2015

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

A cutting edge ferry, which is the third of three unique ‘hybrid’ vessels, has been launched on the Clyde at Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd’s (FMEL) shipyard in Port Glasgow.

16th December 2015

Latest hybrid ferry launches on the Clyde

16th December 2015

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

DP World’s plans to develop a $20 million container terminal at Tasmanias Port of Burnie are in jeopardy after the Senate voted down a proposed shipping bill to allow foreign vessels greater…

15th December 2015

DP Worlds Tasmanian port development in doubt

15th December 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

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

15th December 2015

New FastCharge solution from Kalmar

15th December 2015

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has released its proposed budget for 2016.

15th December 2015

PANYNJ lays out future spending plans

15th December 2015

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Port operator, Abu Dhabi Terminals says that Khalifa Port Container Terminal is ready for the next phase of expansion and that new equipment will be added in 2016 and 2017 to keep…

15th December 2015

Khalifa Port ready for expansion

15th December 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

The use of the Thames could be transformed to its benefit, according to the latest Thames Vision publication by the Port of London Authority (PLA), which sets out a plan to develop…

15th December 2015

London reveals 20 year vision

15th December 2015

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Ecoslops refinery in the Port of Sines, Portugal, has commenced industrial production and delivered the first volume of recycled marine fuel products which comply with ISO 8217 standards, writes Alice Mason,…

15th December 2015

Recycling slops into marine fuels

15th December 2015

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

The design for the ‘world’s greenest’ cruise ship was announced at COP21 in Paris and its maiden voyage is scheduled for 2020.

15th December 2015

Worlds greenest cruise ship

15th December 2015

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

An innovative new diesel exhaust treatment system is in operation at the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) having gained approval as an alternative to shore power in California.

15th December 2015

Clean air technology in operation

15th December 2015

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

The European Sea Port Organisation (ESPO) believes that the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference (COP21) was a historic milestone for enhancing global collective action and moving towards a low-carbon society.

15th December 2015

ESPOs position on COP21

15th December 2015