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PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Average carbon dioxide emissions per container per kilometre on the world’s ocean transportation routes has declined by 8.4% from 2013 to 2014, according to BSR’s Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG).

27th August 2015

CO2 emissions in decline

27th August 2015

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is working with IBM to develop and test new analytics-based technologies to help improve safety, security and vessel traffic at the global port hub.

27th August 2015

Singapore taps Big Data benefits

27th August 2015

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Plans to develop a coal port at Abbot Point in Queensland, Australia, are making progress with a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) released for public comment until 18 September 2015.

26th August 2015

Oz environmental impact under review

26th August 2015

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

As vessels continue to grow and global container port demand rises, terminal operators worldwide will need to invest to produce an additional 168 million teu by 2019, says shipping consultancy Drewry.

26th August 2015

Extra 168m teu port capacity needed by 2019

26th August 2015

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

The GreenTech Group has submitted plans to upgrade the Cayman Islands’ cruise berthing facilities to include an environmentally-friendly ‘SkyBridge’ helping to protect the Caribbean reefs.

25th August 2015

SkyBridge to upgrade Cayman cruising

25th August 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Germany’s LASE Industrielle Lasertechnik GmbH has launched a system for the “intelligent prevention” of truck lifting while hoisting as a result of locked or defective twistlocks.

25th August 2015

LASE launches crane lift protection

25th August 2015

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Bay of Plenty export cargo is the primary target of an audacious move from Ports of Auckland to establish an intermodal freight hub within three kilometres of the Port of Tauranga.

25th August 2015

Auckland in Taurangas backyard

25th August 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cargotecs Kalmar has won a “major port equipment order” from Colombia’s Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Buenaventura SA (SPRBun).

25th August 2015

Kalmar wins Colombian order

25th August 2015

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Auckland is mulling over the prospect of partial automation and has kick-started a consultation process with staff to gauge sentiment.

25th August 2015

Auckland mulls semi-automation

25th August 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A state-of-the-art ‘virtual’ training simulator has been installed at the UK Port of Liverpool to prepare operators for the arrival of the five of the world’s largest cranes later this year.

25th August 2015

Liverpool installs ABB simulator

25th August 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, is to supply 14 of its all-electric, environmentally-friendly E-One2 rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) and six forklift trucks to Colombia’s Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Buenaventure SA (SPRBun) – an…

24th August 2015

Kalmar equipment in demand

24th August 2015

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Jensen Maritime, part of Crowley Maritime Corporation, has unveiled two new, fully-customisable LNG bunker barge concepts, said to be ideal for ports not located near an LNG terminal.

21st August 2015

New LNG bunker barge concepts from Jensen

21st August 2015

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

The NGO Shipbreaking Platform is calling on shipowners to follow in the footsteps of the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association, which has said no to the beaching of end-of-life vessels.

20th August 2015

Norway stands against beaching

20th August 2015

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Ports of Auckland has set New Zealand records in all three of the productivity measures monitored by the Ministry of Transport’s Freight Information Gathering System.

20th August 2015

Records hatrick for Auckland port

20th August 2015

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Following three years of uncertainty, Argentinas General Ports Administration (AGP) is to issue a new tender covering the operation of Terminal 5 at the Port of Buenos Aires. The existing Bactssa concession…

20th August 2015

Two new terminal concessions in Latin America

20th August 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

Spains National Ports Authority has approved a total of 29 projects to benefit from the Port Terrestrial Accessibility Finance Fund. These will be eligible for a total of €466.8m, which will be…

20th August 2015

Landside access improvements for Spanish ports

20th August 2015

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The finalists for this year’s Ship Efficiency Awards, organised by Fathom to recognise companies’ efficient operations, have been announced.

19th August 2015

Finalists chosen for Ship Efficiency Awards

19th August 2015

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The Italian port of Livorno is expanding its capacity with a new €800m deepwater container ‘platform’ that will enable it to accommodate larger ships and growing container traffic.

18th August 2015

Livorno unveils terminal expansion plans

18th August 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Konecranes and Terex Corporation are merging to create a global lifting and material handling solutions company, offering a wider product portfolio to the industry.

17th August 2015

Konecranes and Terex join forces

17th August 2015

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

South African freight transport and logistics company, Transnet, has launched a carbon calculator app to help customers estimate emission savings when moving freight by rail instead of road.

17th August 2015

Transnet app calculates carbon savings

17th August 2015

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Carbon footprinting of container terminals is not yet mandatory but recommended, writes Professor Jens Froese from the Global Logistics Emission Council (GLEC).

14th August 2015

Carbon footprint of container terminals

14th August 2015

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

The JCB Teletruk is a forklift designed to fulfil a mission; reduce overheads, save time and space, and improve site safety. When the savings in time, space and fuel are converted into…

14th August 2015

JCB Industrial confirmed as Cruise Gold Sponsor

14th August 2015

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

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14th August 2015

Early bird rate ends 28 August – book now to save

14th August 2015