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EUROPE

EUROPE

The UKs Peel Ports has welcomed a new joint report by the UK government and Transport for the North (TfN) detailing a blueprint to get Northern England better connected and allow greater…

30th March 2015

Getting better connected

30th March 2015

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The controversial LNG terminal development at the US East Coast Port Ambrose is once again on rocky ground as the processing of the Final Environmental Impact (Final EIS) application is suspended for…

30th March 2015

Port Ambrose project on hold again

30th March 2015

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Global engineering group, Cavotec, has secured over €10m in port equipment orders which includes two separate orders for its Alternative Maritime Power (AMP) systems from a European ship owner.

30th March 2015

Cavotec powers up ports

30th March 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

Economic Development minister Ana Pastor, under pressure to reform Spains existing stevedoring practices, has revealed that “there isnt a proposal” on the table.

27th March 2015

Spain not ready to make stevedoring changes

27th March 2015

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Three professional bodies in Argentina have asked for the tender covering the concession to operate Terminal 5 at the Port of Buenos Aires to be postponed.

27th March 2015

Call for Buenos Aires tender to be postponed

27th March 2015

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Around €550,000 in European funding has been awarded to the Port of Dunkirk for its plans to improve access to the western harbour to make way for larger ships.

27th March 2015

Dunkirk dredging project gets EU funding

27th March 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

The latest incarnation of the proposed EU Port Services Regulation could challenge UK port potential, according to the country’s largest port operator.

27th March 2015

EU port regulation will undermine UK ports

27th March 2015

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

As the use of LNG as a fuel picks up in northern Europe, there is potential to expand the sector in the Mediterranean but a lack of widespread bunkering infrastructure and an…

26th March 2015

LNG infrastructure deadlock

26th March 2015

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Jamaican authorities have granted the CMA CGM subsidiary Terminal Link the long-term concession to operate and develop the Kingston Container Terminal (KCT).

26th March 2015

CMA CGM wins Jamaican concession

26th March 2015

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Hosted by Copenhagen Malmö Port, the 10th GreenPort Congress, incorporating the 3rd GreenPort Cruise Conference will take place at the DBI-byen Hotel, Copenhagen from the 6-9 October 2015.Conference themes for the 10th…

26th March 2015

10th GreenPort Congress Call for Papers Released

26th March 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

It seems that Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) are becoming increasingly popular as ports come under increased pressure to carve out possibilities for future business potential and keep up with the competition.

26th March 2015

MoUs all the rage

26th March 2015

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

So the US West Coast labour hullabaloo is finally over. It took Obama’s loan of US secretary of labour Thomas Perez to help broker a deal after a federal mediator failed to…

25th March 2015

Fight for survival

25th March 2015

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

COMMENT: Just as Piraeus concessionaire Cosco re-found its favour with the new Greek authorities, the fraught relationship is under pressure yet again, this time by European Commission interjections, writes Carly Fields.

25th March 2015

Cosco ordered to pay back Piraeus EU aid

25th March 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Production has started on Doosan Industrial Vehicles (DIV) largest forklift trucks yet which are equipped with the innovative new G2 engine to meet EU emissions standards without needing a diesel particulate filter…

25th March 2015

Forklift trucks get greener

25th March 2015

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Conference themes for the 10th GreenPort Congress will include a wide range of issues relating to the environmental strategy of ports in a tough environment, the impact of regulations and the on-going…

24th March 2015

The 10th GreenPort Congress, incorporating the 3rd GreenPort Cruise Conference – Call for Papers Announced!

24th March 2015

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

European ports “have to act ahead of stricter legislation” if the ongoing problem of air pollution is to improve, says the German Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU).

24th March 2015

Cleaning up the air in ports

24th March 2015

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The Norway-based NGO Bellona Foundation has launched a three year partnership with the Damen Shipyards Group to explore and develop green concept vessels for the future.

24th March 2015

Green concept vessel partnership

24th March 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Liebherr Container Cranes has completed testing of Patrick Stevedores’ specially designed ship-to-shore cranes.

23rd March 2015

Unique articulated STS design passes tests

23rd March 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Konecranes has won an order for 15 all-electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes from DCT Gdansk, marking the manufacturer’s first RTG delivery to Poland.

23rd March 2015

Konecranes marks Polish first

23rd March 2015

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

TT Club is warning Baltic port and terminal operators against reputational damage that it says can be a consequence of uninsured incidents from “avoidable risks”.

23rd March 2015

TT Club warning to Baltic ports

23rd March 2015

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Drewry says that it will take revolution not evolution when it comes to new container handling technology meeting the demands of carriers for bigger ships.

23rd March 2015

Productivity needs revolution, not evolution

23rd March 2015

ASIA

ASIA

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has unveiled a number of new initiatives designed to boost interconnectivity of the Port of Singapore.

23rd March 2015

Singapore unveils interconnectivity initiatives

23rd March 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

Hot off the heels of the completion of Phase 2 development at Sines, PSA International has announced that it is to invest a further E40m in the Portugal terminal to boost capacity…

23rd March 2015

PSA Sines kicks off further expansion project

23rd March 2015