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PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Mercator Media Limited, publisher of GreenPort magazine and organiser of the GreenPort Congress and Cruise conference, has won a business excellence award for international development.

9th March 2015

Business award for Mercator Media

9th March 2015

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Salcombe Harbour on the Devon coast of the UK has signed up to the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) EcoPort scheme proving that it’s not just large ports that can make a…

9th March 2015

Raising the bar for smaller harbours

9th March 2015

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

US west coast ports are working hard to clear months of backlogged cargo as a result of the extensive labour dispute, but it could be three months before there’s a clearing, and…

9th March 2015

US west coast battles cargo backlog

9th March 2015

THE ANALYST

THE ANALYST

COMMENT: How can pricing structures in ports be best explained; are they based on a specific historical trajectory in each port, or based on economic logic, asks Peter de Langen.

9th March 2015

Pricing of transhipment by port authorities

9th March 2015

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Australias Sealite has introduced a new five degree LED Sectored port entry light, which provides over 500,000cd of lighting power using only 30 watts of electrical consumption.

5th March 2015

Efficient port entry lights

5th March 2015

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

The Port of Seattle is facing a lawsuit over the lease of its Terminal 5 to Foss Maritime, which environmental groups say violates environmental laws and its shoreline permit.

4th March 2015

Seattle sued over oil fleet

4th March 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

The Spanish government has withdrawn its proposed stevedoring reform plan, having failed to win the support of the trade unions. Now, the government is to enter into direct negotiations with all concerned…

4th March 2015

Spain withdraws stevedoring reform plan

4th March 2015

ASIA

ASIA

A heavy-lift vessel belonging to Chinese state-owned ZPMC is reported to have been chartered by the Taiwanese government to transport construction materials to a $100m new port that it is building on…

4th March 2015

ZPMC helps erect new port in Taiwan

4th March 2015

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Following three years of construction, the new ‘C’ quay has opened at the Uruguayan port of Montevideo. Significantly, the port authority is considering the possibility of putting the operation of all public…

4th March 2015

New Montevideo quay reopens rights debate

4th March 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Motorship is presenting minute-by-minute live highlights from the Propulsion & Emissions Conference taking place in Hamburg from 4 to 5 March.

4th March 2015

The Motorship Live – Propulsion & Emissions 2015

4th March 2015

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

When port operations slowdown, and cargo begins to build up, a port-wide gray chassis pool is said to be one of the best options for efficient chassis provisioning – something which Los…

3rd March 2015

Pool of pools uncovered

3rd March 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

The hope for resumed discussions between Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) and the unions FNV Havens and CNV Vakmensen regarding employment terms for employees, have hit more trouble.

3rd March 2015

Troubles escalate at Rotterdam World Gateway

3rd March 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Samskip Van Dieren Multimodal is extending its intermodal network to improve European connections and help reduce emissions.

3rd March 2015

Samskip extends Scandinavian efficiency

3rd March 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The US San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative, of which the Port of San Diego is a member, has been awarded for its green innovation by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

2nd March 2015

US Climate Collaborative award

2nd March 2015

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Things are slowly picking up at US west coast ports since the ending of recent disruptive labour disputes, but Neil Davidson, senior analyst at Drewry, told Port Strategy they could “face real…

27th February 2015

Unfinished business in the US

27th February 2015

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

North America is set to receive its first dedicated LNG bunker barge, hailed a critical supply chain component in ongoing efforts to reduce the environmental impact of the marine industry.

26th February 2015

North America gets first LNG bunker barge

26th February 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

Trade unions representing dock workers at the Port of Valencia have called off 12 days of planned strikes in support of their collective bargain agreement until existing national stevedoring issues in Spain…

25th February 2015

Valencia stevedores call off strikes

25th February 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Georgia Ports Authority has returned to Konecranes for 10 electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes for its Port of Savannah. After delivery in mid-2016, the port will have a total of 146 Konecranes RTGs.

25th February 2015

Savannah returns to Konecranes eRTGs

25th February 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

Under pressure from the European Commission, Greece has reversed its decision to abandon the privatisation of the ports of Piraeus and Thessaloniki.

25th February 2015

Greece reverses privatisation block

25th February 2015

ASIA

ASIA

In Malaysia, Kuantan on the country’s east coast is being developed with a special emphasis on China trade, which will see the port expanded to become a deepwater facility by next year,…

25th February 2015

Kuantan to help develop China trade

25th February 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

K Line subsidiary International Transportation Service has ordered four PACECO gantry cranes for its container terminal at Long Beach.

25th February 2015

K Line signs for PACECO cranes

25th February 2015

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The Port of Auckland has expressed its delight at the signing of a new collective agreement with members of the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) following years of upheaval.

25th February 2015

Auckland agreement reached

25th February 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Five Hyster empty container handlers are helping Rotterdam Shortsea Terminals (RST) to load and unload ships more quickly and efficiently, saving the operator both time and money.

25th February 2015

Efficient container handling

25th February 2015