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PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Japan-headquartered classification society ClassNK has issued Statements of Compliance (SoC) to two ship recycling facilities in Gujarat, India.

18th January 2016

SoC for two ship recycling facilities in India

18th January 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

PSA International Pte Ltd handled 64.10m TEUs of containers at its port projects around the world in 2015.

15th January 2016

PSA 2015 container throughput performance

15th January 2016

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Corvus Energy will provide battery systems to power nine retrofit hybrid rubber-tired gantry cranes (RTGs) at the Yidong Terminal.

15th January 2016

Green batteries for RTG cranes

15th January 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Konecranes has received an order for six Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes from GCT Canada Limited Partnership for its GCT Deltaport facility located in Port Metro Vancouver.

14th January 2016

Deltaport returns to Konecranes

14th January 2016

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The latest European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA) positional paper has reported that there should be better port reception facilities (PRF) in Europe.

13th January 2016

ECSA calls for better reception facilities

13th January 2016

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

A Port of Oakland marine terminal has re-opened following two months of modernisation to improve cargo handling.

13th January 2016

Port of Oakland marine terminal re-opens

13th January 2016

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Fully cellular containership growth is fast approaching capacity of 20m teu with it outpacing world port throughput for the fourth year in a row.

12th January 2016

Containership fleet outpaces port development

12th January 2016

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of Amsterdam has announced that it intends to double the bonuses awarded to ships listed on the Environmental Ship Index (ESI).

12th January 2016

Port of Amsterdam rewards clean ships

12th January 2016

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Ecoslops has announced that it has received an Agreement in Principle from the Port of Abidjan for land to construct a new recycling plant.

11th January 2016

New Ecoslops recycling plant at Port of Abidjan

11th January 2016

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has issued notices to Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) and two major companies handling coal at its terminal, according to Business Standard.

11th January 2016

Port operators warned over pollution

11th January 2016

EUROPE

EUROPE

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) have expressed their support for the Dutch dockers’ union FNV Havens following its industrial action.

8th January 2016

ITF backs Port of Rotterdam industrial action

8th January 2016

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Ports of Stockholm is redeveloping Värtahamnen as part of the urban development of Norra Djurgårdsstaden.

6th January 2016

Green development in Stockholm

6th January 2016

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The controller of Argentinas National Ports Authority, Sergio Borrelli, has stated that the countrys ports will never be competitive in their current fragmented state.

6th January 2016

Too much fragmentation in Argentinas ports

6th January 2016

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The United States Coast Guard Cyber Command’s (CGCYBER) latest maritime cyber bulletin has revealed that there was an attempted cyber-attack against an unknown port facility.

5th January 2016

US port cyber-attack thwarted

5th January 2016

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

Ratification of the Ballast Water Management (BWM) convention has been brought closer to meeting the requirements for entry into force following ratifications by Morocco, Indonesia and Ghana.

5th January 2016

BWM Convention ratification unconfirmed

5th January 2016

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Royal Boskalis Westminster is to acquire the dredging activities and assets of Germany’s STRABAG Wasserbau, formerly Möbius Wasserbau.

4th January 2016

Dredging acquisition

4th January 2016

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

The UKs Associated British Ports (ABP) has achieved the international standard for energy management, ISO 5000:2011.

4th January 2016

Leading energy standard

4th January 2016

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of LA has responded to claims from the media that it gave China Shipping North America permission to ignore emission-reduction requirements, arguing that it is already tackling the issue.

31st December 2015

Port of LA rolling back on pollution measures?

31st December 2015

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Abu Dhabi Ports has completed extensive redevelopment work at Al Mirfa Port and officially opened the new Abu Dhabi Cruise Terminal at Zayed Port.

31st December 2015

New improved Emirati ports

31st December 2015

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

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.

31st December 2015

Controversial Abbot Point expansion approved

31st December 2015