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OCEANIA

OCEANIA

A bid to push through legislation to lease Australia’s Port of Melbourne has apparently hit a stumbling block, that is according to Australian media reports.

19th November 2015

Port of Melbourne lease concerns

19th November 2015

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Chinese group, Landbridge, has acquired the controversial lease of Darwin Port in Australia.

19th November 2015

Controversial lease of Darwin to China

19th November 2015

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

To get a taste of this year’s GreenPort event, view the keynote presentations and images from all elements of the GreenPort Cruise Conference and GreenPort Congress held in Copenhagen in October 2015.

18th November 2015

Full photo gallery and videos available online now

18th November 2015

GPCA

GPCA

To get a taste of this year’s GreenPort event, view the keynote presentations and images from all elements of the GreenPort Cruise Conference and GreenPort Congress held in Copenhagen in October 2015.

18th November 2015

Full photo gallery and videos available online now

18th November 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cavotec has won five separate orders with a combined value of more than €9m for its innovative technologies.

18th November 2015

Cavotec nets €9m in orders

18th November 2015

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

The Associated British Ports’ (ABP) owned Newport Docks in South Wales is benefitting from around 81% in energy savings owing to its new upgraded lighting system.

17th November 2015

Shining the light on energy savings

17th November 2015

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

The Associated British Ports’ (ABP) owned Newport Docks in South Wales is benefitting from around 81% in energy savings owing to its new upgraded lighting system.

17th November 2015

Shining the light on energy savings

17th November 2015

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York, has vetoed the Port Ambrose Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Deepwater Port on grounds of security and economic concerns.

17th November 2015

LNG terminal vetoed

17th November 2015

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Los Angeles Boat of Harbour Commission has approved three grants from the US Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) totalling US$1.8m.

17th November 2015

LA approves security and operations grants

17th November 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Luka Koper will acquire 11 new higher capacity cranes for container handling, including seven new electric rubber tyred gantry cranes (E-RTG).

16th November 2015

New green cranes for Luka Koper

16th November 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Livorno is to become the first port in Italy, and the second in Europe, to supply vessels with electricity from the shore with anti-pollution technology.

16th November 2015

Livorno goes electric

16th November 2015

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

US ports have an “identity problem”, according to Capt Chip Jaenichen, the administrator of the US Maritime Administration (MARAD).

16th November 2015

US ports suffer from ‘identity problem’

16th November 2015

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, has revealed that modernisation of the Port of Manta will become a reality in 2016. This will form part of the ninety-third anniversary celebrations of the…

16th November 2015

Manta modernisation set for 2016

16th November 2015

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Fierce competition alongside an increasing prevalence of inland hub developments and supply chain alliances have been predicted in New Zealand’s port sector over the next two decades by Westpac industry economist David…

16th November 2015

‘Dramatic changes’ forecast in New Zealand

16th November 2015

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

DP World and Tasports have announced plans for a new container terminal for Burnie in northern Tasmania, dependent on the federal government easing coastal shipping restrictions which have prevented international vessels calling…

16th November 2015

DP World in Tasmanian deal

16th November 2015

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The Panama Canal Authority has announced that 11 of the world’s largest port operators have expressed interest in the Port of Corozal.

13th November 2015

Global operators vie for Corozals hand

13th November 2015

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

As LED lighting gains in popularity, one European manufacturer has warned that not all LED port fixtures are created equal.

13th November 2015

Not all LED port fittings created equal

13th November 2015

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Livorno is to become the first port in Italy, and the second in Europe, to supply vessels with electricity from the shore with anti-pollution technology.

13th November 2015

Livorno goes electric

13th November 2015

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of Dublin has been awarded this year’s ESPO Award in recognition of its strategies to make schools and universities aware of the local port’s activities.

12th November 2015

ESPO award for Dublin

12th November 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received a large equipment order from Australias new automotive RoRo terminal, Melbourne International RoRo and Automotive Terminal Pty Ltd (MIRRAT), due to open in April 2016.

12th November 2015

Kalmar wins Melbourne equipment order

12th November 2015