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EUROPE

EUROPE

AP Moller-Maersk Group’s recent moves to sell over US$4bn of non-core and under-performing assets could be good news for APM Terminals. The question being asked is where will the money be re-invested?

28th January 2014

Moller-Maersk set for further expansion?

28th January 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Finland’s gas grid operator, Gasum, is forging ahead with its plan to develop the Fjusä area in Inkoo, into the large scale Finngulf LNG import terminal and it will be developing the…

28th January 2014

Finngulf LNG project

28th January 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

BMT Asia Pacific has introduced two new tools designed to maximise return on interest for port investors and operators.

24th January 2014

New port tools to maximise investment

24th January 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The LNG sector is set to soar in coming years with the number of LNG-powered vessels forecasted to increase by more than 3700% through 2025, according to a new report.

24th January 2014

LNG sector set to soar

24th January 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Businesses developing innovative solutions to reduce emissions in naval, leisure and merchant marine vessels and improve their overall efficiency are to get a £3m boost from the UKs innovation agency – the…

23rd January 2014

Emissions innovation boost for UK marine sector

23rd January 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Automatic Identification System (AIS)-based vessel-tracking tools and technology will improve the maritime industry in 2014, says PortVision.

23rd January 2014

PortVision predicts trends

23rd January 2014

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Mississippi State Port Authority has joined the Green marine sustainability programme with the hope of improving its environmental performance.

23rd January 2014

Mississippi goes ‘green’

23rd January 2014

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The threat of suspension to works on the third locks at the Panama Canal looms this week as Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC) and the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) argue it…

23rd January 2014

Panama Canal works hang in the balance

23rd January 2014

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Operations have started at the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre in Aalborg, Denmark, which the company says is the beginning of a new era for marine R&D.

22nd January 2014

Marine R&D enters a new era

22nd January 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Cargotec has unveiled its new dual-fuel diesel and LNG-powered reachstacker, created in co-operation with Kalmar’s customer, Global Service.

22nd January 2014

Kalmar reachstacker fuel revolution

22nd January 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

Ukrainian ports are continuing to under-perform because of huge capacity surplus, which a new report says there is no quick solution for.

21st January 2014

Ukrainian ports overcapacity crisis

21st January 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Ferry operator Brittany Ferries and STX France have confirmed a contract for a new LNG-fuelled ferry, which when delivered will be the largest gas-fuelled ro-pax ship yet.

21st January 2014

Order placed for largest gas-fuelled ferry

21st January 2014

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) efforts in reducing carbon emissions have been recognised by the Southeast Diesel Collaborative (SEDC) with a ‘Community Leadership’ award.

21st January 2014

Georgia’s efforts pay off

21st January 2014

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The recently introduced US$1.1 trillion Consolidated Appropriation Act of 2014 will support US seaport infrastructure and enhance US international competitiveness, says the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA).

21st January 2014

New Appropriation Act supports US ports

21st January 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Kalmar has demonstrated a visionary prototype of a new dual fuel diesel and LNG powered reachstacker at the Port of Livorno in Italy.

20th January 2014

Kalmar prototype dual fuel reachstacker

20th January 2014

AFRICA GREENPORT

AFRICA GREENPORT

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) says that the plan to lengthen and deepen Durban harbour is still on, despite media reports that it has come under fire from environmental organisations.

20th January 2014

Durban Container Terminal development still on

20th January 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Toscana, thought to be the world’s first floating LNG platform, has begun commercial operations.

17th January 2014

FSRU Toscana begins operations

17th January 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Mitsui OSK Lines has reached a strategic alliance agreement with Brookfield Asset Management Inc to expand MOL’s container terminal business.

16th January 2014

MOL forms strategic terminal alliance

16th January 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Wärtsilä has announced the signature of a turnkey contract to supply a liquefied natural gas receiving terminal to be built at Tornio in northern Finland.

16th January 2014

Wärtsilä moves into LNG terminal construction

16th January 2014

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) in Australia has developed its own Biodiversity Offset Strategy (BOS) to provide for the long-term conservation of threatened marine species in the Western Basin area.

16th January 2014

Gladstone Ports wildlife initiative

16th January 2014

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Benjamin Franklin may once have claimed that “well done is better than well said”, but good feedback will ensure that word spreads and the customer base widens.

16th January 2014

Focus and feedback

16th January 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) and the Busan Port Authority (BPA) have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on environmental initiatives and other maritime activities.

15th January 2014

KR and Busan Port join forces

15th January 2014

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Recent media reports suggest that Israel’s ZIM Integrated Shipping Service and its affiliate Gold Star Line will leave Australia next month, possibly leaving a large gap in trade for Oz ports.

15th January 2014

Shipping carrier quits Australia

15th January 2014