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PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and the NEC Corporation are collaborating in the development of an energy demand forecast system for ships to enable energy savings for operators and increased environmental efficiency.

13th November 2013

New energy demand forecast system

13th November 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

The UK’s Port of Milford Haven is progressing with its project to install 20,000 solar panels to cover an area the size of 30 football fields.

13th November 2013

Milford Haven’s solar flare

13th November 2013

AFRICA

AFRICA

The African Development Bank Group has agreed a $338m sovereign guaranteed loan to Namibia Ports Authority (Namport) to finance the construction of a container terminal at Walvis Bay New Port.

13th November 2013

Namibia container terminal secures funds

13th November 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Transnet National Port Authority has placed an order with Cavotec for the manufacturer’s largest single order to-date for its MoorMaster automated mooring units.

13th November 2013

Transnet signs record Cavotec deal

13th November 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A European Commission-supported port security system has been launched to give ports the ability to self assess corporate security.

13th November 2013

Port security software supports operators

13th November 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The Black Sea port of Yeysk is to benefit from a Siwertell 5 000 S mobile unloader for cement-handling operations from February 2014.

13th November 2013

Yeysk gets set for cement solution

13th November 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Lübeck-based Hans Lehmann KG has placed an order for a Terex Gottwald Model 5 mobile harbour crane and three Terex CS 45 KS reachstackers for its operations at a new terminal on…

13th November 2013

Lübeck terminal turns to Terex

13th November 2013

ASIA

ASIA

Maintaining effective port operations will be one of the first things on the Filippino government’s agenda after Typhoon Haiyan swept through the country, not least to allow aid in effectively.

12th November 2013

Getting aid to the Philippines

12th November 2013

CRUISE GREENPORT

CRUISE GREENPORT

The Italian government is to ban large cruise ships of more than 96,000 gross tonnes from the historic Venice lagoon in a bid to protect the area.

12th November 2013

Italy to ban cruise ships from tourist hotspot

12th November 2013

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Israel’s TaKaDu has won the ‘Sustainia Award 2013’ for its water distribution loss reduction technology.

12th November 2013

Israeli water solution awarded

12th November 2013

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The contentious proposal to build a new LNG terminal off the US coast of New Jersey has hit a stumbling block – the US Coast Guard has issued a 90 day hold…

11th November 2013

LNG facility proposal delayed

11th November 2013

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

BAM International is to design and build a new €47m LNG terminal in Aqaba, Jordan, that will help develop the country’s energy intake capabilities.

11th November 2013

New LNG terminal for Jordan

11th November 2013

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

The Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) US$140m berth expansion project has been completed and is now open for business, making Jordan a “key regional gateway and logistical hub”.

11th November 2013

New Jordan hub opens for business

11th November 2013

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

BAM International is to design and build a new €47m LNG terminal in Aqaba, Jordan, that will help develop the country’s energy intake capabilities.

8th November 2013

New LNG terminal for Jordan

8th November 2013

ASIA

ASIA

A subsidiary of PSA International has acquired stakes in a new container terminal company in Lianyungang Port in Jiangsu Province, China – its first major venture in the Yangtze River Delta region.

7th November 2013

PSA makes a move on China

7th November 2013

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The military has assumed control of Mexicos port of Lazaro Cardenas relieving the local police of its duties to make a stand against drug cartel violence.

7th November 2013

Military takes control of Mexican port

7th November 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

After a false start when it became a port of refuge for a fire-struck containership in September, DP Worlds London Gateway has today welcomed its first scheduled ship.

7th November 2013

London Gateway open for business

7th November 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

Major European port players met in Brussels this week to discuss the European Union’s plans to review EU ports policy at a specially convened mini-hearing.

7th November 2013

EU ports regulation woes

7th November 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

In Italy, trade unions have called a 24-hour strike to take place tomorrow amid criticisms of a slow moving contract renewal for port workers.

7th November 2013

Italian unions call for strike action

7th November 2013

ASIA

ASIA

Major losses at the Indian port of Chennai have prompted management to put forward an austerity programme aimed at bringing finances back towards equilibrium.

7th November 2013

Trustees reject Chennai austerity programme

7th November 2013

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) is driving for reduced port-related air emissions with a new clean truck certification programme.

6th November 2013

SCPA drives for cleaner air

6th November 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

EU Member States have found an agreement on a compromise text for a Council decision supporting the ratification of the Hong Kong Convention for the safe and sound recycling of ships.

5th November 2013

EU agrees to ratify Convention for safe ship recycling

5th November 2013

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

The P3 container alliance has ramifications in a legal context for ports, as HFWs Joseph Botham explains

5th November 2013

The meaning of P3

5th November 2013