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TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Singapore’s Jurong Port is recycling concrete and using other green construction methods to build what is said to be the world’s first green berths.

26th January 2015

Singapore goes green

26th January 2015

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The US ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are doing their bit in terms of environmental stewardship by educating the general public on the new air pollution regulations that came into…

26th January 2015

Education around emissions

26th January 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Georgia Ports Authority’s (GPA) Garden City Terminal is set to save US$636,000 a year and significantly reduce CO2 emissions following the revamping of its lighting system.

23rd January 2015

Musco lights up Georgia

23rd January 2015

GPC

GPC

The 2022 GreenPort Cruise & Congress will take place in Zeebrugge, Belgium from 18-20 October 2022. We are pleased to announce that Port of Zeebrugge will be hosting the 17th edition of…

23rd January 2015

Venue and Accommodation

23rd January 2015

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The US Port of Vancouver is fighting back at claims it is “out of touch with our community and the public interest”, following its 2013 decision to approve the nation’s largest oil-by-rail…

23rd January 2015

Vancouver hits back at “ignorance” claims

23rd January 2015

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Oakland is joint-financing a US$25m project to link the state’s decommissioned army base to the national rail network to create a future global logistics hub.

22nd January 2015

Oakland works on ‘green’ logistics hub

22nd January 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The French Port of Le Havre has a new portable marine gas oil barge which will help vessel operators meet the Emission Control Area (ECA) 0.1% sulphur limit which came into force…

22nd January 2015

Refuelling by barge

22nd January 2015

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

COMMENT: The vessel design and ports businesses should run on parallel paths, but they do not; instead, they are on divergent tracks, writes Barry Parker.

22nd January 2015

The tail wagging the dog

22nd January 2015

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

International shipping association, BIMCO, has formulated a new vetting system designed to gather information on the quality of facilities and service at dry bulk terminals as a tool to drive improvement.

22nd January 2015

Vetting system for terminals

22nd January 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

Things are off to a rocky start at the Port of Rotterdam’s new Rotterdam Gateway (RWG) terminal as dockers protest over the lack of a collective bargaining agreement.

21st January 2015

Union kicks back at Rotterdam

21st January 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

DNV GL and Hapag-Lloyd have initiated a joint project to verify the ship owner’s readiness for upcoming EU emission-monitoring regulations.

21st January 2015

Joint emissions project

21st January 2015

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

UK-based Fathom Shipping has launched new comprehensive guidance for shipowners and operators on Emission Control Areas (ECA) operational and compliance issues.

21st January 2015

New ECA resource

21st January 2015

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Despite 2014 being a “challenging” year for the shipping and port industry, PSA International Pte Ltd (PSA) saw its Group volumes increase by 5.8% over 2013.

20th January 2015

PSA volumes up

20th January 2015

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

The government of the Argentinian province of Santa Fe has set a March 19 deadline for the reception of bids to build and operate the proposed new multipurpose terminal at the Port…

20th January 2015

Three multi-purpose terminals up for grabs

20th January 2015

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of San Diego Board of Commissioners is dipping in to its environmental fund to provide US$384,024 in funding to environmental education programmes for students within the San Diego Bay area.

20th January 2015

San Diego ‘green’ funding

20th January 2015

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) will be able to receive ‘green’ vessels that can refuel with low-sulphur marine diesel thanks to a new terminal being built in Malmö.

19th January 2015

Malmö backs low-sulphur diesel use

19th January 2015

EUROPE

EUROPE

An undeveloped land plot in the seaport of Moerdijk, Netherlands, is on the market for public tender after the Moerdijk Port Authority repurchased property formally reserved for Shell Moerdijk.

19th January 2015

Moerdijk plot available for public tender

19th January 2015

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

A declaration of cooperation has been signed by key players in the Norwegian shipping industry to ensure that the country develops the most environmentally friendly coastal vessel fleet with an emphasis on…

19th January 2015

Green coastal shipping in Norway

19th January 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

An information paper from the Port Equipment Manufacturers’ Association has stressed the importance of getting the details right when incorporating laser technology in an automation programme.

15th January 2015

Getting the detail right on lasers

15th January 2015

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A trio of Bolloré Group terminals in West Africa are to benefit from new Konecranes RTGs.

15th January 2015

Konecranes RTGs head for West Africa

15th January 2015