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ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The Platts Japan/Korea Marker (Platts JK) says that the price of spot LNG for October has gained 19.8%, indicative that prices may be on the rebound.

25th September 2014

LNG prices on the rebound?

25th September 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

A grant worth €65.2m is being used to build three LNG terminals in Finland that are expected to help significantly reduce the industrial use of fuel oil and LPG in the country.

25th September 2014

Three new LNG terminals for Finland

25th September 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Terex Port Solutions has won a follow up order for a second Model 5 mobile harbour diesel-electric G HMK 5506 variant crane for the Lübeck Cargo Terminal.

25th September 2014

Follow up crane order

25th September 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

The draft International Code of Safety for Ships using Gases or other Low flashpoint Fuels (IGF Code) and proposed amendments to make the code mandatory under SOLAS have been approved by the…

24th September 2014

LNG draft code approved

24th September 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Dutch company, Falck Risc, is uniting with the United Fire Department to carry out an LNG safety study, commissioned by the European Union (TEN-T) as part of the LNG Masterplan Rhine-Main Danube.

24th September 2014

Falck Risc studies LNG risk

24th September 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

The shifting sands of shipping line alliances is keeping at least one Turkish port operator on its toes, according to Erhan Çiloglu, chief marketing officer of Yilport Holding.

24th September 2014

Alliance causes Turkish strategy shift

24th September 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Chasing deep draft development could be a thing of the past for future bulk ports, as Stevie Knight reports

24th September 2014

Floating a good idea

24th September 2014

VIEWPOINT

VIEWPOINT

COMMENT: It’s a mess in Manila: empty boxes have been left to languish on the docks, trucks have been blocking up the highways and extreme, disconnected measures have caused a catalogue of…

24th September 2014

Manila shows how not to do it

24th September 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

Denmark’s Port of Esbjerg wants a private operator to develop its new combi terminal and is calling on interested parties to submit an expression of interest.

23rd September 2014

Esbjerg combi tender launched

23rd September 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Worldwide coatings supplier, Hempel, has today launched a new range of anti-corrosive zinc primers which it says will “redefine” and improve protection for port equipment and machinery.

23rd September 2014

New Hempel primers to “redefine” anti-corrosion

23rd September 2014

INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

In just a matter of months, shipowners operating in emissions control areas (ECAs) will have only three choices to comply with mandatory 0.1% sulphur levels; burn marine distillates, switch to liquefied natural…

23rd September 2014

ECA compliance through continuous emission monitoring

23rd September 2014

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

Oman’s Sohar Port and Freezone has launched its first environmental management programme in conjunction with the Ministry of Climate Affairs.

23rd September 2014

Sohar launches environmental programme

23rd September 2014

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) is one of six US ports to receive a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that will be used to retrofit cargo handling equipment in…

23rd September 2014

Los Angeles goes green with EPA grant

23rd September 2014

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

With just under one month left until the 9th GreenPort Congress and the 2nd GreenPort Cruise Conference 15-17 October, the whole port community of port authorities, terminal operators, shipping lines, shippers, logistics…

23rd September 2014

Join the industry at the port community event of the year – book today

23rd September 2014

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

The 2013 GreenPort Congress clearly identified that to achieve an environmentally responsible port sector, port users need to communicate more. The 9th GreenPort Congress next month will therefore focus on improving the…

23rd September 2014

A programme packed with industry leading speakers and valuable presentations

23rd September 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

European ports are set for transport connection improvements, made possible through €11.9bn of European Commission funding – the largest ever single amount of EU funding earmarked solely for transport infrastructure.

19th September 2014

Record funding to keep EU connected

19th September 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

DNV GL is to class five ECO STAR 85k Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs) after signing a Letter of Intent at the SMM Exhibition 2014 last week.

18th September 2014

DNV GL to class VLECs

18th September 2014

ASIA

ASIA

The proposed Pak Bara deep-sea port on Thailand’s Andaman coast is still waiting government approvals and necessary studies, a senior government official has said.

18th September 2014

Pak Bara still waiting for approval

18th September 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

UK-based FB Chain has developed a new chain for forklifts, reachstackers and container handlers, specifically designed for the damp, corrosive environments found in ports, harbours and other freight terminals.

18th September 2014

FB Chain lifts port operations

18th September 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The need to replace fixtures does not necessarily make LEDs an expensive option. Felicity Landon reports

18th September 2014

No lightbulb’ moments

18th September 2014