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AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Last October, the construction of Penha’s Lock started. This will give new impetus to the São Paulo Metropolitan region and the dream of deploying the Water-Ring is starting to become reality, says…

25th February 2014

Penha’s Lock boosts navigation and São Paulo Water-Ring

25th February 2014

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Russia’s Volga Group has acquired a 50% stake in Sukhodol LLC – the company which is constructing the new bulk terminal at Sukhodol Bay in Russia’s Primorsk territory.

25th February 2014

Russian coal terminal construction

25th February 2014

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The European Commission has produced a new framework that includes series of actions to boost the maritime sector and support the development of sustainable tourism in coastal destinations.

25th February 2014

New strategy to boost EU maritime tourism

25th February 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The Green Award Foundation, a scheme developed to promote quality inland shipping, has certified the 500th inland barge, marking a major milestone in the industry.

25th February 2014

Green Award for 500th barge

25th February 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Germany-based Sennebogen has delivered the 875 E-Series materials handling machine, which was introduced as a ‘world first’ in 2013, to Kocaman Denizcilik for use at Aksa Port, Turkey.

25th February 2014

Sennebogen ‘world first’ for Turkey

25th February 2014

PORT TALK

PORT TALK

Financial incentive schemes are critical in driving fuel efficiency, reducing shippers’ carbon footprints and benefiting shipping’s bottom line, says Carbon War Rooms Peter Boyd

25th February 2014

Reducing the footprint

25th February 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Seattle-based Jensen Maritime, part of Crowley Maritime Corporation, is to build some of the ‘first’ LNG bunker barges in the US for LNG America LLC.

24th February 2014

‘First’ LNG bunker barges for US

24th February 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

The UK’s Port of Felixstowe has finally received consent from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) to extend its newest container handling facility, berths 8 & 9.

24th February 2014

Felixstowe expansion consent

24th February 2014

PORT TALK

PORT TALK

Fredrik Johanson at ABB Crane Systems reminds us that crane operators in container terminals still need training even when intelligent automatic systems are handling a major part of the crane cycle

24th February 2014

License to operate

24th February 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

UK-based Lockheed Martin and Australia’s Victorian Wave Partners Ltd are to develop the ‘world’s largest’ wave energy project – a significant step toward making ocean energy commercially available.

21st February 2014

World’s largest wave energy project underway

21st February 2014

ASIA

ASIA

Singapore’s PSA International Ltd is to develop the fourth container terminal at Jawarharlal Nehru Port in India – a contract that was originally terminated back in 2012.

21st February 2014

PSA and JNPT get back on track

21st February 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

In the US the LNG bunkering sector is dominated by a very small number of players. One, in fact.

21st February 2014

Playing the long game

21st February 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Germanys MAFI Transport-Systeme GmbH has completed delivery of follow up tractor orders at Tema Port in Ghana meaning that the whole fleet has now been upgraded.

20th February 2014

MAFI tractors for Ghana

20th February 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

CMA CGM has adopted a “mobile solution container” in a bid to comply with new Californian rules calling for ‘cold ironing’ or alternative maritime power (AMP).

20th February 2014

CMA CGM adopts ‘cold ironing’

20th February 2014

ASIA

ASIA

A spokesperson for Singapores PSA International has confimed to Port Strategy that the operator has been named as the successful bidder in the tender for container operations at the Union government-run Kolkata…

20th February 2014

PSA set to boost Indian presence

20th February 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Skangass is to build a bunker station for LNG in Risavika, close to Stavanger in Norway for Fjord Line’s cruise ferries.

20th February 2014

Norway in line for LNG bunkering solution

20th February 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Ports looking to diversfy can be in charge of their own cargo destiny, finds Stevie Knight

20th February 2014

Hammering out a future

20th February 2014

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Wärtsilä has been contracted by US shipowner Totem Ocean Trailer Express (Totem Ocean) to supply equipment for what is said to be the largest LNG conversions to be undertaken in the US.

19th February 2014

Wärtsilä LNG conversions

19th February 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

While ports in emerging markets may be interesting for strategic reasons - especially if they are concerned with energy cargo - these facilities can be challenging for ships to approach.

19th February 2014

No easy way in

19th February 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

GREEN EFFORTS considers opportunities and requirements to measure, monitor and control port and terminal emissions. This is compatible to other transport areas in order to eventually achieve an emission control system coherently…

18th February 2014

Reduction of Carbon Footprint of Ports and Terminals – Fiction and Reality

18th February 2014