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EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

A number of international maritime associations submitted a proposal to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) aiming for a legal requirement to be introduced, forcing port terminal operators and ships to verify container…

17th July 2012

Proposal to IMO for mandatory weighting of containers

17th July 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

The UK’s Department of Transport has announced the biggest upgrade to the countrys rail network in years - great news for freight and terminal operators.

17th July 2012

UK invests in strategic rail network

17th July 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The environmental pressures facing ports close to residential areas have surfaced in Melbourne, where residents of the suburb of Williamstown have already raised concerns about the proposed development of the Webb Dock…

17th July 2012

Residents throw spanner in Melbourne expansion

17th July 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Kochi Port Trust has invited bids for the establishment of a port user complex on a 900,000 m² area, which is to be offered as a 30-year concession.

17th July 2012

Kochi to re-tender Willingdon island

17th July 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of Rotterdam says that it has moved one step closer to realising its plan to become an LNG port filling station.

16th July 2012

Rotterdam LNG a step closer

16th July 2012

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

DP World says it was forced to sell its Adelaide terminal to Flinders Ports due to the exercise of a right in the agreement held by Flinders.

14th July 2012

DPW Adelaide sale result of right exercise

14th July 2012

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Israel Chemicals Ltd has emerged as the sole bidder for the concession to run the Israeli port of Eilat.

14th July 2012

Eilat concession decision deferred

14th July 2012

MIDDLE EAST

MIDDLE EAST

Yemens Anti-Corruption Commission has asked the countrys parliament to cancel the contract that allows DP World to operate Aden container terminal.

13th July 2012

Yemen to end DP Worlds Aden tenure

13th July 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Perus Transport and Communications Minister, Carlos Paredes, has conceded that the National Ports Company, Enapu, is skirting bankruptcy.

13th July 2012

Enapu on verge of bankruptcy

13th July 2012

ASIA

ASIA

The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) is investing RM1.4bn (US$313.5m) in new cranes, electrifying existing RTGs and building two new berths to keep up with the ever-growing shipping industry.

13th July 2012

PTP invest in new equipment

13th July 2012

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Wärtsilä says that it is to supply the main engines for two environmentally sustainable LNG-fuelled tugs being built for CNOOC Energy Technology & Services (CETS), a subsidiary of the state-owned China National…

12th July 2012

Chinese LNG tug engine order for Wärtsilä

12th July 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

International Terminal Services Augusta (ITSA) has commenced the search for a strategic partner – terminal operator or shipping line – in order to further develop its business in the port of Augusta,…

12th July 2012

Terminal opportunity

12th July 2012

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

Have you noticed the debate in the on-line Global Ports Forum about who will become the main container terminals in East and West Africa? We have, and have taken it upon ourselves…

12th July 2012

The transhipment race

12th July 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Terminal Catalunya (TERCAT) has had its first vessel call at Muelle Prat signifying the start of the testing phase which will cover all equipment and IT systems at the new terminal.

11th July 2012

Muelle Prat begins testing phase

11th July 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

‘Amels 212’ has become the world’s first superyacht to be awarded a ‘Green Passport’ from Lloyds Register.

11th July 2012

Amels 212 receives Green Passport

11th July 2012

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

China Navigation (CNCo) has ordered 16 electrically-driven bulk versions of variable frequency drive (VFD) MacGregor cranes from Cargotec.

11th July 2012

China Navigation orders Cargotec cranes

11th July 2012

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Lighting is vital in ports to ensure the safety and security of operations. However, new government schemes mean that lighting has to become more energy efficient, putting pressure on port authorities to…

10th July 2012

Revolutionary lighting that can save ports money and reduce carbon emissions

10th July 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The European Commission published the Marco Polo 2012 call for proposals. Around 36 new projects will be financed with a budget of € 64.6m.

10th July 2012

Marco Polo 2012 Call launched

10th July 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

German water treatment specialists, Mahle International, has received an order from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to fit six new 9600 teu ships with the OPS (Ocean Protection System) ballast water treatment system.

10th July 2012

Mahle equips ships with OPS

10th July 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

The president of the Trieste Port Authority, Marina Monassi, wants to modernise the trade system in the existing free trade areas of the Port of Trieste - which could have wider implications…

10th July 2012

Trieste wants a modern free trade zone

10th July 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Canada’s Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) has launched a bid to attract support for the development of a new container terminal at Nova Scotia’s Port of Sydney - the Sydport gateway project.

9th July 2012

Trade route shift opportunity for Canada

9th July 2012

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Long Beach Board of Harbour Commissions has approved two incentive programmes, one created to encourage larger, cleaner ships to dock at the port, and the other intended to attract more containers…

9th July 2012

Long Beach Port wants more cleaner cargo

9th July 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Wärtsilä has been awarded a long-term service agreement by global cruise operator Princess Cruise Lines Ltd.

9th July 2012

Wärtsilä service fit for a princess

9th July 2012