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EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

For the second year running, British offshore renewable energy specialist, Mojo Maritime, has won the Tidal Energy Engineering Company of the Year award at the annual International Tide Energy Summit.

18th January 2012

Mojo Maritime wins tidal energy awards

18th January 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Since capsizing, the Costa Concordia has been shifting dangerously. Italys environment minister has raised the prospect of an environmental disaster if the 2,300 tonnes of fuel on the half-submerged cruise ship leaks.

18th January 2012

Italy risks environmental disaster if liner leaks

18th January 2012

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A new collaborative research project called Green EFFORTS has been launched this month tasked with the mission of improving strategic energy management in ports.

17th January 2012

Green EFFORTS to improve energy admin

17th January 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Odfjell SE has announced a joint venture with Tianjin Economic-Technology Development Area (TEDA) to develop a new terminal and marine facility at Nangang Industrial Zone in Tianjin, China.

17th January 2012

New Chinese joint terminal venture

17th January 2012

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

IN DENMARK, COMPANIES across the maritime industry have joined forces in a unique cooperation in order to develop strategies to make shipping more green.

17th January 2012

Machinery, Propulsion, Operation and Logistics

17th January 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

On 17th January, the Mayor of Harwich officially ‘plugged-in’ a new electric vehicle charging point at the UKs Harwich International Port - the first port to be included in the Source East…

17th January 2012

Electric vehicles at Harwich Port

17th January 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A new collaborative research project called Green EFFORTS has been launched this month tasked with the mission of improving strategic energy management in ports.

17th January 2012

Green EFFORTS in port energy management

17th January 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The global marine industry is set to benefit from a new generation of marine topographic mapping and seabed surface models - incorporating the popular UKHO series of nautical charts.

17th January 2012

New generation marine topographic mapping

17th January 2012

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Communauté de Communes des Pieux has announced tender for dredging works at the Port of Diélette.

16th January 2012

Officials seek bids for Port of Diélette dredging

16th January 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A US company is seeking to clean up dusty ports with a new suppression device designed specifically for use at conveyor discharge points.

16th January 2012

Dust containment innovation

16th January 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

In 2012, 42 new container vessels with a capacity of more than 13,000 teu are due to enter service, which compares with 22 similar vessels that commenced operations in 2011.

13th January 2012

Global super-boxship fleet swells

13th January 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Stepping up to a next phase in policy support for renewable energy could save the EU €4bn of policy costs a year - this is according to a new PhD thesis.

12th January 2012

Renewables policy saves EU €6bn a year

12th January 2012

AFRICA

AFRICA

It appears that the general strikes in Nigeria are finally beginning to take a toll on the country’s seaports – because everything is now at a standstill, including at APMT’s terminal at…

12th January 2012

Nigerian ports struggle with strikes

12th January 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

DP World’s London Gateway, due to open in the fourth quarter of 2013, represents the biggest threat to the Port of Felixstowe’s business for many years, Hutchison Ports (UK) port development director…

12th January 2012

London Gateway ‘biggest threat’ to Felixstowe

12th January 2012

ASIA

ASIA

The new year’s first week of industrial action backed by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has kicked off with a focus on port activities.

12th January 2012

ITF global action week hits ports

12th January 2012

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

A tender for a second container terminal at the Argentinian port of La Plata attracted no bids.

12th January 2012

No bids for second La Plata box terminal

12th January 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

DP World has signed a three-year contract with the Port of Nanaimo to operate its facilities, which include the general cargo Duke Point terminal and the Assembly Wharf.

11th January 2012

DP World to operate Nanaimo

11th January 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

As of Monday, January 9, the Portuguese ports of Aveiro, Figueira da Foz, Lisbon and Setúbal began the first of five days of strike.

11th January 2012

Portuguese ports on strike

11th January 2012

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

Heightened activity in the Russian insurance market is set to have repercussions for the international ports and terminals sector.

11th January 2012

Rousing the Russian bear

11th January 2012

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

THE CITY OF JOENSUU in the eastern part of Finland is transforming an old contaminated sawmill area near the city centre into a modern eco-friendly housing district.

10th January 2012

A dream at the river mouth

10th January 2012