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AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Galveston hosted the 98th AAPA Convention during the last week of October just over a year after Hurricane Ike hit the Texas port city of Galveston, sinking the city’s…

22nd November 2009

Galveston re-builds for the future

22nd November 2009

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

ABPmer and BMT ARGOSS are working on a European Space Agency-funded project to provide earth observation-based monitoring services to support Vessel Traffic Management systems

22nd November 2009

Managing port vessel traffic using earth observation technology

22nd November 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Auramarine Ltd, a leading manufacturer of heavy fuel oil supply systems and other auxiliary units for marine and power station engines is now applying its wide ranging experience in liquid flows to…

21st November 2009

Auramarine new ballast water treatment systems

21st November 2009

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

CONCESSIONS & INVESTMENTS

Carly Fields finds that more weight should be given to the psyches of port chief executives in troubled times

20th November 2009

All in the mind

20th November 2009

AFRICA GREENPORT

AFRICA GREENPORT

Maritime experts from the African continent will meet in Durban, South Africa on the 10th and 11th of December for the 35th African Ports and Maritime Conference which will chart ways of…

20th November 2009

African Ports Conference in December

20th November 2009

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

Liebherr has acquired a strategically important order in the Indian market.

19th November 2009

Liebherr continues to grow in India

19th November 2009

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Transponder technology is being used to assess emissions by seagoing vessels in the Rotterdam area. Rinkje Molenaar1, Kees van der Tak2 and Jan Hulskotte3 explain how the technology works

19th November 2009

Emission assessment using auto-ID

19th November 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Ports and terminals are under growing pressure to meet the needs ofincreased container traffic, hold down costs and meet heightenedsecurity needs, says Hi-Tech Solutions.

19th November 2009

Gate bottlenecks / Hi-Tech Solutions

19th November 2009

ASIA

ASIA

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19th November 2009

JN quay extension abandoned

19th November 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

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19th November 2009

Venice authority responds to Peril report

19th November 2009

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Callao, the largest container port on the west coast of the continent, is set to open April 2010 - a year ahead of schedule.

19th November 2009

Peru Muelle Sur terminal to open early

19th November 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The second technical meeting of the CLIMEPORT Project, has been held recently in Piraeus (Greece). Climeport is a 1.6 million euro, 36 month long project, funded by the EU and MED programme,…

19th November 2009

CLIMEPORT’s 2nd technical meeting

19th November 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners adopted a strict truck ban effective January 1, 2010 to help clear the air.

19th November 2009

Oakland’s truck ban exceeds regulations

19th November 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A large, integrated access control and CCTV system with a difference has been installed at a major Scottish port.

18th November 2009

Lowering the security bar

18th November 2009

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

Europe should follow the example of the US and Canada by establishing ECAs, says Christer Ågren of the Air Pollution & Climate (AirClim) Secretariat

18th November 2009

AirClim: “Europe needs Emissions Control Areas”

18th November 2009

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

Now available from our parent company Mercator Media are the papers in powerpoint form from the recent Private Capital & Ports Conferenceheld in London. These are genuinely regarded as essential reading byall…

18th November 2009

PS PAGE

18th November 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Alunorte, one of the world’s largest alumina producers has opted for a newly designed, Siwertell alumina ship loader from Cargotec to come into operation at the end of this year.

18th November 2009

Alumina ship loader for Brazil

18th November 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

C. Steinweg (Süd-West Terminal) GmbH & Co. KG has ordered a Generation 5, G HMK 7608 Mobile Harbour Crane, a variant of Model 7, from Gottwald Port Technology GmbH for its multipurpose…

17th November 2009

Gottwald reinforces its position in Germany

17th November 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Many ports are taking the opportunity of a lull in container volumes to review their gate technologies. Felicity Landon reports

17th November 2009

Time to take another look

17th November 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Existing noise assessment procedures consider the noise annoyance evaluation using yearly average noise levels weighted by frequency and time of day.

17th November 2009

Mitigating noise annoyance at the Port of Dublin

17th November 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

A recent demonstration at the Port of Wilmington displayed some of the latest technology showcasing the North Carolina State Ports Authority’s commitment to more environmentally friendly operations at the Ports of Wilmington…

17th November 2009

North Carolina Ports showcase greener port operations

17th November 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that the Port of Baltimore will receive $3.5 million in Recovery Act funding to help clean the air in and around the Port.

17th November 2009

$3.5 million to help cut diesel pollution in Baltimore

17th November 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of Cork Company has been awarded the international environmental standard ISO 14001 certification which acknowledges the Port’s positive commitment to the environment.

16th November 2009

Cork achieves ISO 14001

16th November 2009