Port Strategy News – Page 250
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NewsLOW EMISSIONS STRATEGY
As ports look for ways to cut their emissions, management teams are faced with a bewildering choice of low emissions technologies, and the risk of implementing a technology that might become obsolete. Steve Roberts, Associate Director, Ports & Marine, AECOM, looks at how to navigate the options and find not ...
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NewsKalmar fuel economic tractors aid efficiency
Kalmar will supply terminal tractors with a guaranteed maximum fuel consumption to a Turkish port operator.
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NewsPort operator hires controversial MP
Chris Grayling has been appointed as an adviser to a major global port operator.
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NewsEco hull cleaning for cruise ships
A UK port has launched a new partnership with Norwegian cleantech company ECOsubsea to roll out a sustainable and environmentally friendly cleaning programme for cruise ship hulls.
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NewsHabitat project reduces eco impact of port
A project to relocate insect habitats is being undertaken as part of a new UK port development in a bid to reduce its ecological impact.
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NewsSustainable super-ferry contract
ABB has won a contract to supply two new super ferries with hybrid propulsion cutting fuel consumption by one tonne per return trip across the English Channel.
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NewsInnovative e-truck charging solution
A high-power e-truck charging solution has won a top engineering award demonstrating its potential to improve green operational efficiency.
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NewsIndustrial action withdrawn in Australia
Industrial action has been with withdrawn in Australia in a move that brings relief following severe disruption.
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NewsPiraeus Port Authority: GreenPort Cruise & Congress Host Port 2021
The largest port in Greece, Piraeus Port Authority, will host the 16th Greenport Congress from 20-22 October 2021.
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NewsSolar energy system for LNG terminal
Solar power will be implemented at an LNG terminal in Asia with the potential to cut an estimated 300t of carbon dioxide emissions, annually.
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NewsOperating plans unveiled at Hamad Port’s CT2
Qatar’s Ministry of Transport and Communications has said that the initial operation of Hamad Port’s Container Terminal 2 (CT2) is set to begin in December.
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NewsAutomation aids terminal efficiency
A Turkish terminal has upgraded its Terminal Operating System (TOS) to incorporate more automation and achieve increased efficiency.
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NewsElectric ferries bound for Amsterdam
Five new all electric ferries are bound for Amsterdam which will secure significant emissions savings in the North Sea Canal.
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NewsPREDICTING THE OPTIMUM PATH
A joint venture has seen the implementation of machine learning at HHLA’s Container Terminal Burchardkai to optimise import container yard positioning and reduce re-handling moves.
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NewsBEIRUT KILLER BLAST
Who is responsible for the horrific Beirut Port blast will be formally decided in due course but already it is clear that a patchwork of mismanagement and complacency underpins this catastrophic event, the likes of which must not be allowed to happen again.
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NewsNAUTICAL TERMS & COVID-19
COMMENT: One of the positive outcomes of COVID-19 is the entertainment we can derive from new terminology that has arisen during these five months. The lexicographer Susie Dent collectively termed these the ‘coronalexicon’, writes Charles Haine.
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NewsDP World makes play for Israeli port
DP World will form a joint venture with a shipbuilding company in an effort to secure a tender for a major Israeli port.
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News“Vacuum cleaner” removes port plastic
An innovative “vacuum cleaner” will be launched this month to remove plastic from a nature reserve in the Port of Antwerp.
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NewsMarine habitats important for carbon capture
Research to understand the role marine habitats play in climate change mitigation has found they can lock up huge amounts of blue carbon every year.
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THE UK FREEPORTS INITIATIVE
COMMENT: The UK, after claiming that the EU had been holding back the development of UK’s ports, launched a UK Freeports initiative as a major instrument to shape the UK’s economic development post-Brexit, writes Peter de Langen.
