Port Strategy News – Page 253
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NewsFuel efficient eco reachstackers
Air quality has been significantly improved at an Italian terminal following its investment in reachstackers offering a 40% saving in diesel consumption.
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NewsSingapore JV to improve container efficiency
A new joint venture in Singapore seeks to improve efficiency in container operations and explore operational technology developments and innovations.
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NewsInland shipping partnership cuts emissions
Sweden’s environmentally friendly transport plans have been boosted with the launch of an inland shipping initiative to take high emissions trucks off the road.
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NewsIsraeli port privatisation underway
The next milestone of the Israeli Port Reform Programme has begun with the privatisation for a major port now underway.
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NewsPartnership aids smart emissions management
One Danish port aims to better manage its emissions using electrification and digitalisation in a new technology partnership.
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NewsSmart RTGs chosen for Cambodian port
A Cambodian port will benefit from emissions saving RTG cranes as part of its project to expand capacity.
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DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS, PLENTY OF PITFALLS
If you choose not to offer a tender for a port concession and to engage in direct negotiations with a specific party instead are you doing the right thing?
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NewsPOLAND: EFFECTIVE PLANNING FRAMEWORK REQUIRED
Poland lacks a robust national port masterplan with the capacity to filter essential port plans from those based more on aspiration. There is also a bigger role to play for such a national framework in building investor confidence.
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NewsStevedore dies at NZ terminal
An investigation is underway following a fatality at a New Zealand container terminal.
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NewsUS$730m terminal development in Egypt
A new container terminal will be developed in Egypt with a total estimated investment of US$730m.
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NewsIvory Coast terminal construction contract
Contracts have been signed for the construction of a new Ivory Coast container terminal.
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NewsRotterdam renews its commitment as an EcoPort
The Port of Rotterdam has renewed its EcoPorts’ environmental management standard (PERS) keeping sustainability at the forefront of its agenda.
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NewsHydrogen car production to begin in Oz
A hydrogen car manufacturer looks set to start producing vehicles from a new plant at Australia’s Port Kembla by 2025.
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NewsRevolutionary new alternative fuel project
A British port facility is being developed as the first site for a revolutionary new alternative fuel project that will support ambitions to reduce landfill and carbon emissions in the UK.
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NewsHybrid cranes deliver emissions savings
An American terminal operator has cut diesel emissions from all 13 of its yard cranes by 95% after retrofitting them with hybrid electric engines.
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NewsHow can ports prepare for autonomous ships?
The British Ports Association (BPA) has opened a call for evidence from the wider maritime community on what ports should consider to prepare for receiving autonomous ships in the future.
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NewsHALF THE BATTLE
The British Ports Association (BPA) considers the downstream impact of COVID-19 on trade flows and its member ports, and underlines the need for Government action
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NewsCrew search called off after vessel fire
A search has been called off for missing crew members of a vessel that caught fire and sunk at a US port with two confirmed casualties.
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NewsWind power drives future ferry efficiency
Until now the experience of catching a wind powered ferry has been something out of the ordinary, but that may soon change.
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NewsSeattle gets behind the blue economy
The Port of Seattle has committed two year funding to a non-profit strategic alliance which fosters maritime innovation and sustainability.
