Latest News – Page 264
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NewsUS$520m Egypt expansion project
A port operator marking its 10th anniversary is getting closer to completing a US$520m expansion project in Egypt.
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NewsHull cleaning reach grows
A sustainable robotic hull cleaning company has been given the green light to start offering hull cleaning services to vessels at all Dutch ports including Rotterdam.
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NewsInnovation platform fuels collaboration
A new partnership will see the development of a worldwide sustainability-focused innovation platform, where ports can engage in pilots and partnerships with start-ups and scale-ups.
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NewsUK port begins GB£4.3m ro-ro project
A major UK port has begun a new phase of planned investment to maximise quayside space and ensure the world’s largest ships can continue to call there.
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NewsPorts feel effects of Chile strikes
Port operations in Chile have been disrupted after dockworkers took part in protest strikes in the country.
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NewsPorts sign sustainability MoU
Two environmentally forward-thinking ports have signed a five-year MoU to collaborate on sustainability and environmental issues.
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NewsTIME TO WEAR SHADES IN CALLAO – THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT
Rob Ward gives the port of Callao, Peru a health check and discovers that volumes are growing in 2019 and that the future looks bright.
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NewsThe real culprit in Miami
COMMENT: Attention-grabbing media coverage, which accused the Port of Miami’s dredging project of causing mass coral death, may not be entirely accurate after all, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsFirst Ecoports PERS award for Caribbean port
A Caribbean-located port has achieved Ecoports’ Port Environmental Review System (PERS) certificate for the first time.
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NewsCanadian shore power system is proven
A new shore power system at a Canadian container terminal has been successfully utilised for the first time to help improve air quality and reduce noise.
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NewsPhilippines port proposal underway
A port development proposal has been accepted as complete by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), which will now begin to evaluate its legal, financial and technical merits.
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NewsTax probe begins
An in-depth investigation will assess whether tax exemptions for ports in an EU country are lawful and impact fair competition.
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INTRA-PORT COMPETITION IN BUENOS AIRES
COMMENT: One of the best-known cases of port reform aimed to create intra-port competition is that of Buenos Aires, the largest port of Argentina, writes Peter de Langen.
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NO NEED FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF “WeWork” CULTURE
COMMENT: It is interesting to see the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) voicing a pitch for a larger slice of Trans-European (Ten-T) funding and particularly on the basis of assisting ports that have projects with an ROI which is “low and slow", writes Mike Mundy.
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Brexit: changing the logistics landscape
COMMENT: As PS goes to press us citizens of the UK await the end of the latest chapter in the saga of Brexit, writes Mike Mundy.
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NewsSustainability top priority for US port
Sustainability is a top priority in the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s proposed US$3.4bn 2020 operating expense budget.
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NewsUS port is one step closer to sustainability
A port in California has purchased seven vehicles for its work fleet that will run on renewable diesel fuel.
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NewsPort protection for Great Barrier Reef
An Australian port’s new master plan sets out the sustainable development of its activities, operations and management while protecting the Great Barrier Reef.
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NewsCollaboration to develop smart technologies
Two marine industry stakeholders have agreed to collaborate in the development of smart technologies for the marine sector including electric or hybrid technologies.
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NewsCollaboration to develop smart technologies
Two marine industry stakeholders have agreed to collaborate in the development of smart technologies for the marine sector including electric or hybrid technologies.
