Latest News – Page 282
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NewsTrade war still hinders HPT Trust
Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPT Trust) has once again reported “challenging” market conditions with the US-China trade war and Brexit amongst the issues which “threaten the recovery of global trade”.
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NewsSouth Africa may get new LNG terminal
Transnet SOC Ltd has entered into a cost-sharing agreement with World Bank Group member IFC to carry out a feasibility study for the development of an LNG storage and regasification terminal at the Port of Richards Bay.
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NewsUS$1.2bn Indonesian container port planned
A project to create a US$1.2bn container port and industrial logistics park in East Java, Indonesia is expected to begin this year.
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NewsFrench port invests €20m in shoreside power
A French port authority aims to cut emissions by spending €20m over the next six years to extend shoreside power.
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NewsIndonesia's first Kalmar Eco Reachstacker
Kalmar has signed a contract with Cikarang Dry Port for the delivery of the first Kalmar Eco Reachstacker in Indonesia.
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NewsBiggest automated electric charging project
SSA Marine, Tritium and Stäubli Electrical Connectors are teaming up to provide automatic charging stations for over 30 soon to be electric terminal tractors at the Port of Long Beach in California to create the largest automated electric vehicle charging programme of any port in the US.
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NewsTurning food waste into value, onsite
Fosca Poltronieri, Operations Manager of Amsterdam-based company, The Waste Transformers, explains how smart onsite solutions can help ports
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NewsElectric exploration progresses in California
A major Port of Oakland freight hauler plans to add two new electric trucks to its operations by October to discover if zero-emission battery-powered tractors can haul cargo containers over highways.
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NewsJust-In-Time operations cut emissions
"Just-In-Time" (JIT) operations have the potential to cut the time ships spend idling outside ports and help reduce harmful emissions as well as save on fuel costs, a new trial has found.
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NewsElectric exploration progresses in California
A major Port of Oakland freight hauler plans to add two new electric trucks to its operations by October to discover if zero-emission battery-powered tractors can haul cargo containers over highways.
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NewsIndustrial action limit for stevedores
Australia’s Fair Work Commission has ruled indefinite work bans by workers at DP World Australia’s terminals are not protected amidst new redundancy plans to combat “volume losses”.
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NewsMitigating water hyacinth in East Africa
Industrial pollution and siltation on Lake Victoria in East Africa are fuelling the spread of the water hyacinth weed.
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NewsWorker dies at Irish port
An investigation has been launched following the death of a worker at Warrenpoint Port, in County Down, Ireland.
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NewsCarnival backs scrubbers for sustainability
Carnival Corporation has launched an ‘Advanced Air Quality Systems’ website to highlight the benefit of using scrubbers to meet the IMO’s 0.5% 2020 sulphur limit and support sustainable operations in ports and the global shipping industry.
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NewsAPMT and ILWU agree on automation training
A training programme has been agreed between APM Terminals and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 13 for the former’s Pier 400 automation project at the Port of Los Angeles.
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NewsICTSI secures Rio terminal concession
ICTSI subsidiary ICTSI Americas BV has acquired 100% of the shares of Libra Terminal Rio S.A. (Libra Rio) to run the Terminal de Contêineres 1 (T1Rio) container terminal in the Port of Rio, Brazil.
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NewsWelcome to GreenPort 2019 from the Port of Oslo
Ingvar Mathisen, Port Director and CEO speaks about the Port of Oslo’s ambitions to become the world’s most effective and environmentally-friendly city port.
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NewsWelsh port climbs sustainability ladder
The Port of Milford Haven has switched its energy provider to enable 100% of its electricity usage to come from renewable sources.
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NewsEngineering contracts for Sohar LNG project
McDermott International and JGC Corporation have been awarded contracts by Total Oman E&P Development B.V. in partnership with Oman Oil Company S.O.A.C. to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) services for the Sohar LNG bunkering project at Sohar Port.
