Latest News – Page 307
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NewsEcological monitoring for Thames project
Thomson Environmental Consultants has been contracted by London Gateway Logistics Park Development Ltd (DP World London Gateway) to undertake ecological monitoring surveys.
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NewsChinese port reveals 5G ambitions
Ericsson and mobile service provider China Unicom are developing a 5G smart harbour at the Port of Qingdao in China with the aim of exploring commercial 5G networks and solutions and saving labour costs.
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NewsFree ports won’t help Brexit Britain’s economy
New research shows that the creation of free ports with relaxed customs rules and duties would have little impact on economic growth in a post-Brexit UK.
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NewsSLNG terminal ready for small LNG ships
Singapore LNG Corporation Pte Ltd (SLNG) has completed modifications to its secondary jetty at its terminal on Jurong Island and is able to receive and reload small liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships of between 2,000 cubic metres and 10,000 cubic metres in capacity.
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NewsYilport announces upgrades to Leixões
Yilport is to invest €43.4m in upgrading the South Container Terminal at the Port of Leixões in Portugal, with work scheduled for completion by March 2021. Work will involve more stacking area and the acquisition of further handling equipment with the aim of increasing capacity and alleviating congestion as well ...
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NewsTackling Air Quality Strategy planning
A recent webinar has offered advice and solutions for UK ports developing Air Quality Strategies ahead of the UK government''s December deadline for ports to produce individual strategies.
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NewsAustralian port deal not disclosed
An inquiry into Port of Newcastle sale arrangements which favoured Port Botany and Port Kembla has found the “Port Commitment Deeds including the conditions of sale and the levy were not disclosed to the public or the Parliament” and should be investigated further.
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NewsFirst fleet of Konecranes ARTG cranes expanded
Nine Konecranes Automated Rubber Tyre Gantry (ARTG) cranes have been supplied to Terminal Peti Kemas Semarang (TPKS) in Indonesia to boost its operational safety and efficiency and expand what is the world’s first commercially operated fleet of Konecranes ARTG cranes.
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NewsElectric capacity boost cuts terminal’s C02
APM Terminals Barcelona has increased its electrical capacity, which it estimates will reduce CO2 emissions by 600t per annum.
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NewsBest January container volumes for JAXPORT
Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) has achieved its best ever January container volumes, with total container movements increasing 16% over the same period last year.
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NewsPort community meets in Valencia
GreenPort Cruise & Congress took place in Valencia, Spain, from 16-19 October 2018. Michele Witthaus reports on the highlights.
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NewsAustralian coal imports ban denied
A reported ban on Australian coal imports into China’s Port of Dalian has been denied by Australia’s Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg.
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NewsPorts support Methanol research project
Shipowners, shipyards, manufacturers and ports have joined forces to investigate the feasibility of methanol as a sustainable alternative transport fuel in the maritime sector.
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NewsPlastic bottles aid Hueneme harbour project
A project to deepen the Port of Hueneme’s harbour will incorporate wharf-stabilising pilings made from recycled plastic bottles.
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NewsFirst electric forklifts for Latin America
Kalmar will supply the first emissions-free electric forklift trucks in Latin America to Rio Estiba in Uruguay’s Port of Nueva Palmira.
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NewsLNG throughput up at Rotterdam
Throughput of LNG as bunker fuel in the Port of Rotterdam during 2018 increased from 1,500t to 9,500t.
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NewsChilean ports post mixed-volume figures
Five of Chile’s publicly-owned but privately-managed ports reported losses in 2018. Arica, Iquique, Coquimbo, Valparaíso and Chacabuco all posted lower figures last year than they did in 2017.
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NewsGuidry: Susah opportunity for US presence
The businessman responsible for the Port of Susah project in Libya has claimed that the facility constitutes a chance for the US to create a substantial presence in North Africa prior to Chinese partners making their move.
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NewsBrazil readies ten new concessions
In Brazil, incoming President Jair Bolsonaro has announced that the port secretariat is to issue tenders for ten port concessions in the first six months of this year. Of these, four will be published in March, in line with a previous announcement made at the end of 2018.
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NewsCompetition ‘assured’ for Buenos Aires
Gonzalo Mórtola, head of Argentina’s general ports administration Administración General de Puertos, has unequivocally stated that the decision to replace three existing container terminal concessionaires at the Port of Buenos Aires with just one is the way forward.
