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  • Heidi Neilson of Port of Oslo answers a question, flanked by Linda van Waveren of Port of Amsterdam and Conor Feighan, Feport
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    High ambition meets business realities

    2018-10-24T10:55:00Z

    Discussion was lively on the second day of GreenPort Congress in Valencia, as port representatives discussed incentive schemes, supply chain ethics, greening bids and more.

  • Port of Piraeus
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    Piraeus calls for investment approval

    2018-10-23T16:17:00Z

    Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has urged the Greek government to speed up approval of its investment plan which includes a new cruise ship terminal, a mall and four hotels within the port.

  • Port of Valencia
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    Valencia planning 5m teu terminal

    2018-10-23T15:10:00Z

    The Port of Valencia has announced that its new part-automated north container terminal will have 2km of berthing line and capacity to manage 5m teu.

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    Buenos Aires concession overhaul

    2018-10-23T13:48:00Z

    In 2020, a tender is to be issued at the Port of Buenos Aires that will see the existing five container terminal operators replaced by a single concessionaire. At present, three groups effectively control the five terminals: Terminales Río de la Plata (TRP) is owned by DP World and Argentina’s ...

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    Buenaventura forced to adopt contingency plan

    2018-10-23T13:48:00Z

    After 15 days of crippling strikes at the Colombian Port of Buenaventura, Buenaventura Port Society’s Container Terminal (TCBUEN) has been forced to introduce a contingency plan to return working practices to normal, especially for the loading and discharge of boxes.

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    BTP under investigation for anti-competitive behaviour

    2018-10-23T13:48:00Z

    Brazil''s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), the independent agency that reports to Brazil’s Ministry of Justice on competition issues, is to investigate Santos container terminal Brasil Terminal Portuário (BTP) for the alleged improper collection of Terminal Handling Charge 2 (THC2), which is levied on the delivery of imported cargo ...

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    Gulftainer ready to splash the cash

    2018-10-23T13:48:00Z

    Gulftainer could invest $3bn over the next half a decade, chief executive Peter Richards has revealed.

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    Khalifa upgrade contract awarded

    2018-10-23T13:48:00Z

    The UAE-based National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) has said it has been given a $268m contract to expand the country’s Khalifa Port.

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    5 k tunnel to beat Rotterdam congestion

    2018-10-23T13:48:00Z

    The European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to provide a €330m loan for a tunnel link to alleviate traffic around the busiest port in Europe.

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    Threefold capacity hike for Walvis Bay

    2018-10-23T13:48:00Z

    Expansion of Namibia’s biggest commercial port could see its capacity boosted to more than 1m teu.

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    Blockchain-connector first for Rotterdam

    2018-10-23T13:48:00Z

    Rotterdam has partnered with ABN AMRO and Samsung SDS to kick-start a container logistics blockchain pilot.

  • Rotterdam is focusing on berthing efficiency measures Photo: Port of Rotterdam
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    ‘Just-in-time’ sailing reduces CO2 footprint

    2018-10-23T12:45:00Z

    If sea-going vessels were better informed about the availability of berths and adapted their speed accordingly, substantial savings could be made in terms of fuel and CO2 emissions.

  • Air Products' state-of-the-art liquefied natural gas (LNG) equipment test facility at Port Manatee in Florida Photo: Air Products
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    Tech expert opens LNG manufacturing facility

    2018-10-23T10:23:00Z

    A technology and equipment company has opened an LNG manufacturing facility at Port Manatee in Florida to keep up with increasing demand from the marine industry.

  • Port of Rotterdam
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    Better arrivals management could cut CO2

    2018-10-22T16:48:00Z

    If ports kept ships more informed about berth availability prior to arrival they could adapt their sailing speed, save fuel and money and lower emissions, a new study has found.

  • Forecast global capacity increase
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    Greenfield caution harming capacity expansion

    2018-10-22T13:35:00Z

    Underinvestment and cautious investor sentiment towards greenfield projects is partly to blame for container terminal capacity expansion falling to not much more than 10% of existing capacity in the next five years, the lowest proportion ever.

  • Hyster is developing a zero emissions laden container handler Photo: Hyster
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    Sneak peek of fuel cell container handler

    2018-10-22T13:13:00Z

    Visitors to the Greenport Congress from 16 to 19 October 2018 received an exclusive look at the Hyster zero emissions laden container handler currently in development.

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    Ports urged to grasp ‘trusted broker’ role in data

    2018-10-22T13:01:00Z

    Ports must urgently embrace their role as ‘trusted broker’ to get real value from the mass of data available to them and their stakeholders.

  • Port of Los Angeles
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    Fuel cells to power LA trucks

    2018-10-22T12:43:00Z

    Ballard Power Systems will provide fuel cell modules to power two zero-emissions terminal yard trucks at the Port of Los Angeles in a bid to prove the technology’s commercial viability.

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    Port authorities on an evolutionary journey

    2018-10-22T12:43:00Z

    COMMENT: The role of port authorities is evolving, for the better. Where once port authorities were simply required to toe the government line on transportation, they now need to drive change, foster collaboration and nurture innovation, writes Carly Fields.

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    Barrier to take-up of shoreside power

    2018-10-22T12:37:00Z

    Prohibitively expensive shoreside power projects are restricting the widespread take-up of plug-in solutions at global ports.