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NewsMore ports sign up to data project
UNCTAD''s port data project now has a total for 42 participating ports from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe.
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NewsHurtigruten invests in onshore power supply
The first onshore power supply facility for Hurtigruten vessels will be available at the Port of Bergen from April 2017.
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NewsLNG projects gather momentum
Discussion at this year’s Gas Fuelled Ships conference in Hamburg suggested that the tide is turning for LNG as a marine fuel, with increasing numbers of projects turning from concept to reality.
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Progreso under anti-competition investigation
In Mexico, the federal competition body Cofece has opened an investigation into the port of Progreso, in Yucatán, where concerns have been raised over possible barriers to entry and free competition in respect of port services, maritime transport and general cargo.
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Panama’s Chamber of Commerce backs Corozal
Rommel Troetsch, president of Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, has said that it is fundamental that the country builds a sixth port to satisfy market needs and that this should be implemented as part of an industrial development plan for this sector.
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Contract signed for new Antioquia port
Colombia has awarded a contract to build a new multipurpose port in the Bay of Urabá.
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NewsStrategic alliance for HK operators
COSCO Shipping Ports Limited and Hutchison Port Holdings Trust have entered into a formal collaboration for the co-management and operation of 16 berths across Terminals 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 at Kwai Tsing in Hong Kong.
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NewsKing Abdullah on course for 4m teu capacity
King Abdullah Port expects infrastructure works for Berth 5 and Berth 6 to be finished in the next few weeks.
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NewsEnergy transition project
Charging batteries for transport vehicles when surplus green power is available within the network is technically possible and economically sensible.
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NewsLA cash-rich for green equipment
The Port of Angeles has secured a US$5.8 million state grant to purchase and test a new fleet of 25 zero and near-zero emission yard tractors at the Everport marine container terminal.
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Davao port privatisation scrapped
The planned Davao Sasa Port modernisation project is set to be dropped by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA).
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UK BPA calls for ‘port zoning’ strategy
The British Port Association (BPA) has called on ministers to introduce ‘port zoning’ in and around UK harbour areas to support jobs and trade post-Brexit.
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NewsHutchison signs Chornomorsk MoU
Hutchison Ports has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ukraine government for the development of Chornomorsk Port on the Black Sea.
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NewsDanish LNG cooperation
Nature Energy is set to join other corporations working on an advanced LNG liquefaction plant project at the Port of Frederikshavn.
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NewsWishing you a prosperous 2017
GreenPort would like to wish all of our readers season''s greetings and a very healthy and prosperous 2017.
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NewsTotal joins SEA\LNG
Total, the international oil and gas giant, has joined SEA\LNG, a multi-sector industry coalition created to accelerate the widespread adoption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel.
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NewsEuropean Parliament approves EU ports regulation
Despite objection from the UK port industry, the European Parliament has approved a new regulation on EU ports, with an aim to make them more efficient and attractive to investors, and make the fees and funding that EU ports get from shipping lines and governments clearer.
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NewsKalmar to deliver 93 terminal tractors to PTP
Kalmar has provided long-standing customer Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) with 93 terminal tractors for container handling.
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MAFI delivers 33 terminal tractors to DCT Gdansk
Germany-based tractor manufacturer MAFI Transport-Systeme has completed another delivery of 33 terminal tractors type T 230 F to DCT Gdansk in Poland.
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Med ports unite to promote trade
Ports from around the Mediterranean coast will form a specific organisation to promote the area’s role in global maritime trade.
