Latest News – Page 509
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NewsShore side power at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal
The Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in New York has installed shore power, only the second US Atlantic coast cruise terminal after Halifax in Nova Scotia, to do so.
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NewsPort waste powers Gothenburg
A new Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) waste import terminal has opened at the Port of Gothenburg, with the bulk of the waste arriving from the British Port of Immingham.
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NewsESPO award for Bremenports
Bremenports GmbH & Co. has been awarded the 2016 ESPO Award for its strategies in safeguarding and upgrading the nature and ecosystem in the port area.
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NewsConductix-Wampfler electrifies Brazil
Conductix-Wampfler, port mobile electrification and data transmission technology expert, has just completed a major installation at Portonave in southern Brazil, the first E-RTG conversion project in the country.
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NewsNew deliveries from Liebherr
Liebherr Maritime Cranes has delivered a new mobile harbour crane, type LHM 550, to the Port of Helsingborg, and a further two to Container Terminal St. Petersburg.
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NewsTrump election leads to industry uncertainty
The election of Donald Trump as the next President of the United States has led to unease and unrest in both the US and the international port and shipping industry.
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NewsConductix-Wampfler electrifies Brazil
Conductix-Wampfler, port mobile electrification and data transmission technology expert, has just completed a major installation at Portonave in southern Brazil, the first E-RTG conversion project in the country.
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NewsBremenports wins ESPO award
Bremenports GmbH & Co. has been awarded the 2016 ESPO Award for its strategies in safeguarding and upgrading the nature and ecosystem in the port area.
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NewsThe great LNG debate
The IMO’s move towards the global 0.5% sulphur cap by January 2020 has stirred up the debate again on how appropriate LNG is as the shipping industry’s main option to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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News€650m investment in Antwerp facilities
The SEA-Invest group is set to construct a new tanker terminal in the Delwaide dock at the Port of Antwerp as part of an investment of €250m.
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Big hopes for Malacca Gateway
Malaysia’s deputy transport minister has confirmed that work on the RM8 billion Malacca Gateway project in Pulau Panjang will begin in 2017.
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NewsVancouver USA puts T5 out to tender
The Port of Vancouver USA is seeking Statements of Interest (SOIs) for the design, permit, construction and operation of a high-volume marine terminal facility at its Terminal 5.
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NewsMaersk and LA to measure green benefits
Maersk Line and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are partnering to measure the environmental benefits of a US$125 million upgrade for 12 Maersk container ships.
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NewsMeasuring green benefits
Maersk Line and the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are partnering to measure the environmental benefits of a US$125 million upgrade for 12 Maersk container ships.
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NewsEnergy sustainability efforts awarded
The Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) has awarded the Special Mention Award to research conducted on energy sustainability efforts in maritime terminal operations.
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Chittagong set for major expansion
Moves are afoot to enlarge Chittagong Port in Bangladesh, which has long been acknowledged as a major bottleneck despite moving 92% of the country’s booming export trade.
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Posadas and Santa Ana seek operators
Argentina’s Posadas and Santa Ana Port Authority (EAPPSA) has asked for expressions of interest from companies willing to operate installations at the ports of Posadas and Santa Ana. A future contract will cover operations, warehousing and vessel handling, and eventually passenger operations at Posadas.
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NewsNo bids for El Salvador’s La Unión
No bids were received for a possible concession to operate the Port of La Unión in El Salvador, meaning a public-private partnership contract for the port is now extremely unlikely.
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Latin America needs $50bn in port investment
The Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF), Latin America’s Development Bank, says that existing port infrastructure in the region is inadequate and the lack of new investment will become a real problem as of 2020.
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NewsBNP Paribas eyes Brazilian infrastructure projects
In Brazil, French investment bank BNP Paribas is to receive a new capital injection to allow it to finance the latest round of infrastructure projects in the country.
