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NewsPiraeus Port stake sold to China
A majority stake of Greece’s Piraeus Port has been sold to the Chinese shipping giant Cosco Group, local media has reported.
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NewsGreen light for Green InfraPort
A green port programme which aims to increase the sustainability of Baltic ports has been given the green light after receiving an EU grant for its development and implementation.
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NewsCommission approves Finnish LNG terminal
The European Commission has announced that it has approved aid for a LNG terminal at Hamina in Finland.
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Options for Auckland’s long term plan revealed
The Port Future Study’s Consensus Working Group (CWG) has released a shortlist of options for Auckland’s long term future freight trade and cruise ship activities.
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NewsRoyal Caribbean to present feedback on the World’s largest cruise ship at Cruise 2016
Adam Sharp, Head of Port Operations & Guest Port Services - Northern Europe, Middle East & India, will give initial feedback from the operators viewpoint on how ports have dealt with The Harmony of the Seas.
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NewsRenewable energy solutions in ports to feature at 2016 GreenPort Congress
Sea wave power plants, electricity generation and cutting carbon emissions.
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NewsABP investment in Newport wind turbines
Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced a £3m investment in a second 2.3MW wind turbine at the Port of Newport.
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NewsLeading industry organisations re-confirm support for GreenPort Congress 2016
ESPO, FEPORT, ECOPORTS, Danish Maritime, AssoPorti and IWSA are just some of the associations already confirmed as supporters of the 11th GreenPort Congress to be held in Venice in October 2016.
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NewsProtea cranes for Russian LNG terminal
Protea has recently delivered two new gantry cranes for installation at the Yamal Gas Terminal in northern Russia.
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Not Melbourne’s finest hour
“It is the delicate alignment of public and private interests that determines the structure of port management and port development policy,” emphasises the World Bank Port Reform Tool Kit when looking at port management structures.
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Antaq forced to delay new terminal tenders
Brazil''s Nation Waterway Transport Agency (Antaq) has had to put back the release of tenders covering new terminal concessions because of a fault at the regulatory agency, which failed to answer a series of questions put to it by interested consortia.
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New port infrastructure fund proposed for Brazil
Brazil''s House of Representatives is analysing draft legislation put forward that would introduce a new Port Infrastructure Investment Fund. The proposal aims to fund at least 50% of the infrastructure linked to port tenders and port facilities that are put out to concession.
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No to Lisbon/Setúbal merger
Setúbal''s Chamber of Commerce has rejected the proposal put forward by the central government to merge the port authorities of Lisbon and Setúbal to create a single entity. It argues that this would lead to a “dilution” of the Setúbal and Sesimbra Port Authority within a common structure and not ...
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NewsLNG hopper barge launched in the Netherlands
A new LNG-powered hopper barge will join the fleet of the port management company Bremenports during the second half of 2016.
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Konecranes in cooperation with Aalto University
Konecranes and Aalto University have agreed to cooperate within the area of Industrial Internet.
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NewsHamburg's ChainPORT connects future-focused ports
Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has taken the next step in its SmartPort concept by switching the focus to thinking about a future-oriented, international network between ports.
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NewsNew hybrid ferry for Amsterdam
GVB Amsterdam has signed a contract with Holland Shipyards to build, construct and deliver a new hybrid ferry.
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NewsMAN engines with emissions control technology
Two Suezmax tankers for Ditas Shipping will be powered by MAN B&W 6G70ME-C.9 two-stroke main-engines that feature Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) systems.
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NewsCall to commit to reduced emissions
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) has called on the IMO to show its true commitment to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions from shipping at the forthcoming Marine Environmental Protection Committee meeting (MEPC 69) beginning on 18 April 2016.
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Eurogate increases net operating profit
European terminal operator group, EUROGATE, has announced that it has increased its net operating profit by 13.4% to €73.5m.
