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  • Milford Haven is now carbon neutral
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    UK port becomes carbon neutral

    2015-04-13T17:21:00Z

    The UK''s Port of Milford Haven says it has become carbon neutral, thanks to its investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.

  • The RTGs will be delivered to GCT Deltaport at Port Metro Vancouver, Canada
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    Konecranes RTGs head for Vancouver

    2015-04-13T16:07:00Z

    Konecranes is to deliver four rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes with Diesel Fuel Saver technology to GCT Canada Limited Partnership’s Deltaport facility at Port Metro Vancouver - its first RTG delivery to the west coast of Canada.

  • The RTGs will be delivered to GCT Deltaport at Port Metro Vancouver, Canada
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    Konecranes RTGs head for Vancouver

    2015-04-13T15:54:00Z

    Konecranes is to deliver four rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to GCT Canada Limited Partnership’s Deltaport facility at Port Metro Vancouver – the company’s first RTG delivery to the West Coast of Canada.

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    Why EU ports clamber to meet carriers' whims

    2015-04-10T16:16:00Z

    As vessel sizes continue to rise, but the number of regular liner services on the North Europe – Far East route fall, annual volumes handled by Europe’s container ports are taking a hitting, says University of Antwerp professor, Theo E Notteboom.

  • Construction is underway for the LNG break bulk facility at Rotterdam. Photo: Port of Rotterdam
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    Rotterdam LNG break bulk construction begins

    2015-04-10T14:40:00Z

    Gate terminal at Maasvlakte in the Port of Rotterdam, along with its main shareholders Gasunie and Royal Vopakis, is kicking off construction of its new LNG break bulk facility.

  • ABP will work with the GWT to maintain the fragile wet flower meadows of Magor Marsh
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    ABP Newport supports green Gwent work

    2015-04-09T12:09:00Z

    Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Newport is joining forces with Gwent Wildlife Trust (GWT) to help protect important wetland reserves on the Gwent levels.

  • Carrier losses: Work stoppages at Portland have made securing new business an uphill struggle
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    ICTSI calls for public union commitment

    2015-04-09T11:44:00Z

    ICTSI Oregon wants the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) to publicly commit to the fact that productivity interferences are over at Portland''s Terminal 6 following its latest call loss.

  • Konecranes' STS cranes will enable TPS to handle larger vessels
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    Konecranes nets STS orders

    2015-04-09T09:55:00Z

    Konecranes is to supply three ship-to-shore (STS) cranes to PT Pelabuhan Indonesia III’s (Persero) PT Terminal Petikemas Surabaya (TPS).

  • Port Metro Vancouver is a corporate leader when it comes to sustainability
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    Environmental excellence in Vancouver

    2015-04-08T16:11:00Z

    Port Metro Vancouver has ranked once again among Corporate Knights’ 2015 Future 40 Responsible Corporate Leaders in Canada in recognition of environmental excellence.

  • The new LNG import terminal is the first for Pakistan. Photo: openDemocracy/Flickr
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    Pakistan opens first LNG terminal

    2015-04-08T16:05:00Z

    Pakistan’s first LNG import terminal in Port Qasim is now open for business – a fast-track solution built to ease the energy shortage facing the country.

  • Sell-off: Morgan Stanley's sale of Montreal sets the scene for increased M&A activity
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    KPMG: M&A activity set to surge

    2015-04-08T10:23:00Z

    Merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the transport and logistics sector are set to pass the high levels seen in 2014, according to the latest KPMG ‘Transport Tracker’.

  • Impressive Malmo Port
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    Last chance to submit your abstract for the 2015 GreenPort Congress & Cruise Conference!

    2015-04-08T09:42:00Z

    There are just 2 days remaining to submit your abstract for consideration for the 10th GreenPort Congress and 3rd GreenPort Cruise Conference taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark on 6-9 October 2015. Call for papers deadline is 10 April 2015.

  • The tentative labour agreement at US west coast ports is closer to being approved by the full force of the ILWU
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    ILWU approves West Coast labour agreement

    2015-04-07T17:21:00Z

    International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) coast longshore caucus delegates have voted to recommend approval of the tentative labour deal reached with the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA).

  • The vessel, the name of which is unknown, called at Californian ports like Los Angeles without switching over the main engine or auxiliary boilers
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    Ship manager fined for breaching clean air rules

    2015-04-07T12:04:00Z

    A ship management company has been landed with a US$283,500 fine for breaching sulphur emissions regulations in the United States.

  • Oakland’s Storm Water Ordinance further aligns the port with recent federal Clean Water Act requirements for storm water management
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    Oakland storm water measures

    2015-04-07T12:04:00Z

    The US Port of Oakland is initiating a new Storm Water Ordinance regulation aimed at keeping the waters clean along the port’s 20 miles of San Francisco Bay shoreline.

  • Get together: JLT gets ready to join the Navis-Ready family
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    Ports demand reliability, says JLT

    2015-04-05T21:48:00Z

    Rugged computer manufacturer JLT Mobile Computers is keen to push its prowess in the port sector where reliability is a necessity, not a luxury.

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    Gulftainer celebrates 8% growth in volumes

    2015-04-05T21:29:00Z

    Sharjah-based Gulftainer handled 6.4m teu in 2014, marking 8% growth over 2013.

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    SSA Marine in Haiti first

    2015-04-05T21:26:00Z

    GB Group has appointed SSA Marine to run its Port Lafito in Haiti, the country’s first panamax port.

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    Cavotec nets E10m in orders

    2015-04-05T20:59:00Z

    Engineering group Cavotec has booked orders worth E10m from ZMPC, Konecranes and Kalmar.

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    Kalmar invests E3m in port automation testing

    2015-04-05T20:42:00Z

    Port equipment manufacturer Kalmar is investing E3m in a port automation testing and development platform, expected to be fully operational early 2016.