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  • Isabelle Ryckbost: “We now look forward to further discussing with the Commission what is really needed to assist and enable ports in Europe to play their role as engines of growth and recovery as best as they can" Photo: ESPO
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    EU Mobility Strategy must include seaports, says ESPO

    2020-12-23T10:00:00Z

    ESPO has welcomed the new EU Mobility Strategy as paving the way for Green Deal implementation but warned it lacks vision on how to use ports as engines of growth and recovery.

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    REDUCING THE CARBON INTENSITY

    2020-12-23T09:00:00Z

    COMMENT: Ships calling at ports are subject to international regulations drawn up by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), with headquarters on the River Thames but with 170+ member states, and a nearly equal number of hangers-on. Obviously, the IMO’s actions will impact ports directly - think about waste or ballast ...

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    Quarter of ports see higher no of containers

    2020-12-22T22:11:00Z

    One out of four ports are dealing with a higher than normal number of empty containers.

  • Andy Barrons: “Automation will play a pivotal role as terminals continue working towards more efficient and resourceful operations" Photo: Cargotec
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    Operators ‘eager’ to automate terminal operations

    2020-12-22T10:00:00Z

    A new report reveals an eagerness to automate terminal operations and benefit from increased efficiency and lower costs.

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    Major NZ ports swamped

    2020-12-22T09:00:00Z

    Iain MacIntyre assesses how a perfect storm of interconnected disrupting circumstances has caused significant congestion and delays at New Zealand’s ports.

  • The colloration will leverage Capacity’s robust terminal truck platform Photo: Capacity Trucks
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    Sustainable terminal tractor solutions

    2020-12-21T10:00:00Z

    Two big names are joining forces to address growing demand for environmentally sustainable terminal tractor solutions in port, terminal and distribution centre markets.

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    CLIMATE CHANGE: NEW PLANS AND RULES

    2020-12-21T09:00:00Z

    COMMENT: On the day the UK Government formally announced a ten-point Climate Action Plan, the mainstream TV news headliner was the investigation into a royal TV interview that took place 25 years ago, followed by consternation about how families may not be able to meet-up at Christmas during a pandemic, ...

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    Breaking with convention

    2020-12-20T22:32:00Z

    COMMENT: This is the era of breaking with convention. Look at the incumbent sitting in the White House defying the law of gravity! writes Mike Mundy.

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    CARGO SAILING SHIPS; BECOMING SERIOUS BUSINESS?

    2020-12-20T21:17:00Z

    COMMENT: Over the past couple of years, sailing cargo ships have made a bit of a comeback, writes Peter de Langen.

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    “WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?”

    2020-12-19T19:34:00Z

    COMMENT: The spectre of Brexit has somewhat dropped off the radar with the massive focus on COVID-19. It does not mean, however, that Brexit has gone away, writes Mike Mundy.

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    WHEN WILL THE ROLLERCOASTER RIDE END?

    2020-12-18T12:00:00Z

    COMMENT: The sharpest decline in economic activity in Q2 worldwide was followed by spectacular growth in Q3, but Q4 looks like a bust, writes Ben Hackett.

  • O&M base
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    Dogger Bank development milestone

    2020-12-18T10:00:00Z

    Dogger Bank Wind Farm has sealed a key development deal with the UK’s Port of Tyne.

  • carbon neutral container
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    'World’s first' carbon neutral container

    2020-12-18T09:00:00Z

    The world''s first container with carbon neutrality certified land and port logistics has been shipped.

  • Port of Corpus Christi
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    Major US energy port joins SEA-LNG

    2020-12-17T14:45:00Z

    A major energy port in the US has joined SEA-LNG to further its commitment to environmental stewardship.

  • Jens Meier
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    More investment in cyber security needed

    2020-12-17T12:58:00Z

    Ports need to better protect themselves against cyber-attacks, attendees of the first digital International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) European region meeting were told.

  • terminal tractors
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    Electric/hydrogen tractors development deal

    2020-12-17T12:40:00Z

    Electric and hydrogen terminal tractors will be developed under a new partnership to address growing demand for environmentally sustainable solutions in port, terminal and distribution centre markets.

  • New cranes will improve the environmental credentials of Jeddah Port Photo: RSGT
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    New greener cranes at Jeddah Port

    2020-12-16T13:19:00Z

    Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT) has taken delivery of two remote-controlled Ship-to-Shore (STS) cranes and ten hybrid-Rubber-Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGs), as part of the expansion of Jeddah Port.

  • The Port of Gothenburg Photo: Gothenburg Port Authority
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    Dredging spoils transform new terminal

    2020-12-16T13:08:00Z

    Construction is on-going to increase the terminal space at a Swedish port, the largest expansion the port has seen since the 1970s.

  • GREEN+ by DBA is an energy and environmental monitoring portal for infrastructures Photo: DSP
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    Partnership in port energy efficiency

    2020-12-16T10:53:00Z

    A strategic partnership has been formed to market two products which provide energy and environmental monitoring of port infrastructure.

  • Port of Gdansk
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    Black Sea to Baltic trade route

    2020-12-15T17:12:00Z

    A new ports trade route deal will open up an alternative transport corridor between the Black Sea and the Baltic.