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  • winter operations
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    Put on warm winter clothes

    2019-10-23T14:23:00Z

    COMMENT: The Game of Thrones aficionados will fully understand the doomsday phrase that “winter is coming,” writes Ben Hackett

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    Time for a change

    2019-10-23T13:56:00Z

    COMMENT: Isn’t it about time that political appointments at the top of port management bodies were stopped? asks Mike Mundy

  • Sustainability
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    Sustainable conferences

    2019-10-23T13:24:00Z

    COMMENT: The conference season is upon us with a vengeance, after a summer lull, back-at-work shipping and port professionals are faced with tough choices of which events (often overlapping, or worse, simultaneous) to attend, writes Barry Parker.

  • solar plant
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    Pioneering solar heat project launched

    2019-10-23T12:57:00Z

    The first solar concentrator farm in the European process industry has been inaugurated in a port in Belgium.

  • solar plant
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    Pioneering solar heat project launched

    2019-10-23T12:35:00Z

    The first solar concentrator farm in the European process industry has been inaugurated in a port in Belgium.

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    Port-created habitat rich with wildlife

    2019-10-23T10:23:00Z

    A wildlife area created six years ago to offset losses of habitat from a development at a UK port has proved so successful it has been ranked by a top entomological consultant as of national importance for insects and other invertebrates.

  • CMPort
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    “Consolidation” driving latest China move

    2019-10-22T17:52:00Z

    Strategic cooperation agreements signed by a Chinese-owned port operator reflect a growing effort to “consolidate Chinese resources and activities” rather than the Belt and Road Initiative, a port expert has said.

  • Port of Sabetta
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    Icebreaker to assist at Arctic LNG terminal

    2019-10-22T15:37:00Z

    A 12MW diesel-electric port icebreaker will soon be operating at an Arctic LNG terminal to ensure smooth operations in challenging conditions.

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    Call for technology innovation

    2019-10-21T14:42:00Z

    The UK’s largest port operator is co-running a competition for UK technology businesses to provide innovative solutions to help provide energy saving, emissions reduction and efficiency boosting measures which can improve the sustainability of port operations.

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    Call for technology innovation

    2019-10-21T14:10:00Z

    The UK’s largest port operator is co-running a competition for UK technology businesses to provide innovative solutions to help provide energy saving, emissions reduction and efficiency boosting measures which can improve the sustainability of port operations.

  • Port of Antwerp
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    Two European ports in merger talks

    2019-10-21T12:06:00Z

    Two European port authorities are set to begin negotiations for a possible phased merger to strengthen their operations.

  • Small ports talk sustainability
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    Small ports take big steps for sustainability

    2019-10-21T11:07:00Z

    Small ports are taking big steps to tackle emissions and build operational environmental awareness with limited resources.

  • ABP’s Incident Management Team has taken part in an oil spill exercise at the Port of Hull Photo: ABP
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    Port team in oil spill exercise

    2019-10-18T09:47:00Z

    A UK port has played host to an annual oil spill exercise to ensure that contingency plans are robust and effective.

  • UK ports have responded to the latest Brexit deal Photo: flickr
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    UK ports respond to new Brexit deal

    2019-10-18T09:36:00Z

    The British Ports Association (BPA) and UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) have responded to the latest EU withdrawal agreement currently awaiting parliamentary approval.

  • The Port of Baku receives its first PERS certificate at GreenPort Cruise and Congress 2019 Photo: Rebecca Jeffrey/Mercatormedia
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    Three ports gain Ecoports certification

    2019-10-17T23:02:00Z

    Three ports have been awarded Ecoports’ PERS standard by ESPO during GreenPort Cruise and Congress 2019.

  • Tom Strang, SVP maritime affairs at Carnival, speaking at GreenPort Congress Photo: Rebecca Jeffrey/Mercatormedia
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    Day one round-up

    2019-10-17T14:26:00Z

    Both cruise and port stakeholders showed they are playing a key role in sustainable shipping at GreenPort Cruise and Congress 2019.

  • 2019 Conference dinner hosted by Port of Oslo
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    Conference Dinner hosted by Port of Oslo

    2019-10-17T14:24:00Z

    Delegates at day one of GreenPort Cruise & Congress attended the conference dinner last night at Tjuvholmen Sjømagasin, a restaurant specialising in fish and seafood in the heart of Oslo.

  • Did you miss day 1?
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    Did you miss day one of GreenPort Cruise & Congress 2019?

    2019-10-17T14:21:00Z

    GreenPort Cruise & Congress 2019, hosted by Port of Oslo kicked off yesterday at the Felix Conference Centre, Oslo, Norway.

  • KN is negotiating a deal to supply terminal services to the largest LNG terminal in Latin America Photo: GNA
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    LNG services agreement in Latin America

    2019-10-17T14:04:00Z

    Operational negotiations are underway for the largest natural gas power plant and LNG terminal project in Latin America.

  • ESPO has presented its Environmental Report 2019 at GreenPort Congress Photo: ESPO
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    Air quality top priority for Europe’s ports

    2019-10-17T13:45:00Z

    Air quality is once again the top priority for Europe’s ports, according to ESPO which presented findings from its latest environmental report at the GreenPort Congress in Oslo.