Latest News – Page 319
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NewsVLSFO sales are growing
The new low-sulphur bunker oil VLSFO (Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil with a maximum 0.5% sulphur) has become extremely popular in Europe’s largest bunker port.
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NewsYou can still download the papers and presentations from GreenPort Cruise & Congress 2019
Over 50 expert speakers from the world’s leading companies in the ports, terminals, renewable energy, shipping, fuels, technology and policy sectors presented at this year’s conference.
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Political appointees - past their sell by date
COMMENT: Is there any real benefit in having a political appointee sitting at the top of a port authority? It is a system that has been around for years but in today’s world is such a system past its sell by date, asks Mike Mundy.
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NewsUK port operator in “major restructure”
A big UK port operator has confirmed it is in the “process of a major restructure” involving compulsory and voluntary redundancies.
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NewsDP World Sokhna enters trilateral partnership
DP World Sokhna recently entered into a trilateral partnership to serve as the hub for all construction material imports needed to build the central business and financial district of Egypt’s new administrative capital.
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NewsPort corporation denies market power misuse
A port corporation in Australia has denied it has breached competition law after the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) started legal action against it in its first case taken under the amended misuse of market power provision.
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NewsFrench port to be LNG refuelling hub
CMA CGM has chosen a French port as a refuelling hub for its future LNG-powered 15,000-TEU vessels.
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NewsAddressing wash water monitoring compliance
A catalyst for significant debate, scrubber wash water is frequently under the microscope, in every sense of the word, writes Emma Johnson, Chelsea Technologies’ maritime manager.
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NewsShore power leader emerges in South China
A container terminal facility has become the first in South China to offer shore power at all berths.
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NewsShore power leader emerges in South China
A container terminal facility has become the first in South China to offer shore power at all berths.
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NewsSafe sanctuary for birds opens
Australian fairy terns will have a safe sanctuary at a port in western Australia this summer breeding season.
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NewsSwedish terminal to be fossil-free by 2020
A newly launched environmental strategy aims to make a Swedish container terminal fossil-free by 2020.
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NewsProject helps ports deal with climate change
A project is helping help ports in southwestern Europe to minimise the effects of climate change on their infrastructures and operations.
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NewsUS100m container expansion project begins
A global terminal operator has initiated the circa US100m second phase expansion of its terminal in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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NewsCAD$300m for port project
Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is committing up to CAD$300m in financing for a new container terminal in the country.
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NewsStrive for more at home to lead in the world
ESPO Secretary General Isabelle Ryckbost shares an important new European Commission document and see what is in for ports.
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NewsWind pathways to decarbonised shipping
Carbon-neutral fleets run entirely on renewables are no longer a pipe dream but are already on the way, says Gavin Allwright, Secretary General of the International Windship Association.
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NewsChinese influence overhyped, says Drewry
Global expansion and influence by Chinese port companies is not as significant as the hype that surrounds it, a maritime consultancy has said.
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NewsTurkish Port Wins Cruise Sustainability First
Ege Port Kusadasi has set a new benchmark by becoming the first cruise port to be granted Ecoports certification.
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NewsNZ commits to reducing ship emissions
New Zealand plans to sign up to new international maritime regulations to reduce ship emissions and lift air quality around ports and harbours, associate transport minister Julie Anne Genter has announced.
