Latest News – Page 320
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NewsCanada shore power project complete
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has completed a shore power project to reduces greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and air pollution by enabling ships to shut down their diesel engines and connect to an electrical grid supplied by renewable energy sources.
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NewsFlat growth for world ports in 2019
Next year’s volumes for ports in north Europe are expected to be no more than this year’s volumes for both exports and imports.
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NewsHouston to get eight Konecranes hybrid RTGs
Finnish lifting equipment company Konecranes has secured an order from long-term US customer Port Houston to supply the facility with eight Konecranes rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs), complete with hybrid power packs.
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NewsUS ports at mercy of reciprocal tariffs
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) is supporting a new agreement for the US to abstain from further tariff increases on Chinese products for 90 days while it works with China to establish a longer-term trade deal which could protect business at US ports.
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NewsHydrogen moves POAL nearer zero emissions
Ports of Auckland (POAL) has committed to building Auckland''s first hydrogen production and refuelling facility at its Waitemata port to help it achieve zero emissions by 2040.
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News"Mediocre" performance stifles global ports
Global major terminal operators maintained a throughput of 41.69m teus in Q3 2018, but the “growth rate of the global terminal operators fell further to 5.8%, the lowest in the past two years,” a new report shows.
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NewsPolicy consistency plea to aid fair market
The Federation of European Private Port Companies and Terminals (FEPORT) has called for policy consistency in a market where it says port stakeholders are being forced to compete for a shrinking customer base amidst continuing shipping consolidation.
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NewsSingapore tech drive delivers port solutions
A ship supplies distribution platform that will provide a holistic overview of port-related activities, an online logistics system and an omnichannel customer engagement product were just some of the innovations offered at the PIER71 Smart Port Challenge Singapore Pitch Day.
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NewsA Greek tragedy in the making
COMMENT: The so-called third phase of Greek port privatisation is reportedly on the starting-blocks – but is it really?
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NewsEmpower leaders to make safety breakthroughs
Ports need to face up to the challenge of empowering leaders throughout the ports sector and supporting them when their people are making health and safety assessments and raising concerns, a safety specialist has urged.
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NewsFirst LNG bunkering at Swedegas Gothenburg
Terntank’s ‘Tern Sea’ tanker has become the first vessel to be bunkered with LNG and liquefied biogas (LBG) at a new Port of Gothenburg-based Swedegas bunkering facility opened to help the shipping sector move to cleaner emissions.
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NewsIranian hackers charged over US port attack
Two Iranian hackers are behind an international hacking and extortion scheme which hit the Port of San Diego in September, according to The United States Department of Justice.
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NewsAPI added to environmental data solution
OceanWise has improved the integration of its environmental data storage and publishing solution ‘Port-Log’ by adding an Application Programming Interface (API).
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NewsSubmissions open for Navis Inspire Awards
Submissions are now being accepted for the 2019 Navis Inspire Awards which include expanded nomination categories and a new Individual Achievement Award.
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NewsMPA to ban wash water discharge
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has said it will prohibit the discharge of wash water from open-loop exhaust gas scrubbers in Singapore port waters from 1 January 2020.
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NewsMajor green targets for US$348m US port plan
The Port of Seattle’s US$348m 2019-2023 capital investment plan includes US$30m for waterfront electrification to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from waterfront equipment and cruise vessels at berth and improve air quality for maritime workers and residents.
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NewsRobbers target ships at Venezuelan ports
Robbers are targeting vessels anchored in ports in Venezuela, marine liability insurer North P&I Club and security consultant and analyst Gray Page have said.
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NewsUS port reveals US$348m investment plan
New infrastructure, economic development, environmental, and community health are the top priorities in the Port of Seattle’s US$348m 2019-2023 capital investment plan.
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NewsRussian investment could see new Arctic port
Discussions are ongoing between Roman Trotsenko’s AEON Corporation and Russia’s railway monopoly RZD over the development of a coal export port in the Nenets Autonomous Region and a railway line to it.
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NewsCruise not to blame for NO2, finds study
Air quality monitors used at the Port of Kiel to measure emissions of nitrous oxides (NOx) and fine particulate matter (PM) around its cruise ship terminal have shown that cruise ships are not responsible for high levels of NO2.
