Latest News – Page 333
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NewsLast day to save over €370 with early bird
Today is your last chance to book your place for GreenPort Cruise & Congress 2019 hosted by the Port of Oslo and save 20%.
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NewsAPM Terminals automation permit approved
APM Terminals said it "welcomes" a decision by the Los Angeles Harbor Commission to deny a International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) appeal against a permit application for it to carry out modernisation work to introduce driverless electric cargo trucks at the Port of Los Angeles’ Pier 400.
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NewsNew Orleans expands electric vehicle fleet
The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has expanded its electric vehicle fleet with the help of the Clean Fuel Transition Fund for Public Fleets, managed by the Regional Planning Commission’s (RPC) Clean Fuel Partnership programme.
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NewsOakland approves air quality plan
Port of Oakland commissioners have approved an air quality plan intended to drastically cut diesel and greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the port’s maritime operations.
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NewsDP World marine wildlife partnership
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust has announced a new partnership with port operator, DP World Southampton, which will see the latter donate £50,000 to support the trust in its efforts to improve the local marine environment.
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NewsUS warns again of Chinese investment in Haifa
The US has once again warned Israel to reconsider Chinese investment in the port of Haifa in Israel.
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NewsIEA report backs hydrogen
A new Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) report has come out “in favour of hydrogen as a fuel... and emphasises that industrial centres, including the ports themselves, will be at the centre of the transition”, says Alex Floristean of Hydrogen Europe.
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NewsNew study dismisses scrubber threat to ports
A new independent study has found that accumulated concentrations of scrubber wash water components are at very low levels in ports and well below applicable regulatory limits.
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NewsNew study dismisses scrubber threat to ports
A new independent study has found that accumulated concentrations of scrubber wash water components are at very low levels in ports and well below applicable regulatory limits.
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NewsCroatian terminal targets 20,000 teu capacity
International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) subsidiary Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT) has announced a major expansion plan at the Port of Rijeka to enable it to be the first terminal in the northern Adriatic able to berth vessels of up to 20,000 teu capacity.
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NewsElectric truck testing for cargo efficiency
A new project by Volvo Trucks and DFDS will test the capabilities of an electric, autonomous vehicle in transporting goods efficiently and sustainably from a DFDS logistics centre to an APM Terminals port terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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NewsOakland not hindered by US-China trade war
The Port of Oakland has said that agricultural exports to Asia are robust and exports to China rose 5% over last year in the first quarter of 2019, despite the US-China tariff standoff, but warned caution should still be exercised.
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NewsPorts Australia launches sustainability hub
Associate IAPH member Ports Australia has launched an online sustainability hub to highlight the advances made by Australia''s ports in all five of the World Port Sustainability Program’s (WPSP) main themes.
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NewsRecycling record for Jamaican port
A Jamaican port has collected nearly 300,000 plastic bottles for recycling in one year as the result of its campaign to reduce the impact of its operations on stakeholders and the environment.
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NewsPort of Hamburg trials 5G
The Port of Hamburg has provided Deutsche Telekom and Nokia with an arena for their successful 5G field test.
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NewsGreen Marine certification for Indiana
The Ports of Indiana has received Green Marine certification for all three of its port locations for its commitment to advance environmental sustainability initiatives.
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NewsDP World to operate new Russian ports
DP World has signed an agreement to operate ports that Russia plans to build along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in the Arctic to shorten shipping times between the east and west.
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NewsABP rescues bees in Cardiff
ABP South Wales has rescued a swarm of bees and rehomed them in the Port of Cardiff’s apiary as part of its commitment to biodiversity.
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NewsMPA commits to protecting marine biodiversity
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Our Singapore Reefs (OSR) have embarked on a three-year collaboration to promote the importance of Singapore’s marine biodiversity.
