Latest News – Page 338
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NewsPorts play a key role in decarbonisation
ESPO have prepared a memorandum emphasising the role port managing bodies can play as facilitators of the port ecosystem.
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NewsAir pollution monitoring container sets sail
An air pollution-monitoring smart container with solar panels to determine how much power a container can generate during any given journey will leave the Port of Rotterdam for the first leg of a two-year data-collecting mission around the world.
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News2038: Humans vs. automation
A world where artificial intelligence (AI) has advanced to the point where we can compare it to a human and judge it by its actions accordingly is the scene set in the latest instalment of a futuristic port story.
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News‘Open season’ for Wilhelmshaven begins
An investigation has begun to assess interest in the LNG terminal project at the Port of Wilhelmshaven in a so-called ‘open season’ process.
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NewsChina port operators to feel tariff fallout
The US-China trade war will likely see port handling charges decline, resulting in a reduction of revenue and profit margins for China Merchants Port Holdings, Hutchison Port Holdings and Shanghai International Port, a new report has found.
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NewsUS$225m for US port infrastructure
US$225m will be available for US port infrastructure improvements through the FY 2020 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) Appropriations bill.
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NewsPort Kembla LNG terminal secures supply deal
EnergyAustralia has signed a preliminary agreement to access gas supply from Australian Industrial Energy’s (AIE) LNG import terminal project at Port Kembla.
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NewsShould the user/polluter pay?
A new study on transport infrastructure charging, due this summer, tackles the thorny question of how to allocate the costs of pollution in European ports. ESPO''s Isabelle Ryckbost considers its implications
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NewsLiebherr MHCs boost Nigerian terminal
APM Terminals'' West Africa Container Terminal (WACT) in Onne Port, Nigeria has invested in two new Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbour cranes (MHCs) to boost its cargo handling efficiency, improve service delivery and reduce vessel waiting time.
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NewsIMO adopts emission reduction resolution
The IMO''s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) has adopted a resolution encouraging voluntary cooperation between ports and shipping sectors to contribute to the reduce of GHG emissions from shipping.
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NewsUK port expands rail service
A new destination has been added to the range of intermodal rail connections available from the UK’s Port of Felixstowe to help reduce freight road traffic and air pollution.
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NewsJapan, India and Sri Lanka to develop Colombo
The governments of Japan, India and Sri Lanka have agreed to jointly develop the Port of Colombo to increase the port''s container volume and enhance marine transportation in and around South Asia.
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NewsWarrenpoint Port to become major CO2 hub
Japanese industrial gas company Nippon Gases is to establish a GB£9.5m liquid carbon dioxide (CO2) import and distribution terminal at Ireland’s Warrenpoint Port, which is set to significantly reduce carbon emissions by minimising the need for road tankers.
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NewsTyne poised for offshore wind
Offshore wind could provide 30% of Britain”s electricity generation by 2030 and the UK’s Port of Tyne believes its location combined with recent investment means it is well placed to support this growing renewable energy sector.
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NewsSell a career in maritime, not ports
Ports and shipping need to collaborate better to ‘sell’ a career in maritime to an increasingly-disinterested employment pool.
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NewsBenefits outweigh downsides of Brexit
Overwhelming focus on the negative impacts of Brexit on UK and EU ports has eclipsed positive outcomes of the ongoing process of Britain’s departure from the European Union.
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NewsShipping minister: Ports still front and centre
UK shipping minister Nusrat Ghani has responded to criticism of the government’s inability to focus on anything other than Brexit, to the detriment of the sector.
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NewsSediment unease over scrubbers
A new industry working group on open loop scrubbers has found that impact on sediment quality is the main concern for UK ports and enclosed waterways.
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NewsAnacortes joins Green Marine programme
The Port of Anacortes is the fifth port in the State of Washington to become a Green Marine participant and the 22nd United States port to do so, equalling the number of Canadian ports participating in the programme.
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NewsContinental showcases new range at TOC Europe
Continental will debut its new radial port tyre portfolio at this year''s TOC Europe in Rotterdam, developed to meet the demands of vehicles used in terminal operations.
