Latest News – Page 355
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NewsBrunsbuettel JV secures LNG capacity
The joint venture driving forward Germany’s first LNG terminal in Brunsbuettel has reached another long-term commercial capacity agreement with a global LNG player.
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NewsTrade dip hurts cargo forecasting
Slower international trade and further structural changes to container shipping lines is making forecasting cargo volumes “challenging”, Hutchison Port Holdings Trust has said.
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NewsCroatia to finance Krk LNG terminal
Croatia will co-finance a floating LNG terminal on the Island of Krk with a grant of €100m to help it increase its security of gas supply.
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US$2m for PANYNJ truck replacement
US$2m has been allocated to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to replace up to 80 model year 2006 and older short-haul trucks that service its marine terminals.
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NewsDraught-restricted ports suffering
Draught restrictions at the ports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven has resulted in a shift of market shares away from them towards Rotterdam, Antwerp and Wilhelmshaven.
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News€18m financing for Ecoslops projects
Ecoslops has secured a financing agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for up to €18m to help develop projects including its micro-refinery unit in the Port of Antwerp.
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NewsSustainable port development in Ghana
Port development in Africa has continued to gain momentum as countries on the continent launch new constructions or expand and rehabilitate existing ones amid concerns about the true impact of these projects, both on land and on the quality of the marine environment.
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NewsPort operator supports Manila Bay clean-up
Port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) has said it will support multi-sectoral efforts to clean up Manila Bay.
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NewsAsian Terminal Inc. targets expansion
Philippines port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) is considering developing more facilities alongside its international gateway ports in Manila and Batangas.
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NewsFirst UK port climate change role
Shoreham Port has appointed its first director of infrastructure & climate change, the first role of its kind for a UK port.
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NewsICTSI streamlines with Navis partnership
International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) has partnered with Navis to use the N4 terminal operating system within its 31-terminal network and improve overall site functionality.
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NewsSeattle in line for $300m investment
More than $300m in infrastructure improvements is being considered as part of a drive to grow international marine cargo to the Port of Seattle.
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NewsMajor operator boasts of volumes growth
Port operator DP World handled 71.4m teu across its container terminals last year, with gross container volumes growing by 1.9% year-on-year on a reported basis and 2.9% on a like-for-like basis.
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NewsTrump pays lip service to ports
Ports made the cut for US President Donald Trump’s 2019 State of the Union Address.
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NewsLeixões embraces accelerator programme
The Port of Leixões is undertaking a nine-month pilot programme aimed at modernising and boosting efficiency through the use of digital technology.
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NewsSpanish service providers make strike threat
Spanish mooring and tug providers voted to call strikes in ports if the go-ahead is given to allow vessels operating under flags of convenience to provide services.
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NewsSubsea tunnel to link Spanish ports
The Port of Valencia is to build an undersea tunnel costing €400m, with half of the funding coming from an economic development ministry and Valencia port authority Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV).
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NewsKonecranes stands by its UK scale-back move
Konecranes has said its business has slowed down in the UK and it is confident the decision to scale back its UK operations in 2018 was the right move.
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NewsYamal LNG hits shipping milestone
Yamal LNG has shipped its ten millionth tonne of LNG from the Port of Sabetta since it commenced operations.
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NewsMobile batteries to help electric stability
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and Next Kraftwerke GmbH are investigating the extent to which industrially used mobile battery capacities can be connected to the German power grid to stabilise it and help the Port of Hamburg go electric.
