Latest News – Page 392
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NewsAir quality strategy first for London port
The Port of London Authority (PLA) says it has broken new ground by publishing what it calls the first draft Air Quality Strategy for a UK port.
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NewsABP to become one of the UK’s largest corporate solar power producers
Associated British Ports says it plans to build a further 20MW of solar arrays which will make it one of the largest corporate solar power producers in the UK.
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NewsBromma wins all electric spreader upgrade at Felixstowe
Bromma has received an order for 13 YSX40E all electric spreaders from the Port of Felixstowe which will replace ageing equipment and help clean up operations.
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NewsLooking after truckers to maintain port efficiency
The Port of Vancouver is getting better at engaging its stakeholders which it says is the only way to increase its efficiency and sustainability going forward.
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NewsRotterdam throws its weight behind wind energy development
The Port of Rotterdam has joined the North Sea Wind Power Hub Consortium in order to speed up the realisation of sustainable electricity and meet the objectives of the Paris climate change agreement.
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NewsVancouver Steelhead LNG project aborted
Malahat Nation and Steelhead LNG have scrapped plans for a liquefied natural gas terminal on South Vancouver Island.
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NewsKonecranes confirms Kramer order
Kramer Group has placed a substantial 22-machine order with Konecranes to speed up operations at its Rotterdam operation.
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NewsDPW Yarimca ready for remotely-operated RTGs
DP World Yarimca is upgrading two of its Konecranes rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes in order to assess the viability of remote operation.
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AAPA opposes port-related bill provisions
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has warned that the two versions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act bill, which have been approved in the US House of Representatives and the Senate respectively, both include measures that would decrease or restrict “much-needed” tax support for American port investment.
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Embraport now wholly DP World owned
Empresa Brasileira de Terminais Portuários (Embraport) in Brazil will now be known as DP World Santos after the terminal operating giant acquired an additional stake of nearly 67% from Odebrecht Transport.
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NewsNoatum Bilbao opens automated truck access system
Noatum Container Terminal Bilbao at Spain’s Bilbao Port has opened a new automated access system for trucks.
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NewsRegulation driving electric propulsion demand
New US emissions regulations are creating a market opportunity for electric vessels on inland waterways.
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NewsIncreasing confidence in battery power
Energy storage product specialist Plan B Energy Storage (PBES) has achieved certification to ISO 9001:2015 which may indicate the market and regulators’ increasing confidence in the technology.
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NewsHydrogen first for inland waterways vessel
A new inland waterways passenger vessel has become the first to be powered by hydrogen out of the Port of Antwerp.
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NewsMinimising the environmental footprint of ferries
A new hull design aims to lower resistance, total propulsion energy demand and CO2 production.
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FEPORT roadmap addresses regulatory hurdles
The Federation of European Private Port Operators and Terminals (FEPORT) has adopted a new roadmap for 2018 to 2020 in light of anticipated disruptive changes within the maritime logistics chain.
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NewsBlyth Port granted decommissioning licence
The UK Environment Agency has granted the Port of Blyth a decommissioning licence in a decision which allows the facility to move into the decommissioning market.
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Abidjan plans for 14,000-teu container ships
The chief executive of the Ivory Coast’s Autonomous Port of Abidjan – le Port Autonome d’Abidjan (PAA) - has said that expansion work at the port, once completed, will allow it to accommodate vessels holding 14,000 teu.
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NewsDigital revolution
Who do ports need on the team to be able to embrace digitalisation, Felicity Landon asks
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NewsDrivers start Miami terminal boycott
Drivers for South Florida drayage companies have begun a boycott against the Port of Miami Terminal Operating Company (POMTOC) in protest at slow turn times which have left truckers and beneficial cargo owners (BCOs) with expensive penalties.
