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  • The proposed policy would mean transhipping would be considered an environmentally-relevant activity (ERA) requiring regulation under the Environmental Protection Act 1994 Photo: FarbenfroheWunderwelt/flickr/CC BY-ND 2.0
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    Stricter transhipping rules proposed for Queensland

    2017-10-19T23:17:00Z

    A draft policy has been issued by the Queensland government, proposing stricter rules for transhipping activities in the state’s waters and particularly in the Great Barrier Reef area.

  • Mr Bailey has been reinstated after being stood down in July due to a corruption investigation Photo: Michael Coghlan/flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0
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    Queensland port minister reinstated

    2017-10-19T23:17:00Z

    Queensland Ports Minister Mark Bailey has been reinstated after being stood down in July while the Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) investigated whether or not his deletion of emails from a private account was corrupt.

  • Mr Gallacher, addressing the Biennial Ports West Australia Forum in Perth, said the government needed to keep revisiting the issue of coastal shipping reform Photo: Jared Yeh/flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
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    Don’t give up on Oz coastal shipping reform

    2017-10-19T23:17:00Z

    The head of Ports Australia has called for coastal shipping reform to help stimulate the Australian shipping and ports sectors.

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    DPW Fremantle surcharge slammed

    2017-10-19T23:17:00Z

    Lobby group Container Transport Alliance Australia (CTAA) has launched an attack on DP World Australia, and also criticised competition regulator the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), over a new infrastructure surcharge imposed on users of the DPWA facility at the Port of Fremantle.

  • King Abdullah Port has signed a 25-year agreement with AMSteel to operate its first bulk and general cargo terminal berth Photo: HUTA Group photographer/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0
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    Bulk terminal deal for King Abdullah Port

    2017-10-19T23:17:00Z

    King Abdullah Port has signed a 25-year agreement with AMSteel to operate its first bulk and general cargo terminal berth.

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    China to reduce Kyaukpyu port share

    2017-10-19T23:17:00Z

    China has agreed to reduce its stake in a proposed deep-sea port in Rakhine State in Myanmar to 70% amid local concerns about Beijing’s growing economic power in the country, a senior government official has said.

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    ESPO unveils sustainability agenda

    2017-10-19T23:17:00Z

    The secretary general of the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) unveiled the representative body’s sustainability agenda for the upcoming months at the GreenPort Congress and GreenPort Cruise conference for 2017.

  • A spokesperson for the Port of Cork (pictured) said that full shipping movements resumed at 0600 hrs on October 17 Photo: William Murphy/flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0
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    Ports of Cork and Dublin resume operations

    2017-10-19T23:17:00Z

    Ireland’s ports of Cork and Dublin have fully resumed operations following disruption due to Storm Ophelia.

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    Dublin prepares for Brexit

    2017-10-19T23:17:00Z

    The Irish port of Dublin is to build new road layouts, put up inspection sheds for more Customs officers and set aside land for the queues of trucks it is expecting when the UK leaves the European Union.

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    UK ports 'time warp' claim

    2017-10-19T23:17:00Z

    Some UK ports appear to be in a time warp and have a nine-to-five mentality, according to a survey of Dutch shipowners.

  • Fuel saving: The MES hybrid combines 200kVA Li-ion batteries and a smaller diesel engine
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    ICTSI opts for hybrid to improve efficiency and emissions

    2017-10-19T22:43:00Z

    ICTSI has ordered US$22 million in hybrid equipment for its Manila flagship in order to improve efficiency and reduce terminal emissions.

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    Ship waste management is ESPO priority

    2017-10-19T14:38:00Z

    The call from European ports for an efficient but responsible ship waste management policy will be prioritised by ESPO.

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    Destination Baltimore, USA!

    2017-10-19T12:56:00Z

    R. Earl Lewis, Deputy Secretary, Planning and Enterprise Services, from the Maryland Department of Transportation, Baltimore USA, rounded up GreenPort Congress 2017 in Amsterdam with an inspiring video portraying the 2018 destination for GreenPort Congress Americas in May.

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    Recognition for the Port of Baltimore for its environmental efforts

    2017-10-19T12:56:00Z

    The Port of Baltimore has been recognized for its environmental efforts for several years and recently named a green supply chain partner by inbound Logistics magazine for its environmental efforts and especially with regards to the Ports Dray truck replacement programme.

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    Do you want to be part of the GreenPorts are Smart Ports at the 2018 Greenport Congress in Baltimore?

    2017-10-19T12:55:00Z

    Still time to submit an abstract synopsis together with a biography and photograph.

  • Illumination: Jebel Ali’s lights may have dimmed a little. Credit: AR Al Hashemi
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    Collision course

    2017-10-19T12:39:00Z

    Overcapacity, politics and the price of oil are set to collide in the Middle East, writes Stevie Knight.

  • Free flow: finer materials call for a different type of grab
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    Keeping a hold

    2017-10-19T12:34:00Z

    Grab innovation means bigger loads at faster speeds, finds John Bensalhia

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    APL renews terminal lease at Port of Kaohsiung

    2017-10-19T12:15:00Z

    American President Lines (APL) has renewed its terminal lease at Taiwan’s Port of Kaohsiung to help it develop in Intra-Asia.

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    Navis N4 to help JNPCT optimise operational efficiency

    2017-10-18T16:47:00Z

    Jawaharlal Nehru Port Container Terminal (JNPCT) will use Navis’ N4 Terminal Operating System to increase capacity and improve productivity.

  • Statoil shuttle tankers will make use of Europe's first purpose-built LNG bunkering vessel at Rotterdam
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    Statoil selects Gas4Sea for Rotterdam bunkering

    2017-10-18T16:33:00Z

    Statoil will service four crude shuttle tankers at Rotterdam operated by ENGIE, Mitsubishi Corporation and NYK.