Latest News – Page 423
-
NewsMontréal funding to boost economy
The Port of Montréal will receive CAD$18.4m in government investment to help create more ‘middle class’ jobs and help local businesses compete by moving commercial goods to market.
-
NewsDrewry forecasts growth in box port demand
Drewry’s latest five-year global container port demand forecast is 4.3% per annum, up from last year.
-
NewsPorts welcome IMO GHG deal
An agreement to reduce shipping CO2 emissions by “at least” 50% on 2008 levels by 2050 has been welcomed by global port authorities.
-
NewsLNG bunkering facility to be built at Antwerp
Fluxys will build a LNG bunkering facility at the Port of Antwerp to bolster its mobile (truck-to-ship) bunkering service.
-
NewsIMO sets first industry wide emissions strategy
The IMO has set an absolute target for emissions reduction across the entire maritime industry for the first time in history.
-
NewsKwai Tsing pollution proposal
A new proposal to build ‘housing units’ on top of terminal buildings at the Kwai Tsing Container Terminals could combat noise and light pollution.
-
NewsEco-friendly hull cleaning at Southampton
A trial of eco-friendly hull cleaning technology is underway at the Port of Southampton to help ship owners maintain efficiency, minimise emissions and responsibly dispose of waste matter.
-
NewsWilmington Gulftainer deal to undergo federal review
Port of Wilmington Delaware has confirmed to Port Strategy that a preliminary agreement to lease the port to Gulftainer Group will undergo federal review.
-
NewsMelbourne ready for big box ships
The port of Melbourne is about to open its doors to larger container vessels, according to local sources.
-
NewsAAPA advocates for TIGER and security funding
As US Congress begins work on FY 2019 appropriations bills, American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has stepped up its funding advocacy for port security and the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant programme.
-
NewsBrazil set to launch three new port tenders
Brazilian port regulator — and the country’s national agency for waterway transportation — Agência Nacional de Transportes Aquaviários (ANTAQ) has given the green light for publication of notices to tender three port concessions later this year.
-
NewsDugarajapatnam port plans shelved
Plans to construct a new port at Dugarajapatnam in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh have been abandoned by the country’s government.
-
NewsKBSP running at 45% capacity
Bahrain’s Khalifa Bin Salman Port (KBSP) is currently operating at 45% of its capacity.
-
NewsPort of Mobile set for new vehicle terminal
The US Port of Mobile is set to get a new vehicle terminal after the US government gave the Alabama State Port Authority (ASPA) a $12.7m Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant.
-
NewsTi: Middle East Gulf risks overcapacity
A report by transport research and analysis company Transport Intelligence (Ti) has claimed that the Middle East Gulf region could suffer from substantial overcapacity of container terminal infrastructure if all planned projects go ahead.
-
NewsStatus quo at Yemen ports despite missile attack
A missile attack on a tanker proceeding in the Southern Red Sea has had no effect on the working status of ports in Yemen or the flow of ships in the region, according to an update from protection and indemnity insurer Gard.
-
News
Lyttelton tit-for-tat threats continue
Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) has responded to notice of strike action on April 26-29 from the small marine staff component of the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU) by declaring it will pay no union members during that period.
-
NewsWind power to aid shipping emissions reduction
Wind power is ready to play its part to help shipping meet Paris-aligned greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets set by the IMO.
-
NewsMEPC 72 kicks off to set initial GHG strategy
The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee MEPC 72 takes place from 9 to 13 April with the adoption of an initial strategy on the reduction of GHG emissions from ships one of the key items on the agenda.
-
NewsICTSI discusses $150m investment in La Plata
Representatives from International Container Terminal Services (ICTSI) have met with Mauricio Macri, Argentina’s president, to discuss a series of investments it wishes to make in the Port of La Plata in the country.
