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  • Ports need certainty on alliance calls. Credit: IMO
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    Delayed alliances causing headaches for ports

    2017-02-20T15:28:00Z

    With only six weeks until the container industry welcomes the launch of two new mega-alliances, the delay in announcing details is causing issues for ports and shippers.

  • Intermodal Terminal WienCont in Vienna Photo: Hans Künz GmbH
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    Quietening down equipment

    2017-02-20T13:51:00Z

    LASE isn''t just looking to make port equipment safer, it also wants to reduce noise emissions at the quayside.

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    Improving the efficiency of RTGs

    2017-02-17T16:58:00Z

    Royal HaskoningDHV has recently completed a three-year collaborative project with University of Reading, CRESS Energy Systems and Valencia Port Foundation to improve the energy efficiency of RTGs.

  • GreenPort Cruise & Congress 2017
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    GreenPort Congress – delivering a high calibre audience

    2017-02-17T13:10:00Z

    The 2016 GreenPort event saw nearly 200 attendees come together in Venice at a two-day technical conference, as well as a series of social events, designed to maximise the networking opportunities. Book your place now and save 20% with the early bird rate.

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    Lloyd's low carbon report

    2017-02-16T12:31:00Z

    Lloyd’s Register has released its findings from its latest report which examines the outlook for renewables, nuclear, grid and infrastructure as well as energy storage.

  • Trafigura will invest around $30m into the site at Teesport Photo: PD Ports
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    LNG terminal to reopen at Teesport

    2017-02-16T10:43:00Z

    The LNG import terminal at Teesport in the UK looks set to reopen as Swiss commodity trader Trafigura eyes its potential as a major hub for large scale energy infrastructure projects.

  • Port of Rostock sees first bunkering of a chemical tanker with LNG
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    LNG bunkering at Rostock

    2017-02-16T09:52:00Z

    Bomin Linde LNG GmbH & Co. KG has conducted the first bunkering of a chemical tanker with LNG at a German port.

  • Marseille Fos CEO signals wider vision in Medlink role
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    Wider vision for Medlink Ports

    2017-02-16T09:22:00Z

    The new 2017 chair of Medlink Ports, Christine Cabau Woehrel, has called for a united approach marketing hinterland rail and waterways connections.

  • Container throughput achieves 1.0% advance in 2016
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    Growth for Port of Hamburg

    2017-02-15T15:31:00Z

    The Port of Hamburg has released its 2016 figures which reports a resume in growth, achieving a turnaround in seaborne cargo throughput.

  • Tesla’s Gigafactory in the US which builds lithium ion battery cells Photo: Tesla
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    DP World looks to Tesla technology

    2017-02-15T12:00:00Z

    DP World Group Chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk have discussed the potential uses of Tesla technology for DP World’s global operations.

  • There is a new international bunkering standard for LNG ships
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    ISO standard for safe bunkering of LNG ships

    2017-02-15T11:31:00Z

    The clear need to standardise LNG bunkering operations for all stakeholders at the international level has finally been recognised in a new ISO standard set up to ensure LNG-fuelled vessels can bunker in a safe and sustainable way.

  • China's war on smog could stop Tianjin from handling coal. Credit: Oceaneering.
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    Tianjin caught up in China’s war on smog

    2017-02-15T10:24:00Z

    Radical steps to tackle air quality in China’s most polluted cities could have ramifications for the Port of Tianjin, Reuters has reported.

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    Konecranes wins order from Virginia

    2017-02-15T10:23:00Z

    Konecranes and Virginia Port Authority have signed a contract for the delivery of four Rail Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes.

  • Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem has said that President Trump's anti-globalisation talk is "just a phase". Credit: Gage Skidmore.
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    Trump’s talk ‘just a phase’, says DPW

    2017-02-15T10:23:00Z

    US President Donald Trump’s anti-globalisation sentiments are “just a phase” and “will go away”, the chairman of DP World has told CNBC.

  • Power revolution: Tesla’s Gigafactory in the US which builds lithium ion battery cells Photo: Tesla
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    DP World looks to Tesla technology

    2017-02-14T16:32:00Z

    DP World Group Chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk have discussed the potential uses of Tesla technology for DP World’s global operations.

  • The Port of Hamburg has been understandably concerned about how long the process is taking Photo: HHLA/Dominik Reipka
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    More delays for Hamburg channel deepening

    2017-02-14T13:49:00Z

    Following lengthy discussions, the Federal Administrative Court has finally ruled that Hamburg can deepen the Elbe River, but only once it addresses environmental flaws in the plan.

  • More than 90% of spreaders for RTG, RMG and ASC operations today are all electric Bromma Greenline spreaders
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    Bromma secures one of its largest orders

    2017-02-14T13:35:00Z

    Bromma has won a major order of 91 spreaders from Konecranes for their Port of Virginia deliveries.

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    Warning over counterfeit containers

    2017-02-13T11:59:00Z

    Australia’s Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) is warning shippers to be on the lookout for counterfeit containers.

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    Hamburg Süd goes big in Tauranga

    2017-02-13T11:59:00Z

    Hamburg Süd is to follow Maersk Line in taking larger container ships to the Port of Tauranga when it begins a peak season service using 7,200 teu vessels.

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    Cavotec wins order worth €10m

    2017-02-13T09:07:00Z

    Cavotec has been awarded multiple orders for its systems for marine propulsion, shore power supply and crane electrification systems, worth a combined value of €10m.