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  • Port of Durban is planning to conduct its future operations through wireless technology. Credit: Transnet National Ports Authority.
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    Port of Durban gets smarter

    2016-10-20T13:57:00Z

    The Port of Durban is seeking to introduce new and exciting digital initiatives that will see some of its operations being conducted through wireless technology in the future.

  • Extension works are underway at the Port of Freetown.
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    Bolloré Ports starts extension works

    2016-10-20T13:57:00Z

    Bolloré Ports has started construction on the extension of the container terminal at the Port of Freetown.

  • L-R: Roy Van Eijsden, Simon Harries and Andy Penfold, building maritime consultancy at WSP Parsons Brinkerhoff
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    WSP PB ramps up maritime focus

    2016-10-20T13:57:00Z

    The consulting company WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff is stepping up its focus on the maritime sector. Just over a year on from acquiring Parsons Brinckerhoff, a name well known in North America for its maritime sector expertise, WSP has added to its professional services armoury key Royal HaskoningDHV personnel with a ...

  • The reduction of GHG emissions from ships is on the agenda for MEPC 70
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    Shipping industry lobbies for change

    2016-10-20T12:54:00Z

    Ahead of the forthcoming 70th Session of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), shippers have been lobbying hard to secure increased environmental legislation for the industry.

  • Long Beach has reported 16.6% drop in imports compared with last September
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    Hanjin bankruptcy affects Long Beach figures

    2016-10-20T11:25:00Z

    Port statistics for September show that the Port of Long Beach has been affected by the on-going Hanjin Shipping saga.

  • APM Terminals Algeciras invited over one hundred local school children to see how it has recycled 80% of its waste
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    Global operators spearhead environmental initiative

    2016-10-19T15:55:00Z

    The third annual joint ‘GO GREEN’ environmental initiative launched by the big marine terminal operators has seen companies raise the bar in promoting environmental stewardship.

  • APM Terminals Algeciras invited over one hundred local school children to see how it has recycled 80% of its waste
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    Joint port environmental initiative

    2016-10-19T15:45:00Z

    The third annual joint ‘GO GREEN’ environmental initiative launched by the big marine terminal operators has seen companies raise the bar in promoting environmental stewardship.

  • Bremen, Moerdijk, and Tangier MED achieved PERS certification
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    Ports get PERS certified

    2016-10-19T14:40:00Z

    The Ports of Bremen/Bremerhaven in Germany, Moerdijk, the Netherlands, and Morocco’s Tangier MED have achieved PERS certification.

  • Drewry report shows the increasing complexity of the industry
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    Drewry: box terminal complexity intensifying

    2016-10-18T16:30:00Z

    Drewry has released its annual Global Container Terminal Operators report for 2016 which has highlighted the increasing complexity of the industry and the changes caused by mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

  • Conference 2016
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    Not able to be there? Download the papers and presentations here now!

    2016-10-18T11:01:00Z

    Download the detail from the 2016 GreenPort Cruise and GreenPort Congress – over 50 papers and presentations are now available, which includes keynote speeches and the working groups findings

  • Cruise 2016
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    View videos of Cruise and Congress opening session from Venice

    2016-10-18T10:24:00Z

    If you weren’t able to be in Venice to witness this year’s keynote speakers, view them online here – includes President of the Port of Venice and CEO, Celestyal Cruises.

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    Low emissions LNG ferry for Mediterranean

    2016-10-17T16:19:00Z

    Wärtsilä has signed a contract for the design and supply of the LNG power and propulsion installation on a new low emissions passenger ferry.

  • If approved, 14-year lease would add two ship berths and 57 acres of land
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    TraPac to double Oakland capacity

    2016-10-17T11:49:00Z

    TraPac has reached agreement to almost double its marine terminal size at the Port of Oakland.

  • Inna Braverman: "Wave power is not as dependent on the weather as wind or solar power, tidal power is continuous and therefore more reliable"
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    GreenPort Congress: The gap between policy and practice

    2016-10-17T09:33:00Z

    The second day of the GreenPort Congress served to highlight that there is a still a major gap between green policy and practice which needs to be addressed.

  • Inna Braverman: "Wave power is not as dependent on the weather as wind or solar power, tidal power is continuous and therefore more reliable"
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    GreenPort Congress: The gap between policy and practice

    2016-10-14T06:33:00Z

    The second day of the GreenPort Congress served to highlight that there is a still a major gap between green policy and practice which needs to be addressed.

  • The next MEPC gathering will take place from 24-28 October
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    ESPO: Time for IMO to deliver

    2016-10-13T15:59:00Z

    ESPO believes that the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee’s (MEPC) next gathering will be an important milestone.

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    Costs concerns hang over Davao project

    2016-10-13T15:15:00Z

    Ambitious plans to update Davao Sasa port in the Philippines might be cut owing to concerns about costs and capacity, sources have said.

  • Vietnam is considering building a new port in Da Nang. Credit: Bùi Th?y Ðào Nguyên.
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    Vietnam mulls new Da Nang port

    2016-10-13T15:15:00Z

    Vietnam is considering building a new port in the currently crowded Da Nang, according to Tediport, a company involved in the port.

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    Portek collaborates with Vahle

    2016-10-13T15:15:00Z

    Portek Systems & Equipment and Paul Vahle have signed an agreement to collaborate on a practical market development project scheme, utilising the expertise and know-how of both parties to market Vahle products and systems in South East Asia.

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    PSA invests in railway container terminal network

    2016-10-13T15:15:00Z

    PSA International (PSA) has invested in China United International Rail Containers Co. (CUIRC), a Sino-Foreign joint venture with a mandate from the government of the People’s Republic of China to develop and operate 18 railway container terminals within the country.