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  • Port of Charleston
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    Charleston terminal pollution claim dismissed

    2017-10-24T17:43:00Z

    A legal attempt to block the building of a cruise ship terminal in Charleston on environmental grounds has been rejected.

  • Gearing up: Port Houston is ready for growth
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    Houston equips itself for growth

    2017-10-24T15:42:00Z

    America’s Port Houston has taken delivery of three new super post-panamax cranes to equip itself for further growth.

  • Container stacks at Ports of Auckland
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    Ports of Auckland move uncertain

    2017-10-24T15:15:00Z

    The future of a plan to move container operations from Ports of Auckland to Northport is uncertain.

  • The proposed policy would mean transhipping would be considered an environmentally-relevant activity (ERA) requiring regulation under the Environmental Protection Act 1994
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    Stricter green transhipping rules proposed

    2017-10-24T14:43:00Z

    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.

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    Positive feedback for GreenPort Cruise & Congress 2017 at Amsterdam

    2017-10-24T09:29:00Z

    GreenPort Cruise & Congress 2017 hosted by the Port of Amsterdam met or exceeded the expectations of the majority of delegates and speakers, according to responses received so far from the online Survey.

  • Port of Rauma
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    Euroports up for sale

    2017-10-23T17:15:00Z

    A consortium of investors has appointed Citi and Goldman Sachs to sell Euroports, Reuters has reported.

  • Isabelle Ryckbost presented five priorities in the organisation’s environmental plan at Greenport Congress
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    ESPO unveils sustainability agenda

    2017-10-23T16:53:00Z

    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.

  • Toyota Project Portal
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    Hydrogen fuel cell truck tested on haulage routes

    2017-10-23T16:37:00Z

    A zero-emissions truck prototype will serve Los Angeles haulage routes to test its hydrogen fuel cell system.

  • Frank Kho: “Terminals all around the world must now consider major investments and changes”
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    Terminals should brace themselves to feel huge impact from alliances

    2017-10-23T13:16:00Z

    The real impact to terminals from consolidation and shipping alliances is yet to come, but when it does arrive it will be huge.

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

    2017-10-23T10:47:00Z

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

  • Gothenburg is expecting a significant rise in LNG calls
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    Tariffs held in anticipation of more LNG calls

    2017-10-23T10:28:00Z

    The Port of Gothenburg has held the cost of its port tariffs for the third year running anticipating a rise in LNG calls.

  • News

    Noatum sells OPSCA

    2017-10-22T17:52:00Z

    Noatum Ports, the largest maritime terminal operator in Spain, has confirmed the sale of its 45% shareholding in Operaciones Portuarias Canarias SA (OPSCA Las Palmas) to Terminal Investments Limited (TIL), the terminal division of MSC.

  • A NZ$63m provision to “invest in resilience” has been announced by CentrePort Wellington Photo: Maritime Union of New Zealand/flickr/CC BY 2.0
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    Regeneration for CentrePort

    2017-10-19T23:17:00Z

    A NZ$63m provision to “invest in resilience” has been announced by CentrePort Wellington as it continues its recovery from the significant damage suffered in last November’s Kaikoura earthquake.

  • Port Taranaki (pictured) has experienced a tougher 12 months to June 30, 2017 Photo: Donna Rutherford/flickr/CC BY-ND 2.0
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    Contrasting NZ port results

    2017-10-19T23:17:00Z

    Lyttelton Port of Christchurch (LPC) has delivered a strong return in the 2016-2017 financial year while Port Taranaki has experienced a tougher 12 months to June 30, 2017.

  • New chief executives have been announced for the ports of Napier (pictured), Bluff and Marlborough, with a new chairperson for Taranaki Photo: Jennifer Whiting/flickr/CC BY 2.0
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    All change at New Zealand ports

    2017-10-19T23:17:00Z

    New chief executives have been announced for the ports of Napier, Bluff and Marlborough, with a new chairperson for Taranaki.

  • 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.