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  • Bonds upgraded: Moody’s said the upgrades reflect significant improvement in the port’s credit profile
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    Moody's rewards Oakland's "significant improvements"

    2017-06-15T15:33:00Z

    Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded Port of Oakland bond ratings and assigned ratings on an upcoming series of refunding revenue bonds after the port has made “significant improvements”.

  • Port of Sines
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    Ecoslops sustainability projects

    2017-06-15T14:31:00Z

    Ecoslops will establish an oil residue waste processing unit with Total Group in La Me`de, near Marseilles, and set up a micro-refinery unit in the Port of Antwerp.

  • DNV GL
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    DNV GL charts greenhouse emissions

    2017-06-15T10:00:00Z

    Class society DNV GL has published a report assessing the potential for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction from shipping towards 2050, based on a new computational model.

  • Buy-in: The partnership includes Noatum Container Terminal Valencia
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    Cosco confirms Noatum buy-in

    2017-06-14T16:54:00Z

    Cosco Shipping Ports Ltd has confirmed its buy-in of 51% of Noatum Ports terminals including Valencia and Bilbao, as well as the dry ports of Madrid and Zaragoza.

  • Alma Prins POA
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    GreenPort Cruise: Port of Amsterdam’s Cruise Director to give Welcome address

    2017-06-13T11:30:00Z

    Alma Prins’ address, entitled ‘Growth of cruise: blessing or curse’ will take a snapshot of the benefits for the city and region, whilst also taking into consideration the challenges for sustainable development, that this continued growth brings.

  • GPC Updated Programme
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    GreenPort Congress 2017 – Creating partnerships for sustainable development

    2017-06-13T11:27:00Z

    Following the theme of working together, highlights of this year’s interactive programme include: working groups tasked to work with other participants to create solutions to issues raised in the opening presentations, and a totally interactive work shop in which participants work on their carbon foot-printing methodologies.

  • Pompstation
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    Conference Dinner and Welcome Reception venues confirmed

    2017-06-13T11:27:00Z

    Port of Amsterdam, has confirmed that this year’s Conference Dinner will be held at the iconic Pompstation, whilst the Welcome Reception will be held at Dudok aan ''t IJ, located in the HQ of the Port. As always, the GreenPort Congress networking will undoubtedly live up to its reputation ...

  • Port of Tallinn
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    Tallinn to build sustainable cruise terminal

    2017-06-13T11:25:00Z

    Port of Tallinn has declared it plans to build a new terminal for cruise tourists with a sustainable focus throughout.

  • Port Pipavav
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    Speculation over Adani bid for Pipavav

    2017-06-12T16:50:00Z

    Gautam Adani’s Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) is looking to acquire a 43.01% stake in Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd (GPPL) from APM Terminals, India-based news website Livemint has reported.

  • Insightful data: Tideworks Insight is already in operation at MIT in Panama
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    Tideworks launches real-time data platform

    2017-06-12T15:25:00Z

    Tideworks Technology’s latest innovation allows users to gain insight into data across its whole Terminal Operating Systems (TOS) product suite to help users enhance operations.

  • Port of Vancouver
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    Vancouver port sustainability study

    2017-06-12T14:29:00Z

    The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has released a study of the port’s economic impact on local communities, provinces and Canada overall.

  • APM Terminals Gothenburg
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    "No confidence" in APM Terminals Gothenburg, says SDU

    2017-06-09T16:51:00Z

    An 18-month contract dispute between APM Terminals Gothenburg and the Swedish Dockworkers Union (SDU) is unlikely to be resolved soon, the SDU has said.

  • News

    Argentina earmarks $118m for BA port improvements

    2017-06-09T14:29:00Z

    Argentina’s central government and the regional administration in Buenos Aires are to invest $118m in ports in the Buenos Aires metropolitan region to boost their competitiveness.

  • Eamonn O’Reilly
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    Technology is priority for port decarbonisation

    2017-06-09T14:20:00Z

    Stakeholders were urged to channel their energy into new technology to enable ports to embrace decarbonisation at a recent ESPO conference in Barcelona, Spain.

  • Port of Tallinn
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    Tallinn to build sustainable cruise terminal

    2017-06-08T15:28:00Z

    Port of Tallinn has declared it plans to build a new terminal for cruise tourists with a sustainable focus throughout.

  • Neil Davidson
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    Qatar ports feel strain of political boycott

    2017-06-08T14:22:00Z

    Container trade in Qatar faces a substantial fallout from continued economic blockades imposed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other Gulf Arab states, port experts have said.

  • Bright outlook: Does the future look technicolour for the humble shipping container?
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    Kalmar's futuristic container vision

    2017-06-08T13:41:00Z

    Kalmar is considering futuristic scenarios where a container is more than just a container, it’s an experience that can generate plenty of revenue for logistics players.

  • Port of Liverpool Police, told Port Strategy: “At this moment there is no specific intelligence of a threat against maritime security
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    UK ports address terror threat

    2017-06-08T12:07:00Z

    In the wake of the recent terror attacks which have taken place in the UK, British ports need to remain vigilant.

  • Briggs Marine facilities
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    Briggs Marine expands at Liverpool port

    2017-06-08T10:00:00Z

    UK-owned marine contractor Briggs Marine has commissioned new waterside facilities at the Port of Liverpool to cater for increased renewables business.

  • Port of Yangon
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    Siemens to provide tech for Myanmar’s ports

    2017-06-08T09:15:00Z

    Siemens has partnered with Myanmar Mahar Htun (MMH) to provide technology and solutions for Myanmar’s ports, in a bid to drive operational efficiency, productivity and safety.