Latest News – Page 584
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NewsBig plans for Busan
Busan Port Authority (BPA) says it’s ramping up development at the world’s fifth largest port - both to make it the logistics hub of Northeast Asia and keep up with projected demand.
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Bureau Veritas tackles acoustic pollution
Bureau Veritas has launched a voluntary notation developed to help shipbuilders and operators reduce underwater noise radiating from ships.
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NewsGreenPort Congress and Cruise Photos Now Available
The GreenPort Congress and GreenPort Cruise Conference saw nearly 200 delegates attending from all over the world. We''ve now uploaded the photos to our image gallery - see if we snapped you during the event?
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NewsEnvironmental stewardship at Busan
Busan Port Authority (BPA) says it’s ramping up development at the world’s fifth largest port to make it the logistics hub of Northeast Asia, but it’s not forgetting its environmental responsibility in the process.
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NewsPhilippines congestion limits US shipments
As congestion in the Philippines continues to worsen, Maersk Line has doubled its surcharge and is limiting shipments from the US.
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NewsAkzoNobel credits green shippers
Two ship owners are set to receive a total of almost US$500,000 as part of AkzoNobel’s new carbon credits methodology, which aims to reduce CO2 emissions.
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NewsBuilding alliances
HFW''s Anthony Woolich discusses the implications of the fall of P3 and the rise of 2M
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NewsNew car carrier ships to be LNG-fuelled
MAN Diesel & Turbo is to supply two 8S50ME-GI dual fuel two-stroke engines for a pair of newbuild pure car/truck carrier (PCTC) ships for United European Car Carriers (UECC).
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NewsGetting more for less
Carly Fields spoke with Navis’ Frederik Stork about the need for the company’s optimisation team to boost productivity
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NewsNew engine boosts Hyster LPG forklifts
Hyster has updated its Fortens range of LPG forklifts with a new engine, which it says offers higher performance, maximum fuel efficiency, low noise and low vibration.
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NewsInvesting in developing countries
Some of the world’s largest asset management and private equity firms have joined together in a new initiative which may help to unlock billions of dollars for private investment in infrastructure in the developing world.
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NewsAdvanced Phoenix LED floodlight
US based Phoenix Products Company has introduced a new edition to its thriving EcoMod Series of LED floodlight – the EcoMod 450.
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NewsDownload the papers and presentations
The 9th GreenPort Congress and 2nd GreenPort Cruise Conference earlier this month saw nearly 200 delegates attending from all over the world to be informed about, and to discuss, the latest in sustainable environmental practice in order to help reduce carbon footprint whilst becoming more sensitive to the environmental considerations ...
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NewsWatch the keynote presentations on YouTube
If you weren’t able to attend the Congress, but would like to watch the keynote speaker sessions, then we’ve recorded them and uploaded them onto our YouTube channel for you to view at your own leisure.
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NewsCopenhagen Malmo Port to host 2015 GreenPort Congress - register your interest for next year!
We’re busy planning our 2015 GreenPort Congress which will be held in Copenhagen in early October 2015 and which will be hosted by Copenhagen Malmo Port. Why not register your interest now and as soon as we have the details confirmed we will let you know
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‘No shortage’ of investor interest
There is “no shortage” of investor interest in the port and particularly the container terminal sector, according to consultant Drewry.
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Thailand focus on small ports
Thailand plans to build an unspecified number of small ports to ease the cost of moving goods within the country.
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NewsMaking Gdansk into the Baltic hub
A new report investigating the Port of Gdansk’s increasing role as the container hub of the Baltic, says that it must implement best practices from some of the European port giants to address its hinterland connection issues.
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NewsLabour saving revolution
Concerns are being expressed by unions about the potential loss of dockworker jobs in Rotterdam resulting from the introduction of two new highly automated container terminals and over-capacity.
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NewsGreen RTG orders
As we move in the last quarter of 2014, there have been a spate of green RTG orders from leading port equipment suppliers Liebherr and Kalmar.
