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NewsGreek and Italian ports achieve PERS certification
Last week, ESPO awarded five new PERS certificates during a seminar held in Piraeus.
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NewsPOLB funds beautification project
The Port of Long Beach (POLB) is funding a tree planting initiative to beautify the city and cut greenhouse gases (GHG).
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NewsIMO to update GHG inventory
International experts are meeting at International Maritime Organisation (IMO) headquarters this week to begin work on updating the inventory of greenhouse gases (GHG) from international shipping.
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NewsPhoenix LED fixtures for Long Beach
US based lighting manufacturer, Phoenix Products Company Inc, has been chosen by the Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT) to outfit new cranes with its ModCom LED floodlights.
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NewsBreaking new ground
Australia''s premier port readies itself for a new era in container business. Iain MacIntyre reports
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NewsGreen light for Port of Melbourne redevelopment project
The Port of Melbourne Corporation has been given the go ahead to provide the planning approval for works to begin at the Webb Dock.
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NewsNew Zealand planning reform lauded
New Zealand’s port sector holds high expectations the Government will amend the Resource Management Act to ensure consent for vital port developments can be achieved in a timely and cost-effective manner.
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NewsADT offers direct link to India
Manager and operator of Abu Dhabi’s four main commercial ports, Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT), has announced that it has reached an agreement with a consortium of shipping companies to start a direct service to link trade between Abu Dhabi’s Khalifa Port Container Terminal (KPCT) and India.
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NewsPort of San Diego business converts vessels to shore power
A member of the Port of San Diego’s ‘Green Business Network’, Pacific Tugboat Service, has successfully converted its fleet of 20 vessels to run on shore power, in a bid to help make San Diego bay’s air and water cleaner.
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NewsPeel Ports to support low carbon college
The UK’s second largest ports group, Peel Ports, is lending its support to the UK’s only Low Carbon and SuperPort University Technical College (UTC), located in Liverpool.
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Açu port dredging causes pollution
The public prosecutor at the town of Campos in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is threatening to take legal action against the EBX group.
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ICTSI takes Cortés
The 30-year concession for the new container terminal at the Port of Cortés in Honduras has been awarded to ICTSI, which beat out a Franco-Spanish consortium put together by Grup TCB and Bolloré Africa logistics.
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Room for just three in Italy
Italy has only room for three major ports – and these are where investment should be focussed, according to Carlo Mearelli, president of Assologistica.
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Hauliers return to work in Spain
On February 5, independent hauliers at the Port of Valencia began talks with Spain’s National Ports Authority to resolve a labour dispute that effectively closed container terminals for the best part of 10 days.
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private or public debate rumbles on
The question of whether New Zealand ports should be owned by local authorities or by private enterprise is becoming more vigorous than ever.
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NewsCargotec seeks business driven operations
Global cargo company, Cargotec, is looking to move towards a business-driven operating model and has renamed marine, terminals and load handling after its industry leading brands, MacGregor, Kalmar and Hiab.
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NewsCompetition call
Privatisation and competition ring the changes down under. Dave and Iain MacIntyre report
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NewsRotterdam to repay Dutch State aid
Next month, the Port of Rotterdam is due to transfer €290m to the Dutch State, which was contributed towards the construction of Maasvlakte 2 development.
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NewsMaking use of surplus green power
HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder, a subsidiary of the Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), is investigating how the batteries of its automated guided vehicles (AGVs) can be charged at the same time as taking advantage of any surplus green power supplies.
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NewsMaking use of surplus green power
HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder, a subsidiary of the Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), is investigating how the batteries of its automated guided vehicles (AGVs) can be charged at the same time as taking advantage of any surplus green power supplies.
