All Port Strategy articles in Web Issue – Page 317
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NewsDP World acquires majority stake in terminal
DP World has agreed to acquire a majority 51% stake in a Ukraine container terminal.
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NewsPSA Marine acquires port services company
Singapore-based PSA Marine has acquired 100% of a port services company in Peru to strengthen its “international towage and pilotage network”.
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NewsUK ports seize freeports opportunity
UK port organisations have welcomed the launch of a 10-week consultation by the government which aims to establish up to 10 new freeports across the UK.
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NewsLNG now available at 93 ports
LNG can now be delivered to vessels at 93 ports with a further 54 ports in the process of facilitating LNG bunkering investments and operations, according to a new report.
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Press Releases
Hapag-Lloyd and HHLA to continue collaboration
Hapag-Lloyd AG and Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) will be continuing their close cooperation in Hamburg for another five years.
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NewsUS port-related funding slashed
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has said it is concerned over significant declines to federally funded, port-related programmes in President Trump’s fiscal 2021 budget.
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NewsGermany’s largest shore power system ordered
Siemens has been commissioned to build a shore power system at a port in Germany that is able to supply electricity to two ships simultaneously and potentially reduce annual CO2 emissions by more than 8,000t.
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NewsEco straddle carriers tackle capacity
Five new Kalmar ESC 440 diesel-electric straddle carriers have arrived at Scotland’s largest container terminal to boost capacity and lower emissions.
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NewsCommission CBER decision criticised
Associations representing shippers, freight forwarders and port service providers have objected to the inclusion in the European Commission’s 2020 Work Programme of the decision of the Commission to extend the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER) for another four years.
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NewsPush for funding to deal with coronavirus
Coronavirus concerns are continuing with a new call for more funding and support to be given to UK local authority officials to help seaports and airports in protecting borders.
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NewsPort Qasim LNG expansion project moves ahead
A Norwegian led consortium is in the running to provide new feasibility studies to the floating LNG terminal expansion project at Pakistan''s Port of Qasim.
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NewsHelping vessels comply with ballast water regs
A new barge which filters sediment before ballast water is taken aboard aims to help waterways vessels comply with the IMO''s Ballast Water Convention.
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Press ReleasesQPS and GISGRO software integration enables new ways to utilize of hydrographic survey data
Leading maritime software company QPS and GISGRO, an online platform by a Finnish high-tech company VRT Finland, have joined forces to enhance the utilization of hydrographic data. Integration of the two software in March 2020 provides hydrographic surveyors an easy way to share the complex 3D data to their clients, ...
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NewsAIP for port in India
The Indian government has given approval in principle (AIP) for a US$9.2bn deep draft container port on the west coast of India to accommodate the ever-increasing size of container ships.
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News5G port network to drive innovation
Telecommunications company Proximus will develop a private 5G network at a Belgian port with the aim of driving innovation and digitalisation.
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NewsEmission-free shipping initiative grows
An emission-free shipping initiative has grown with the commitment of a German port authority.
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NewsShip simulation centre helps port efficiency
A ship simulation centre in Australia has been expanded to enable a full manoeuvring team to conduct integrated and immersive full port scenarios to boost operational efficiency.
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NewsFirst STS bunkering at Antwerp
The first ship-to-ship (STS) bunkering has taken place in the Port of Antwerp as it transitions to a multi-fuel port.
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NewsStrike action breather for DP World
DP World Australia (DPWA) said its operations are expected to function as normal after an interim interlocutory injunction was granted stopping industrial action at its terminals while a 16-month long contract dispute continues.
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NewsTrain service cuts carbon footprint of cargo
CMA CGM has launched a new train service which will connect a European port with a logistics hub in line with its strategy to offer reliable, intermodal, end-to-end eco-friendly solutions.
