Tag: ports

PSA Marine has unveiled OHS-Sapphire, a digital solution that provides shipmasters with real-time alerts of delivery information when their vessels are alongside Singapore terminals.

FEPORT supports the Fit for 55 proposals as key building blocks to allow the decarbonization of the EU economy towards climate neutrality by 2050, including those proposals aimed at the greening of maritime shipping such as FuelEU Maritime and the EU ETS revision.

Air Products and Mabanaft, through its subsidiary Oiltanking Deutschland, announced their intention to build Germany's first large-scale, green energy import terminal in the Port of Hamburg. This joint development agreement is an important step towards the development of a green ammonia import and distribution infrastructure in the Port of Hamburg.

Portchain announced a 5-year global partnership with Hapag-Lloyd to deploy Portchain Connect across their global operations. Portchain Connect digitizes the berth alignment process between carriers and terminals.

As part of a USD 500 million investment deal, the Suez Canal Container Terminal will add an extra 955-metre berth and an additional 510,000 m2 container yard to the already existing 2,400 meter berth and 1.2 million m2 yard.

Following a significant 45% fall in the number of passengers embarking and disembarking in EU ports in 2020 (compared with 2019), 2021 was more positive, with data showing a partial recovery. 

The "Intelligent Drones for Port and Highways Technology" (InDePTH) project, which is part of the "Future Flight Challenge Phase 3" programme, has received government backing, thanks to new funding available via research agency UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to help achieve a vision for UK’s future drone economy.

The Port of Tallinn has effectively mitigated the risks of air pollution from ships and cars as none of the measured pollutants exceeded the limit values. Analyses also showed that visits by cruise ships do not individually increase pollution levels.

Portsmouth International Port has worked with their towage provider to provide a shore power connection for their tugs, saving 131 tonnes of carbon per annum.

The Brazilian Association of Port Terminals (ABTP) filed a legal request at Brazil’s Administrative Economic Defense Council (CADE), in order to investigate Maersk and MSC’s impact on the port market.