Ports & Harbours

Associated British Ports (ABP) is opening up more than 1,000 acres of land for development.

Two technology companies have teamed up to use local weather information to improve port operations and safety.

Global Energy Storage (GES), which launched in May this year, has announced its first major investment at Europoort in the Port of Rotterdam.

One automation solutions provider and systems integrator has launched a new shore to ship power solution.

The Port of Gothenburg and Norwegian energy company Statkraft are planning to construct a hydrogen production facility at the port.

In order to offer optimum service to its customers during their calls at Le Havre, Haropa Port has installed a ShoreTension system.

Work has begun on a new 113m quay wall to moor windfarm Service Operation Vessels in the Port of Tyne, UK.

Construction of a badly needed new cruise terminal quayside in Bremerhaven, costing some €80 million, is starting in October, reports Tom Todd.

Nordic Fender will offer customers worldwide high-quality products in ship and port fendering as well as equipment for transferring liquid cargo between ships, including hoses, couplings, ropes, and chains.

The Finnish port of Helsinki has commissioned a new onshore power connection for passenger ships, made available to ship traffic next to the Olympia Terminal at the South Harbour.

A busy Scottish ferry terminal has become a safer place for workers and passengers following the installation of new state-of-art gates at the port.

Ocean Network Express Pte. Ltd. (ONE) and Universal Container Services GmbH (UCS) have strengthened their partnership by opening a dedicated ONE container depot in the port of Hamburg.

Work is continuing at pace at Portsmouth, UK to prepare for the most significant changes to customs and health check import requirements in a generation.

Energy consulting firm, Wood Mackenzie, has published a research paper recommending that the Firth of Forth become a Net Zero hub for Scotland.

Decarbonisation plans are progressing steadily at a European port with a shore power project.

Rotork has worked with BAE Systems to upgrade a series of A-range actuators to IQ3 actuators at Her Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth (HMNB Portsmouth).

Horisont Energi and the Port of Rotterdam have announced an MoU regarding setting up a corridor for transport of blue ammonia from Norway to Rotterdam.

Back in 2009 MJ started reporting on construction of Rotterdam’s Maasvlakte 2 port extension, eight years after opening in 2013 we return to catch up on progress.