Ports & Harbours – Page 3
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NewsElectric tugboat debuts in Shenzhen
Shenzhen’s first pure electric tugboat begins service at DaChan Bay, cutting emissions and noise
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NewsFinning offers fast fix for port power insufficiencies
Caterpillar engine dealer Finning UK & Ireland is pushing its temporary shore power solutions to provide power to harbour boats and address port emissions by berthed vessels.
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NewsItaly issues €multi-million dredging tenders
Three multi-million-euro dredging projects have issued tenders in Italy, from the west to the south and back up to the east.
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NewsPhase B of Yangtzekanaal widening begins
The second phase of major works to expand the Port of Rotterdam to accommodate larger and an increasing number of vessels has begun.
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NewsUK’s largest Ro-Ro port faces decarbonisation challenge
Efforts to decarbonise the port are under way, with electrification of port equipment a major part, but as writers James Niemann and Stuart Hillmansen, from the University of Birmingham, explain in the second report for Maritime Journal, full carbon neutrality will be impossible without either a 100% renewable UK energy grid or substantially offsetting carbon.
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NewsPort of Hamburg expands for the future
Hamburg is expanding Waltershofer Hafen to boost capacity, automation and climate-friendly operations
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NewsPlans submitted for €150 million port expansion
The container terminal at the Port of Algeciras has officially submitted plans for a 160,000m2 expansion to its current 300,000m2, thus increasing its footprint by almost 50%.
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News‘Gateway to EU’ pulls out from port take-over
The UK’s ‘Gateway to the EU’ ferry port has decided not to re-open ferry services at a nearby port because of the cost of doing so.
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NewsUK Harbour Masters vote in new captain
Forth Ports chief harbour master Captain Alan McPherson has been voted in as the new president of one the world’s largest and oldest harbour master associations.
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NewsThe Port of Dover: A model for the ports industry
Ana Ulanovsky, global maritime skills leader, Arup, writes about the company’s 2050 Masterplan Framework for the UK Port of Dover
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NewsUK future port development inquiry: Have your say
The UK’s Transport Committee is inviting stakeholders to comment on updated port planning rules
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NewsA future hub for electrification expertise
Halvorsäng Logistics Park, right next to the Port of Gothenburg, is transforming into a future hub for electrification logistics
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NewsFalmouth Harbour launches AI pilot
Falmouth Harbour and RoboK are using AI-powered CCTV to enhance safety, efficiency and environmental monitoring
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NewsAberdeen powers up for a greener future
Scotland’s largest maritime decarbonisation project is now operational at Aberdeen delivering green shore power to eight berths
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NewsBringing onshore power players together
The European Onshore Power Supply Association’s (EOPSA) is reaching out to the work boat industry
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News£40+ million project to transform port and dry dock
£42 million’s worth of building work has started to transform a remote Scottish port into one that will be able to accommodate offshore wind projects for Scotland and further afield.
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NewsDelegates call on industry to ramp up floating wind
The UK has to ramp up its floating wind industry if it is not to be left behind by other European countries such as France and Spain, a Seawork conference discussed on Wednesday.
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NewsUK government reveals ‘new vision’ for ports
A ‘new vision’ for UK ports has been unveiled in a bid to ’propel prosperity’ in the country’s coastal communities, a government consultation has claimed.
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NewsToulon pushes ahead with power upgrade
France’s largest shore power installation enables shore-based power supply for three ferries or one cruise ship simultaneously
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NewsGreen H2 among proposals for former coal terminal
Port operator Clydeport is planning to turn a former coal terminal into a green hydrogen facility for producing, storing and exporting the gas.
