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26 2023-05 The Netherlands invests $150 million for shore power plants The Ministry of Infrastructure in the Netherlands has announced it will allocate €140 million ($150 million) over the next few years to help realise shore power plants in seaports.A further €40 million ($43 million) will be added from the climate fund.The Minister of Infrastructure and Water Ma...
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19 2023-05 Montreal commits to carbon neutrality by 2035 The Port of Montreal has made a series of commitments towards carbon neutrality, territorial protection and improvements to the city-port interface at its Grand Quay.The announcement was made at the second annual Montreal Climate Summit during a speech by Martin Imbleau, President and Chief Execu...
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17 2023-05 COSCO readies second 700 TEU electric ship COSCO SHIPPING Heavy Industry (Yangzhou) has started works on its second 700 TEU electric container ship (N998) owned by COSCO SHIPPING Development.This containership represents a key project for COSCO SHIPPING Development to support the campaign of “carbon peaking and carbon neutrality” for th...
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08 2023-05 Port of Antwerp-Bruges launches world’s first port drone network The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has launched the ‘D-Hive drone-in-a-box’ network to enhance security in the port area.The Antwerp port area is more than 120 square kilometres, and it will now be covered by the D-Hive network of six autonomous drones.The drones are expected to offer a unique perspecti...
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06 2023-05 Adani settles Myanmar Port $30 million sale Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) has completed the sale of its port in Myanmar for $30 million.The sale was originally announced in May 2022 when APSEZ signed a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) with certain Condition Precedents (CPs) for the sale of its Myanmar Port.However, the ap...
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04 2023-05 Port of Aberdeen invests £55 million towards net zero The Port of Aberdeen has announced its commitment to invest £55 million ($69 million) over the next 10 years to become the UK’s first net zero port by 2040.This ambitious target is at the core of the Port of Aberdeen’s net zero strategy which focuses on collaborating with stakeholders across t...
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28 2023-04 DP World nears 20 million TEU in Q1 2023 DP World Limited has handled 19.5 million TEU across its global portfolio of container terminals in the first quarter of 2023.Gross container volumes increased by 1.4 per cent year-on-year on a reported basis and up 3.7 per cent on a like-for-like basis.The growth was driven by a strong performanc...
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26 2023-04 World’s first hydrogen terminal tractor lands at Port of Valencia The Port of Valencia has received a hydrogen-powered terminal tractor, one of the pilots to be tested within the framework of the European H2PORTS project.The tractor disembarked on 24 April at around 4.00 pm at the VALTE terminal of the Grimaldi Group where it will be tested in real operations.T...
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24 2023-04 Port of Rotterdam develops site for green hydrogen plant The Port of Rotterdam Authority has announced that it is developing an 11-hectare site on the Maasvlakte suitable for the construction of a large green hydrogen plant.This site comes as preparation for the IJmuiden Ver Wind Farm tender later this year.The formal tender process will start in the s...
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20 2023-04 HMM tests carbon capture system for containerships HMM has announced plans to conduct field tests of an onboard carbon capture system (OCCS) for containerships with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and PANASIA.OCCS is designed to capture CO2 from greenhouse gas emissions generated during vessel operation, preventing it from being emitted into the ...
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