Ports & terminals

Transnet Port Terminals has advised that Port Elizabeth Bulk Ore Terminal will shut to shipping between 4 and 10 July 2020.

Fednav Ltd has been awarded the Port of Vancouver’s 2019 Blue Circle Award for the EcoAction programme.

The first scheduled freight train is now in service on the industrial track to the new freight port, Stockholm Norvik Port.

TT Club, an Associate Member of the British Ports Association has prepared a short paper for UK ports and terminals to consider as part of their risk assessment and management plans during the COVID-19 outbreak.

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland audited the Carbon-Neutral Port 2035 programme of the Port of Helsinki and deemed it to be well-grounded, truthful and feasible overall.

Fednav Ltd is reorganising its shipping businesses under one management entity, in order to better align the commercial and technical units toward a common goal.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is only just beginning to be revealed in figures, but there are signs of recovery on the horizon for certain sectors, according to analysis published by the British Ports Association.

North Queensland Bulk Ports Corp. has successfully completed annual maintenance dredging at the Port of Weipa.

Methods for wide-area suppression of surface-borne microbes such as the novel coronavirus – also referred to as SARS-Cov-2 or COVID-19 – is a serious consideration for both private industry and public works.

Cargotec’s Kalmar and MacGregor have announced their joint participation in AEGIS (Advanced, Efficient and Green Intermodal Systems).

Following the COVID-19 crisis, there is an urgent need to co-operate and accelerate the pace of digitalisation, according to a number of leading maritime associations, including BIMCO.

With delivery planned for August 2020, the Konecranes’ mobile harbour crane will increase capacity in bulk materials and cargo handling services.

The British Ports Association has published new research examining the barriers to shore power in UK ports, setting out three proposals to support the industry to meet ambitious emissions reductions targets.

Marine sector partners have kept supply chains moving with safety measures on ship and shore during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The project, entitled Antwerp@C, aims to keep CO2 out of the atmosphere and make a significant contribution towards the climate objectives through applications for capturing and utilising or storing CO2.