About 350 upcoming expansion projects aim to supply 270m teu additional container handling capacity up to the year 2023, with chances for completion varying regionally from 40% to 70% The planned capacity expansion is shown in DS Research’s Container Terminal Project Pipeline report. Credit: DS Research This is the finding of DS Research’s 5th Container… Read more »
Posts By: Valeria Burlando
List of projects to be considered in the framework of the EU-China Connectivity platform
The 20th Summit between the European Union and the People’s Republic of China took place in Beijing July 16, 2018, in Beijing. President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker and President of the European Council Donald Tusk represented the European Union at the summit. The People’s Republic of China was represented by Premier Li Keqiang…. Read more »
Valenciaport studies opening an intermodal dry port in Teruel
Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) plans to study the possible location in Teruel of a dry port or some type of intermodal installation to handle the traffic that can be generated in this enclave halfway between Valencia and Zaragoza. The modernization of the Valencia-Sagunto-Teruel-Zaragoza line will be a source of traffic… Read more »
Trieste-Munich rail link increases frequency
The Bavaria Express block train, which operates between Trieste port and Munich-Riem it set to increase its frequency from five to six circulations weekly. The new timetable will start on September 11. The service is a partnership between Trieste Marine Terminal SpA, Rail Cargo Operator and Alpe Adria SpA. “Bavaria Express” links Trieste with Munich… Read more »
Full steam ahead in defining the concept(s) of Port of the Future
In May 2018, DocksTheFuture, COREALIS, PIXEL and PortForward have engaged in collaborative work to take the challenges and opportunities of the Port of The Future to a wider audience. The Horizon 2020 call (Topic: MG-7-3-2017) retained four proposals for funding to respond to the need for research “to implement new port concepts, new management models,… Read more »
Baleària to invest €60 million in converting ferries to natural gas
Spanish shipping company Baleària plans to invest €60 million ($70.1 million) to convert five ferries from its fleet to the use of natural gas as propulsion fuel. The intervention will be carried out over the next two years on the ships Nápoles, Abel Matutes, Sicilia, Bahama Mama e Martín and Soler. The five units… Read more »
Five countries sign convention on Caspian legal status
The leaders of Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan have signed a new convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea, an issue that has been disputed between the five countries for over 20 years. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the agreement, “creates conditions for bringing cooperation between the countries to a qualitatively new… Read more »
PORTABLE BALLAST MONITORING VERIFICATION
Independent benchmark testing on behalf of the Chinese government has identified one method as an accurate methodology for portable ballast water sampling. The Single Turnover One Pulse (STOP) methodology used by Chelsea Technologies’ FastBallast Sensor, was independently verified by researchers from the Environmental Protection & Energy-saving Technique Research Centre of China. “It is essential that… Read more »
CALIFORNIAN PORT RETAINS HIGH GREEN STANDARDS
A Californian port is pushing full speed ahead with environmental initiatives and projects having completed the annual recertification process to maintain its Green Marine certification. The Port of Hueneme made history as the first port in the state to earn Green Marine certification one year ago and remains the only port in California to have… Read more »
Shipping Industry Launches New Security Resources for World Fleet
International shipping industry organisations, with military support, have launched a new website dedicated to providing comprehensive maritime security guidance to companies and mariners. Launched today, the new website www.maritimeglobalsecurity.orgprovides security-related guidance produced by the industry as well as links to other useful maritime and military security resources. “In a world of increasingly complex security risks, it… Read more »