The Port of Felixstowe has “continued to suffer from a significant number of rail misses” but this number reduced following the introduction of new yard procedures on 12 July and implementation of its latest terminal operating system (TOS) upgrade on 14 July. Amidst vessel and rail loading performance issues, which began with the introduction of a… Read more »
Posts By: Valeria Burlando
APMT Mumbai gains new Persian Gulf/Mediterranean service
A new service from CMA CGM, its American President Lines (APL) subsidiary and COSCO Shipping has begun operations linking South Asia with ports in the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean. The new Indiamed service, which has called at APM Terminals (APMT) Mumbai, expands the transhipment network through the East Mediterranean to/from Middle East destinations and… Read more »
Pirates target six container vessels in first half of 2018
Six container vessels were victims of piracy attacks or attempted attacks in the first half of 2018, one less compared to the same period in 2017. Two attempted attacks occurred off the coast of Nigeria as vessels were steaming. The remaining four vessels were either berthed or anchored in the Philippines, Ecuador, Antigua, and Barbuda or Cyprus,… Read more »
European Maritime Single Window environment; A big step toward optimised and efficient shipping in EU
Our world is in transition to a low-carbon economy and transport is not an exception. New technologies and initiatives are affecting the mobility landscape. among all modes of transport, Maritime transport is a backbone of trade and communications within and beyond the single market. Almost one-third of all intra-EU and three-quarters of the internationally traded… Read more »
The Port of the Future in Europe: Energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable
Sustainable Development In recent years, the sustainability has been at the core of development in all industries. The idea of sustainability stems from the concept of sustainable development which became common language at the World’s first Earth Summit in Rio in 1992. Sustainable development has been defined as “development that meets the needs of the present… Read more »
BATTERY ELECTRIC FERRY WINS HYBRID SHIP AWARD
A battery powered electric ferry has won an award at the Electric and Hybrid Marine World Expo for Propulsion System of the Year. Elektra diesel-electric roll-on roll-off passenger/car ferry is owned by FinFerries Photo: FinFerries Elektra, Finland’s first purpose-built battery electric ferry, operates on a 1MWh battery system supplied by PBES and celebrates its first… Read more »
The Environmental Ship Index (ESI) to focus more on CO2
The Environmental Ship Index (ESI) is set to incorporate more work on CO2 in line with the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) legislative developments to boost its effectiveness. As the ESI’s user base has expanded to around 7000 vessels, the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) working group has also decided to upgrade the IT… Read more »
JAPAN ORDERS ITS FIRST LNG BUNKER VESSEL
A joint venture will see Japan take delivery of its inaugural LNG bunker vessel the first of its kind to be operated in the country. The LNG bunker vessel the first of its kind to be operated in Japan Photo: Kawasaki Heavy Industries Central LNG Shipping Japan Corporation (CLS), which has been established by Kawasaki… Read more »
ESPO CALLS FOR FIRMER POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE
PORT RECEPTION FACILITIES: ESPO WELCOMES DRAFT REPORT BUT CALLS FOR STRICTER APPLICATION OF THE ‘POLLUTER PAYS’ PRINCIPLE The European Sea ports Organisation (ESPO) welcomes the proposals put forward by the European Parliament Rapporteur Ms Gesine Meissner in the draft report of the Transport Committee on the review of the Waste Reception Facilities Directive (Com (2018)… Read more »
UNIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL VOICE NEEDED
Ports are moving in the right direction to decrease emissions but there is a lack of global research on how ports are handling impact management, an environmental specialist has stressed. Speaking exclusively to Port Strategy at TOC Europe, Satu Kaivonen from Konecranes said that while ports are addressing emissions, waste treatment handling and efficiency, there… Read more »