Shipping, Ports and Transports

• 21 September 18 European Commission to review the Atlantic Strategy Action Plan  The European Commission is reviewing the Atlantic Strategy Action Plan in cooperation with the five countries involved (Spain, Portugal, France, UK and Ireland). A series of working sessions are being organized to promote the consultation... Read more ›
• 20 September 18 Trade volume from China port reaches $2.65bn in 2017 The Deputy Director, Guangzhou Port Authority in China, Yuan Yue yesterday said that trade volume between the port and Nigeria stands are $2.6 billion in 2017.   Yuan Yue made this disclosure yesterday at... Read more ›
• 20 September 18 ZERO-EMISSIONS FUEL CELL CONTAINER HANDLERS Hyster is developing a zero-emissions container handling truck powered by a Nuvera hydrogen fuel cell combined with a lithium-ion battery.   Hyster aims to offer the fuel cell and battery powered container handler with... Read more ›
• 20 September 18 BLOCKCHAIN PROJECT TO IMPROVE PORT EFFICIENCY Associated British Ports (ABP) will be working with a digital logistics enabler to create one of Europe’s first detailed pilot programmes to use blockchain technology to improve port connectivity.   The agreement with Marine... Read more ›
• 18 September 18 Volvo Develops Autonomous Vehicle System for Logistics The Volvo Group has continued its far-reaching drive to develop next-generation transport solutions with a coordination system for autonomous electric goods transport vehicles.   New goods transport solutions were unveiled for the first time... Read more ›
• 18 September 18 Special Interest Group Investigates Autonomous Ships The IMarEST’s Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships Special Interest Group has sought to gauge the potential impact of self-governing ships and plot out a new course for the shipping industry’s workforce. In its role as... Read more ›
• 14 September 18 DNV-GL and Dalian Shipbuilding to develop 23,000 TEU LNG-fuelled container ship At last week’s SMM trade fair today in Hamburg, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company Ltd and classification society DNV GL announced the signing of a joint development project agreement to develop a new 23,000 TEU... Read more ›
• 14 September 18 Piraeus Port Authority signs agreement with China’s Guangzhou Port  September 13, 2018 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China’s Guangzhou Port which is one of the 10 largest commercial ports in the world. The agreement was... Read more ›
• 13 September 18 Third Privatization Phase for 10 Greek Ports Greek assets body the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund plans to launch the third privatisation phase of 10 ports across Greece in autumn, with priority on four in Northern Greece, three in Attica as... Read more ›
• 13 September 18 Wärtsilä Launches Sustainability Initiative Wärtsilä has launched an initiative that aims to connect and inspire 20 of the world’s most influential port cities to embrace and develop Smart Marine ecosystems by 2020. Wärtsilä’s Oceanic Awakening,’ initiative aims to... Read more ›