Ports

• 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 ›
• 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 ›
• 12 September 18 Brexit: No 10 refuses to consider plans to have EU staff at British ports Downing Street is refusing to consider proposals to have EU officials stationed at British ports serving Ireland, intended as part of a solution to the problem of the Irish border after Brexit. The compromise... Read more ›
• 10 September 18 PORTS DESERVE MORE EUROPEAN FUNDING Ports have secured just 4% of the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) transport budget over the last three years, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has noted.     In a release, ESPO secretary... Read more ›
• 07 September 18 ESPO asks to recognise the cross-border dimension of EU ports and to strengthen the maritime connectivity in CEF II The investment needs of European ports over the next ten years amount to 48 billion EUR. Many port investments score high in creating societal value but the return on investment for the investor, the... Read more ›
• 06 September 18 Singapore signs “One Belt One Road Initiative(BRI)” MoU Enterprise Singapore, a Singaporean government agency, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China Taiping Insurance Group (CTIG) to research innovation and business opportunities within the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).    ... Read more ›
• 04 September 18 Piraeus port to play vital role in “Belt and Road” initiative Piraeus port will play an important pivotal role in the construction of the China-European Land and Sea Expressway and the “Belt and Road” initiative in the future, the Chinese ambassador to Greece, Zhang Qiyue,... Read more ›