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India Eyes Green Hydrogen Bunkering at Major Ports by 2035

May 10, 2023

India has set a deadline of 2035 to establish green hydrogen bunkering and refuelling facilities at major ports in the drive to cut its carbon footprint, the shipping ministry said in guidelines issued on Wednesday.One of the world's biggest emitters of greenhouse gases…

Port of Montreal Aims to Be Carbon Neutral by 2035

May 09, 2023

The Port of Montreal made a series of flagship commitments with regards to carbon neutrality, territorial protection and improving the city-port interface at the 2nd annual Montreal Climate Summit underway at the Port of Montreal’s Grand Quay on May 9 and 10…

Italy New LNG Terminal to be Operational at End-month

May 05, 2023

The new floating terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) set up in the Tuscan port of Piombino will start its commercial operations at the end of this month, the CEO of Italy's gas grid operator Snam said on Friday.The terminal will make available…

US Launches $4 Billion Effort to Electrify US Ports, Cut Emissions

May 05, 2023

The Biden administration on Friday launched a $4 billion effort to electrify U.S. ports and cut heavy duty truck emissions as the government looks to address disproportionate impacts on nearby communities.The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…

Cashman Awarded Baltimore Dredging Contract

May 04, 2023

Quincy, Mass. dredging contractor Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting has been awarded a contract for maintenance dredging in Baltimore.The $23,963,300 firm-fixed-price contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Baltimore District…

Australia’s Port of Newcastle Plans Clean Energy Precinct

May 03, 2023

Australia’s Port of Newcastle has unveiled a blueprint for Stage 1 of its future Clean Energy Precinct.The 220-hectare area will position Newcastle and the Hunter Region as a leading production, storage and export hub for future clean energy products and technologies…

APM Terminals MedPort Tangier Commissions New STS Cranes

May 02, 2023

APM Terminals MedPort Tangier in Morocco celebrates a new milestone of its expansion project with the arrival of the first of four batches of new dual ship-to-shore (STS) cranes. The two cranes are part of a total of eight cranes representing a major investment of €117 million…

Germany's LNG Import Terminals Tackle Challenges

May 02, 2023

Germany's liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project at Stade said it would in the coming weeks begin testing market appetite for ammonia as a way to transport hydrogen, as the country's efforts to end reliance on Russian pipeline gas gather pace…

Taiwan’s Port of Taichung Starts Work on Offshore Wind Support Infrastructure

Apr 30, 2023

Officials of the Port of Taichung (TIPC) in Taiwan have held a ground-breaking ceremony for the start of construction on Wharf Nos. 37 and 38 which will provide supporting infrastructure to the nation’s offshore wind industry.When completed…

Perdaman Breaks Ground on Australia’s Biggest Urea Project

Apr 27, 2023

Perdaman has commenced construction of its A$6 billion Pilbara urea project - the first new gas manufacturing project in the Pilbara in more than a decade.Located 20 kilometres north-west of Karratha, Australia, the project will convert Western…

Canadian Government Approves Vancouver Terminal Expansion

Apr 26, 2023

The Canadian government has approved a marine container terminal expansion project in Delta, B.C., following a environmental assessment process that started in 2013.The Roberts Bank Terminal 2 Project includes building new land and a new three…

World’s Largest Electric Crane Under Construction

Apr 24, 2023

A new electric-powered ring crane being built for Dutch engineered heavy lift company Mammoet is set to become the world’s highest capacity land-based crane.The first parts of the new 6,000t ring crane will soon be delivered to Mammoet’s engineering nerve center in The Netherlands…

Tollerort Gets Eight New Hybrid Straddle Carriers

Apr 20, 2023

The renewal of the straddle carrier fleet at Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG's (HHLA) Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT) in Germany is moving forward. In April, eight new straddle carriers with hybrid drive went into operation and have since…

Konecranes Delivers Diesel-electric RTGs to PSA Panama

Apr 20, 2023

Konecranes announced it has delivered three rubber-tired gantry (RTG) cranes to PSA Panama.The RTG cranes will strengthen the terminal’s container handling equipment fleet, now comprising 12 RTGs and 12 rail-mounted gantry (RMG) cranes which handle the terminal’s increasing container traffic…

DFDS Puts 20 Electric Trucks into Service in Gothenburg

Apr 20, 2023

Logistics company DFDS is launching a new fleet of 20 electric trucks in Gothenburg. This is the single biggest delivery of heavy electric trucks in the Nordic region. Together with an additional 30 electric trucks that are to be delivered later…

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