Member Port News (21)

November 22, 2021

Europe and Africa Region

November 5

Baku International Sea Trade Port:

A monument and park complex built to immortalize the memory of martyred port employees was inaugurated in Baku Port

Port Authority of Douala (P.A.D.):

MONSIEUR THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC: THANKS FOR THE VISION YOU BRING WITH THE ART OF A GREAT ARCHITECT

Cyprus Ports Authority:

Support of the Port Authority to the Cyprus Cancer Association at an event of the Cyprus Historical and Classic Car Club – Press Release

November 8

Hamburg Port Authority:

Shore power facility for containerships at Hamburg’s Burchardkai and Tollerort terminals

Port Authority of Genoa:

Official Presentation of the Hennebique Redevelopment Scheme

Port Autonome de Dakar:

THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FISHING PORT OF DAKAR VISITING THE FISHING PORT OF ABIDJAN

November 9

APS- Administração dos Portos de Sines e do Algarve, SA:

PORT OF SINES RECEIVES ANGOLAN SECRETARY OF STATE FOR CIVIL AVIATION, MARITIME AND PORT SECTORS

Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahìa de Algeciras:

SUSTAINABILITY. The Port of Algeciras presents allegations to the European initiative Emissions Trading System (ETS)

GIE HAROPA (Harbours of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris): HAROPA PORT participates in the second edition of the Assises de l’Attractivity

Hamburg Port Authority:

Virtual Meeting of the World’s Leading Ports – Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) and Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) Host Seventh chainPORT Annual Meeting

Historical World Heritage Site Speicherstadt to become climate-neutral

Oslo Port Authority:

Partner agreements 2022

Port of Helsinki Ltd:

Soon all passenger car ferries between Helsinki, Stockholm and Tallinn will use shore-side electricity in the ports

November 10

Antwerp Port Authority:

Importing hydrogen – the next step

Deufol is expanding

Echodrone 2.0 wins award

APS- Administração dos Portos de Sines e do Algarve, SA:

APS AND EXTREMADURA AVANTE PRESENT THE CALSIBA PROJECT AT THE APLOG CONGRESS

Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao:

THE BILBAO PORT AUTHORITY RENEWS ITS FLEET WITH MORE SUSTAINABLE VEHICLES

Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva:

The Port Authority of Huelva and the Chamber of Commerce will develop joint activities to boost exports from the Port of Huelva

Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Ports of Tenerife):

Ports of Tenerife, Government of the Canary Islands and Cabildo de La Palma activate a working group to promote the arrival of cruise ships to La Palma

bremenports GmbH & Co. KG:

SUSTAINABLE SHIPPING AS A GOAL: MV FREYA SETS THE COURSE

Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority:

INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT HAILS GPHA’S PROACTIVENESS IN IMPLEMENTING IMO CONVENTION

GIE HAROPA (Harbours of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris):

Voies navigables de France and HAROPA PORT sign a partnership agreement in favor of innovation and development of river transport on the Seine

Hamburg Port Authority:

HHLA’s revenue and earnings increase strongly due to temporary effects

Port of Rotterdam Authority:

Educational institutions in Rotterdam and the Port of Rotterdam Authority join forces

November 11

Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva:

The Port of Huelva approves a high number of concessions and administrative authorizations in its service area for the development of new business activities

Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Ports of Tenerife):

Puertos de Tenerife grants an administrative concession for the manufacture of electrolysis plants to be exported from its Free Zone

Freeport of Riga Authority:

More general cargo and liquid cargo in October

Hamburg Port Authority:

New connections between China and Hamburg

Oslo Port Authority:

Will no longer tip snow in the sea

Port Autonome de San Pedro:

Economy / Minister Amadou KONE in San Pedro, Acceleration of development and modernization projects of the Port of San Pedro

Port of Rotterdam Authority:

Fugro’s first unmanned ship Blue Essence sails in Rotterdam

GES develops 20 ha site in Europoort for storage of low carbon products

November 12

Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (Port Authority of Valencia):

Valenciaport organizes a cycling route to promote the use of the bike

Hamburg Port Authority:

Hapag-Lloyd achieves extraordinary strong result in first nine months of 2021

Oslo Port Authority:

Announces tender for expansion of Bekkelagsbadet again

Ports of Cabo Verde:

ENAPOR provides dashboard of Porto da Praia Warehouses

ENAPOR was present at the 59th at the Medcruise Association General Assembly

Port of Rotterdam Authority:

SCOPE helps chain partners to be better and more reliable

November 14

Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva:

The Port of Huelva focuses its new strategy on attracting high-level cruise ships to the Levante Pier to help boost the city’s economy

The Port of Huelva and the City Council of Alcázar de San Juan meet to analyze lines of collaboration between their railway projects

November 15

Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (Port Authority of Valencia):

Valenciaport updates the website of its Historical Archive

bremenports GmbH & Co. KG:

MUCH RECOGNITION FOR BREMIC PORTS

Hamburg Port Authority:

Donya-Florence Amer to be Chief Information Officer at Hapag-Lloyd

Israel Ports Development and Assets Co. Ltd.:

Tasak Yam is launching a status service for entry and sailing permits for small vessels

North Sea Port:

View Our Port: New hinge points for inland waterway lock Evergem and the construction of superyachts at Damen Yachting

Ports of Cabo Verde:

Cape Verdean ports assume APLOP presidency in the biennium 2021 – 2023

Port of Helsinki Ltd:

Silja Europa’s passengers boarded via Western Terminal 2 18.11. from

Port of Rotterdam Authority:

Cooperation Harbour Master Division Rotterdam and the Netherlands Coastguard confirmed once more

November 16

Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (Port Authority of Valencia):

Valenciaport will install a Vocational Training center in Nazaret

GIE HAROPA (Harbours of Le Havre, Rouen and Paris):

HAROPA PORT elected BEST GREEN SEAPORT 2021

Hamburg Port Authority:

Port of Hamburg: Good seaborne cargo handling result for first nine months

Port of Bergen:

Environmental Port Index-EPI goes international

Port of Helsinki Ltd:

Updated news: The coronavirus affects traffic at the Port of Helsinki

The National Ports Agency/ Morocco:

Prior notification of delivery of waste to a port facility

November 17

Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva:

The Port Authority of Huelva transfers to the Government Delegation in Andalusia the need to enable the Port of Huelva as a Schengen border

Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (Port Authority of Valencia):

Aurelio Martínez: “We want to continue growing with the Valencian innovative ecosystem together with the city and the community”

Port Authority of Genoa:

Terminal San Giorgio: a new eco-efficient harbour crane

Port of Rotterdam Authority:

Pryme builds pyrolysis oil production plant

November 18

Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao:

THE UK AMBASSADOR TO SPAIN VISITS THE PORT OF BILBAO, THE MAIN MARITIME GATEWAY TO THE UNITED KINGDOM

Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (Port Authority of Valencia):

Valenciaport will evaluate the contribution of the Port of Valencia activity to air quality levels

November 19

Port of Gdansk Authority:

Port of Gdańsk awarded by the European Sea Ports Organisation

America Region

November 5

Georgia Ports Authority (GPA):

Georgia Ports Authority (GPA): Georgia Ports Authority announces sale of revenue bonds

November 9

Port of San Diego:

Port of San Diego Board of Port Commissioners Approves Sunroad Hotel Project for East Harbor Island

November 12

Georgia Ports Authority (GPA):

Kemp, Georgia Ports mark Mega Rail milestone

Port of Los Angeles:

Alumnus Gene Seroka Is Executive Director of the Nation’s Busiest Cargo Port

November 15

Port of Los Angeles:

SAN PEDRO BAY PORTS POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF CONTAINER DWELL FEE UNTIL NOV. 22

Port of Seattle:

Historic Federal Infrastructure Legislation to Advance Airport, Seaport Efficiency and Sustainability Projects

November 16

Autoridad Marítima de Panamá (Panama Maritime Authority):

THEY MAKE THE FIRST TEST MOORING AT THE PANAMA CRUISE TERMINAL.

Port of Los Angeles:

U.S. SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION PETE BUTTIGIEG JOINS PORT OF LOS ANGELES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GENE SEROKA TO DISCUSS SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS

Port of Seattle:

Port Passes Budget for 2022, 2022-2026 Capital Improvement Plan

Legal Agreement on Seattle Harbor Project Will Help Southern Resident Orcas

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority:

North Vancouver Mountain Highway underpass improvements complete, and underpass open to port traffic

November 17

Port of Seattle:

SEA Airport Alerts Travelers to Holiday Advice with Tips to Make Things Easy and Predictable

King County and Port of Seattle to Study Waste-to-Fuel Feasibility

November 18

Autoridad Marítima de Panamá (Panama Maritime Authority):

AMP HOLDS A PREPARATORY MEETING FOR THE NEW MARITIME ALERT SYSTEM OF PANAMA.

Asia and Oceania Region

November 7

Gladstone Ports Corporation Limited (GPCL):

Export Class Green Hydrogen and Ammonia Development

November 8

Sabah Ports Sdn. Bhd.

WOW 1.0 Set for Launch in December

November 9

DP World:

European Tour to become the DP World Tour from 2022

Maldives Ports Limited:

MPL signs strategic collaboration agreement with Northport (Malaysia) Bh

Marine and Water Bureau, Government of Macau, SAR:

Maritime Safety Administration and Customs clean up illegal fishing gear on beaches to ensure maritime safety

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority:

SBMA to promote ‘junk art’ in 10th recyclable collection event

November 10

Abu Dhabi Ports:

AD Ports Group and the Egyptian Group for Multipurpose Terminals Sign MoU to Develop and Operate Multipurpose Terminal in Safaga Port

Guangzhou Port Authority:

The Municipal Port Authority organizes the publicity and implementation of the new “Safety Production Law” and comprehensively compacts the main responsibility of enterprise safety production

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA):

Exhibition to Commemorate 25 Years of MPA’s Work in Developing Maritime Singapore

PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Persero):

Pelindo TW III 2021 Container Traffic Reaches 12.4 Million TEUs

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority:

Subic gets Covid-free, but SBMA urges keeping health protocols, getting vaxxed

November 11

Gladstone Ports Corporation Limited (GPCL):

GPC Home to Award-Winning Program

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA):

Joint Media Release: 300 Maritime Workers to Build Digital and Technical Capabilities under Enhanced Career Conversion Programme by WSG and MPA

November 13

Abu Dhabi Ports:

AD Ports Group Records Strong Revenue of AED 2.791 billion (USD 760 million) for Year-to-Date September 2021, up 22% Year-on-Year

November 14

Incheon Port Authority:

IPA, port-specialized start-up support center recruitment of resident companies

IPA Issues KRW 110 billion of ESG Bonds

Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) Iran:

IMO Council 34th Extraordinary Session

60% growth in imports of basic commodities through Chabahar port

IMO 77th session of Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC)

November 15

Lyttelton Port Company Ltd.:

Mediterranean fanworm on dive team’s hit list

Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) Iran:

Kyrgyzstan interested in investing in Shahid Rajaee port

65% increase in the unloading of basic commodities through Shahid Rajaei port

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority:

SBMA posts P997-M seaport income

November 16

DP World:

Leading ports and terminals tech solutions revealed at Expo 2020

Incheon Port Authority:

IPA and Korea Internet & Security Agency signed a business agreement to respond to the era of great digital transformation

Lyttelton Port Company Ltd.:

Lyttelton Port signs on to PortConnect

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA):

Joint Media Release: International Tripartite Efforts Enabled Vaccination of More than 8,000 Foreign Sea Crew in Singapore

Taiwan International Ports Corp., Ltd.:

The “2021 Quality Port Forum” debuts, marking new opportunities for digital transformation and sustainable development!

Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries/ Korea:

The government will hold training to prepare for ship accidents on the sea

November 17

DP World:

DP World helps deliver millions of Covid-19 vaccines to the Dominican Republic

Guangzhou Port Authority:

Guangzhou Port Authority organizes emergency drills for major port hazard accidents

Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries/ Korea:

Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, together with related organizations to improve the marine environment along the Ulsan coast

Sri Lanka Ports Authority:

Maritime Trade Weathers Covid-19 Storm But Faces Far-Reaching Knock-On Effects

November 18

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority:

Morong Ayta community gets P23,000 from SBMA recycling project

November 19

Sri Lanka Ports Authority:

Port of Colombo is the Best Connected-port in South Asia – UNCTAD