DP World has cuts carbon emissions from its UAE operations by nearly 50% this year by accessing renewably produced power from the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA). DEWA has issued more than 200,000 International Renewable Energy Certificates (I-RECs) to DP World so far this year. These guarantee that the electricity consumed is generated from renewable sources, with each equivalent to 1 megawatt-hour of electricity. I-RECs from DEWA are generated by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. These power DP World’s UAE operations which include Jebel Ali Port, ...

If big shipping lines move to non-EU ports as a result of an environmental tax that will be introduced by the European Union next year “it will be close to impossible” to bring them back, maritime law expert Ann Fenech told The Malta Independent on Sunday. Expressing her disappointment that the European Commission is biding its time with regard to the effect that such a tax will have on the industry, Fenech said that in international shipping there is no such thing as “wait and see”. In shipping, time is ...

The Drewry Container Port Throughput Indices are a series of calendar adjusted volume growth/decline indices based on monthly throughput data for a sample of over 340 ports worldwide, representing over 80% of global volumes. The base point for the indices is January 2019 = 100. Drewry has developed a nowcasting model that uses vessel capacity and terminal duration data (derived from our proprietary AIS model) to make short-term predictions of port throughput. Drewry’s latest assessment – November 2023 The MoM rise in volumes in September 2023 across the majority of ...

A two-day blockade of the world’s largest coal port has triggered 109 arrests. Hundreds of activists swam or used kayaks to occupy the Newcastle port’s shipping lane in Australia, to protest against climate inaction. They claim the disruption prevented over half a million tonnes of coal from leaving the country. Australia is the world’s second biggest coal exporter and relies on the fossil fuel for its own electricity needs. Located roughly 170km (105 miles) from Sydney, the Port of Newcastle is the country’s most important terminal for coal shipments. An ...

Port operations restarting, nighttime curfew in force 27 Nov 2023, Sierra Leone A curfew is in force between 2100 and 0600 hours in Sierra Leone following an attempted coup d’etat. Read More » Berthing suspended due to storms and high seas 27 Nov 2023, Ceyhan & Iskenderun Bay, Turkey Following a weekend of foul weather in and around Ceyhan and Iskenderun Bay, conditions have improved a little but swells are still high. Read More » Establishment of Restricted Area north off the Avenue of Stars 27 Nov 2023, Hong Kong ...

Brazilian port logistics firm CLI plans to invest 600 million reais ($122.30 million) in its terminal, the largest in the country for sugar exports, at the Santos port in Sao Paulo state, an executive said. The investment, which must be formalized through a contract with the federal government, is expected to boost the capacity of the terminal by 20% to 19 million metric tons per year, said CLI Chief Operating Officer Marcos Pepe Bertoni. The investment will go toward infrastructure improvements, such as a new sugar warehouse and new enclosed ...

A functioning, more environmentally friendly supply chain requires all players to actively participate in the transition to sustainable transportation. How such a chain can be successfully implemented was demonstrated by the Port of Gothenburg, Stena Line, the Port of Kiel and the Port of Hamburg as organizers as well as many companies at the conference entitled “Green transport corridors – linking Europe and Scandinavia” in Gothenburg. “The shipping industry is currently under considerable pressure to accelerate the process of decarbonization. However, it cannot achieve this transformation single-handedly. The efforts towards ...

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) announced on Friday that it has signed an agreement with UAE-based global supply chain solutions company DP World to collaborate on decarbonising the shipping and ports sectors. The collaboration will focus on aligning current infrastructure, logistics and processes with the demands of the energy transition, and scaling up the use of renewable-based fuels and electrification, IRENA said in a press statement. IRENA Director-General Francesco La Camera commended DP World’s success in reducing carbon emissions from its UAE operations by nearly 50 percent this year. ...

The European Commission will allocate 50 million euros ($54,7 million) to restore Ukrainian ports affected by Russian attacks, according to the Commission’s President Ursula von der Leyen. “Despite the war, Ukraine keeps feeding the world. In this effort, you can count on the EU. We continue enhancing our Solidarity Lanes and will provide €50 million to repair your port infrastructure. Together we ship Ukrainian grain to the world,” she wrote on X/Twitter on 25 November. In a letter to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attached to her message, Leyen said that ...

Grain traders have stopped their negotiations to sell from the port of Kavkaz amid the news that the Kerch Strait will be closed until Nov. 30 due to another storm in the region, multiple market participants told S&P Global Commodity Insights Nov. 24. Local weather forecasts are for wind gusts to reach in excess of 40 mph over Nov. 26 until Nov. 30. With delays caused by the inspection of vessels already at two weeks, the suspension of traffic will cause extra delay for coasters coming from the Azov Sea ...

AD Ports Group (ADX: ADPORTS), a leading facilitator of global trade, logistics, and industry, in collaboration with KazMorTransFlot (KMTF), national shipping company of Kazakhstan, fully-owned by the national Kazakhstan oil company – KazMunayGas (KMG), has announced the acquisition and commencement of operations of two state-of-the-art vessels designed for the transportation of Kazakhstan’s oil across the Caspian Sea. A naming ceremony, marking this significant milestone, took place in Aktau, Kazakhstan, attended by a number of esteemed guests and dignitaries including Mr Nurlan Nogayev, Akim of Mangistau Region; H.E. Dr. Mohamed Saeed ...

As risks of cargo diversion to the detriment of EU ports are becoming more and more real with the upcoming entry into force beginning of 2024 of EU ETS for shipping, FEPORT members who gathered in Antwerp for the General Assembly meeting of their organization, reiterated their concern regarding the measures proposed by the EU Commission i.e., the monitoring and the possibility of a review of the Regulation. “We need a real study regarding the impact of ETS for shipping on EU ports to be conducted now and not in ...

From a high vantage point, the lines of trucks and cars stretch as far as the eye can see in both directions – South Africa’s major arterial export route from the mining, industrial and manufacturing heartland has once again been clogged to immovable congestion. Such was the situation through most of last week, a recurring and escalating problem reflecting the rapid deterioration of the rail cargo, ports and road infrastructure of the leading manufacturing economy in Africa. So bad have things become that Transnet, the government-owned ‘corporatised’ entity in charge ...

The Hambantota International Port (HIP) was awarded in the Corporate Social Responsibility category at the 10th Maritime Standard Awards 2023. HIP, who won the accolade for the second consecutive year, has actively worked on integrating its community programs to harmonise the operational aspects of the port with its sustainability initiatives. Johnson Liu, CEO of Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) who commended the team on their achievement said the port’s success is mainly attributed to this strategic approach which is a win for HIP and the community. “Our aim is to ...

A climate change protest off Australia’s east coast disrupted operations at the country’s biggest coal export port on Saturday, the port operator said. Climate activist group Rising Tide, which claimed responsibility for the action, said around 1,500 people were at the protest, 300 of them in the shipping channel near the Port of Newcastle, as part of a 30-hour blockade set to run until 4 p.m. (0900 GMT) on Sunday. Climate change is a divisive issue in Australia, the world’s biggest exporter of thermal coal behind Indonesia, and the top ...