Plans include increasing the draft to enable larger vessels to be received and allow local traders more economical import of refined products and access to re-export markets.
The California Air Resources Board has announced it will update its regulation on reducing pollution from ocean-going vessels while docked at California’s busiest ports.
This crane is able to unload and load containers on board the vessel to the required width, eliminating the need to move the ship at the berth during loading, thus providing much faster cargo handling.
The arrangement involves assistance in the day-to-day management of carbon emissions from the port and the development of methods for electrification, digitalisation and monitoring of energy consumption and emissions at the port.
Montreal dockworkers have been working without a union contract with the Maritime Employers Association since December 2018 as they have been continuing to negotiate their working hours.
