Americas – Page 23
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US EPA opts to cap PCBs
Cleaning up the bottom of New Bedford Harbor is a priority for the US EPA.
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New York Waterfront Plan
New York’s new waterfront plan will commit to spend more that $US3bill over the next three years.
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APM new build in Costa Rica
APM expects to start construction for a new container terminal in the Limón province of Costa Rica in early 2013.
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Challenge to Panama Canal
Juan Manuel Santos, President of Columbia, says he is in talks with the Chinese for the construction of 400km of railway line to link the country’s Pacific and Adriatic coasts.
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Long Beach Clean Air
The Port of Long Beach reports that the Clean Air Action Plan shows a 50%-plus reduction in air pollution since its approval by Long Beach and Los Angeles Harbor Commissions in 2006.
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NewsGreen pressure piled on port consultants
The pressure to ‘green’ port equipment is being keenly felt by consultants, according to a survey by Trelleborg Marine Systems.
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NewsAlternative Maritime Power for cruise lines in Los Angeles
The Port of Los Angeles last month became the first port worldwide to provide Alternative Maritime Power to cruise lines.
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LNG fuel best for USA, says DNV
A new report from DNV, ‘Greener shipping in North America’, proposes that LNG is the most efficient and economical way to meet forthcoming air emissions requirements in the US and Canada.
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NewsPowerful Dredger for Expansion Project at the Panama Canal
On January 11, the most powerful self-propelled heavy duty cutter suction dredger in the world, the D''Artagnan, arrived at the Panama Canal.
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San Francisco considers biofuel facility
Port of San Francisco commissioners are in discussions with Darling International to convert a rendering facility that it owns into a biofuel production facility.
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“Aggressive goals” for emissions plan
Reaffirming their commitment to slash air pollution from the nation’s two busiest seaports, Los Angeles and Long Beach have approved a new version of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP).
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Latin Americans need port policies
The head of the UN''s Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Ricardo Sanchez, has said that Latin American governments need to redefine their port policies as a means of integrating coastal ports with the region''s industrial and production sectors.
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NewsEuropean Sea and Inland Ports establish joint office
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) and the European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP) have set up a joint office in Brussels. Under this agreement the secretarial services of both organisations will be coordinated by ESPO.
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Santos sees low sulphur fuel trial
The port of Santos has been the test-bed of low sulphur fuel on a containership, which will yield valuable emissions data for the US’ Environmental Protection Agency.
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San Francisco starts cold ironing for cruise
The Port of San Francisco has become the first port in California to provide shoreside power for cruise ships.
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Canada goes for cold ironing
The Government of Canada will invest $2.5m in the Prince Rupert Port Authority’s Fairview Terminal project to provide shore power capacity to container ships.
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LA supports zero-emission vehicles
The Port of Los Angeles is the world’s first port to offer a reduced tariff for zero-emission vehicles imported and exported through the port.
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LNG trucks for California
Twelve LNG terminal tractors have been delivered to a Californian import trucking and distribution company as part of a commitment to the gas fuel.
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NewsDust reduction for Pecem
The first of a new design of dust-reducing mobile hoppers has been installed at the port of Pecem, Brazil, where it will be dealing with traditionally dusty bulk like coal and cement.
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MARAD funding for Great Ships Initiative
Through a cooperative agreement with the Northeast Midwest Institute, the Maritime Administration (MARAD) is providing funding and technical expertise to help upgrade the Great Ships Initiative ballast water treatment technology testing facility in the Duluth-Superior Harbour of Lake Superior.
