Americas – Page 23
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Harbour pleasure boat fitted with hybrid propulsion
The Los Angeles Harbor Commission has authorised the Port of Los Angeles to purchase a hybrid propulsion system for its 40-passenger harbour tour boat.
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Los Angeles considers reduced import tariff for zero-emission vehicles
In early May the Port of Los Angeles announced that it was planning to become the world’s first port to offer a reduced tariff for zero-emission vehicles imported into the US. The reduced-fee incentive proposal follows the decision by Chinese manufacturer BYD Auto Company Ltd to locate its North American ...
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Houston approves enviro-tractors
Earlier this year the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority (PHA) approved awarding a $1.3 million contract to Adobe Equipment to replace 15 yard tractors at the Barbours Cut container terminal with the cleanest-burning engines available.
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Los Angeles commended for Wilmington Waterfront report
The environmental management staff of the Port of Los Angeles have received the 2010 Outstanding Environmental Analysis Document by the Association of Environmental Professionals for the preparation of the environmental impact report (EIR) for the Wilmington Waterfront project.
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Seattle succeeds in eliminating polluting old trucks
The Port of Seattle has exceeded earlier expectations in its clean air initiative to remove drayage (container-hauling) trucks with pre-1994 engines from the road. The ScRAPS (Scrappage and Retrofits for Air in Puget Sound) scheme was initiated last November and by late April 168 trucks had already been removed from ...
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Seattle encourages low-sulphur fuels
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on 22 April, the Port of Seattle chose to highlight its environmental stewardship with one of its green initiatives, the At-Berth Clean (ABC) Fuels programme.
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Houston calls for international action to curb pollution from ships
Local officials from the Houston, Texas, port area petitioned the International Maritime Organization, which met 22-26 March in London, to accept the US Environmental Protection Agency’s application to establish more stringent fuel and engine standards for large ships creating 200-mile-wide buffer zones along the US-Canada coastlines.
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Tacoma unveils “Fee-Free” truck emissions improvement programme
A critical component of regional freight transportation, heavy-duty trucks represent 1 percent of maritime industry diesel emissions at the Port of Tacoma. To reduce this impact, the Port Commission recently authorized a market-based programme to reduce over-the road emissions.
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NewsClean trucks scheme nearly two years ahead of schedule
The Port of Long Beach has reached an important milestone
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Green Marine revises performance indicators
During the course of last summer, three technical committees composed of Green Marine participants held a series of meetings to discuss the addition of new issues to the Environmental Programme and the development of revisions to the current performance indicators.
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NewsA port transformed: five years of the Green Port policy
Long Beach’s transformation into an environmental leader among seaports began five years ago this month with approval of the Green Port Policy
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Vessel operators help improve San Diego air quality
A voluntary programme to get cruise and cargo vessel operators to reduce ship speeds when travelling to and from San Diego Bay is working. Cruise and cargo vessel operators are asked to reduce vessel speeds when travelling in an area that extends 20 nautical miles seaward from Point Loma.
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Charleston community partnership recognised
A local collaborative effort including the South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) to foster environmental protection and economic revitalisation in distressed neighbourhoods has earned a national Environmental Justice Achievement Award through the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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Emissions could cost Charleston $81m a year
A new study published by an environmental pressure group claims emissions from existing port terminals could cost Charleston County (SC) as much as $54 million dollars a year in health care expenses.
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FMT makes environmental policy public
Federal Marine Terminals (FMT), which operates 10 terminals across the Great Lakes and the Eastern Seaboard, has unveiled its environmental policy on its website (www.fmtcargo.com). FMT is one of the first marine terminal operators to make its detailed environmental policy available to the public.
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Canada's Federal Marine Terminals unveil new green policy
Montreal...Federal Marine Terminals (FMT), operating ten terminals across the Great Lakes and the Eastern Seaboard, has unveiled its environmental policy on its website. FMT is one of the first marine terminal operators to make its detailed environmental policy available to the public.
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NewsSiwertell coal unloader for Itaqui
A Siwertell coal unloader ordered to discharge coal in Porto do Itaqui, Brazil, offers environmental, technical, and efficiency benefits.
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NewsGalveston re-builds for the future
The Port of Galveston hosted the 98th AAPA Convention during the last week of October just over a year after Hurricane Ike hit the Texas port city of Galveston, sinking the city’s historic downtown under ten feet of water.
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Oakland’s truck ban exceeds regulations
The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners adopted a strict truck ban effective January 1, 2010 to help clear the air.
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Alumina ship loader for Brazil
Alunorte, one of the world’s largest alumina producers has opted for a newly designed, Siwertell alumina ship loader from Cargotec to come into operation at the end of this year.
