Environment & Sustainability – Page 129
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NewsBoom or bust?
Glyn Humphries, projects director at Adler and Allan, takes a brief look at why ports and harbours often underestimate what it takes to effectively deploy their Tier 1 boom during an oil spill.
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NewsPort of Vigo aims for zero waste
The Port of Vigo is edging closer to its zero waste target and setting its sights on becoming a landmark green port, writes Alice Mason, GreenPort News Reporter.
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NewsSSI signs landmark declaration to halt wildlife trafficking
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) – a coalition of companies from across the global shipping industry – has signed a declaration to tackle global wildlife trafficking routes.
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NewsChevron’s Australian Gorgon project produces first LNG
US energy company Chevron Corporation has announced it has started producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) and condensate at the Gorgon project on Barrow Island off the northwest coast of Western Australia. The first LNG cargo is expected to be shipped next week.
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NewsPetronas floating LNG facility named
Petronas’ first floating LNG facility has been named at a ceremony with partners Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd (DSME) and Technip.
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IMO workshops to promote energy efficiency
The IMO has held two international workshops to raise awareness of its regulations on energy efficiency and the control of greenhouse gas emissions from ships.
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NewsRoadmap to sustainable shipping
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) has launched a set of milestones and priorities which it thinks must be met in order to create a sustainable shipping industry by 2040.
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NewsChinese shipping company fined for violating regulations
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has fined the China Navigation Co. Pte. Ltd. $129,500 for failing to switch its engines over from heavy diesel bunker fuel to cleaner, low-sulphur fuel when close to the California coast, as required by state law.
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NewsDanish test centre expands to meet growing demand for LNG
The Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre in Denmark is set to expand fivefold to enable marine customers to meet environmental and energy targets.
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NewsFirst Sabine Pass LNG export for Cheniere ships
Cheniere has announced that the first commissioning cargo with LNG produced at its Sabine Pass liquefaction project in Cameron Parish, Louisiana is set to depart.
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NewsFirst carbon credits award for cleaner hulls
Dutch chemical company, AkzoNobel, has issued more than 126,000 carbon credits worth over $500,000 – the first to be awarded under the company’s landmark scheme which aims to encourage greener behaviour in the shipping industry.
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NewsShipping making steady progress towards sustainability
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative – a coalition of companies from across the global shipping industry – has released its 2015 progress report, highlighting the positive developments that are being made to drive shipping’s sustainability, as well as significant challenges that lie ahead.
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NewsLNG development in the Middle East
Qatargas, the Maersk Group and Shell have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the development of LNG in the Middle East.
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NewsTax polluting companies, says Dutch technology boss
Companies should pay a CO2 tax to encourage green behaviour, according to Wouter Last, president of plant IT at Dutch technology company, Hint.
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NewsLNG key in avoiding supply disruption, says EC
The European Commission has put LNG expansion at the heart of its sustainable energy security package in a bid to ensure the European Union is protected from disruption to gas supply.
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NewsClimate target ‘impossible’ without curbing shipping emissions
The 1.5/2°C climate warming limit agreed at the recent Paris summit will be impossible to meet unless Europe and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) introduce measures to cut shipping emissions, warn Seas at Risk and Transport & Environments (T&E).
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NewsNew LNG project in Denmark
The Bunker Holding Group has established a collaborative effort with Danish partners in the green-energy market to launch a new LNG project.
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Drones used to monitor pollution in Bosphorus Strait
Istanbul’s Metropolitan Municipality will use surveillance drones to prevent further pollution of the Bosphorus Strait according to local media reports.
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NewsLNG engines for Japanese carriers
Wärtsilä dual-fuel engines capable of running on LNG will power 16 new gas carrier ships being built in Japan.
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NewsEuropean Commission backs IMO
Kitack Lim, IMO secretary-general, and Violeta Bulc, the European transport commissioner, have had their first meeting since Mr Lim’s appointment.
