Environment & Sustainability – Page 83
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NewsFrench port invests €20m in shoreside power
A French port authority aims to cut emissions by spending €20m over the next six years to extend shoreside power.
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NewsBiggest automated electric charging project
SSA Marine, Tritium and Stäubli Electrical Connectors are teaming up to provide automatic charging stations for over 30 soon to be electric terminal tractors at the Port of Long Beach in California to create the largest automated electric vehicle charging programme of any port in the US.
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NewsTurning food waste into value, onsite
Fosca Poltronieri, Operations Manager of Amsterdam-based company, The Waste Transformers, explains how smart onsite solutions can help ports
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NewsJust-In-Time operations cut emissions
"Just-In-Time" (JIT) operations have the potential to cut the time ships spend idling outside ports and help reduce harmful emissions as well as save on fuel costs, a new trial has found.
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NewsCarnival backs scrubbers for sustainability
Carnival Corporation has launched an ‘Advanced Air Quality Systems’ website to highlight the benefit of using scrubbers to meet the IMO’s 0.5% 2020 sulphur limit and support sustainable operations in ports and the global shipping industry.
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NewsEngineering contracts for Sohar LNG project
McDermott International and JGC Corporation have been awarded contracts by Total Oman E&P Development B.V. in partnership with Oman Oil Company S.O.A.C. to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) services for the Sohar LNG bunkering project at Sohar Port.
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NewsRiga’s LNG move targets container growth
Latvia’s Port of Riga is now offering regular port services for LNG-powered container vessels to reduce the environmental impact of its operations and boost its container throughput.
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NewsCosta Cruises limits sulphur in Italian ports
Costa Cruises has signed the ‘Genoa Blue Agreement’ requiring ships to use marine gasoil with a sulphur content not exceeding 0.10% by mass before entering the ports of Savona and Genoa.
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NewsFlexible guidance best to cut air emissions
The non-prescriptive approach of the UK government''s Port Air Quality Strategies guidance document will benefit ports, the British Ports Association (BPA) has said.
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NewsPorts prepare to enforce IMO sulphur limit
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) have taken delivery of Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science’s X-MET8000 handheld XRF analyser as they prepare to enforce the IMO’s MARPOL Annex VI sulphur regulation.
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NewsPorts sustainability project gets underway
A project to reduce the impact of port operations in cities, control emissions from ports and ships and optimise cargo handling in Europe’s main ports has had its first meeting.
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NewsUK Clean Maritime Plan published
The UK government has published the ‘Clean Maritime Plan’ to outline the UK’s pathway to zero-emission shipping, alongside guidance to assist ports in developing air quality strategies.
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NewsClean water technology testing approved
The Port of San Diego has approved a new pilot project to develop a cost-effective and eco-friendly cleanup solution to extract and destroy toxic contaminants from sediment, soil and groundwater.
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NewsFirst refuelling during transhipment
A ship has bunkered LNG while simultaneously transhipping containers for the first time in Europe, while at the Port of Rotterdam.
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NewsLNG project planned for China port
An LNG receiving station with a 5m tonnes per year capacity will be built by Yanqiao Group and Beijing Energy Group at the Port of Rizhao in China.
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NewsHybrid crane helps Hueneme eco ambition
Stevedoring company Ports America has received a Liebherr hybrid mobile harbour crane from the Port of Bremerhaven, Germany for use at the Port of Hueneme.
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NewsVigo outlines sustainability vision
The Port of Vigo in Galicia in Spain has outlined its vision for sustainability focusing on reducing emissions and the creation of a ‘living port’.
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NewsFirst US port joins SEA/LNG
The Port of Virginia has become the first port in the US to join the SEA/LNG multi-sector industry coalition to accelerate the widespread adoption of LNG as a marine fuel.
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NewsEcoports issue first cruise port certificate
Ege Port Kusadasi has become the first cruise port in the world to be granted the Ecoports Port Environmental Review System (PERS) certificate for contributing towards the sustainability of the port sector.
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NewsLow energy usage electric container handler
Sany is developing an electric empty container handler designed to have a low consumption of energy and 10 hours working time when fully charged.
