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PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

In the first meeting of a new European energy efficiency project a number of developments were agreed upon that aim to push the port industry towards more efficient operational models.

12th December 2014

Energy efficiency top of the agenda

12th December 2014

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

In the first meeting of a new European energy efficiency project a number of developments were agreed upon that aim to push the port industry towards more efficient operational models.

12th December 2014

Energy efficiency top of the agenda

12th December 2014

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Canada’s Port Fuels and Materials Services Inc is to build a plasma gasification energy-from-waste facility at the Port of Hamilton, which it hopes will lead the way in ‘green’ energy in the…

11th December 2014

Hamilton to harness ‘green’ technology

11th December 2014

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

TERMINAL OPERATIONS

Canada’s Port Fuels and Materials Services Inc is to build a plasma gasification energy-from-waste facility at the Port of Hamilton, which it hopes will lead the way in ‘green’ energy in the…

11th December 2014

Hamilton to harness ‘green’ technology

11th December 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Danish coatings manufacturer, Hempel is introducing new antifouling products to the market which promise to deliver fuel savings of up to 3% and thereby reduce impact on the environment at the same…

10th December 2014

Hempel moves ahead with antifouling

10th December 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Associated British Ports (ABP) Hull UK has opened a dedicated biomass terminal to support the nearby Drax Power station’s conversion to a low carbon power generator, underlining its commitment to renewable energy.

8th December 2014

Biomass terminal opens for business

8th December 2014

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Seattle’s Terminals 90 and 91 are now equipped for safer night work on cruise ships, commercial workboats and fishing vessels after being retrofitted with Bright Light Systems’ Light Emitting Plasma (LEP) lighting.

4th December 2014

Bright light for Seattle

4th December 2014

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Germanys GEA Westfalia Separator Group has been awarded IMO Type Approval by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) for its BallastMaster ultraV 500.

2nd December 2014

BallastMaster ultraV receives Type Approval

2nd December 2014

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Barbados Port has signed up with the RightShip and Carbon War Room greenhouse gas rating programme, which rewards vessels with better energy efficient ratings.

1st December 2014

Barbados looks to greenhouse gas ratings

1st December 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The tenth GreenPort Congress and Cruise Conference, organised by Mercator Media, will take place from 6 to 9 October 2015 at Copenhagen’s Malmö Port in conjunction with Danish Maritime Days (DMD).

25th November 2014

GreenPort Congress heads to Copenhagen

25th November 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

Port workers in Antwerp have been striking over the loss of index-linked pay rises and tax increases – action that is also affecting neighbouring ports.

24th November 2014

Breakdown in Belgium

24th November 2014

EUROPE

EUROPE

Carriers and ports alike are fast discovering the dark side of mega container ships, according to Thomas Lutje, managing director of HHLA Container Terminals.

19th November 2014

Dark side of mega ships

19th November 2014

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

COMMENT: Kenya is ahead of Tanzania in seeking to install major new container handling capacity on Africa’s eastern seaboard.

19th November 2014

Back on track

19th November 2014

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Envisan France, the French branch of the environmental division of Jan De Nul Group, is beginning the construction of its Soil and Sediment Treatment Centre, designed for the treatment and recycling of…

17th November 2014

Envisan unveils plans for eco-materials centre

17th November 2014

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

The Port of Bergen will be entering into the first phase of implementing shore side power for offshore supply ships in January 2015.

17th November 2014

Bergen adopts shore side power

17th November 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Dave and Iain MacIntyre examines the range of solutions to the issue of empties

14th November 2014

An empty challenge

14th November 2014

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Can a port really do much to attract project cargo? Maybe - but at a price finds Stevie Knight

12th November 2014

Big cargo, huge issues

12th November 2014

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Following three days of conference, over 80 delegates took the opportunity to get some fresh air and participated in the Port Tour on a beautiful late summer’s day where the sea breezes…

7th November 2014

Barcelona Port Tour

7th November 2014

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

NEWS GREENPORT CONGRESS

Participants from both the GreenPort Cruise Conference and the GreenPort Congress were invited to attend the Welcome Reception which was held at the Take Eat Easy Bar, World Trade Centre.

7th November 2014

GreenPort 2014 Welcome Reception

7th November 2014

AFRICA

AFRICA

In Liberia, elected representative George Mulbah has accused APM Terminals of failing to upgrade the Free Port of Monrovia in line with its concession agreement.

7th November 2014

APMT hits back at Monrovia claims

7th November 2014