Insight & Opinion – Page 5
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NewsGetting better with transparency
The secretary of the Global Shippers Forum (GSF) has outlined the need for transparency of carbon emissions so that shippers can identify and act on their own carbon footprints.
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NewsECA compliance through continuous emission monitoring
In just a matter of months, shipowners operating in emissions control areas (ECAs) will have only three choices to comply with mandatory 0.1% sulphur levels; burn marine distillates, switch to liquefied natural gas; or install abatement technology such as scrubbers, says Chris Daw, Managing Director, Procal, part of Parker Group.
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NewsIncentivising efficient vessels in ports
Rewarding efforts that stretch beyond ‘environmental compliance’ is by no means a new concept for ports, and this is becoming increasingly popular as the industry looks to commercialise emissions reduction and tangibly demonstrate the link between sustainability and operational efficiency, says Peter Boyd, COO, Carbon War Room.
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NewsDrewry warning over rising LNG costs
Drewry, specialist advisory organisation for the maritime sector, has warned that although LNG freight rates strengthened in December, the agony of the second half of 2012 with regards to the rising cost of LNG is set to continue.
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NewsMaritime, Intermodal Transport: the future of Europeam Transport
IN THE LAST FEW years intermodal transport has become the cornerstone of the European transport policy.
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NewsPractical questions, practical answers
Squeezed between sustainability and budget issues, environmental managers need all the help they can get, something that two coming events aim to provide
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NewsUnder pressure
Ports are under increasing pressure to be green, but what are the real drivers – Cost? Image? Technology? Regulation? Felicity Landon reports.
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NewsFirst words....
Welcome to the re-launched GreenPort magazine, and congratulations... because picking up a magazine that aims to tackle both environmental issues and business is, after all, an act of faith that there''s more than tension between the two subjects.
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NewsThe ‘good lessons’
APM Terminals, which is focusing strongly on emerging markets, says it is taking the “good lessons” it has learned from its environmental programme to concessions in China, India and Brazil.
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NewsOpportunities in a climate of uncertainty
The UK ports industry is weathering the recession, showing a measure of its resilience. This is likely to remain a necessary quality as business continues in an environment of political and economic uncertainty, writes Kate Royston.
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NewsGateways for renewables
Supporting the offshore renewables industry presents both short and long term opportunities for UK ports. Wave and tidal power is still in its infancy whilst offshore wind farm development is moving forward apace.
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NewsNow it really matters
Long before the UK’s Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) became a reality, some companies were advising clients on the need to cut the over-use of resources.
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NewsNot in my back yard!
The relationship between ports that need to develop and their surrounding social and ecological environments is very often a matter for heated debate with the NIMBY factor usually to the fore.
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NewsCarbon control
Brian Gordon, of Holman Fenwick Willan, asks whether carbon funding can open the door for port emissions reduction projects
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NewsThe Baltic challenge
Ports should curb their excitement at a slight upswing in fortunes for Baltic ports, Patrik Wheater advises
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NewsCleaner and Greener
The Californians and Scandinavians seem to lead the way when it comes to matters green so Nick Elliott turned to these two regions for the latest thinking.
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