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    IMarEST tackles green issues

    2015-02-16T15:14:00Z

    The Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEst), is turning its attentions to green ship technologies and marine energy with the intention of gauging views across the industry.

  • Kalmar's hybrid shuttle carriers have a regenerative energy system which converts electrical braking and spreader lowering energy into electric power
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    Kalmar hybrid shuttles bound for US

    2015-02-16T14:46:00Z

    Three new Kalmar hybrid shuttle carriers are bound for the US Port of Virginia with the aim of both helping increase terminal capacity and the port to attain its sustainability goals.

  • Kalmar's hybrid shuttle carriers have a regenerative energy system which converts electrical braking and spreader lowering energy into electric power
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    Kalmar hybrid shuttles bound for US

    2015-02-16T14:43:00Z

    Three new Kalmar hybrid shuttle carriers are bound for the US Port of Virginia with the aim of both helping increase terminal capacity and the port to attain its sustainability goals.

  • Going multimodal: Le Havre’s Port 2000
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    Le Havre aims high for 2020

    2015-02-16T12:10:00Z

    HAROPA’s Port 2000 in Le Havre is gearing up to achieve a throughput of 4.8m teu by 2020, an increase of 50%, and it has a clear strategy in place to achieve its target.

  • Going multimodal: Le Havre’s Port 2000
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    Le Havre aims high for 2020

    2015-02-16T12:07:00Z

    HAROPA’s Port 2000 in Le Havre is gearing up to achieve a throughput of 4.8m teu by 2020, an increase of 50%, and it has a clear strategy in place to achieve its target.

  • Kotug's 'RT Adriaan' was Europe's first true hybrid tug
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    Green tugs serving green ports

    2015-02-16T11:33:00Z

    Green ships are sailing the oceans, green ports are handling their cargoes, but the towing industry is not allowing itself to be left out. The age of the green tug has arrived, writes Peter Barker, marine writer and photographer.

  • The National LNG Platform parties are working together on LNG safety. Photo: Aniek Ahlers
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    LNG safety deal signed for Netherlands

    2015-02-16T11:00:00Z

    A Netherlands'' based Platform has signed a ‘safety deal’ as part of its National LNG Safety Programme to promote safe use and transport of the fuel in the country.

  • Greenport Congress 2014
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    CEO, Copenhagen Malmö Port invites all to GreenPort Congress & Cruise 2015

    2015-02-16T10:57:00Z

    Johan Röstin looks forward to welcoming delegates to Copenhagen from 6-9 October 2015 for the 3rd Greenport Cruise & 10th Greenport Congress.

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    More US operations suspended

    2015-02-13T15:45:00Z

    Premium-pay weekend and holiday vessel operations are being temporarily suspended at US West Coast ports while costly union slowdowns continue and the cargo backlog worsens.

  • The Italian port system is facing ongoing “critical” problems
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    ITF calls for Italian port authority overhaul

    2015-02-13T00:30:00Z

    A new port authority structure is needed for the Italian port system to fill in “gaps” and put an end to ongoing “critical” problems, says the International Transport Forum.

  • Once operational, it will be the most northerly ice-free port in Canada. Photo: Steward World Port
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    LNG port for another West Canadian town

    2015-02-12T16:43:00Z

    Canada Stewart Energy Group’s LNG project is the latest in a string of proposed ports that are popping up along British Columbia’s coastline.

  • Shutdown fears: Oakland says if the labour dispute is not resolved US west coast ports face total shutdown
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    Oakland cargo backlog

    2015-02-12T16:20:00Z

    The US Port of Oakland, like other major west coast container seaports, is facing a significant cargo build-up since the recent suspension of operations by the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA).

  • 'Harvey Energy' measures 310ft and is powered by three Wärtsilä 6L34DF dual-fuel gensets
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    American OSV completes LNG bunkering ‘first’

    2015-02-11T16:43:00Z

    US-based Harvey Gulf International Marine says it achieved a maritime ''first'' with LNG bunkering taking place with its dual-fuel offshore support vessel (OSV) ‘Harvey Energy’.

  • SOGET’s solution is in use throughout France and worldwide the Port of Le Havre. Photo: Vincent Milan
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    SOGET unveils new single window solution

    2015-02-10T14:36:00Z

    French Port Single Window solutions provider, SOGET, is launching a new platform to help the logistics chain manage its operations within a single system, whatever the point of entry or mode of transport.

  • POLB wants to become a smarter port using sustainable technologies
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    Green plans afoot at Long Beach

    2015-02-10T11:56:00Z

    The US Port of Long Beach (POLB) has revealed ambitious plans for congestion-beating smart systems and an all-out push to achieve energy efficient operations with wind turbines, solar cells and other clean technologies.

  • Heavyweight: industrial generators can take up valuable quay space. Credit: MUSE
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    The big draw

    2015-02-10T10:28:00Z

    Automation poses some tough power supply-related questions for ports, explains Stevie Knight

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    Compliments and comments

    2015-02-10T10:27:00Z

    COMMENT: The development plan for Hong Kong Port, released December 2014, makes interesting reading for port planners and developers; my compliments to all stakeholders including the consultant BMT Asia Pacific, writes Peter de Langen.

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    Out of the frying pan

    2015-02-10T10:27:00Z

    COMMENT: Things are getting serious on the US West Coast: due in part to ongoing negotiations with labour at US West Coast ports not enough potatoes have been getting through to Japan for McDonald’s to meet demand for its French fries, writes Mike Mundy.

  • Come together: Amsterdam's partnership strategy is unexpected. Credit: Merlijn Hoek
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    Ports of partnerships

    2015-02-10T10:27:00Z

    For ports, making the right partnerships is now more important than ever. Maurice Jansen explains

  • Wide angle: the competition for transhipment traffic is on in the Mediterranean. Credit: Stuart Rankin
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    Mediterranean battleground

    2015-02-10T10:27:00Z

    COMMENT: With top of the range containership sizes heading over the 20,000 teu mark and new mega alliance start-ups underway, Mediterranean transhipment operations are heading into a new era.