Latest News – Page 111
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NewsUK port welcomes more green vessels
ABP''s Port of Southampton is welcoming more environmentally friendly vessels including the new high efficiency ro-ro vessel from Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s HERO class.
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NewsUncertainty tethering sustainable development
"Uncertainty" is the biggest issue around sustainability in the global shipping and ports industry and is slowing down decision making, a policy expert has said.
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NewsEPIK reviews Southeast Australia gas market
The developer of the Newcastle GasDock LNG terminal in New South Wales in Australia, EPIK, is working together with energy consultancy, Wood Mackenzie, to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the Southeast Australian gas market.
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NewsFirst electric container move from PANYNJ
Best Transportation is the first trucking company to move a container from the Port of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) using an electric vehicle.
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NewsPolish port supports offshore wind
A Polish port has pledged to support the establishment of offshore wind farms on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea to strengthen the renewable energy market.
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NewsImproving air quality at Brazil's busiest port
Rodrigo Trevenzolli, Engineering Manager, Martin Engineering Brazil, explains how a major agricultural terminal solved its dust problem
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NewsIce-class LNG tanker delivers in record time
Pao Novatek has announced that the Arc7 ice-class LNG tanker ‘Vladimir Rusanov’ has delivered a cargo of LNG produced by the Yamal LNG project from Russia’s Port of Sabetta to China’s Port of Tianjin.
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NewsPreparing for the hybrid boom
UK ports must seize the vessel hybridisation opportunities presented by the UK Clean Air Strategy 2019, says Andy Page, Naval Architect and Managing Director at Chartwell Marine
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NewsEstonian port invests in automated mooring
Cavotec will design, supply, commission and service two multi-unit MoorMaster automated mooring systems at Estonia’s Port of Tallinn to boost operational efficiency and reduce emissions.
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NewsSouth Africa may get new LNG terminal
Transnet SOC Ltd has entered into a cost-sharing agreement with World Bank Group member IFC to carry out a feasibility study for the development of an LNG storage and regasification terminal at the Port of Richards Bay.
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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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NewsElectric exploration progresses in California
A major Port of Oakland freight hauler plans to add two new electric trucks to its operations by October to discover if zero-emission battery-powered tractors can haul cargo containers over highways.
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NewsMitigating water hyacinth in East Africa
Industrial pollution and siltation on Lake Victoria in East Africa are fuelling the spread of the water hyacinth weed.
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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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NewsWelsh port climbs sustainability ladder
The Port of Milford Haven has switched its energy provider to enable 100% of its electricity usage to come from renewable sources.
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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.
