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    Ten year LNG project

    2015-12-18T09:55:00Z

    Svitzer Australia has won a ten year contract to provide towage and other marine services to the multi-billion dollar INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project in Australia''s Port of Darwin.

  • Building starts on Shell LNG bunker vessel
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    Shell LNG bunker vessel

    2015-12-17T10:56:00Z

    STX Offshore and Shipbuilding has started the construction of the LNG bunker vessel that Shell will be operating from the Port of Rotterdam.

  • Paris COP21 Climate Change Conference could bring change to the shipping industry
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    A game changer for shipping?

    2015-12-17T07:24:00Z

    The 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) has begun in Paris with the aim to reach a new legally binding climate agreement to limit the rise in global warming.

  • Turku is doing its bit to promote a sustainable maritime link between Finland and Sweden Photo: Port of Turku
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    Baltic ports in green collaboration

    2015-12-16T23:25:00Z

    Three Finnish TEN-T core ports are working in collaboration with Ports of Stockholm and Viking Line to invest €8,100,000 in measures to reduce the environmental impact from shipping in the Baltic Sea.

  • Fredrikstad Cruise Port is investing in the future
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    New green cruise terminal

    2015-12-16T23:22:00Z

    Fredrikstad Cruise Port has officially opened its new sustainable 340m dock meaning it is now able to handle larger cruise ships.

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    Latest hybrid ferry launches on the Clyde

    2015-12-16T10:32:00Z

    A cutting edge ferry, which is the third of three unique ‘hybrid’ vessels, has been launched on the Clyde at Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd’s (FMEL) shipyard in Port Glasgow.

  • Ecoslops has produced its first recycled marine fuel products at the Port of Sines
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    Recycling slops into marine fuels

    2015-12-15T12:36:00Z

    The Ecoslops refinery in the Port of Sines, Portugal, has commenced industrial production and delivered the first volume of recycled marine fuel products which comply with ISO 8217 standards, writes Alice Mason, GreenPort News Reporter.

  • The green cruise ship will aim to sail in 2020
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    'World's greenest' cruise ship

    2015-12-15T12:36:00Z

    The design for the ‘world’s greenest’ cruise ship was announced at COP21 in Paris and its maiden voyage is scheduled for 2020.

  • Hueneme recently christened the first stage of its wharf 1 shore side power programme
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    Hueneme joins Green Marine

    2015-12-15T12:36:00Z

    California’s Port of Hueneme has signed on as a participant in Green Marine, the largest voluntary environmental programme for the maritime industry in North America.

  • METS-1 is the first technology to be approved by CARB as an alternative to shore side power Photo: Clean Air Engineering-Maritime
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    Clean air technology in operation

    2015-12-15T12:34:00Z

    An innovative new diesel exhaust treatment system is in operation at the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) having gained approval as an alternative to shore power in California.

  • The port of Venice to fight greenhouse gases with its VOOPS
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    Innovative Offshore-Onshore Port system

    2015-12-15T12:34:00Z

    The Port of Venice is fighting back against global warming with its new offshore bunkering platform.

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    ESPO's position on COP21

    2015-12-15T12:34:00Z

    The European Sea Port Organisation (ESPO) believes that the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference (COP21) was a historic milestone for enhancing global collective action and moving towards a low-carbon society.

  • The annual Harmoul beach clean-up is part of SOHAR’s Cleaner Greener community campaign
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    Cleaning up the neighbourhood

    2015-12-15T10:05:00Z

    Volunteers from SOHAR port and Freezone have joined together with school and college students to clean-up the local Harmoul Beach.

  • Peter Hinchcliffe: “I am sure IMO Member States will now proceed with new momentum to help the industry deliver ever greater CO2 reductions"
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    Where does COP21 leave shipping?

    2015-12-14T10:39:00Z

    Although the outcome of the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP21 has been received positively by the shipping industry, there is widespread concern over the absence of an explicit reference to shipping.

  • BMT to assist Nicaragua Canal developers
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    BMT planning expertise

    2015-12-11T11:44:00Z

    BMT Asia Pacific and BMT ARGOSS have been appointed by Hong Kong Nicaragua Canal Development Group (HKND) to undertake a series of marine and port assessments for the Nicaragua Canal.

  • Flood and Coast 2016 will bring together key players to overcome flood and coastal erosion challenges
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    Improving flood resilience

    2015-12-11T10:46:00Z

    ABPmer will be presenting at Flood and Coast 2016, a unique event focused on the challenges faced by ports as a result of flood and coastal erosion.

  • Over 98% of oil residues recycled and upcycled at the Port of Sines
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    Ecoslops announces sale of light bitumen

    2015-12-10T12:48:00Z

    Ecoslops has announced its first sale of light bitumen (XFO) from its industrial plant at the Port of Sines, Portugal.

  • The LNG bunkering market is set to expand by over 60% a year
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    LNG bunkering market to expand

    2015-12-04T12:23:00Z

    New rules on reducing sulphur emissions are driving the expansion of the global LNG bunkering market.

  • Exmar link with Swan Energy for the Jafrabad LNG port
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    Gujarat LNG project

    2015-12-04T10:22:00Z

    A joint project by Swan Energy Limited (SEL) and Exmar Marine N.V will give India its first jetty-moored floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU).

  • The LNG Masterplan safety studies were initiated by the Pro Danube Management and the Port of Rotterdam
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    LNG Masterplan Safety Studies

    2015-12-03T17:10:00Z

    New LNG Masterplan Safety Studies which focus on the technical, safety and operational risk aspects of LNG bunkering are now available from DNV GL.