Latest News – Page 186

  • Sustainability goal: The order includes four Kalmar TR618i terminal tractors
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    Kalmar wins Melbourne equipment order

    2015-11-12T14:41:00Z

    Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has received a large equipment order from Australia''s new automotive RoRo terminal, Melbourne International RoRo and Automotive Terminal Pty Ltd (MIRRAT), due to open in April 2016.

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    New green cranes for Luka Koper

    2015-11-11T11:24:00Z

    Luka Koper will acquire 11 new higher capacity cranes for container handling, including seven new electric rubber tyred gantry cranes (E-RTG).

  • Port of Long Beach has surpassed all air pollution reduction milestones
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    Long Beach air pollution reduction

    2015-11-10T12:55:00Z

    The Port of Long Beach has announced that it has surpassed all air pollution reduction milestones set for 2014.

  • Greening the environment through tree planting was the initiative’s most popular activity
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    Green initiative ends on a high note

    2015-11-09T11:30:00Z

    Thousands of port employees around the world have taken part in a joint environmental initiative launched by five of the world’s largest port operators in conjunction with the Port of Rotterdam Authority (PRA).

  • Andrew Tan called on more ports to be ready for LNG bunkering in his speech at the third BIPC
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    MPA calls on ports to support LNG bunkering

    2015-11-09T10:08:00Z

    Andrew Tan, chief executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has called on more ports to be ready for LNG bunkering.

  • Damen is one of the partners in the PortXL start-up accelerator programme
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    Damen joins Rotterdam sustainable port project

    2015-11-06T14:45:00Z

    Damen Shipyards Group has announced its partnership of the Port of Rotterdam Authority’s start-up accelerator programme, PortXL.

  • The pilot has been undergoing tests at the Noatum Container Terminal Valencia since September
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    Innovative lighting tests at Noatum

    2015-11-05T15:02:00Z

    A dynamic lighting system has begun a pilot test, developed by Ingeniería de Aplicaciones Energeticas SLU, at the Noatum Container Terminal in Valencia.

  • Congress 2015
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    FEPORT on greenhouse emissions

    2015-11-04T16:59:00Z

    FEPORT gave the opening speech at the GreenPort Congress discussing innovations in equipment and new technologies to reduce greenhouse emissions.

  • The Global Container Terminal in New Jersey has chosen more efficient Musco lighting
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    Musco lighting improves cost and efficiency

    2015-11-03T12:12:00Z

    The Global Container Terminal in New Jersey, US, has installed a new Musco lighting system which promises to save US$1.3 million over the next decade.

  • The Port network of Rome and Lazio has won the ESPO port of the month award
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    Rome green cruise achievements

    2015-11-03T10:38:00Z

    The Port network of Rome and Lazio has won the ESPO port of the month award for its green cruise and ferry achievements.

  • Le Havre and Nates-Saint-Nazaire were congratulated for achieving PERS certification
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    PERS certification at Congress

    2015-11-02T16:16:00Z

    The French ports of Le Havre and Nantes-Saint-Nazaire have achieved the Port Environmental Review System (PERS) certification.

  • TIGER grant: Hueneme can now make a number of intermodal improvements to improve its efficiency
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    TIGER grant for Hueneme

    2015-11-02T12:16:00Z

    The US Port of Hueneme is in receipt of a US$12.3 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Grant helping it to make a number of intermodal improvements to improve efficiency.

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    Maltese ports clean up

    2015-11-02T09:30:00Z

    Project PORT-PVEV has initiated a range of improvements in a move to increase the use of green infrastructure in port areas in Malta.

  • Massport has won the 2015 Breathe Easy Leadership Award
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    Green award for Boston

    2015-10-30T10:24:00Z

    The Massachusetts Port Authority’s (Massport) Conley Container Terminal has won the 2015 Breathe Easy Leadership Award.

  • Adler & Adler conducted a case study on the cleanup of the Kahu yacht sinking (as covered in more detail in MJ Jan 14)
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    Pollution contingency planning

    2015-10-29T13:59:00Z

    In this article, Glyn Humphries, head of Adler and Allan’s marine response division, discusses the key measures to avoid the most common pitfalls in contingency planning for pollution incidents.

  • The Continental SC18 tyre is highly economically and environmentally-friendly
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    Environmentally-friendly tyre

    2015-10-29T13:05:00Z

    Continental Commercial Specialty Tires (CST) will showcase its speciality tyre portfolio at this year’s CeMAT Asia, including the environmentally-friendly Continental SC18.

  • The Port Authority has approved the construction of a major ship-to-rail facility
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    Express rail facility approved

    2015-10-27T16:35:00Z

    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has approved an agreement that will allow the construction of a major ship-to-rail facility to proceed.

  • The Port of Long Beach has surpassed its air pollution reduction milestones set for 2014
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    Long Beach surpasses air improvement targets

    2015-10-27T11:08:00Z

    The Port of Long Beach has surpassed its 2014 air pollution reduction targets through its air quality improvement programmes which aim to put in place cleaner diesel trucks, low sulphur fuel and increased use of shore power.

  • The Port of Long Beach has been awarded a US$1.2m grant to help replace diesel fuelled tractors with electric vehicles
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    Zero emission tractors for Long Beach

    2015-10-26T16:38:00Z

    The Port of Long Beach has been awarded a US$1.2m grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help the Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT) replace diesel fuelled tractors with electric vehicles.

  • The IMO aims to reduce the shipping industry's carbon footprint even further
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    2016 climate deadline unrealistic

    2015-10-23T16:19:00Z

    Shipowners have expressed concerns over a recent European Parliament resolution urging the industry to develop a global policy framework by the end of 2016 which aims to meet carbon reduction targets.