Latest News – Page 201
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NewsHyster trucks drive out emissions
The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) is reducing emissions with Hyster’s container handlers with Tier 4 Final engines – the first of the latest series to be delivered.
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NewsNorth America gets first LNG bunker barge
North America is set to receive its first dedicated LNG bunker barge, hailed a critical supply chain component in ongoing efforts to reduce the environmental impact of the marine industry.
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NewsAustralia’s emerging gas market
ICIS, a leading provider of pricing and market information on the global liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, says that Australia remains poised to become one of the world''s largest LNG exporters.
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NewsEfficient container handling
Five Hyster empty container handlers are helping Rotterdam Shortsea Terminals (RST) to load and unload ships more quickly and efficiently, saving the operator both time and money.
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NewsHow “green” should smartPORTs be?
ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE: This year''s World''s Port Conference will be all about intelligent port management.
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NewsGibraltar hosts bunkering Forum
Gibraltar Port Authority is hosting the International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) Regional Forum that brings the industry together for a bunkering overview.
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Arctic emissions set to soar
A new report published by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) says that emissions from Arctic shipping could soar by 600% by 2025 if current sulphur fuel levels stay the same.
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NewsICTSI works to lower Manila emissions
With operations at International Container Terminal Services, Inc’s (ICTSI) flagship Manila terminal continuing to rise, new generation reach stackers are being deployed to keep emissions at bay.
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NewsCruising’s green agenda
Cruise operators have done a lot of work over the years to reduce emissions and waste, but ongoing investment is required to ensure the industry remains ‘green’, the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) told ‘GreenPort’.
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AAPA supports energy projects seminar
The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) is sponsoring a programme that will help the port and maritime industry with decision-making and facing challenges of investing in energy projects.
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NewsReducing shipping’s carbon footprint
Ports have an increasingly strategic role to play in their link in the value chain between ships and shore, writes Warwick Norman, chief executive officer, RightShip.
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NewsSGMF releases LNG Bunkering guidelines
The first edition of ‘LNG Bunkering – Safety Guidelines’ has been released with the aim of providing the bunkering industry with best practices to ensure gas-fuelled ships are re-fuelled safely and reliably.
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NewsNew electric ferry unveiled in Sweden
Swedish ferry operator, Ballerina, is adding its first electrically-powered ferry to its fleet to transport passengers between 10 stops on the waterways of Stockholm.
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NewsGreenPort Congress & Cruise 2015
Delegates are invited to attend the tenth Greenport Congress and third Greenport Cruise conference, to be held at Copenhagen Malmö Port from 6 to 9 October 2015.
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NewsReducing emissions across the whole supply chain
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) says the new International Workshop Agreement (IWA 16) is a major step forward in achieving joined up thinking across the whole logistics support chain, including at ports and terminals.
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NewsTreating contaminated soils and sediments
Envisan France, the French branch of the environmental division of Jan De Nul Group, is constructing a new treatment centre (CPEM) in La Seyne-sur-Mer, Southern France, designed specifically for the treatment and valorisation of contaminated soils and sediments, writes Kristof Nachtergaele, manager treatment centres and Daphné Glaser, business development manager, ...
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NewsBoosting efficiency between the quay and the stack
The final frontier for terminal efficiency lies between the quay and the container stacks. Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) can boost productivity and lower OPEX in this area so that the whole terminal will see the benefits, says Michel Lyrstrand, global sales director, Gaussin.
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NewsKPIs and measuring environmental performance
Having made strong commitments to environmental stewardship, port authorities and operators are immersed in monitoring programmes to ascertain the performance of their activities against a series of criteria to reach stated targets, writes Charles Haine, sustainability advisor, maritime & waterways team, Royal HaskoningDHV.
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News‘Green’ checklist to improve smaller ports
An 11-point checklist has been developed by researchers at Plymouth University that say it could help the UK’s smaller ports work more sustainably.
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NewsPreparing ports for oil spill response
Over the past 20 years, a great deal of work has been done to clean up the environment and prevent pollution and with even more stringent regulations in place, being prepared for an oil spill is vital, UK-based Adler and Allan (A&A) told ‘GreenPort’.
