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NewsBalqon contract for electric yard tractors
Balqon Corporation, a developer of electric vehicles, drive systems and lithium battery storage devices, has received a US$ 630,000 contract from the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) to retrofit existing yard tractors with Balqon’s lithium battery system.
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NewsWilhelmsen - ‘Green makes sense’
Wilhelmsen Maritime Services (WMS) president and chief executive officer, Dag Schjerven, emphasised the need for a green shipping ethos at the EXPO 2012 in Korea this week.
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NewsA new era in port lighting
Today, outdoor lighting solutions no longer have to rely just on yellow light. The alternative is high quality white light. It''s much more successful in combining the qualities of daylight with the energy efficiency associated with high pressure sodium, says Jeffrey J Newman, president of Global Tech LED.
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NewsNew green initiatives in the UAE
Drydocks World and Maritime World have been implementing new environmentally friendly technologies and has a recertification to ISO 14001 standard by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA).
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NewsEcoPort cert for MHPA
Milford Haven Port Authority (MHPA) has become one of just three ports in the UK to be awarded an EcoPorts PERS certificate for its environmental management system.
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NewsDamen retrofitting for emission regs
With increasing demand for fleets to be fitted with emission reduction systems in light of the new emission requirements coming into effect in 2015 – Damen Shiprepair is doing its best to up the ante in terms of lowering installation costs.
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ESPO workshop on LNG bunkering
Around 50 participants gathered in last month in Zeebrugge to attend an internal ESPO workshop on LNG bunkering.
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Unique dredging method at Stockholm
The Ports of Stockholm has become one of the first in the world to use a novel method of dredging – freeze dredging – to extend a quay at Frihamnen.
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NewsOECD driving greener growth
“Better connected transport will drive greener growth” – that was the key message from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), at the annual summit of transport ministers held in Leipzig.
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NewsRTG conversion for Laem Chabang
Shareholders of a container terminal at Laem Chabang in Thailand have made a bold commitment to environmental sustainability with a contract to electrify its Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes (RTGs).
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NewsWaterways to gain LNG-propelled ship
A new, almost totally LNG-powered dry cargo inland waterway vessel will be operating on inland waterways in the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and France.
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NewsiCargo aims to improve logistics
The pan-European cargo and logistics project part funded by the EU, iCargo, has formally launched a three year programme designed to improve the performance of global logistics.
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NewsDivers clean up Abu Dhabi ports
Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) is demonstrating its commitment to protecting the marine environment - its just completed a two day diving campaign to clean up the seabeds of the Emirate’s ports and marinas.
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NewsWeathering the storm
Unforgiving environmental targets have compounded already difficult market conditions to stretch shipping operators to breaking point, but there is a way to tackle both challenges and save money, says Henrik Dahl, co-founder and CTO of Finnish shipping data analytics specialist Eniram.
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NewsLow emission patrol craft for Singapore
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has unveiled its brand new fleet of six low emission patrol craft.
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NewsRINA focuses on fuel savings
International classification society RINA has launched a new complete package to help shipowners save fuel and reduce emissions.
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NewsAPM uses wind to power terminal
Denmark’s APM Terminals Cargo Service has announced that it has formed a new partnership with DONG Energy, to reduce the operator’s energy consumption and CO2 emissions at the port of Aarhus.
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NewsLNG bunkering in Europe
Det Norske Veritas (DNV) is conducting a feasibility study for the Flemish Government relating to the provision of LNG bunkering facilities in three Belgian ports.
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NewsIndustry backs Propulsion & Emissions Conference
Mercator Media’s 34th Motorship Propulsion and Emissions Conference, being held in Hamburg, Germany on the 23-24 May 2012, is getting full backing from the industry.
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NewsMixed blessings - and a warning
Although there is no overall conflict between CO2 reductions and financial results as efficiency issues "become business critical", Leonardo Sonzio of Wärtsilä says that for some, regulations “will be a matter of life and death”.
