Latest News – Page 89
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NewsEU funds shore power and efficiency projects
The EU has provided major funding to a Finnish port to enable eco-friendly and efficiency-focused investments including shore power.
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NewsLNG terminal planned for Mozambique port
An LNG import terminal is being planned for operation at a port in Mozambique.
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NewsLNG bunkering JV planned for South Korea
Six companies have formed a joint venture committee with the aim of establishing an LNG bunkering joint venture (JV) in South Korea by October.
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NewsGreen cruising in Quebec
For almost ten years Quebec Port Authority (QPA) has been guided by chief executive officer Mario Girard. “One of my two objectives from the beginning was for the port to become leader in the world in sustainability,” he tells Susan Parker
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NewsSolar panels power sustainable berths
A newly-built berthing area at a German port is powered by nineteen solar panels.
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NewsClean technology post-pandemic
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and at the beginnings of the road to recovery, three clean tech companies have united to debate environmental efficiency in the post-pandemic era, reports Anne-Marie Causer
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NewsJordan focuses on sustainability efforts
Jordan’s only container port has released its ninth annual sustainability report revealing its continued sustainability efforts to get more eco-friendly.
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NewsUS cash injection to green port operations
US ports are investing in zero-emission projects following a massive cash injection from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust.
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NewsMarseille Fos doubles down on LNG for cruise vessels
In a cruise industry first for France, a debut ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation has set the scene for the new generation of cruise vessels to refuel at Marseille Fos.
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NewsExclusive candidate for EPC contract tender
German LNG Terminal GmbH has shortlisted a Spanish-German partnership as an exclusive candidate for the final phase of the tender procedure for its EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract.
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NewsElectric tug building milestone
The keel has been laid for a first of kind electric tug which will help one New Zealand port achieve its goal of zero emissions operation by 2040.
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NewsGetting energy savvy with microgrids
An American port is working on a novel microgrid project to help fuel some of the port''s power needs and cut energy costs in the process, writes Anne-Marie Causer
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NewsDredging towards sustainability
An increasing amount of attention is being given to the concept of sustainability as an approach to informing social, environmental and economic development and dredging has been evolving to keep up, writes René Kolman, Secretary General of the IADC
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NewsStepping up to eliminate single-use plastic
An Australian port corporation has joined the fight to eliminate plastic waste by pledging to become plastic free by 2025.
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NewsSediment dumps used as bird habitat
A port in Spain is the first in the country to bring together the management of sediments from maintenance dredging with the creation of a habitat that favours the diversity of aquatic birds.
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NewsFrom Green Deal to green recovery?
In the last edition of the Greenport magazine I shared ESPO’s view on the Green Deal with you, but then just when these unprecedented EU ambitions to fight climate change were put forward, Covid-19 happened.
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NewsSpanish port looks to renewables
A Spanish port has held its first roundtable addressing the future of marine renewable energy.
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NewsHydrogen trucks to cut CO2 in Europe
A new initiative aims to get 1,000 hydrogen-powered, zero-emission trucks on the roads connecting the Netherlands, Belgium, and West Germany by 2025.
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NewsBreaking new ground in eco certification
An Australian port has broken new ground in Australia and New Zealand by becoming the first port in the region to be certified by EcoPorts, the global environmental and sustainability standard for the ports sector.
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NewsFrench port awarded PERS certification
A French port has been recertified by Ecoports’ Port Environmental Review System (PERS) in recognition of its sustainability efforts.
