News 2-10 – Page 121
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NewsGas4Sea partners and Equinor bunkering deal
Marine LNG Zeebrugge has signed a deal to supply LNG to Norwegian energy group Equinor’s four crude shuttle tankers in the Port of Rotterdam.
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NewsVancouver backs noise-reducing propeller cap
A Wärtsilä-made propeller cap that delivers average fuel savings of 2% has been listed in the discount-providing vessel quieting category of the 2019 Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s EcoAction Program for its ability to reduce underwater noise and improve efficiency.
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NewsRotterdam fires up circular economy
The circular economy will strengthen the competitive position of the Port of Rotterdam, strengthen the supply of raw materials and is vital to help realise the Paris Climate Agreement, the Port of Rotterdam Authority has said.
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NewsGoole reaps rewards of solar installation
Green energy is now being produced at ABP’s Port of Goole after a successful GB£1m rooftop solar initiative aimed at furthering the port’s environmental sustainability.
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NewsAuckland looks to hydrogen power
Ports of Auckland in New Zealand is looking to create its own hydrogen power source as a step towards its ambitious goal to become a zero-emissions port by 2040.
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NewsUN SDGs to be adopted by ports
The World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP) has launched a plan to integrate UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the business strategies and governance of port authorities to help align them with global sustainability standards.
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NewsCartagena wins LNG award
The Port of Cartagena in Colombia has won ‘The Most Pro-Active Development of Ports’ LNG Infrastructure in the Mediterranean’ award at the Small-Scale LNG Summit.
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NewsFlorida terminal makes emissions history
Six Kalmar zero-emission Rubber-tired Gantry cranes (RTGs) will be supplied to South Florida Container Terminal (SFCT), LLC at PortMiami, enabling it to be the first container terminal in the US with 100% zero-emission RTG cranes.
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NewsBrunsbuettel JV secures LNG capacity
The joint venture driving forward Germany’s first LNG terminal in Brunsbuettel has reached another long-term commercial capacity agreement with a global LNG player.
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NewsCroatia to finance Krk LNG terminal
Croatia will co-finance a floating LNG terminal on the Island of Krk with a grant of €100m to help it increase its security of gas supply.
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US$2m for PANYNJ truck replacement
US$2m has been allocated to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to replace up to 80 model year 2006 and older short-haul trucks that service its marine terminals.
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News€18m financing for Ecoslops projects
Ecoslops has secured a financing agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for up to €18m to help develop projects including its micro-refinery unit in the Port of Antwerp.
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NewsSustainable port development in Ghana
Port development in Africa has continued to gain momentum as countries on the continent launch new constructions or expand and rehabilitate existing ones amid concerns about the true impact of these projects, both on land and on the quality of the marine environment.
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NewsPort operator supports Manila Bay clean-up
Port operator Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) has said it will support multi-sectoral efforts to clean up Manila Bay.
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NewsFirst UK port climate change role
Shoreham Port has appointed its first director of infrastructure & climate change, the first role of its kind for a UK port.
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NewsYamal LNG hits shipping milestone
Yamal LNG has shipped its ten millionth tonne of LNG from the Port of Sabetta since it commenced operations.
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NewsMobile batteries to help electric stability
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and Next Kraftwerke GmbH are investigating the extent to which industrially used mobile battery capacities can be connected to the German power grid to stabilise it and help the Port of Hamburg go electric.
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NewsBunkering pontoon to be built at Antwerp
Fluxys and Titan LNG have joined forces to build a bunkering pontoon to make LNG more widely available as shipping fuel in the Port of Antwerp and surrounding area.
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NewsValencia’s hydrogen energy project progresses
A project to implement fuel cells and hydrogen technologies in ports, and that aims to make the Port of Valencia the first port in Europe to incorporate hydrogen energy, has had its first internal technical meeting.
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NewsStudy to explore blue hydrogen production
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has teamed up with 15 companies to explore the large-scale production and application of blue hydrogen in the Rotterdam industrial area.
