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NewsEnergy efficient container moving
RAM Spreaders is focusing on moving more containers with fewer journeys to help ports reduce their carbon footprint by being more energy efficient.
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NewsLiebherr e-RTGs for Canadian terminal
Liebherr Container Cranes will supply ten electric RTG (ERTG) cranes to Montreal Gateway Terminal Partnership (MGT), Canada in 2019.
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NewsABP electric vehicle will reduce emissions
A new zero-emissions support vehicle has been purchased by the UK Port of Barrow to reduce the usage of diesel vans and lower the carbon footprint of operations.
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NewsOslo cleans up its harbour
Oslo is working hard to clean up its waters and this includes drafting in a portable ROV which can detect potential rubbish hotspots.
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NewsUS forges ahead with LNG export projects
Two energy giants have entered into an agreement which they say provides the framework for cooperation in the development of North American LNG export projects going forward.
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NewsFirst US LNG cargo imported into South Hook
Vitol SA has imported the first US LNG cargo into the Port of Milford Haven’s South Hook LNG Terminal in a move to diversify the supply of LNG into the UK market and increase utilisation of the facility’s import capacity.
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NewsPort operators champion mass recycling
Five global container port operators have jointly undertaken a week-long initiative to promote sustainable resource usage through mass recycling.
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NewsEstonia assesses LNG terminal possibility
Estonia’s Port of Tallinn is assessing the possibility of developing an LNG terminal on the Pakri peninsula in Paldiski in order to broaden the LNG offering for its customers.
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NewsKiel offers emission-free berthing for ships
The construction of the first onshore power supply plant for commercial vessels in the Port of Kiel has begun which will allow it to make a substantial contribution to reducing air pollution.
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NewsElectric tractor to pilot at Long Beach
Kalmar is to supply a fully electric Kalmar Ottawa T2e electric terminal tractor to Long Beach Container Terminal (LBCT) for a six-month demonstration period.
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NewsBlockchain efficiency pilot for Rotterdam
Rotterdam has partnered with ABN AMRO and Samsung SDS to kick-start a container logistics blockchain pilot which aims to achieve a paperless integration of physical, administrative and financial distribution chains.
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NewsSolar energy accolade for ABP Immingham
ABP is quickly becoming one of the biggest corporate solar power producers in the UK and boasts the accolade of having one of the UK’s largest rooftop solar arrays at the Port of Immingham.
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NewsSouthampton upgrading to fit LNG ships
Port of Southampton’s Ocean Terminal is undergoing a GB£12m capacity upgrade to accommodate larger ships, including the first British cruise ship to be powered by LNG.
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NewsFour ports renew EcoPorts’ PERS
Port of Valencia, Ports of Bremen, Port of Moerdijk and Port of Tangier have renewed EcoPorts’ environmental management standard, PERS.
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NewsHigh ambition meets business realities
Discussion was lively on the second day of GreenPort Congress in Valencia, as port representatives discussed incentive schemes, supply chain ethics, greening bids and more.
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News‘Just-in-time’ sailing reduces CO2 footprint
If sea-going vessels were better informed about the availability of berths and adapted their speed accordingly, substantial savings could be made in terms of fuel and CO2 emissions.
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NewsTech expert opens LNG manufacturing facility
A technology and equipment company has opened an LNG manufacturing facility at Port Manatee in Florida to keep up with increasing demand from the marine industry.
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NewsSneak peek of fuel cell container handler
Visitors to the Greenport Congress from 16 to 19 October 2018 received an exclusive look at the Hyster zero emissions laden container handler currently in development.
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NewsFuel cells to power LA trucks
Ballard Power Systems will provide fuel cell modules to power two zero-emissions terminal yard trucks at the Port of Los Angeles in a bid to prove the technology’s commercial viability.
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NewsAir quality tops priorities in ESPO report
Air quality remains the top priority of European ports with energy consumption and noise closely behind, ESPO’s Environmental Report for 2018 shows.
