News 2-10 – Page 127
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NewsLNG transhipment terminal for Germany
PAO NOVATEK and Fluxys have signed a land lease agreement with Germany’s Rostock Port to build an LNG transhipment terminal to help it promote LNG to a wider market.
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NewsSingapore port joins SEA\LNG coalition
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has joined SEA\LNG, the multi-sector industry coalition aiming to accelerate the widespread adoption of LNG as a marine fuel.
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NewsPort climate initiatives take the stage
Climate initiatives including the World Ports Climate Action Program and the World Ports Sustainability Programme took centre stage at the first day of the GreenPort Congress being held in Valencia.
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NewsThames habitat creation scheme
A UK civil and environmental engineering company is to develop a habitat creation scheme on the River Thames at Rainham Marshes, the largest project of its type in the London area.
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NewsBalancing priorities for sustainable cruise
Valencia is working hard with the city to establish a sustainable framework for growing cruising numbers, a balance many cruise ports are also trying to achieve.
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NewsGreenPort Congress kicks off in Valencia
The 2018 GreenPort Congress has opened for business with an opening talk by Michael McCarthy of Cruise Europe welcoming delegates to a day focused on green cruise.
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NewsEU backs ‘polluter pays’ ship waste approach
The EU Parliament has strengthened ‘polluter pays’ principle for ship waste management during the Port Reception Facilities vote.
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NewsUS port looks to microgrid efficiency
The Port of Long Beach is to undertake a project to show renewable technology’s effectiveness in providing a clean reliable supply of electricity for operations.
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NewsAfrican states show environmental progress
African states have been praised in working together towards meeting international environmental targets by the Maritime Authority of Jamaica’s director general at the fourth meeting of the Association of African Maritime Administrations (AAMA).
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NewsGreener grid for UK harbour
BAE Systems is installing ABB´s new shore-to-ship power solution to energise high power consumption vessels in a pioneering project at a UK harbour.
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NewsPort management system improves operations
Ports of Jersey has a new port management system which aims to optimise the efficiency of daily operations and improve the accuracy of customer communications.
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NewsOil spill exercise tests responsiveness
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has led a multi-agency Joint Oil Spill Exercise (JOSE) to test and demonstrate Singapore''s readiness to respond to oil spills at sea.
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NewsBoskalis dredging to help develop LNG Canada
Royal Boskalis Westminster will carry out EUR100m dredging activities for the development of the first large-scale LNG export facility in Kitimat Canada.
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NewsRoad mapping targets bunkering sustainability
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is to form a working group to undertake an industry road mapping exercise to prepare the Singapore bunker industry for a more sustainable future.
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NewsShell and Sovcomflot LNG bunkering firsts
Shell has delivered its first ship-to-ship bunkering of LNG from its specialised LNG bunker vessel, Cardissa, paving the way for other future operations from the vessel.
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NewsLNG bunkering options increase in the Baltic
A contract between an Estonian energy company and Damen Shipyards Group will see the construction of the first of a series of short-sea LNG bunker vessels to operate in the Baltic Sea.
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NewsFrench port opts for hybrid LNG dredger
Barillec Marine will supply LNG diesel-electric propulsion and the water injection dredging system for a new LNG hybrid dredger for the Port of Bordeaux.
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NewsHamburg tests autonomous trucks
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) will be testing automated and autonomous trucks to help increase efficiency, decrease fuel consumption and enhance general traffic flow.
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NewsCreating hydrogen commercially from seawater
An American hydrogen technology company is entering into a license agreement for the first commercial application of technology which turns seawater into hydrogen.
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NewsEco-efficient hybrid straddle carriers
Kalmar will supply 12 hybrid straddle carriers to DP World Southampton to significantly reduce both the fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of its straddle carrier operations.
