News 2-10 – Page 137
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NewsBeing held to account for air pollution
Air pollution has become a hot topic and a major public health concern with shipping increasingly at the heart of the debate, writes Chloé Farand.
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NewsCool store brings green gains at Tauranga
Refrigerated products such as meat, dairy products and kiwifruit are the lifeline of New Zealand’s export trades and one port is finding that it can make environmental gains while improving the supply chain for a major customer.
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NewsSpearheading tackling marine waste
Five years ago, South Africa’s Port Elizabeth Harbour was named the third safest of country’s eight commercial ports in terms of security, an achievement it now appears determined to replicate in its environmental protection programme.
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NewsAsia switches its focus to green initiatives
Green initiatives at Asian ports are on the rise as the region looks to curb shipping-related pollution, writes Sam Whelan.
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NewsThe whole solution strategy to pollution
Seabin Project is a clean tech startup with offices in Australia and Europe on a simple and ambitious mission: To help solve the global problem of ocean plastic pollution and ocean conservation, writes Anaïs Le Lan, head of marketing, Seabin Project.
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NewsSingapore leads on responsible ASEAN cruise policy
Singapore is on a path to enhance its port operations sustainability. Michele Witthaus learns what that means for the city’s cruise business.
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NewsAchieving cost effective green port transformation
How can ports identify both feasible and the most efficient measures to improve their environmental and economic sustainability? Dr Johannes Schmidt and Dr Nils Kemme from HPC Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH and DrLars-Peter Lauven from the University of Göttingen present their approach to achieve this goal.
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NewsBringing environmental stewardship into the digital age
Ports around the world increasingly are taking responsibility for clean air, water and land. Innovation and technological advancements have moved environmental stewardship from a regulatory requirement, to a key component in driving economic development and good business, writes Alexandra Anagnostis-Irons, president, Total Marine Solutions.
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Baltimore: Taking the lead in environmental stewardship
In May the GreenPort Congress heads to the Americas for the first time. The host port is Baltimore which considers itself an exemplary environmental steward. Anne-Marie Causer talks to Barbara McMahon, manager of safety, environment and risk management for the MDOT Maryland Port Administration.
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NewsTrelleborg presents green SmartPort concept
Trelleborg Marine Systems is stressing the importance of ‘hyper-collaboration’ to improve safety, efficiency and sustainability of operations for green smart ports of the future.
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NewsHHLA plays its part to make Hamburg air cleaner
Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has increased its efforts to improve Hamburg''s air quality by committing to the use of lithium-ion battery container transporters at HHLA Container Terminal Alternwerder (CTA).
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NewsLNG bunkering facility to be built at Antwerp
Fluxys will build a LNG bunkering facility at the Port of Antwerp to bolster its mobile (truck-to-ship) bunkering service.
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NewsIMO sets first industry wide emissions strategy
The IMO has set an absolute target for emissions reduction across the entire maritime industry for the first time in history.
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NewsKwai Tsing pollution proposal
A new proposal to build ‘housing units’ on top of terminal buildings at the Kwai Tsing Container Terminals could combat noise and light pollution.
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NewsEco-friendly hull cleaning at Southampton
A trial of eco-friendly hull cleaning technology is underway at the Port of Southampton to help ship owners maintain efficiency, minimise emissions and responsibly dispose of waste matter.
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NewsWind power to aid shipping emissions reduction
Wind power is ready to play its part to help shipping meet Paris-aligned greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets set by the IMO.
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NewsMEPC 72 kicks off to set initial GHG strategy
The IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee MEPC 72 takes place from 9 to 13 April with the adoption of an initial strategy on the reduction of GHG emissions from ships one of the key items on the agenda.
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NewsKalmar supports Gdansk sustainability efforts
Kalmar has signed a deal with Deepwater Container Terminal (DCT) Gdansk to supply five electrically powered rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) to help it improve the sustainability of its operations.
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NewsIndia's largest commercial port eyes LNG imports
India’s Mundra Port is to commission a new LNG import terminal imminently.
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NewsRotterdam promotes LNG as the fuel of the future
A Port of Rotterdam event saw discussion on the benefits of LNG as a safe and attractive fuel for meeting IMO regulations.
