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Standing firm on nitrogen emissions
Antwerp Port Authority and the Port of Rotterdam Authority want to see stricter nitrogen oxides emission standards for new built vessels on the North Sea and the English Channel from 1 January 2016.
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NewsCut electricity rates to improve air quality at Long Beach
New electricity rates at the Port of Long Beach will pave the way for improvements in air quality and infrastructure that will in turn, keep the port competitive.
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NewsSpanish gas hub gets funding
The European Union will co-finance a series of studies to develop a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) hub in the Port of Ferrol, near La Coruña in the northwest of Spain.
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NewsPort of Stockholm receives EU funds
The Port of Stockholm in Sweden is going to receive €14 million from the TEN-T Programme for its project to restore its infrastructure.
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NewsHalifax Port next to offer shore power
Canada’s Halifax Port Authority (HPH) is the next port to offer shore side power for cruise vessels during the 2014 cruise season.
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NewsSmoothing the introduction of the sulphur regs
A keynote speech at the recent Clean Shipping Conference emphasised that priorities must be set to smooth the introduction of low sulphur norms in Northern Europe to establish a fair and level playing field.
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LNG carrier training completed
The Russian Register of Maritime Shipping (RS) has carried out surveyor training on classification services for LNG carriers.
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NewsUECC wins LNG vessel order
United European Car Carriers (UECC) is to build two dual-fuel LNG pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) with 1A super Finnish/Swedish ice class for Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI).
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Arctic works to prevent oil pollution
The Arctic Council’s Task Force on Arctic Marine Oil Pollution Prevention (TFOPP) is to develop an urgent action plan to protect the fragile environment.
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NewsEC appoints 11 new TEN-T coordinators
The European Commission has appointed eleven European coordinators for each of the nine core network corridors of the trans-European transport network (or TEN-T), as well as for the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) and for Motorways of the Sea.
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NewsNewbuild dual fuel pure car and truck carriers
United European Car Carriers (UECC), jointly owned by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Wallenius Lines, has signed a contract to construct two dual fuel LNG Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs).
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NewsType approval for Canadian BWT system
Trojan Technologies of Canada has announced that its Marinex BWT product suite has obtained IMO type approval from DNV on behalf of the Norwegian Maritime Directorate.
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NewsECA – more harm than good?
Short sea shipping representatives have hit back over the ‘expensive’ new ultra low fuel Emission Control Area (ECA) requirements set to come into force in North America in January 2015.
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NewsAmsterdam lights up Rietlanden Terminals
Rietlanden Terminals BV at the Port of Amsterdam has become the ‘world’s first’ terminal to be illuminated entirely by high-power LEDs.
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NewsAntwerp procedures for LNG bunkering
The Port of Antwerp has published its own specific procedures this month for LNG bunkering to enable the process to be carried out as safely as possible.
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NewsWatching the dry bulk market
Global dry bulk markets are not immune to the pressures and challenges faced across the shipping industry, particularly as shipping continues to recover from the financial crisis and the global economic slowdown. Gurumurthi Shankar, GAC’s Group Sales Director, takes a look at the recent trends in dry bulk trade in ...
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NewsSave the date: Green EFFORTS Final Conference
Green EFFORTS, the collaborative research project, co-funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme is organising its final conference on 13 May in Brussels.
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NewsFuel cell technology at Honolulu
Clean hydrogen power that''s expected to lower emissions and reduce energy consumption will be coming to the Port of Honolulu in 2015 after the completion of a new fuel cell technology demonstration.
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NewsESPO plea over Clean Fuel Strategy
ESPO has urged the European Parliament and Council to reach an agreement on the Clean Fuel Strategy before the forthcoming EU elections.
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NewsGreen diesel investment at Gothenburg
Swedish oil company, Preem, is investing around €33.6m to redevelop its refinery at the Port of Gothenburg, where it has produced diesel-based tall oil since 2010.
