News 2-10 – Page 226
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NewsMore companies sign up to being ‘green’
Twenty more maritime companies have signed the Maritime Singapore Green Pledge to show their commitment towards promoting clean and green shipping in Singapore.
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NewsA general approach to alternative fuels
The European Council has agreed to take a general approach on a proposal aimed at building up minimum infrastructure for alternative fuels across EU ports - a directive that is part of the Clean Power for Transport Initiative
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EU invests €1.1m in shore power infrastructure
The European Union is investing just over €1.1m in shore power infrastructure studies and a pilot implementation to boost the services for inland navigation in the Belgian region of Flanders.
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News"World's first" LNG hybrid barge set for 2014
Slovakia''s Shipbuilding and Machinery is to build what is thought to be the world''s first LNG hybrid barge for Hybrid Port Energy GmbH, a subsidiary of Becker Marine Systems GmbH & Co KG.
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NewsDeveloping high-tech Oman container terminal
The last of three Post-Panamax cranes have been safely installed at Oman’s new container terminal at SOHAR Port and Freezone.
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NewsPhoenix LEDs for terminal RTGs
Phoenix Products Company Inc. has supplied its most innovative LED fixtures to illuminate RTG cranes for terminals in Houston, Texas, USA and Lomé, Togo in Western Africa.
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NewsEnergy efficient freshwater generator
Alfa Laval has launched a new efficient freshwater generator, the Aqua Blue, which it says cuts the need for seawater in half along with the electricity needed to power it.
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NewsReducing energy consumption and Co2 discharge
Jan De Nul Group is a leading expert in dredging and marine construction activities, as well as in specialised services for the offshore industry of oil, gas and renewable energy, say Sofie Herman, Project Manager for Environmental Projects and Stijn De Ryck, QHSSE Advisor of Jan De Nul Group.
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NewsNew auxiliary engine packages from Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä is introducing two new cleaner auxiliary engine and generator packages, the Auxpac 16 and the Auxpac 32.
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NewsNew Wärtsilä engine for Terntank tankers
Wärtsilä is to supply its new more environmentally friendly two-stroke, low pressure, dual-fuel engine for Denmark’s Terntank Rederi AS, which will mark the first installation of the engine.
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NewsEmission regulations at Californian ports
Californian ports are doing their best to ensure that vessel operators are ready for the new OGV Fuel Regulation and Northern American Emission Control Area (ECA) requirements coming into force in January 2014.
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NewsRising demand for sulphur emissions control technology
Alfa Laval says demand for sulphur emissions control technology is increasing as the 2015 deadline for meeting low sulphur regulatory requirements edges closer.
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Indonesian LNG plant falls behind
Indonesia’s Donggi-Senoro LNG project will start production in March 2015 instead of 2014, local media reports.
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NewsCavotec wins big with €12m orders
Cavotec is to supply its shore power equipment for customers in the Far East and Europe for a number of orders worth a total of €12m.
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NewsGladstone dredging woes
Gladstone Ports Corporation (GPC) in Australia is once again bearing the brunt of the restrictions that come with being located in the vicinity of the World Heritage Site of the Great Barrier Reef.
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NewsFreeport LNG ups the volume
Freeport LNG Expansion LP and FLNG Liquefaction (Freeport) are to export additional volumes of domestically-produced LNG after receiving authorisation from the US Energy Department.
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NewsA ‘window of opportunity’ for Beira
The port city of Beira holds a good spot as it sits where the Pungue River meets the Indian Ocean, but growth and climate change issues are having an impact, writes Stevie Knight.
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NewsHong Kong clean air plan could backfire
The Port of Hong Kong could struggle to stay competitive after the introduction of a new law for cleaner marine fuel next year, local media reports.
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NewsICS addresses CO2 mitigation
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) advised a United Nations event on the economics of mitigation that reducing CO2 emissions is an economic ‘no brainer’ for the global shipping industry and it’s doing all it can to get better.
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NewsSignificant LNG project in Sweden
A Swedish LNG project has been recognised by the European Union as having the potential to significantly contribute to market integration and competition, enhance the security of supply and reduce CO2 emissions.
