News 2-10 – Page 249
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NewsMMO publishes marine evidence reports
The UK''s Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published its first series of marine evidence and information reports.
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NewsFlemish LNG bunkering study published
The Flemish Government and the port authorities of Antwerp, Zeebrugge, Ghent and Fluxys have published their feasibility study on LNG bunkering – with the support of Det Norske Veritas (DNV).
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NewsBomin Linde plans Hamburg LNG terminal
Newly formed Bomin Linde LNG GmbH & Co KG is planning its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal for ship fuelling in the Port of Hamburg.
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NewsFailing to succeed
Have you ever been responsible for any noteworthy failures in your business career? No, me neither, but apparently it happens.
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NewsLNG Hybrid Barge to end cruise pollution
Working together with AIDA Cruises, Becker Marine Systems has developed a concept for an environmentally friendly LNG Hybrid Barge solution for supplying power to cruise ships lying in port.
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NewsAntwerp port house design certified sustainable
Excavations have begun on the new port house building at the Port of Antwerp - it has also received BREEAM certification for the project confirming the sustainability of the new design.
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NewsDanish shipping company obtains high ranking in Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index
NORDEN, a Danish shipping company has been ranked 7th in the 2012 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index.
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NewsDamen launches first hybrid tug
Damen Shipyards recently launched its first ever hybrid tug, the ASD Tug 2810 Hybrid, bound for Iskes Towage & Salvage.
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NewsLargest green spreader order for Bromma
Bromma has received its largest ever combined all electric STS and all electric yard crane spreader order from Long Beach Container Terminal LLC, subsidiary of Orient Overseas Container Line Limited.
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NewsSoftware for compliance and efficiency
Classification society ABS has released a new energy and environmental manager module for its NS5 Enterprise asset management software, in order to help owners and operators meet environmental and operational demands.
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NewsA worldwide e-services platform to standardise and ease ship waste management
Ship Waste Agency, a French start-up created in 2010, has just launched a new groundbreaking solution to facilitate and ameliorate the ship waste management along with the participation of all the different maritime actors involved in this process, explains Sylvain Perrier, CEO of Ship Waste Agency.
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NewsRepurposing at Galveston terminal
A Galveston terminal in Texas has come up with a novel idea to improve its operations both economically and environmentally - it is ‘repurposing’ conveyor belts to use as spill containment liners.
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NewsRevised MARPOL Annex V - IMO overview
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has issued a simplified overview of the revised version of MARPOL Annex V (Garbage), which comes into effect on 1 January 2013 and will introduce stricter controls on the disposal of garbage from ships at sea.
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NewsGreentech evaluation for box terminals
A new EU project aims to demonstrate the viability of new technologies and alternative fuels through pilot schemes implemented in the container terminals of Valencia, Livorno and Koper.
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NewsDPW Melbourne invests in greener equipment
DP World recently invested in the latest straddle carriers for its container terminal at the Port of Melbourne.
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Tanker company confirms green credentials
Petroleum tanker operator AET has formally committed to the MPA Green Shipping Programme. President and CEO, Hor Weng Yew, signed-up to the initiative at a Singapore bunkering conference, SIBCON.
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NewsNew Commission guidelines for inland navigation and Natura 2000
The European Commission published new guidelines on inland navigation and nature protection to assist the sector in applying EU environmental legislation.
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NewsPOLB funding to reduce diesel pollution
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted $1.34m to the Port of Long Beach (POLB) for its diesel reduction project at its container terminals.
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NewsNew joint project on LNG Bunkering
Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and nine key members of the Australian maritime, port and energy sectors have established a four-month study into LNK Bunkering organised as a Joint Industry Project (JIP).
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NewsOW Bunker moves supply to Panama
OW Bunker has announced that it will supply low sulphur fuel from Balboa, Panama from mid-October.
