News 2-10 – Page 259
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NewsMeasuring port environmental performance
As ports around the world embrace the commercial, reputational and environmental benefits that boosting green credentials can bring, the issue of measuring environmental performance is gaining momentum, writes Helena Athoussaki, CEO, Carbon Positive.
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NewsPATCH ports target Seawork
Ports Adapting to Change (PATCH) is hosting a conference at Seawork 2012 this year - helping ports to improve strategy on the important issues of management, financing and cooperation.
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NewsUK shipping – a serious issue
UK Shipping Minister, Mike Penning MP, met with the All-Party Parliamentary Maritime and Ports Group this week, to give the industry an update in terms of the government’s maritime strategy going forward.
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NewsCaribbean ill equipped for oil spills
The Caribbean lacks the resources to tackle a major oil spill – according to delegates attending a recent convention in Jamaica to help tackle the issue.
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NewsPort partners sought for wave energy system
This quarter sees Eco Wave Power’s medium scale model start electrical generation and the company is now seeking places to install the full scale technology - which brings more benefits than just green electricity.
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NewsGreen terminal lease inked at POLB
The Port of Long Beach (POLB) and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) have signed a $4.6bn 40 year lease agrement for the new green Middle Harbor container terminal.
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NewsWorld Ocean Council Summit 2012
The World Ocean Council (WOC), the international business alliance for corporate ocean responsibility, has announced its second Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) will take place from 3-5 December in Washington DC.
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NewsDouble-hull oil tanker reg agreement
The European Council and European Parliament have reached an agreement about technical modifications to the regulation from 2002 on double-hull oil tankers.
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NewsFuture LNG bunkering in Singapore
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has set up a joint industry project to investigate the feasibility of LNG bunkering in Singapore in collaboration with Det Norske Veritas (DNV).
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NewsRINA to audit clean shipping in Sweden
RINA, the global classification society, has been approved by Sweden’s Clean Shipping Project, to perform verification to ships and as per the Clean Shipping Index requirement.
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NewsImproving operations and reducing costs
Stinis has been the trendsetter in the container handling business for several decades, writes Dick van Soest, sales director at Stinis.
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NewsEnvironmental survey in the Middle East
Emapsite, global specialist in GIS and environmental monitoring, has expanded its operations in the Middle East with the opening of a second office in Saudi Arabia.
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NewsProject launch for NOSTRA
The Network of STRAits (NOSTRA) project, which aims to analyse cross-border governance methods and ability to respond to the preservation of biodiversity and natural heritage, has been officially launched.
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NewsGrounded vessel pollution risk low
The cargo ship, MS Carrier, which ran aground off the coast of north Wales on Tuesday night, is not expected to present a huge pollution disaster, according to the UK Environment Agency and the MCA.
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NewsPropulsion & Emissions Conference 2012
The 34th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference will take place in Hamburg, Germany on 23-24 May 2012 - it aims to give all ship operators, owners and managers the perfect platform to discuss plans for upcoming sulphur emission targets.
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NewsAntwerp biomass station one step closer?
The Antwerp Port Authority and the international chemical group Solvay Energy NV may have moved one step closer to the realisation of a biomass fired power station at the port’s Solvay site.
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NewsForeign tidal harbour development in NZ
New Zealand has historically struggled to get home grown support for tidal energy – now some energy companies are beginning to change tact and act as ‘hosts’ for foreign developers to help drive the market forward.
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NewsTime to invest in green solutions
Shore-to-ship power is central to helping ports and ships reduce their emissions - as Daniel Radu and Loréne Grandidier from the Shore Connection Team at Schneider Electric Industry investigate.
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NewsGothenburg to host European Maritime Day
This year, Gothenburg will host the fifth European Maritime Day official Conference, together with the European Commission, the Region Västra Götaland and the Swedish Ministry of Enterprise.
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NewsOP innovate offshore wind turbine access
OSBIT Power (OP), Siemens Wind Power and Statoil have successfully completed offshore trials of OP’s innovative offshore wind turbine access system, MaXccess in Norway.
