News 2-10 – Page 266
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NewsBetter search launched on greenport.com
Parent company of GreenPort, Mercator Media has introduced a new and improved ‘search’ functionality for its websites that will provide users with more relevant results faster.
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NewsAntwerp cracks down on illegal waste
The Port of Antwerp has been facing waste issues of a different kind recently – more and more second hand cars passing through the port laden with illegal waste.
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NewsGoing natural with refrigeration
Carrier Transicold is looking to revolutionise refrigeration technology for marine transport with an innovative new concept to reduce environmental impact using the natural refrigerant carbon dioxide (CO2).
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NewsLow sulphur timetable impossible?
Trade association Interferry says that ferry operators in northern Europe face a near impossible choice in trying to meet the 2015 deadline for ultra low sulphur emissions from bunker fuel.
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NewsCleaner ships for Port of LA
The Port of Los Angeles is building on its clean air action plan success with a new global environmental ship index strategy.
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NewsIMO emission focus
IMO secretary general, Efthimios E.Mitropoulos told delegates at the 27th IMO assembly this week that ship emissions has been a central theme of the organisation’s work this year.
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NewsADPC awarded for sustainability
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has gained recognition for protecting the environment in which it operates - by winning three environmental awards in the past week.
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Important warning to our clients and readers
It has come to the notice of Mercator Media, publisher of ‘GreenPort’, that bogus organisations are continuing to contact subscribers, advertisers and exhibitors, supposedly on behalf of Mercator Media.
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NewsShipping prepares for climate change talks
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has produced a briefing document for government climate change negotiators.
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NewsGreen issues for Mersey expansion
Public opinion on the draft Peel Ports Mersey''s future development plan has proved favourable - it seems as long as green issues are taken into account.
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NewsBenefits of electric RTGs
Rubber tired gantry cranes (RTGs) are infamous for driving up costs at ports because of their high fuel consumption meaning a higher cost to the environment.
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NewsESPO responds to sulphur limits
ESPO has called for the EC and member states to work together to ensure that the proposed amendment to MARPOL Annex VI - aimed at reducing sulphur content in marine fuel - can be realised by 2015.
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NewsJamaica gets tough on ship waste
Protection of the Caribbean Sea and the MARPOL Convention on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships took centre stage in Jamaica this week.
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NewsCalifornia cleans its trucks
The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have announced that trucks older than 2006 will be banned from port terminals next year.
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NewsFloating tsunami debris response
A 25 million tonne marine debris field created by the Japanese tsunami back in March is currently floating across the North Pacific and will reach Hawaii by this winter, according to experts.
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Port pact on environmental issues
The sister ports of Tacoma and Kitakyushu have signed a pact on environmental issues and disaster prevention.
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NewsGreen investment at Port of Charleston
The Port of Charleston has announced that it will be making a large green investment over the next ten years to become a more environmentally friendly post-Panamax harbour.
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NewsGrowing orders for greener spreaders
Bromma has so far won contracts for nearly 300 all electric crane spreaders for service in automated or semi-automated terminal environments.
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NewsNorthern European port efficiency
Recent research has indicated that north Europe ports may offer the most efficient route for container transport by way of the environment, economy and geography.
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NewsInland ports finally gain recognition on European network
After a long battle, the importance of inland facilities to multi-modal freight is being recognised by inclusion in the Trans-European Transport Network (TENT-T), although there’s still concern about achieving true parity when it comes to implementation.
