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  • Bristol will provide the UK’s first commercial hydrogen ferry passenger service
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    UK city port to get hydrogen ferry

    2011-10-27T17:17:00Z

    A hydrogen powered ferry is nearing completion in the UK port city of Bristol and is due to be launched commercially in the harbour this autumn.

  • The Port Of Gothenburg wants to encourage the use of shore-side power
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    Gothenburg shore-side power tax reduction

    2011-10-27T16:02:00Z

    The Port of Gothenburg has just announced a reduction in shore-side power tax for environmental and financial reasons.

  • Sergey B Ivanov has said that Russia is intending to modernise its ports
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    Green partnership for Rosmorport

    2011-10-26T15:38:00Z

    Rosmorport has begun a “strategic co-operation” with Cargotec that should help the Russian body to upgrade its ports and give the Finnish equipment manufacturer a sales platform.

  • The market for wood pellets is at present estimated at 10 million tonnes a year but its predicted to grow sharply
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    Biomass markets spur port development

    2011-10-25T15:02:00Z

    Energy derived from biomass products is becoming increasingly significant around the globe with the concern for sustainability and security of supply - and with it comes a need for large-scale biomass bulk terminals in ports.

  • The Port of Antwerp has teamed up with partners to build ‘the largest wind farm in Belgium’
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    Antwerp team up for wind farm

    2011-10-19T15:34:00Z

    Antwerp Port Authority and the Left Bank Corporation have teamed up with consortium Antwerp Green Port to build a large wind farm on the left bank of the river Scheldt.

  • Direct Rail Services has helped open up the UK rail network to larger freight coming in from Teesport taking it off the roads
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    Teesport environmentally friendly rail service

    2011-10-19T14:45:00Z

    A new environmentally friendly high-cube rail service has been launched from the UK’s PD Ports’ Teesport container terminal by Direct Rail Services (DRS).

  • The environmentally-friendly London Gateway is set to open before the end of 2013
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    Green London Gateway to open in 2013

    2011-10-18T18:22:00Z

    The UK’s new global shipping port and logistics centre project, London Gateway, will open at the end of 2013, owners DP World have announced.

  • The GE Energy onshore power supply project at the Port of Rotterdam, aims to help reduce emissions at the port.
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    GE Energy reduce emissions at Rotterdam

    2011-10-17T13:07:00Z

    Rotterdam’s port handles more freight than almost any other facility outside of China – but understandably, this comes at a cost of increased emissions.

  • Jurong Port is investing in green technology and productivity projects in the port over the next five years.
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    Boost for green port solutions in Singapore

    2011-10-12T12:07:00Z

    Jurong Port (JP) and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) have committed to a large investment in green port technology and productivity over the next five years.

  • The Port Metro Vancouver is working collaboratively with two Washington State ports to reduce port-related emissions. Photo: Courtesy of Port Metro Vancouver.
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    Port collaboration delivers better air

    2011-10-11T13:47:00Z

    Port Metro Vancouver and two Washington State ports are making significant progress in a cross-border effort to reduce port-related emissions in the Georgia Basin.

  • Hamburg prides itself on being a green port and is promoting the use of cleaner ships.
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    Green Port fees for Hamburg

    2011-10-11T12:58:00Z

    The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has introduced a discount on port dues for environmentally friendly ships.

  • News

    Martin Acquires Clean Cat

    2011-10-11T12:50:00Z

    Martin Engineering, a global supplier of bulk handling systems and services, has taken another step in its expansion into India with the acquisition of a manufacturer of conveyor components and systems, Clean Cat Conveyors Pvt Ltd., of Goa.

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    Sea2Cradle Offers Ship Recycling

    2011-10-11T12:50:00Z

    The newly launched Sea2Cradle offers a full range of services to owners, brokers and yards implementing obligations under the IMO Hong Kong Convention for safe ship recycling.

  • Ports may be helped to adapt to the threats of climate change with the help of a new IMO environmental compensation fund.
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    Fund to help ports adapt to climate change

    2011-10-11T12:16:00Z

    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has participated at a United Nations Committee on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) meeting to explore how ports should prepare for the threat of climate change.

  • The Catastrophe is forecast to be...
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    The Catastrophe is forecase to be...

    2011-09-28T09:35:00Z

    ONLY FEW PEOPLE will be able to forget the recent oil spill that took place in the Gulf of Mexico by the giant British Petroleum.

  • Pre-cutting of the top deck of a car carrier
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    Sea2Cradle: A balanced act

    2011-09-27T09:25:00Z

    IT HAS TAKEN a long time for ‘the greenest way of transportation’ to catch up on the green awareness of modern society.

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    GL examines MEPC 62 outcome

    2011-09-26T11:40:00Z

    Germanischer Lloyd has held its traditional recap of the latest session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of IMO, focusing on the “groundbreaking developments” at the 62nd session.

  • CMA CGM Christophe Columb
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    CMA CGM Group's fight against Climate Change

    2011-09-26T09:49:00Z

    CMA CGM GROUP is the world’s third largest container shipping company and is ranked number one in France.

  • The Deerberg Multi-Purpose Waste Management System MPWMS®
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    (Green Ships + Green Ports) = Sustainable Shipping

    2011-09-23T09:54:00Z

    How green port facilities are an essential part in the puzzle of sustainable shipping.

  • Mr Meier has also been appointed to the board of trustees of the Logistics Initiative Hamburg by the senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
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    Taking Sustainability as an important aspect of competition

    2011-09-22T10:03:00Z

    AS HAMBURG WILL play host to this year’s 6th GreenPort Congress, where port industry, academia and policy-making executives will meet to learn about and discuss the latest in sustainable environmental practice, GreenPort Magazine would like to give the word to the big chief of Hamburg Port Authority, Jens Meier.