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With the introduction of a new hall dedicated to green propulsion at this year’s SMM in Hamburg, the show saw a strong focus on environmental challenges and future solutions.

The largest solar park in Rotterdam has been constructed on top of the freezer warehouse of FrigoCare in the Waalhaven and it produces enough electricity to supply one third of the warehouse’s…

Japan’s first LNG fueled ship, ‘Sakigake’, which is a tugboat owned by NYK Line, has been awarded with an environmental award.

Cavotec has won more orders for its shore power systems in the third quarter of 2016 totalling an estimated value of €11.5m.

A new ferry being built at the Cemre shipyard in Turkey for UK operator Wightlink, will feature a comprehensive range of Wärtsilä equipment to ensure a high level of environmental efficiency.

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL), the global car carrier, is now using low-sulphur fuel for all its vessels at all ports.

Wärtsilä is helping to drive down emissions in the inland waterways sector by powering barges with its LNG dual fuel package, writes Anne-Marie Causer.

Engineering group, Cavotec, has won a second order for a combined automated mooring and battery charging system for a hybrid passenger ferry in Finland.

Kalmar has announced that it will expand FastCharge technology into its hybrid straddle and shuttle carrier product portfolio.

Phoenix Lighting has introduced its SturdiSignal Series as the latest addition to its LED crane and equipment lighting product range.

Cavotec and ABB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly offer complete shore-to-ship power solutions globally.

The Port of Milford Haven has performed strongly thanks in part to increased volumes of LNG and a diversification strategy focusing on marine renewables.

Associated British Ports (ABP) will install a solar farm at the Port of Silloth in order to generate up to 220,000kWh of its own electricity.

The Brazilian terminal of Portonave is investing R$25 million in the electrification of its cranes.

GVB Amsterdam has signed a contract with Holland Shipyards to build, construct and deliver a new hybrid ferry.

Conductix-Wampfler is now offering port operations and crane manufacturers the new Full E-RTG system which enables a fully electrical operation of rubber-tyred gantry cranes, explains Michael Eckle, director of global marketing and…

The Maryland Transit Administration is in line to receive almost US$100m to invest in 172 advanced clean diesel buses.

Kalmar has launched a new drive train system, K-Motion, into the Asia-Pacific region.

Corvus Energy will provide battery systems to power nine retrofit hybrid rubber-tired gantry cranes (RTGs) at the Yidong Terminal.

Kalmar has unveiled a new eco-friendly fast charging solution for electric powered shuttle and straddle carriers, the Kalmar FastCharge.