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The Port of Rotterdam Authority has requested shipping companies and terminal operators to stop transporting whale meat from Iceland to Japan via Rotterdam.

Wärtsilä and CEVA Logistics have been announced as the winners of the Lean & Green Star Award 2013.

The European Commission has adopted a Communication setting out a strategy for progressively including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from maritime transport in the EUs policy for reducing its overall GHG emissions.

Container hinterland terminal operator, Contargo, has affiliated its terminal network with the Port of Rotterdam through online platform, InlandLinks.

The UK’s Port of Felixstowe has opened a new rail terminal which will sees the container port’s rail capacity double and help the port get better with emissions.

The Scottish Government has approved plans made by Forth Energy – a joint venture between multimodal port owner, Forth Ports Limited and electricity and gas supplier, SSE plc – to develop a…

Siim Kallas, European Commissioner for mobility and transport, has announced a new initiative to improve port operations and transport connections at 319 key EU seaports.

The Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Environment opened the port expansion project Maasvlakte 2 this week - phase 1 of the project has worked out €150m cheaper than estimated.

The biennial Strategic Maritime Asset Research and Transformation Rivers Conference (SMART) will once again look at bringing together the best in inland waterway transport and technology to share best practice.

The renewable energy sector in Italy continues to attract investors despite the economic uncertainties and regulatory constraints, according to merger and acquisition (M&A) data provider, Mergermarket.

The 35th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference in Copenhagen last week was deemed a great success by all who attended.

The bunker sector has taken a further step to help ensure that quality and quantity of bunkering supplied in the Port of Rotterdam can be better guaranteed by entering into a new…

The UK’s Victor Marine Ltd has developed a new Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) for the marine market which complies with the latest IMO Resolution MEPC 159(55). The full system is also Bureau…

Yesterday, the European Parliament rejected the proposal to introduce a levy on all ships calling at EU ports that would finance a fund to support sustainable recycling of ships.

Germany’s Port of Kiel has received a new Kalmar rubber tyred gantry crane (RTG) for the intermodal terminal, Ostuferhafen, which promises to speed up loading.

The European Commission has proposed that the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) receive funding of €160.5m over a period of seven years to continue work to combat pollutions at sea.

The European Commission (EC) has begun the development of a 2030 framework for EU climate change and energy policies with the adoption of a Green Paper to launch a public consultation on…

At this year’s ‘Gas Fuelled Ships Conference 2013’, which is taking place onboard Viking Line’s ‘Viking Grace’, delegates will have the chance to experience live ship-to-ship bunkering.

Delphine Batho, France’s Minister of Ecology has outlined the first concrete steps to accelerate the development of marine energy in the country.

Industry leadership alliance, the World Ocean Council, has added a new industry forum to its ‘Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS)’, to facilitate industry input to the recently launched Global Ocean Commission.