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Communauté de Communes des Pieux has announced tender for dredging works at the Port of Diélette.

16th January 2012

Officials seek bids for Port of Diélette dredging

16th January 2012

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Portugal’s government has set aside €103 million for port development in the Algarve in 2012, however this is at the expense of several other key projects in the region.

6th January 2012

Portugal to invest in ports development

6th January 2012

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From 1 January 2012, Grand Port Maritime du Havre (GPMH) will be rewarding shipping companies which practice green shipping at the port.

21st December 2011

Le Havre incentivise green shipping

21st December 2011

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The Port of Amsterdam is gearing up for a boom in biomass volumes as a result of an increasing focus on renewable energy and new Dutch Government proposals.

20th December 2011

Port of Amsterdam plans biomassive growth

20th December 2011

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Belgium - Antwerp Port Authority and the Left Bank Corporation are toteam up with the consortium “Groene Haven Antwerpen” (Antwerp Green Port) to build a large wind farm on the left bank…

19th December 2011

Largest onshore wind farm build for Belgium

19th December 2011

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UK - Ferguson Shipbuilders in Scotland has been selected to build the world’s first two sea-going RoRo diesel electric hybrid ferries.

15th December 2011

Green ferries for the Clyde

15th December 2011

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Denmark - A unique remote-controlled, self-propelled torpedo has been launched aimed at protecting Malmö’s port from oil spills that may occur in the future.

14th December 2011

Oil spill protection at Malmö

14th December 2011

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Norway - With the wind farm industry eyeing the first examples of the crop of newbuilding turbine installation vessels being delivered, other interesting design concepts are also emerging.

9th December 2011

New turbine foundation installation vessel

9th December 2011

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France/Italy - A research project on management tools to monitor and estimate greenhouse gas emissions by ports is to be jointly managed by the Marseilles Fos and Livorno port authorities.

8th December 2011

Climeport launches emissions pilots

8th December 2011

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ABB Marine and Cranes is working to promote the environmental and commercial benefits of the use of shore-to-ship high voltage electrical connection technology to the UK.

7th December 2011

ABB to promote ‘cold ironing’ in UK

7th December 2011

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Between October and November, the Port of Felixstowe has set a new rail record, handling a total of 11,019 containers (16,846 TEUs) in a single week. The previous record of 10,893 units…

6th December 2011

New Rail Record at Port of Felixstowe

6th December 2011

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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).

30th November 2011

Going natural with refrigeration

30th November 2011

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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.

30th November 2011

Low sulphur timetable impossible?

30th November 2011

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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.

1st November 2011

Northern European port efficiency

1st November 2011

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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…

28th October 2011

Inland ports finally gain recognition on European network

28th October 2011

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

27th October 2011

Gothenburg shore-side power tax reduction

27th October 2011

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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.

18th October 2011

Green London Gateway to open in 2013

18th October 2011

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

17th October 2011

GE Energy reduce emissions at Rotterdam

17th October 2011

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

11th October 2011

Green Port fees for Hamburg

11th October 2011

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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.

11th October 2011

Sea2Cradle Offers Ship Recycling

11th October 2011

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The EC has published a new edition of LIFE Focus journal under the title: “LIFEand resource efficiency: Decoupling growth from resource use”.

22nd September 2011

New LIFE Focus

22nd September 2011

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SeaIntel Maritime Analysis has developed an environmental benchmark index allowing direct comparisonbetween the 20 largest container carriers.

20th September 2011

New Report Ranks Top-20 Carriers

20th September 2011

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The Government has endorsed the National Spatial Plan (NSP) for the Port of Koper.

16th September 2011

Koper Plan Adopted

16th September 2011