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The first shore based power system for ocean shipping has been activated at the Stena Line terminal at the Port of Rotterdam recently.

Markku Mylly, Managing Director of the Finnish Port Association has been elected Executive Director of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) for a term of five years.

Energy efficiency and new shipping strategies has been a major focus of the Posidonia 2012 international shipping exhibition taking place in Greece this week.

More than 170 delegates came together in Hamburg last week for the successful two day 34th Motorship Propulsions & Emissions Conference, organised by Mercator Media Ltd.

Last week, EU Environment Commissioner, Janez Potocnik, announced the five winners of the 2012 European Business Awards for the Environment.

A new £1.3m port project is helping to pave the way in the advancement of Scotland’s renewables infrastructure and there will be more port investment to follow in the near future.

The European Parliament, Commission and Council have reached a controversial agreement setting drastically reduced sulphur content in marine fuels, in line with new International Maritime Organisation (IMO) standards.

Milford Haven Port Authority (MHPA) has become one of just three ports in the UK to be awarded an EcoPorts PERS certificate for its environmental management system.

Although there is no overall conflict between CO2 reductions and financial results as efficiency issues become business critical, Leonardo Sonzio of Wärtsilä says that for some, regulations “will be a matter of…

UK Shipping Minister, Mike Penning MP, met with the All-Party Parliamentary Maritime and Ports Group this week, to give the industry an update in terms of the government’s maritime strategy going forward.

The European Council and European Parliament have reached an agreement about technical modifications to the regulation from 2002 on double-hull oil tankers.

RINA, the global classification society, has been approved by Sweden’s Clean Shipping Project, to perform verification to ships and as per the Clean Shipping Index requirement.

This year, Gothenburg will host the fifth European Maritime Day official Conference, together with the European Commission, the Region Västra Götaland and the Swedish Ministry of Enterprise.

OSBIT Power (OP), Siemens Wind Power and Statoil have successfully completed offshore trials of OP’s innovative offshore wind turbine access system, MaXccess in Norway.

During the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council meeting which took place on 22 March, European Transports Ministers reached a first agreement on new guidelines defining a long-term strategy for the development of…

Dutch shipbuilder Shipyard De Hoop has built a first generation river cruise vessel – the first of four for US tour operator Vantage Deluxe World Travel.

Three major European ports, Hamburg, Antwerp and Rotterdam, have said they are satisfied with the European Parliament’s ‘sulphur emissions’ resolution, which goes beyond the IMO regulations.

The Italian city of Pisa is the latest European city to join an initiative that aims to enhance the role of inland waterway transport and set up better dialogue between port and…

On 9 March, the Environment Ministers examined at the Council meeting the draft conclusions on a roadmap for moving to a competitive low-carbon economy in 2050.

The Swedish Transport Administration has acknowledged the expansion of the rail system leading to and from the Port of Gothenburg.