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US rail operator Norfolk Southern Corporation has issued its first sustainability report, describing the company’s commitment to responsible economic, environmental, and social performance. The report, which the company plans to issue annually,…

25th October 2008

Norfolk Southern issues first Sustainability Report

25th October 2008

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Rail has long been at the heart of the Port of Tyne’s operations, which, in recent years has seen significant investment and development.

23rd October 2008

Tyne on track

23rd October 2008

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With the publication of its first consolidated Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Report, the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group has reached a starting point of reporting to the Group’s stakeholders. Over time,…

23rd October 2008

A P Moller publishes HSE-report

23rd October 2008

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Using its quality assurance business, LRQA, Lloyd’s Register has developed a shipping industry specific guide for the ISO 14001 environmental management standard, to enable ship operators to establish and implement effective environmental…

22nd October 2008

LR’s environmental management standard for shipping

22nd October 2008

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The Fifth International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments will be held in Jacksonville, Florida, 2-5 February 2009. The Conference combines scientific and engineering advances with management frameworks and policies to achieve…

13th October 2008

Contaminated sediment remediation conference

13th October 2008

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Transferring containers from quayside crane to yard crane – using automated technology – is the key to Kalmar’s new Autoshuttle

18th June 2008

Focusing on efficiency

18th June 2008

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The aim of the Danube Green Corridor project is to analyze how car logistics from South- East Europe, can combine different transport modes while reducing costs and cutting the negative effects on…

15th June 2008

Developing the Danube Green Corridor

15th June 2008

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Port of Oslo Takes Action to Clean the Contaminated Parts of Oslo Fjord to Improve Navigation and Safe Vessel Traffic

11th June 2008

Dredging Helps to Clean Up the Oslo Fjord

11th June 2008

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PD Ports (PDP) has received formal planning approval for its Northern Gateway Container Terminal (NGCT) at Teesport in the North East of England.

7th June 2008

Northern Gateway go-ahead

7th June 2008

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International Salvage Union (ISU) President Arnold Witte had called on all sectors of the shipping and insurance industries to approach the issue of salvage and spill prevention with “fresh thinking and open…

5th June 2008

ISU calls for “Environmental Salvage Awards”

5th June 2008

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Norfolk Southern’s new online carbon footprint analyzer puts the environmental benefits of rail transportation into an easy to- visualize perspective. The “Green Machine” quickly estimates the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that…

2nd June 2008

Norfolk Southern’s Presents ‘Green Machine’

2nd June 2008

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UK seas may finally get the protection they need, with indications by Gordon Brown that a Marine Bill will be included in the Queen’s Speech later this year, which sets out future…

1st June 2008

Green light for UK Marine Bill?

1st June 2008

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Earthrace, the world’s “fastest and greenest” powerboat started its round-the-world race at the end of April, in an attempt to break the world record and promote the use of sustainable fuels.

31st May 2008

Earthrace Eco powerboat

31st May 2008

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A proposal is being considered by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that could see a 50% increase in the cost of diesel at the pump.

30th May 2008

Diesel prices “could rise by 50%”

30th May 2008

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242 participants from all over the world gathered in Copenhagen 23-25 April for the 29th International Bunker Conference. Upcoming emissions regulations are one the biggest challenges facing the shipping and marine fuels…

29th May 2008

MARPOL Annex VI discussed in the International Bunker Conference

29th May 2008

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On 8 April 2008 the Environment Committee of the European Parliament adopted in second reading again the amendment on the proposal for a Waste Framework Directive which foresees exclusion of nonhazardous sediments.

28th May 2008

Clean sediments and the EU Waste Directive

28th May 2008

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The Port of Salalah has worked closely with Cavotec MoorMaster in implementing a revolutionary vacuum-based mooring system that allows for safe and swift mooring of ships of all sizes at the APM…

22nd May 2008

MoorMaster in Salalah

22nd May 2008

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Port of Rotterdam is preparing to remove the Natterjack Toad

21st May 2008

Natterjack project

21st May 2008

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Verstegen has developed special environmentally friendly grabs for handling dusty materials. These grabs have enclosed scales and can be provided with knife sealing systems for handling fine, free flowing materials.

20th May 2008

Verstegen’s environmental grab programme

20th May 2008

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The new Saigon Premier Container Terminal in Vietnam operated by DP World has ordered a batch of 13 ECO-RTGs from Zhenhua Port Machinery Company in Shanghai. Siemens will deliver the hybrid ECO-RTG…

19th May 2008

Saigon’s ECO-RTG order

19th May 2008