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The implementation of shore power is one of the main challenges for ports tackling emissions at berth and in surrounding anchorages.

ESPO has welcomed the agreement reached at global level within the IMO to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 50% by 2050, compared to 2008 levels.

The development of environmental regulations needs to be balanced with accommodating trade and jobs otherwise business could be lost, the president of Pacific Merchant Shipping Association has warned.

As 2017 comes to a close, the world has never been so ambitious to phase-out coal, writes Chloe Farand.

The British Ports Association (BPA) has welcomed the British Government’s 25 Year Plan for the Environment but cautions that efforts must be redoubled to ensure that unreasonable costs are not added to…

GreenPort would like to wish all of our supporters and readers season’s greetings and send our very best wishes for a happy and successful 2018.

The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) recently made its fifth annual yard crane survey publically available. In this issue’s PEMA column, Lars Meurling, chair of PEMA’s Safety & Environmental Committee, provides an…

Responding to growing awareness of environmental issues in the container handling segment, the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) has presented proposals for an initiative to evaluate the environmental impact of container handling…

Don’t miss the live blog from day two of the GreenPort Congress which kicks off today in Venice.

Don’t miss the live blog from day one of the GreenPort Congress which kicks off today in Venice.

Don’t miss the live blog from the GreenPort Cruise and Congress conference which kicks off today in Venice. Todays blog will come live from the Greenport Cruise conference.

Don’t miss the live blog from the GreenPort Cruise and Congress conference which will take place in Venice from 11 to 14 October 2016.

The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association, (PEMA) – the global forum for port equipment sector – recently published an information paper on regulatory developments and best practice associated with shore power technologies for…

The secretary of the Global Shippers Forum (GSF) has outlined the need for transparency of carbon emissions so that shippers can identify and act on their own carbon footprints.

In just a matter of months, shipowners operating in emissions control areas (ECAs) will have only three choices to comply with mandatory 0.1% sulphur levels; burn marine distillates, switch to liquefied natural…

Drewry, specialist advisory organisation for the maritime sector, has warned that although LNG freight rates strengthened in December, the agony of the second half of 2012 with regards to the rising cost…