Insight & Opinion GreenPort

IN THE LAST FEW years intermodal transport has become the cornerstone of the European transport policy.

Squeezed between sustainability and budget issues, environmental managers need all the help they can get, something that two coming events aim to provide

Ports are under increasing pressure to be green, but what are the real drivers – Cost? Image? Technology? Regulation? Felicity Landon reports.

Welcome to the re-launched GreenPort magazine, and congratulations... because picking up a magazine that aims to tackle both environmental issues and business is, after all, an act of faith that theres more…

The UK ports industry is weathering the recession, showing a measure of its resilience. This is likely to remain a necessary quality as business continues in an environment of political and economic…

APM Terminals, which is focusing strongly on emerging markets, says it is taking the “good lessons” it has learned from its environmental programme to concessions in China, India and Brazil.

Supporting the offshore renewables industry presents both short and long term opportunities for UK ports. Wave and tidal power is still in its infancy whilst offshore wind farm development is moving forward…

Read the latest informed opinions that will help you gain insight into an expanding sector

Long before the UK’s Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) became a reality, some companies were advising clients on the need to cut the over-use of resources.

The relationship between ports that need to develop and their surrounding social and ecological environments is very often a matter for heated debate with the NIMBY factor usually to the fore.

Brian Gordon, of Holman Fenwick Willan, asks whether carbon funding can open the door for port emissions reduction projects

Ports should curb their excitement at a slight upswing in fortunes for Baltic ports, Patrik Wheater advises

The Californians and Scandinavians seem to lead the way when it comes to matters green so Nick Elliott turned to these two regions for the latest thinking.