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A new association has been set up to encourage, advise and support the use of wind propulsion technologies in the commercial shipping industry.

A collaboration between UK-based Briggs Equipment and Honda has resulted in the production of a hydrogen fuel cell-powered truck that relies entirely on renewable energy sources.

Gulf Agency Company (GAC) has been granted permission to seek a license to operate its cleaning systems at Sohar Port and Freezone, which the port’s chief executive says could “revolutionise” the industry.

Liebherr has secured an order for a further five green RTGs from DP World Asian Terminals, a follow on from the order of two units commissioned at Manila earlier this year.

US-based Dust Control Technology’s (DCT) most established core products have been certified as safe by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and Canadian Standards Association (CSA) standards.

The ports of Calais, Cork and Moerdijk all received recognition for high environmental standards during the Gala dinner at this year’s GreenPort Congress in Barcelona.

Continental says its recently introduced Commercial Speciality Tyres (CST), SC20 Mileage+ and SC20 Energy+, are proving successful in helping companies in the logistics sector achieve economic success.

Konecranes has launched a new range of lift trucks complete with EU stage 4/EPA 4f engines, which are said to offer lower fuel consumption, reduced emissions and more power.

ABB is to supply a complete electrification and crane automation solution for APM Terminals’ (APMT) new Mexican terminal at the Port of Lázaro Cárdenas.

The European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA) has published a position paper to try to achieve a harmonised position on the discharge of washwater in ports, estuaries and coastal areas, from open-loop scrubbers.

Danish coatings manufacturer, Hempel, has won a prestigious environmental award for its Hempaguard hull coating concept.

Kalmar is continuing its long running relationship with France’s largest terminal, Eurofos, with the delivery of twelve new diesel-electric straddle carriers scheduled for February 2015.

Maersk Line says it will be introducing a new low sulphur surcharge (LSS) to help offset additional costs incurred by switching to cleaner fuels in Emission Control Areas (ECAs), required by the…

The Port of Long Beach has launched two grant-funded environmental projects at the Century Villages of Cabrillo homeless rehabilitation complex in West Long Beach.

Canada’s Port Metro Vancouver has been awarded a ‘Clean50 Top Project’ award for its EcoAction programme, which promotes emissions reductions for ocean-going vessels through financial incentives.

The total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from global maritime transport are estimated to have been more than 20% lower in 2012 than in 2007, according to the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).

DNV GL is to class five ECO STAR 85k Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs) after signing a Letter of Intent at the SMM Exhibition 2014 last week.

US based Applied Weather Technology (AWT), a StormGeo company, has launched AWT SmartSpeed, which it says is the first route advisory service to use advanced optimisation to set both optimum route and…

Wärtsilä introduced its latest Controllable Pitch (CP) propeller system at the 2014 SMM Exhibition last week, which it says addresses the demands of medium and large sized vessel owners.