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GREEN EFFORTS, the collaborative research project, which is co-funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme, is organising a workshop on “Greener Ports – What to expect from technologies” on…

In a bid to improve barge waste collection, the Port of Antwerp has constructed a new waste collection facility for barges, the Lillo Park Service Quay.

This month, Swedens Alfa Laval is launching its third generation chemical-free system for ballast water treatment, PureBallast 3.0, which it says will help re-establish the company as a groundbreaker in ballast water…

The Port of Gibraltar will award sustainable ships certified by the Green Award scheme with a 5% reduction in tonnage dues for certified vessels entering British Gibraltar Territorial Waters and calling at…

Rolls-Royce plc has signed a contract for the delivery of its highly efficient Azipull propulsion and control system for the ‘World’s First’ completely electric car ferry.

The UK’s Port of Felixstowe has received three state-of-the-art rail mounted gantry cranes (RMGs) that will form part of a new rail terminal to double the port’s rail capacity.

Italys Trieste Port Authority (APT) is taking part in the ‘Upgrading of inland waterways and sea ports’ (INWAPO) European project in a bid to boost freight traffic.

Following its recent acquisition of gas combustion technology, Swedish heat treatment specialist, Alfa Laval, is offering LNG carrier owners an economic alternative to diesel propulsion with its gas combustion unit (GCU).

Global shipping company, Maersk Line, has made strong progress in the sustainability stakes by hitting its 25% CO2 emissions reduction target eight years early.

The Antwerp Port Authority has teamed up with ship classification society, Det Norske Veritas (DNV), to develop procedures for safe and efficient LNG bunkering operations.

Wärtsilä has signed a five year maintenance agreement with Finnish ship owner, Viking Line, for maintaining and servicing the LNG-fuelled passenger ferry Viking Grace.

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has completed the dredging of the navigational channels along Culebra Cut, an important milestone in its canal expansion programme.

Global classification society, ClassNK, has granted Approval in Practice (AIP) to Namura Shipbuilding Co’s Minimal Ballast Water Ship (MIBS) VLCC design.

US based marine engineering consultancy company, Braemar Engineering, has launched a new venture that will advise on the use of LNG as a fuel source in the offshore sector.

A new Welsh University report has added to the worry that the new international air regulations controlling air pollution from ships may turn out to be ineffective.

The Port of Long Beach (POLB) is funding a tree planting initiative to beautify the city and cut greenhouse gases (GHG).

The Port of Melbourne Corporation has been given the go ahead to provide the planning approval for works to begin at the Webb Dock.

HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder, a subsidiary of the Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), is investigating how the batteries of its automated guided vehicles (AGVs) can be charged at the same time…

European port operator, Peel Ports, has invested in a significantly larger vessel for its Manchester Ship Canal container service in the UK, following an increase in demand from customers including Kellogg, Princes…