Projects & Initiatives GreenPort

The controversial LNG terminal development at the US East Coast Port Ambrose is making progress after gaining support from the United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) and US Coast Guard (USCG).

Experts from across North West Europe have met at the Port of Dover to conclude the three-year study into generating green tidal energy.

The French ports of Le Havre and Nantes-Saint-Nazaire have achieved Port Environmental Review System (PERS) certification, celebrated during the Gala Dinner at GreenPort Congress in Copenhagen last week.

The EDF (Environmental Defense Fund) has released a new clean air guide for ports and terminals: Technologies and Strategies to Reduce Emissions and Save Energy.

Plans to export coal through a new terminal at the old Oakland Army Base in the USA have come under fire from the public and longshore workers and marine clerks concerned over…

The Port of Long Beach (POLB) is boosting its on-dock rail capacity with a US$93m project that promises to eliminate up to 750 truck trips from regional roadways with every on-dock rail…

Grimsby Institute Group has revealed plans for a unique training centre dedicated to logistics, which will aid the Humber’s growing renewables sector.

For the first time, statements of compliance have been issued to two ship recycling facilities in India – a move welcomed by the European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA).

A new recycling facility for the scrapping of oil rigs and vessels is to be opened at the Danish port of Frederikshavn as part of an agreement with US-based Modern American Recycling…

Greencarrier Freight Services and CMA-CGM Scandinavia have entered into a long term collaboration project to reduce joint CO2 emissions by 30% in the run up to 2020.

The UK’s Port of Felixstowe is to create an “environmental corridor” to improve habitats and enhance green areas as part of the Go Green campaign launched by several major port operators earlier…

Five pilot projects have been chosen for development as part of Norway’s Green Coastal Shipping Programme, including a green port project with minimal carbon footprint and hybrid LNG/battery vessels.

The new Port Collaborative Decision Making concept, initiated under the MONALISA 2.0 project, has caught the eye of the judges behind the Lloyd’s List Global Award in recognition of its aim to…

The winners of this year’s Ship Efficiency Awards, organised by Fathom Maritime Intelligence, have been announced, with Norsepower taking home the ‘Energy Efficiency Solution Award’.

The Carbon War Room (CWR) has issued a request for proposals to shipowners and charterers to apply for a grant that will help finance a single-vessel retrofit helping them to achieve fuel…

Average carbon dioxide emissions per container per kilometre on the world’s ocean transportation routes has declined by 8.4% from 2013 to 2014, according to BSR’s Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG).

Plans to develop a coal port at Abbot Point in Queensland, Australia, are making progress with a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) released for public comment until 18 September 2015.

The finalists for this year’s Ship Efficiency Awards, organised by Fathom to recognise companies’ efficient operations, have been announced.

South African freight transport and logistics company, Transnet, has launched a carbon calculator app to help customers estimate emission savings when moving freight by rail instead of road.