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Cruise company Carnival Corporation is working hard to meets its goal to reduce its rate of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipboard operations by 20%.

‘Leading by example is the Port of Strasbourgs motto for its sustainabledevelopment policy, which is to co-creating with its staff, explainHélène Haslé, former Director of Development and Aurore Mourette,Sustainable Development Project Manager…

The New Year has seen a number of amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) enter into force and take effect.

The Northwest ports of Seattle, Tacoma and Metro Vancouver are increasing their goals to further cut diesel emissions by 2015.

Twenty more maritime companies have signed the Maritime Singapore Green Pledge to show their commitment towards promoting clean and green shipping in Singapore.

Israel’s TaKaDu has won the ‘Sustainia Award 2013’ for its water distribution loss reduction technology.

The South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) is driving for reduced port-related air emissions with a new clean truck certification programme.

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises’ new cruise ship, ‘Europa 2’, has become the first in the world to be awarded Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) certification by Germanischer Lloyd.

Green Marine and the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) are to collaborate to boost the environmental sustainability of ports and terminal operators.

Langh Ship has developed a new closed loop scrubber, allowing vessels to run on high sulphur fuel whilst complying with sulphur regulations.

DHL Global Forwarding, Freight, has launched an automatic carbon footprint reporting feature to its track and trace system.

DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali Port has successfully electrified eight diesel-powered Rubber-Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes.

Carnival Corporation is investing US$108m in “breakthrough” exhaust gas cleaning technology for 32 of its ships to reduce air emissions.

DFDS is investing £46m in new technology that can filter sulphurs from ships’ exhaust gases in preparation for the introduction of new environmental regulations in 2015.

Crystal Cruises’ ‘Crystal Serenity’ and ‘Crystal Symphony’ have helped reduce emissions and improve air quality in and around the Port of Los Angeles (POLA).

BSR’s motto that ‘what’s measured gets managed’ is proving successful, with more carriers joining its Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG) in a bid to reduce the environmental impacts of global goods transportation.

Canada’s Prince Rupert Port Authority (PRPA) has set up a new environmental stewardship programme to reward shippers for reducing vessel emissions.

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has slated the European Commission’s (EC) Marco Polo rail programme, which aims to move freight away from the road towards other modes of transport using EU…

A total of 26 shipping and cruise lines have been honoured by the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) for their participation in its Vessel Speed Reduction Programme (VSRP), which aims to cut…