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The British Ports Association (BPA) has stressed the need for “a relentless focus” on long term measures to achieve zero-emission shipping as the IMOs Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 74) meet to…

The UAE Federal Transport Authority has publicly confirmed it has “no objection” to ships using open-loop exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS/scrubbers), in its waters.

Fakes, forgeries and misleading claims: ports and shippers would do well to question things more often. Felicity Landon reports

The move towards carbon capture is gathering pace and ports are playing their part. Felicity Landon reports

The Port of Los Angeles has convened a maritime stakeholder working group to discuss the creation of an industry first cross-sector cyber resilience centre to support closer collaboration and help manage cyber…

The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have released a final report on the feasibility of deploying clean truck technology to begin meeting the zero-emission goals set by the Clean Air…

What, how, who and when? English ports need clarity on the governments requirements for air quality strategies. Felicity Landon reports

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released what is believed to be an industry first airborne noise emission notation (ABN) and ShipRight procedure to meet increasing demand for a standard and methodology to control…

The organisation behind an ambitious global initiative to implement major environmental changes to achieve sustainability in port cities by 2030 faces one of its biggest challenges this year in co-ordinating how its…

Confusion surrounds the requirement for ports in England to submit air quality strategies, with uncertainty over the ports affected, their obligations and even the deadlines for compliance.

Councillors from the UK port cities of Southampton, Liverpool and Bristol have attended the Clean Air Summit to ask for greater legal powers to combat air pollution in ports, as well as…

Ports can help in the drive to turn waste into wealth, reports Felicity Landon

Alex Hughes investigates the options for dismantling when a crane has reached the end of its useful life

Ports are prepared to overspend on surveillance to ensure they have covered every eventuality, finds Martin Rushmere

Industry is taking notice of hydrogens potential as a squeaky-clean fuel. Stevie Knight reports

Incentives from ports need to be better when it comes to environmental improvement, it was argued at a roundtable centred on ports’ role in decarbonising the maritime transport sector at the 2018…

The Port of Valencia will use hydrogen battery-propelled machinery to become the first port in Europe to incorporate hydrogen energy to reduce emissions and the environmental impact of its operations.

As of 1 January 2019, only trucks with a 2007 or newer engine or equipped with a certified retrofit are allowed to enter the international container terminals of The Northwest Seaport Alliance…