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THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

COMMENT: The UK didn’t waste any time in releasing its Clean Air Strategy in 2019: it was published on January 14, writes Charles Haine.

3rd March 2019

Setting useful air strategies takes time

3rd March 2019

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Long Beach will accept applications from 1 March to 1 April for its Community Sponsorship Program.

1st March 2019

California port sponsorship applications open

1st March 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

Transparency and the role of social media in reaching out to local community is the theme of this year’s ESPO Award, now open for entries.

1st March 2019

Social media theme for ESPO Award

1st March 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

LNG refuelling has taken place at Spain’s Port of Ferrol for the first time with two successful bunkering operations in which two ferries were filled with LNG by Repsol in the port’s…

1st March 2019

Spanish port hosts first LNG operations

1st March 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

The dedicated emission compliance-modules of Navis’ Bluetracker One software have been awarded certification by Verifavia.

28th February 2019

Navis emissions compliance software approved

28th February 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

Approval has been granted for a technical study to look at the feasibility of turning the former Cockenzie Power Station site in Scotland into a commercial port.

28th February 2019

From power station to port

28th February 2019

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

The dedicated emission compliance-modules of Navis’ Bluetracker One software have been awarded certification by Verifavia.

28th February 2019

Navis emissions compliance software approved

28th February 2019

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a US$400,000 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program grant to the Alabama State Port Authority, to enable the replacement of…

28th February 2019

Emissions-reduction funding for Alabama

28th February 2019

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

The Port of San Diego will undertake infrastructure improvements to support installation of a renewable, solar-powered microgrid at its Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal.

28th February 2019

California port invests in solar microgrid

28th February 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Sinanju Tankers Holdings has signed a ship management collaboration agreement with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL) for a 12,000 cubic metres GTT Mark III Flex membrane LNG bunker vessel to be used…

27th February 2019

Singapore secures LNG bunker vessel

27th February 2019

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Thomson Environmental Consultants has been contracted by London Gateway Logistics Park Development Ltd (DP World London Gateway) to undertake ecological monitoring surveys.

27th February 2019

Ecological monitoring for Thames project

27th February 2019

ASIA

ASIA

Ericsson and mobile service provider China Unicom are developing a 5G smart harbour at the Port of Qingdao in China with the aim of exploring commercial 5G networks and solutions and saving…

27th February 2019

Chinese port reveals 5G ambitions

27th February 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

New research shows that the creation of free ports with relaxed customs rules and duties would have little impact on economic growth in a post-Brexit UK.

27th February 2019

Free ports won’t help Brexit Britain’s economy

27th February 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Singapore LNG Corporation Pte Ltd (SLNG) has completed modifications to its secondary jetty at its terminal on Jurong Island and is able to receive and reload small liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships…

26th February 2019

SLNG terminal ready for small LNG ships

26th February 2019

EUROPE

EUROPE

Yilport is to invest €43.4m in upgrading the South Container Terminal at the Port of Leixões in Portugal, with work scheduled for completion by March 2021. Work will involve more stacking area…

26th February 2019

Yilport announces upgrades to Leixões

26th February 2019

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Nine Konecranes Automated Rubber Tyre Gantry (ARTG) cranes have been supplied to Terminal Peti Kemas Semarang (TPKS) in Indonesia to boost its operational safety and efficiency and expand what is the world’s…

25th February 2019

First fleet of Konecranes ARTG cranes expanded

25th February 2019

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

APM Terminals Barcelona has increased its electrical capacity, which it estimates will reduce CO2 emissions by 600t per annum.

25th February 2019

Electric capacity boost cuts terminal’s C02

25th February 2019

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Shipowners, shipyards, manufacturers and ports have joined forces to investigate the feasibility of methanol as a sustainable alternative transport fuel in the maritime sector.

22nd February 2019

Ports support Methanol research project

22nd February 2019

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

A project to deepen the Port of Hueneme’s harbour will incorporate wharf-stabilising pilings made from recycled plastic bottles.

22nd February 2019

Plastic bottles aid Hueneme harbour project

22nd February 2019

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Kalmar will supply the first emissions-free electric forklift trucks in Latin America to Rio Estiba in Uruguay’s Port of Nueva Palmira.

21st February 2019

First electric forklifts for Latin America

21st February 2019

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

ALTERNATIVE FUELS GREENPORT

Throughput of LNG as bunker fuel in the Port of Rotterdam during 2018 increased from 1,500t to 9,500t.

21st February 2019

LNG throughput up at Rotterdam

21st February 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Five of Chile’s publicly-owned but privately-managed ports reported losses in 2018. Arica, Iquique, Coquimbo, Valparaíso and Chacabuco all posted lower figures last year than they did in 2017.

21st February 2019

Chilean ports post mixed-volume figures

21st February 2019

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

In Peru, it will be the ports sector that receives most infrastructure investment in 2019.

21st February 2019

Major investment boon for Peru’s ports

21st February 2019