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REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

A dust emissions regulation effective June will help reduce the risk of port workers developing of a harmful lung condition caused by exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS).

6th April 2018

Dust regulations enforce monitoring

6th April 2018

GPCA

GPCA

Parthav worked for Volvo for the past seven years as a principal engineer responsible for managing concept analysis and simulation activities for innovative product development. His areas of interest include fuel economy,…

6th April 2018

Parthav Desai

6th April 2018

EUROPE

EUROPE

EU support for an CO2 emissions reduction target for the shipping sector as well as potential short, mid, and long-term reduction measures has been backed by the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO).

5th April 2018

ESPO supports EU position on IMO CO2 negotiations

5th April 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Oakland’s largest marine terminal said that increased truck work at night is increasing volumes and enabling faster cargo movement.

5th April 2018

Night gates increasing Oakland efficiency

5th April 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Long Beach has received a US$9.7 million grant from the California Energy Commission to demonstrate zero-emissions cargo handling equipment.

5th April 2018

Port of Long Beach plans zero emissions long term

5th April 2018

GPCA

GPCA

Scott Whitehurst joined the Virginia Port Authority in October 2015 after working in the environmental field for 20 years. As an environmental professional in Virginia, highlights of his career include working with…

5th April 2018

Scott Whitehurst

5th April 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

New funding will enable the development of an efficiency and productivity-boosting 5.5m square foot container staging hub at Terminal Island in the Port of Los Angeles (POLA).

4th April 2018

New LA staging hub to improve productivity

4th April 2018

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

The City of Suzhou in eastern China has deployed a fleet of electric workboats powered by Torqeedo motors as part of a programme to clean up its canals and waterways.

4th April 2018

Torqeedo powering electric workboat fleet in China

4th April 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has launched an investigation into port demurrage, detention and free time practices, requiring terminal operators and ocean common carriers to provide insightful information.

4th April 2018

FMC detention and demurrage investigation

4th April 2018

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Participants from ports around the Pacific Rim, Asia, the Americas and Europe have gathered in Los Angeles to discuss innovations and best practices for reducing emissions from port-related operations.

4th April 2018

Port of Los Angeles hosts clean air collaborative

4th April 2018

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

MIDDLE EAST GREENPORT

A new container freight station at Khalifa Port in the UAE aims to improve logistics efficiency and environmental performance by reducing truck movements.

4th April 2018

Khalifa freight station takes trucks off the roads

4th April 2018

GPCA

GPCA

Amar Chhajed is a graduate from State University of New York at Buffalo from Mechanical Engineering department and has been working as an engineering professional in the locomotive industry with demonstrated expertise…

4th April 2018

Amar Chhajed

4th April 2018

GPCA

GPCA

Solomon Egbe, Esq. is the Mid-Atlantic Regional Health Safety and Environmental Director for Ports America with over 25 years’ experience in the Maritime Industry. Ports America is the largest Marine Terminal Operator…

4th April 2018

Solomon Egbe, Esq

4th April 2018

GPCA

GPCA

Wire Rope Inspection Technology Co., Ltd. (China) (referred to as TCK.W) possesses the worlds most advanced nondestructive testing technology. Its TCK.W automatic real-time online wire rope inspection system has recently won the…

3rd April 2018

Luoyang Wire Rope Inspection Technology Co., Ltd

3rd April 2018

GPCA

GPCA

Millicent Wallace Pitts was a thirty-year operating executive in the chemicals/materials industries. She holds an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and has been a registered Civil Mediator…

3rd April 2018

Millie Pitts

3rd April 2018

GPCA

GPCA

Ken Adler works with EDF’s Ports Team to reduce emissions from port-related heavy-duty diesel engines using advanced technologies, performance metrics and partnerships. Prior to joining EDF, Ken worked 30 years for the…

3rd April 2018

Ken Adler

3rd April 2018

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

Genoa Port in Italy is set to benefit from a €8 million ship to shore power project to help it meet EU environmental sustainability standards.

3rd April 2018

Ship to shore power contract for Port of Genoa

3rd April 2018

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Building partnerships with stakeholders will be a key topic at the GreenPort Congress Conference America.

3rd April 2018

Partnerships a focus of GreenPort Congress America

3rd April 2018

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Long Beach has received a US$9.7 million grant from the California Energy Commission to demonstrate zero-emissions cargo handling equipment.

3rd April 2018

Port of Long Beach plans zero emissions long term

3rd April 2018

GPCA

GPCA

Peter has more than 25 years of experience in the environmental sector working in municipal, state, and federal government agencies, NGO’s and now the private and academic sectors. He has a background…

3rd April 2018

Peter May

3rd April 2018