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INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

INSIGHT & OPINION GREENPORT

Drewry, specialist advisory organisation for the maritime sector, has warned that although LNG freight rates strengthened in December, the agony of the second half of 2012 with regards to the rising cost…

24th January 2013

Drewry warning over rising LNG costs

24th January 2013

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

The European Commission has supported the amendments of an existing Finnish scheme supporting investment in cleaner ships.

24th January 2013

EC supports Finnish investment scheme

24th January 2013

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

German industrial cranes provider, Demag Cranes Group, has been integrated into global port equipment provider, Terex Material Handling & Port Solutions.

23rd January 2013

Demag Cranes and Terex integrate

23rd January 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

A new study by Dutch economic consultancy, Profundo, argues that a financial incentive to ensure that green ship recycling takes place is necessary to ensure the success of any future legislation.

23rd January 2013

New study wants ship recycling incentive

23rd January 2013

BULK HANDLING

BULK HANDLING

Its all about the money - good and bad - as we welcome in 2013, finds Martin Rushmere

23rd January 2013

Tighten those belts

23rd January 2013

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

In order to expand the activities at a port and industrial estate, environmental space is needed in addition to physical room. At the Moerdijk and Amsterdam-Westpoort Port and Industrial Estate, there is…

22nd January 2013

Trading in Environmental Space

22nd January 2013

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Ecospec of Singapore says that its CSNOx exhaust gas abatement system has been installed onboard a Great Lakes cargo vessel operated by Canada Steamship Lines (CSL).

22nd January 2013

New marine reference for scrubber system

22nd January 2013

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Global classification society, Bureau Veritas (BV), has issued its first voluntary SEEMP notation to 1,500 passenger and 500 car cruise ferry, ‘Cap Finistère’, operated by Brittany Ferries.

22nd January 2013

BV issues first energy-saving notation

22nd January 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The European Commission adopted a new strategy with regard to the air quality in the EU and has declared 2013 as the year of air, with new proposals on improving air quality…

22nd January 2013

EU Commission to improve air quality in 2013

22nd January 2013

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

Global risk management company, Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and Korea’s national gas company, Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS), have signed an agreement to cooperate on a feasibility study on the establishment of an…

21st January 2013

Korea signs up for LNG fuel study

21st January 2013

ASIA

ASIA

Global risk management company, Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and Korea’s national gas company, Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS), have signed an agreement to cooperate on a feasibility study on the establishment of an…

21st January 2013

Korea signs up for LNG fuel study

21st January 2013

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Greek passenger ferry company, Minoan Lines, announced to take its responsibilities as regards maritime environmental protection and the optimisation of ship energy efficiency operations.

18th January 2013

Minoan Lines takes the environmental route

18th January 2013

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

New York is all about labour actions, or so it has seemed at the beginning of 2013. At the start of the year, a possible school bus driver strike garnered more attention…

17th January 2013

The need to look ahead

17th January 2013

ASIA

ASIA

A huge cleanup and investigation is underway in Shanghai following a petrochemical leak at Jueshi Port which has also caused severe air and river pollution to the local Jinshan and Songjiang districts.

17th January 2013

Shanghai petrochemical cleanup underway

17th January 2013

ASIA GREENPORT

ASIA GREENPORT

A huge cleanup and investigation is underway in Shanghai following a petrochemical leak at Jueshi Port which has also caused severe air and river pollution to the local Jinshan and Songjiang districts.

17th January 2013

Shanghai petrochemical cleanup underway

17th January 2013

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Los Angles (POLA) is breaking ground with a new intermodal storage railyard that will provide a critical link between the port and the Alameda Corridor, providing staging and storage…

17th January 2013

POLA begins railyard construction

17th January 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Legislation to privatise the New South Wales ports of Port Botany and Port Kembla was passed by the NSW Legislative Council before Christmas.

17th January 2013

NSW given privatisation go-ahead

17th January 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

The option of allowing royalty concessions to help give traction to the troubled Oakajee port project in Western Australia has been raised by state premier Colin Barnett.

17th January 2013

Oakajee thrown a lifeline

17th January 2013

OCEANIA

OCEANIA

Pacifica Shipping’s recent change in vessel capacity has seen Ports of Auckland initiate a review of the ongoing viability of its Onehunga operation.

17th January 2013

Review for Auckland’s Onehunga

17th January 2013

EUROPE

EUROPE

A fierce blaze at the UK port of Sheerness destroyed a disused warehouse before the flames were brought under control by 50 firefighters on Monday. The black smoke could be seen several…

17th January 2013

Fire destroys former reefer shed

17th January 2013