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ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY GREENPORT

There has been a lot of talk about lubrication of engines running on low sulphur fuel – it’s a controversial topic raised at this years Propulsion and Emissions conference and one there…

12th December 2012

The single oil solution debate rages on

12th December 2012

AFRICA

AFRICA

North African ports have become a political playground, as Stevie Knight discovers

12th December 2012

Power of politics

12th December 2012

THE NEW YORKER

THE NEW YORKER

Shortly after an early July, 2012 ceremony marking the change in command, the newly anointed Captain of the Port in New York, Gordon Loebl, suggested to his team that preparedness plans for…

12th December 2012

Make preparations that count

12th December 2012

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Traffic jams, greenhouse gas (GHG) and particulates emissions are marks of most major cities in the four corners of the planet. Managing and reducing these emissions is a big challenge for authorities…

11th December 2012

São Paulo Waterway Ring

11th December 2012

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Seattle Port Commission has approved a bold 25 year programme that aims to create 100,000 new jobs in the region while reducing its environmental impact.

11th December 2012

Seattle Port Commission approves 25 year programme

11th December 2012

ASIA

ASIA

There is speculation in the media that the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) has approached the high court to seek damages from ABG Haldia Bulk Terminals (HBT) for the losses it suffered following…

11th December 2012

Kolkata seeks damages from HBT

11th December 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Denmark based offshore wind developer, DONG Energy, has chosen a trio of 200HD Vibrodrivers, made by French pile driving technology manufacturer, PTC, as an alternative solution to hydraulic hammers for its Anholt…

11th December 2012

Reduced noise emissions for Danish windfarm

11th December 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Over the last fifty years containerised shipping vessels have steadily increased in size, with Maersk now building Triple-E class vessels with a capacity of 18,000 teu.

11th December 2012

A problem that is growing in size

11th December 2012

ASIA

ASIA

Busan Port Authority (BPA) and global container terminal operator, PSA International, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at cooperating towards a long term strategic partnership.

10th December 2012

Busan Port Authority and PSA sign MOU

10th December 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Wärtsilä has announced a further contract to supply a complete LNG package, including the propulsion, auxiliaries and controls, for a new STX-designed PSV for US company Harvey Gulf International Marine.

10th December 2012

Fifth gas-fuelled PSV for Harvey Gulf

10th December 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Global power systems company, Rolls-Royce, has signed a non-exclusive agreement with Canadian shipbuilder, Robert Allan Ltd, to supply power and propulsion equipment for a range of new LNG tug designs.

10th December 2012

Rolls-Royce to power Canadian LNG tugs

10th December 2012

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

USA based ship management company, Maersk Line Limited (MLL), has become the first shipping company to receive certification from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for energy management.

10th December 2012

Maersk Line receives energy efficiency certification

10th December 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

HFWs Matthew Gore finds that there has been little progression on the thorny container weight debate

10th December 2012

Putting on weight

10th December 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Australian based oceanography experts, Tidetech, will present ‘Beyond Weather Routing: the role of next generation oceanographic data’ at the second annual Green Shiptech China Congress (GSCC), which is taking place in April…

7th December 2012

Tidetech highlights role of oceanographic data

7th December 2012

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Seattle has to decide just how ambitious it wants to be, says Martin Rushmere

7th December 2012

The next frontier

7th December 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

MAN Diesel & Turbo has confirmed the first order for its low-speed, dual-fuel ME-GI engine – the two 3,100TEU containerships to be built at NASSCO for USshipping company TOTE will be powered…

6th December 2012

First order for LNG-fuelled two-stroke

6th December 2012

EUROPE

EUROPE

Peel Ports in the UK has announced that it is investing £3m to upgrade its steel terminal at the Port of Liverpool – a strategic move by the operator to get ahead…

6th December 2012

Peel Ports injects £3m into Liverpool terminal

6th December 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

All US West Coast ports are keeping the same stance over competition from the widened Panama Canal (now said by some to be ready only in 2016), Mexico, and Canada, principally Prince…

6th December 2012

Undercurrent of competition concerns

6th December 2012

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

The Port of Oakland has reached another milestone in the implementation of its shore power programme - successful completion of a final test of its ship-to-shore connection with German shipping line Hapag-Lloyd.

5th December 2012

Oakland reaches shore power milestone

5th December 2012

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

USA based shipbuilder, General Dynamics NASSCO, has finalised a contract with American group TOTE Inc, to build the world’s first LNG powered containerships.

5th December 2012

NASSCO to build first LNG containerships

5th December 2012