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PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Düsseldorf-headquartered Gottwald Port Technology, a subsidiary of Demag Cranes AG, has successfully developed technology which uses state-of-the art diesel generators in connection with dynamic brake resistors and short-term energy storage to achieve…

12th June 2010

Mobile harbour cranes benefit from hybrid drive innovation

12th June 2010

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

In late March MOL (Europe) managing director Masahiro Tenabe was formally presented with his company’s AEO certificate from the Dutch customs organisation.

11th June 2010

MOL wins AEO certification

11th June 2010

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) announced in late March the joint development, along with engine manufacturer Akasaka Diesels Ltd, of a diesel particulate filter (DPF) for vessels that use marine heavy fuel oil.

11th June 2010

MOL: diesel particulate filter reduces emissions

11th June 2010

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Earlier this year the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach opened nominations for the third annual CAAP air quality awards.

11th June 2010

Judges evaluate Los Angeles/ Long Beach clean air awards

11th June 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

The Port of New York and New Jersey is expanding its container handling capabilities to coincide with the 2014 completion of the Panama Canal expansion.

11th June 2010

PANYNJ ramps up expansion plans

11th June 2010

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

In early May the Port of Los Angeles announced that it was planning to become the world’s first port to offer a reduced tariff for zero-emission vehicles imported into the US. The…

10th June 2010

Los Angeles considers reduced import tariff for zero-emission vehicles

10th June 2010

EUROPE

EUROPE

An exclusive market report by Trelleborg Marine Systems and Port Strategy magazine reveals that 75% of downtime in many ports is unscheduled and likely to be costing the industry large amounts of…

10th June 2010

Operators struggle to tackle excessive downtime

10th June 2010

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

A strategic partnership agreement between Jacksonville Port Authority and the Panama Canal Authority will see the two authorities working together to increase economic growth, share business intelligence, promote commercial activity and maximise…

10th June 2010

Jaxport strikes up Canal partnership

10th June 2010

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

AUSTRALASIA GREENPORT

The new head office building of the Port of Brisbane Corporation (PBC), scheduled to open this summer, has become the first in Australia to receive a 5 Star Green Star – Office…

9th June 2010

Port of Brisbane HQ wins green accolade

9th June 2010

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

Onshore Power Supply (OPS), the concept whereby vessels at berth replace onboard generated power from diesel auxiliary engines with electricity supplied by the shore – thereby reducing emissions and noise, is now…

9th June 2010

OPS technology gets its own website

9th June 2010

NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

Ports on the US East Coast are shrugging off last year’s nightmares and looking firmly ahead. Felicity Landon reports.

9th June 2010

Panama promise

9th June 2010

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

Are the good old days back or were the good old days really the bad old days?

9th June 2010

A much needed correction

9th June 2010

THE INSURER

THE INSURER

Two catastrophes in the first quarter of 2010, namely the terrible earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, have been a grim start for the ports sector, as well as on the broader humanitarian…

8th June 2010

Earthquakes shake ports sector

8th June 2010

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of Felixstowe, UK, is celebrating after gaining one award, and being runner-up in a second category at Suffolk County Council’s ‘Creating the greenest county awards 2010’.

7th June 2010

Felixstowe wins green award

7th June 2010

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The environmental management staff of the Port of Los Angeles have received the 2010 Outstanding Environmental Analysis Document by the Association of Environmental Professionals for the preparation of the environmental impact report…

6th June 2010

Los Angeles commended for Wilmington Waterfront report

6th June 2010

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

PRODUCTS & SERVICES GREENPORT

In early May Yusen Terminals Inc (YTI), a wholly owned subsidiary of NYK Line, announced completion of the first tenant-installed solar project at the Port of Los Angeles (POLA). The pilot system…

6th June 2010

Solar pilot project at Yusen Terminals

6th June 2010

SOUTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

Shipping line Maersk is exploring the possibility of making use of Puerto Bolívar in Ecuador, where it already calls at both Guayquil and Esmeraldas. The port is building the new quay and…

6th June 2010

Maersk eyes Bolívar

6th June 2010

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

IT specialist LogSys has partnered with manufacturer LXE, pairing the former’s software with the latter’s rugged mobile computers.

6th June 2010

Logsys ties knot with LXE

6th June 2010

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Seattle has exceeded earlier expectations in its clean air initiative to remove drayage (container-hauling) trucks with pre-1994 engines from the road. The ScRAPS (Scrappage and Retrofits for Air in…

5th June 2010

Seattle succeeds in eliminating polluting old trucks

5th June 2010

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on 22 April, the Port of Seattle chose to highlight its environmental stewardship with one of its green initiatives, the At-Berth Clean (ABC) Fuels…

5th June 2010

Seattle encourages low-sulphur fuels

5th June 2010