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EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The second technical meeting of the CLIMEPORT Project, has been held recently in Piraeus (Greece). Climeport is a 1.6 million euro, 36 month long project, funded by the EU and MED programme,…

19th November 2009

CLIMEPORT’s 2nd technical meeting

19th November 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners adopted a strict truck ban effective January 1, 2010 to help clear the air.

19th November 2009

Oakland’s truck ban exceeds regulations

19th November 2009

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

A large, integrated access control and CCTV system with a difference has been installed at a major Scottish port.

18th November 2009

Lowering the security bar

18th November 2009

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

REGULATION & POLICY GREENPORT

Europe should follow the example of the US and Canada by establishing ECAs, says Christer Ågren of the Air Pollution & Climate (AirClim) Secretariat

18th November 2009

AirClim: “Europe needs Emissions Control Areas”

18th November 2009

POST SCRIPT

POST SCRIPT

Now available from our parent company Mercator Media are the papers in powerpoint form from the recent Private Capital & Ports Conferenceheld in London. These are genuinely regarded as essential reading byall…

18th November 2009

PS PAGE

18th November 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

Alunorte, one of the world’s largest alumina producers has opted for a newly designed, Siwertell alumina ship loader from Cargotec to come into operation at the end of this year.

18th November 2009

Alumina ship loader for Brazil

18th November 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

C. Steinweg (Süd-West Terminal) GmbH & Co. KG has ordered a Generation 5, G HMK 7608 Mobile Harbour Crane, a variant of Model 7, from Gottwald Port Technology GmbH for its multipurpose…

17th November 2009

Gottwald reinforces its position in Germany

17th November 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Many ports are taking the opportunity of a lull in container volumes to review their gate technologies. Felicity Landon reports

17th November 2009

Time to take another look

17th November 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

Existing noise assessment procedures consider the noise annoyance evaluation using yearly average noise levels weighted by frequency and time of day.

17th November 2009

Mitigating noise annoyance at the Port of Dublin

17th November 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

A recent demonstration at the Port of Wilmington displayed some of the latest technology showcasing the North Carolina State Ports Authority’s commitment to more environmentally friendly operations at the Ports of Wilmington…

17th November 2009

North Carolina Ports showcase greener port operations

17th November 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that the Port of Baltimore will receive $3.5 million in Recovery Act funding to help clean the air in and around the Port.

17th November 2009

$3.5 million to help cut diesel pollution in Baltimore

17th November 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The Port of Cork Company has been awarded the international environmental standard ISO 14001 certification which acknowledges the Port’s positive commitment to the environment.

16th November 2009

Cork achieves ISO 14001

16th November 2009

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

CONTAINER & CARGO HANDLING

Southampton-based Community Network Services is rolling out itscompletely new inventory control system, CNS Compass, this autumn - theresult of two-and-a-half years planning, it is designed to increasefunctionality and flexibility.

16th November 2009

CNS

16th November 2009

AMERICAS GREENPORT

AMERICAS GREENPORT

The Port of Portland, Oregon has, over the past year added shore-side power (cold-ironing) at three of its marine terminals.

16th November 2009

Air emissions cut at Portland

16th November 2009

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Emissions control, air and water control, green business development and societal integration are all high on the San Pedro Bay Ports agenda

15th November 2009

Long Beach and Los Angeles: no let-up in environmental initiatives

15th November 2009

ASIA

ASIA

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin remains confident that the port of Ust-Luga should commence operations on time and deliver maximum efficiency.

15th November 2009

Putin confident over Ust-Luga

15th November 2009

EUROPE

EUROPE

Short sea shipping in Europe is being held back by reliance on old-fashioned paper management systems, according to Alberto Magrassi, an expert in shipping systems from IT firm Elsag Datamat.

14th November 2009

Ditch paper reliance to further short sea shipping

14th November 2009

ASIA

ASIA

The possibility has been floated that Kochi Port Trust could assume managerial responsibility for the ports Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal once DP World moves its operations to the new Vallarpadam operating area…

14th November 2009

Port Trust could manage vacated Kochi box terminal

14th November 2009

EUROPE GREENPORT

EUROPE GREENPORT

The CMA CGM Group is pleased to announce the delivery today, 10th of November, in South Korea, of the CMA CGM CHRISTOPHE COLOMB.

14th November 2009

CMA CGM takes delivery of new 13,300 TEU vessel

14th November 2009

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

PROJECTS & INITIATIVES GREENPORT

Sustainability in operations is no longer just an attractive option. It is fast becoming a commercial imperative to reduce costs and drive competitive advantage. Kate Royston investigates how it is remaining firmly…

13th November 2009

Ports’ key role in the sustainable logistics chain

13th November 2009