Environment
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Air quality obligation shrouded in mystery
18/03/2019Confusion surrounds the requirement for ports in England to submit air quality strategies, with uncertainty over the ports affected, their obligations and even the deadlines for compliance. READ more
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DERA funding “key” to emissions reduction
13/03/2019The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) program has been “key” to the sustainability of port environmental programmes, AAPA’s president and chief executive officer has said. READ more
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Collaborative emissions initiative launches
05/03/2019A new Vancouver Fraser Port Authority-led initiative aims to help reduce emissions from international shipping more efficiently and effectively through education about incentive programmes and environmental infrastructure. READ more
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UK port cities call for pollution power
15/02/2019Councillors from the UK port cities of Southampton, Liverpool and Bristol have attended the Clean Air Summit to ask for greater legal powers to combat air pollution in ports, as well as funding for shore-to-ship power projects. READ more
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Writing the hydrogen rulebook
31/01/2019Industry is taking notice of hydrogen's potential as a squeaky-clean fuel. Stevie Knight reports READ more
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Giving trash a second life
31/01/2019Ports can help in the drive to turn waste into wealth, reports Felicity Landon READ more
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Plea for better green incentives from ports
18/01/2019Incentives from ports need to be better when it comes to environmental improvement, it was argued at a roundtable centred on ports’ role in decarbonising the maritime transport sector at the 2018 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP24) in READ more
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First hydrogen machinery at a European port
04/01/2019The Port of Valencia will use hydrogen battery-propelled machinery to become the first port in Europe to incorporate hydrogen energy to reduce emissions and the environmental impact of its operations. READ more
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NWSA engine emissions rule kicks in
03/01/2019As of 1 January 2019, only trucks with a 2007 or newer engine or equipped with a certified retrofit are allowed to enter the international container terminals of The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) under its Clean Truck Program rule. READ more
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Taking sustainability to the next level
20/12/2018Michele Witthaus reports on a trend towards collaborative port initiatives for sustainability READ more
