Environment
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UAE has “no objection” to open loop scrubbers
13/05/2019The UAE Federal Transport Authority has publicly confirmed it has “no objection” to ships using open-loop exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS/scrubbers), in its waters. READ more
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“Relentless focus” needed to tackle emissions
13/05/2019The British Ports Association (BPA) has stressed the need for “a relentless focus” on long term measures to achieve zero-emission shipping as the IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 74) meet to discuss key issues. READ more
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IMO urges ship/port collaboration
08/05/2019The IMO Secretary General has stressed the importance of the combined role of shipping and ports in both world trade and sustainable development. READ more
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Collaborative working key to "net zero" goal
07/05/2019The ports sector can expect to see innovative concession agreements alongside increased shoreside power and electric equipment usage following the UK Committee on Climate Change’s recommendation for the government to adopt a "net zero" goal for READ more
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Finding a new home for carbon
02/05/2019The move towards carbon capture is gathering pace and ports are playing their part. Felicity Landon reports READ more
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Weather disruptions now a worrying reality
09/04/2019Alarming growth in the amount and severity of typhoons and cyclones in Asia is “a real disruption and a real reality” for ports and terminals in the region. READ more
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Blue economy is focus for Baltic ports
05/04/2019Topics essential to the concept of the blue economy have been discussed at a conference focused on development of a sustainable maritime economy in the Baltic region. READ more
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California’s zero-emission truck vision is achievable
04/04/2019The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have released a final report on the feasibility of deploying clean truck technology to begin meeting the zero-emission goals set by the Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP), which found that all the existing and READ more
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Port emission strategies up in the air
04/04/2019What, how, who and when? English ports need clarity on the government's requirements for air quality strategies. Felicity Landon reports READ more
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Airborne noise notation for ships in ports
28/03/2019Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released what is believed to be an industry first airborne noise emission notation (ABN) and ShipRight procedure to meet increasing demand for a standard and methodology to control airborne noise emissions from ships in READ more
