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NewsCreating a positive green image for ports
Creating a positive image for ports when it comes to the environment - that was the take home message from the first day of the ninth GreenPort Congress, being held in Barcelona this week.
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NewsBallast Water Convention edges closer
The IMO says that the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention is edging closer to entering into force as Japan and Turkey become the latest countries to sign up to its ratification.
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NewsABB electrifies APMT Mexican terminal
ABB is to supply a complete electrification and crane automation solution for APM Terminals’ (APMT) new Mexican terminal at the Port of Lázaro Cárdenas.
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NewsDamen tug leaves for Trinidad
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the first ASD tug 2810 in a four-vessel contract with ARC Towage, which will be used to provide gas terminal berthing services in Trinidad and Tobago.
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NewsECSA position on scrubbers
The European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA) has published a position paper to try to achieve a harmonised position on the discharge of washwater in ports, estuaries and coastal areas, from open-loop scrubbers.
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ABPmer to lead Southampton impact assessment
ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) is to prepare various technical reports to support the environmental statements for the proposed regeneration of the Royal Pier Waterfront in Southampton, UK.
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NewsGreenPort Congress - one week to go
There’s just one week to go until the 2014 GreenPort Congress being held at the World Trade Centre, Barcelona, Spain, from 15 to 17 October. This year will focus on ”Improving communication between all port users”.
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NewsFouling defence system wins efficiency award
Danish coatings manufacturer, Hempel, has won a prestigious environmental award for its Hempaguard hull coating concept.
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NewsHybriLift technology at Antwerp
Finland''s Mantsinen Group Ltd has delivered a Mantsinen 200 M HybriLift to Cuypers Vorkliften at the Port of Antwerp in Belgium.
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NewsElectric straddle carrier delivery
Kalmar is continuing its long running relationship with France’s largest terminal, Eurofos, with the delivery of twelve new diesel-electric straddle carriers scheduled for February 2015.
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MOL releases environmental report
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has issues the English version of its ‘Environmental and Social Report 2014’, which sets out the Group’s outlook and latest initiatives regarding corporate social responsibility and the environment.
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NewsMaersk imposes low sulphur surcharge
Maersk Line says it will be introducing a new low sulphur surcharge (LSS) to help offset additional costs incurred by switching to cleaner fuels in Emission Control Areas (ECAs), required by the new regulation coming into effect in January 2015.
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NewsLong Beach launches more green projects
The Port of Long Beach has launched two grant-funded environmental projects at the Century Villages of Cabrillo homeless rehabilitation complex in West Long Beach.
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NewsPort Metro Vancouver awarded for EcoAction
Canada’s Port Metro Vancouver has been awarded a ‘Clean50 Top Project’ award for its EcoAction programme, which promotes emissions reductions for ocean-going vessels through financial incentives.
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NewsGlobal shipping cuts emissions
The total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from global maritime transport are estimated to have been more than 20% lower in 2012 than in 2007, according to the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).
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NewsDNV GL to class VLECs
DNV GL is to class five ECO STAR 85k Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLECs) after signing a Letter of Intent at the SMM Exhibition 2014 last week.
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NewsPromoting fuel savings with SmartSpeed
US based Applied Weather Technology (AWT), a StormGeo company, has launched AWT SmartSpeed, which it says is the first route advisory service to use advanced optimisation to set both optimum route and speed for each segment of a voyage.
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NewsWärtsilä addresses market demands with new CPP
Wärtsilä introduced its latest Controllable Pitch (CP) propeller system at the 2014 SMM Exhibition last week, which it says addresses the demands of medium and large sized vessel owners.
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Denmark: State of Green
Denmark’s State of Green initiative, a collective group of Danish stakeholders in the green energy and environmental fields, is launching a new section to its website focusing on green maritime solutions.
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NewsAlfa Laval unveils latest generation scrubber (
Alfa Laval has launched a new generation of its exhaust gas cleaning system, the Pure SOx 2.0 scrubber, which is said to provide more possibilities for shipowners.
