Products & Services – Page 36

  • ‘Smit Elbe’, now running on synthetic diesel to reduce emissions
    News

    Synthetic diesel tug

    2014-01-02T16:37:00Z

    Dutch company Royal Boskalis says that the tug ‘Smit Elbe’, which is based in the port of Rotterdam, has become the first tug in the Netherlands to be fuelled with Shell GTL.

  • Siem Offshore has ordered four dual fuelled Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) of VS 4411 DF design
    News

    Dual fuelled PSV order

    2013-12-30T16:30:00Z

    Siem Offshore has entered into shipbuilding-contracts with Remontowa Shipbuilding in Poland for four new dual-fuelled Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) of VS 4411 DF design.

  • The Konecranes hybrid reachstacker SMV 4531 TB5
    News

    Konecranes nominated for two awards

    2013-12-28T10:49:00Z

    Konecranes’ new hybrid reach stacker is in the running for two prestigious industry awards at the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA) Awards for Excellence 2014.

  • News

    Phoenix invests for future growth

    2013-12-23T14:23:00Z

    Phoenix Products Company Inc is implementing several changes to better ready itself for rapid growth and expansion in the port and terminal industry.

  • A new train service will operate between the Port of Kiel and Duisburg from 3 February 2014
    News

    Kiel creates new hinterland links

    2013-12-23T12:05:00Z

    An additional direct intermodal train service is being created at the Port of Kiel to increase hinterland links. It will be the first direct rail route from the Ruhr region to Kiel.

  • News

    Alfa Laval wins PureDry order

    2013-12-20T09:51:00Z

    Alfa Laval is to supply its new waste fuel recovery system for 40 vessels as part of a SEK 40m (US$6.1m) order from a leading global carrier.

  • The demonstration was attended by Victoriano Sánchez-Barcáiztegui, the Regional Secretary for Infrastructure, Territory and the Environment, Douglas Schultz, the CEO of Noatum, Helmut Morsi, the Deputy Head of Unit, DG MOVE-B1 - Trans-European N...
    News

    GREENCRANES pilot comes to an end

    2013-12-19T18:00:00Z

    The European GREENCRANES project, led by the Valenciaport Foundation, has marked the end of pilot trials on greener terminal equipment at the Noatum Container Terminal with a public demonstration.

  • News

    PEMA appoints new committee members

    2013-12-18T15:28:00Z

    The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) has appointed a new Chair and Vice Chair to its environment and technology committees.

  • The EPA has US$4m available in grant funding to clean up diesel port fleets to include drayage trucks
    News

    EPA announces air quality funding

    2013-12-17T14:38:00Z

    The US Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has announced the availability of US$4m in grant funding to establish clean diesel projects at both marine and inland ports.

  • News

    Accurate disclosure of environmental data

    2013-12-16T17:52:00Z

    Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) has received certification for two of its pure car and truck carrier (PCTCs ) for accurate disclosure of environmental data, including the handling of onboard waste and the emission of greenhouse gases (CO2).

  • BIMCO's 'Step-By-Step Guide to Ballast Water Management' has been written in association with Fathom
    News

    Bimco guides shipowners to compliance

    2013-12-16T16:45:00Z

    BIMCO is releasing a guidance series that will help shipowners with ballast water management (BWM) implementation, ahead of the impending ratification of the 2004 IMO ballast Water Management Convention.

  • HullWiper is a high-speed remotely operated vessel (ROV) capable of cleaning up to 2000 square metres per hour Photo: GAC Group
    News

    Eco-friendly underwater hull cleaning

    2013-12-12T18:20:00Z

    GAC Environhull, part of global shipping and logistics expert, the GAC Group, has launched a new eco-friendly and cost effective way to clean hulls underwater.

  • Kalmar's hybrid E-One2 RTGare set to boost container handling capacity
    News

    Kalmar hybrid RTGs for Kenya

    2013-12-12T15:55:00Z

    Kalmar is to supply 12 of its E-One² hybrid rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) as part of a €17m order.

  • The European Council wants to ensure minimum standards for shore side electricity supply at ports in member states
    News

    A general approach to alternative fuels

    2013-12-09T15:54:00Z

    The European Council has agreed to take a general approach on a proposal aimed at building up minimum infrastructure for alternative fuels across EU ports - a directive that is part of the Clean Power for Transport Initiative

  • News

    EU invests €1.1m in shore power infrastructure

    2013-12-09T14:33:00Z

    The European Union is investing just over €1.1m in shore power infrastructure studies and a pilot implementation to boost the services for inland navigation in the Belgian region of Flanders.

  • The new Post-Panamax cranes will enable SOHAR to target 1.5 million containers annually
    News

    Developing high-tech Oman container terminal

    2013-12-06T11:32:00Z

    The last of three Post-Panamax cranes have been safely installed at Oman’s new container terminal at SOHAR Port and Freezone.

  • Phoenix ModCom Hi fixtures on the trolley of an STS crane over the water at a port in the US
    News

    Phoenix LEDs for terminal RTGs

    2013-12-05T14:36:00Z

    Phoenix Products Company Inc. has supplied its most innovative LED fixtures to illuminate RTG cranes for terminals in Houston, Texas, USA and Lomé, Togo in Western Africa.

  • Alfa Laval’s Aqua Blue - its next generation freshwater generator
    News

    Energy efficient freshwater generator

    2013-12-04T11:44:00Z

    Alfa Laval has launched a new efficient freshwater generator, the Aqua Blue, which it says cuts the need for seawater in half along with the electricity needed to power it.

  • For more than 60 years, Jan De Nul Group has executed international dredging and reclamation projects from start to finish
    News

    Reducing energy consumption and Co2 discharge

    2013-12-03T20:00:00Z

    Jan De Nul Group is a leading expert in dredging and marine construction activities, as well as in specialised services for the offshore industry of oil, gas and renewable energy, say Sofie Herman, Project Manager for Environmental Projects and Stijn De Ryck, QHSSE Advisor of Jan De Nul Group.

  • The Wärtsilä Auxpac 16 is based on an entirely new engine developed in China
    News

    New auxiliary engine packages from Wärtsilä

    2013-12-03T16:20:00Z

    Wärtsilä is introducing two new cleaner auxiliary engine and generator packages, the Auxpac 16 and the Auxpac 32.