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  • Jan De Nul deployed one of its cutter suction dredgers
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    Maltese dredging works complete

    2014-03-28T10:27:00Z

    Jan De Nul has completed an extensive dredging project across Malta Freeport Terminals’ facilities within the Maltese Port of Marsaxlokk.

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    Russian seaport construction approved

    2014-03-27T17:12:00Z

    Construction of new facilities at Russia’s Sabetta Seaport is to go ahead after the environmental review was approved by the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources Usage (Rosmorport).

  • The Port of Halifax is offering shore side power to cruise vessels during the 2014 season
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    Halifax Port next to offer shore power

    2014-03-25T12:34:00Z

    Canada’s Halifax Port Authority (HPH) is the next port to offer shore side power for cruise vessels during the 2014 cruise season.

  • Patrick Verhoeven: “I would make a plea for a playing field that is level but fair”
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    Smoothing the introduction of the sulphur regs

    2014-03-25T12:22:00Z

    A keynote speech at the recent Clean Shipping Conference emphasised that priorities must be set to smooth the introduction of low sulphur norms in Northern Europe to establish a fair and level playing field.

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    Arctic works to prevent oil pollution

    2014-03-18T16:14:00Z

    The Arctic Council’s Task Force on Arctic Marine Oil Pollution Prevention (TFOPP) is to develop an urgent action plan to protect the fragile environment.

  • Trojan Technologies’ Marinex BWT system
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    Type approval for Canadian BWT system

    2014-03-17T16:49:00Z

    Trojan Technologies of Canada has announced that its Marinex BWT product suite has obtained IMO type approval from DNV on behalf of the Norwegian Maritime Directorate.

  • America’s short sea shippers believe that the new tighter ECA regulations will do more harm than good
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    ECA – more harm than good?

    2014-03-17T16:42:00Z

    Short sea shipping representatives have hit back over the ‘expensive’ new ultra low fuel Emission Control Area (ECA) requirements set to come into force in North America in January 2015.

  • Cargo operations underway in the port
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    Watching the dry bulk market

    2014-03-11T20:30:00Z

    Global dry bulk markets are not immune to the pressures and challenges faced across the shipping industry, particularly as shipping continues to recover from the financial crisis and the global economic slowdown. Gurumurthi Shankar, GAC’s Group Sales Director, takes a look at the recent trends in dry bulk trade in ...

  • Green EFFORTS is organising its final conference on 13 May in Brussels
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    Save the date: Green EFFORTS Final Conference

    2014-03-11T16:08:00Z

    Green EFFORTS, the collaborative research project, co-funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme is organising its final conference on 13 May in Brussels.

  • A new fuel cell demonstration project will be deployed at the Port of Honolulu Photo: Young Brothers, Ltd
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    Fuel cell technology at Honolulu

    2014-03-11T14:58:00Z

    Clean hydrogen power that''s expected to lower emissions and reduce energy consumption will be coming to the Port of Honolulu in 2015 after the completion of a new fuel cell technology demonstration.

  • ESPO believes the deployment of a network of LNG refuelling points should be a key objective of the Clean Air Strategy
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    ESPO plea over Clean Fuel Strategy

    2014-03-10T18:01:00Z

    ESPO has urged the European Parliament and Council to reach an agreement on the Clean Fuel Strategy before the forthcoming EU elections.

  • DNV GL and the MPA have worked  jointly and separately on projects to reduce emissions and improve fuel efficiency in shipping
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    Joint collaboration for green marine R&D

    2014-03-05T13:38:00Z

    Research and development (R&D) in the marine industry has been thrust into the spotlight with the new collaboration between DNV GL and the Maritime Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

  • Wärtsilä's sealing solutions comply with the EPA's revised 2013 VGP
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    EPA approval for Wärtsilä shaft sealants

    2014-03-04T16:54:00Z

    Wärtsilä’s environmentally-sustainable propeller shaft sealing solutions will continue to use mineral oil as they''ve been found to meet US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) standards.

  • The NASP monitors ship-source pollution in Canada's waters
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    Canada works hard to detect pollution

    2014-02-28T16:40:00Z

    A total of CAD$47.6m of new funding has been put aside to increase the number of flights to monitor and detect pollution from ships in Canada’s waters.

  • During 2013, 120 tonnes of sulphur emissions were saved as a result of the Port of Gothenburg's programme. Photo: Port of Gothenburg
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    Gothenburg campaigns to save emissions

    2014-02-27T14:31:00Z

    Sweden’s Port of Gothenburg’s campaign to save sulphur emissions is making progress. During 2013, 49 vessels took part resulting in a saving of 120 tonnes of sulphur emissions.

  • The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is gradually replacing the whole of its fleet with greener vehicles
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    PANYNJ vehicle fleet gets greener

    2014-02-26T15:26:00Z

    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) is set to spend US$28m on more than 200 green vehicles bringing the number of alternative fuel, environmentally friendly trucks and cars at the port to around 85%.

  • Imperial Shipping Holdings' inland barge has become the 500th ship to be Green Award-certified
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    Green Award for 500th barge

    2014-02-25T10:19:00Z

    The Green Award Foundation, a scheme developed to promote quality inland shipping, has certified the 500th inland barge, marking a major milestone in the industry.

  • The PowerBuoy wave generation technology uses a “smart” ocean-going buoy to covert wave energy into low-cost, clean electricity. Photo Ocean Power Technologies, Inc
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    World’s largest wave energy project underway

    2014-02-21T12:37:00Z

    UK-based Lockheed Martin and Australia’s Victorian Wave Partners Ltd are to develop the ‘world’s largest’ wave energy project – a significant step toward making ocean energy commercially available.

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    CMA CGM adopts ‘cold ironing’

    2014-02-20T15:28:00Z

    CMA CGM has adopted a “mobile solution container” in a bid to comply with new Californian rules calling for ‘cold ironing’ or alternative maritime power (AMP).

  • Green EFFORTS is a collaborative research project, aiming at the reduction of energy consumption and improving  a clear energy mix in the seaports and at terminals.
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    Reduction of Carbon Footprint of Ports and Terminals – Fiction and Reality

    2014-02-18T20:30:00Z

    GREEN EFFORTS considers opportunities and requirements to measure, monitor and control port and terminal emissions. This is compatible to other transport areas in order to eventually achieve an emission control system coherently and comprehensively covering the whole transport chain in a standardised way, says Prof. Jens Froese, Coordinator of the ...