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NewsGreen shore power connections
Germany’s L-3 SAM Electronics has won a contract to equip 11 Hanjin Shipping vessels with its SAMCon high voltage onshore power connection enabling them to benefit from shore side power.
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NewsWärtsilä powers North Sea FPSO
Wärtsilä is to supply a 62MW topside power module solution for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel to be deployed at the Kraken oilfield located in the UK sector of the North Sea.
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NewsIMO draft Polar Code concerns
Not everyone is happy with the IMO’s draft Polar Code, some say it is failing to address the looming danger of poorly prepared ships traversing the ice waters between the poles.
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NewsThe appeal of manageability
There are a number of reasons to be looking – hard – at the pros and cons of the relative sulphur emission technologies, but the most compelling argument may bypass sexier solutions and come down to a matter of control.
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Emissions innovation boost for UK marine sector
Businesses developing innovative solutions to reduce emissions in naval, leisure and merchant marine vessels and improve their overall efficiency are to get a £3m boost from the UK''s innovation agency – the Technology Strategy Board.
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KR and Busan Port join forces
The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) and the Busan Port Authority (BPA) have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on environmental initiatives and other maritime activities.
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NewsTug profile provides challenge for clean and efficient operations
The operating profile of a typical harbour tug could almost have been designed to maximise emissions; so the ‘green’ tug concept presents a challenge to ship designers, but it is a challenge they are accepting, with success.
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NewsDredging spoils argument in Oz
Environmental agencies are calling on the authorities to prevent the dumping of dredging spoils at Abbot Point because it''s too close to the Great Barrier Reef.
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NewsSvitzer Australia assist with LNG shipments
Svitzer Australia is to supply four 33m, 80 tonne bollard-pull tugs to help export shipments from the Chevron-operated Wheatstone LNG terminal as part of a AUS$650m (US$579m) contract.
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New guidance on ballast water
Lloyd’s Register has published a new guide on understanding ballast water management.
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NewsShaping the environmental future for ports
Many of the world’s harbours are located in city environments where noise and emission pollution from docked ships is a growing concern. With this in mind, port cities, port authorities, ship-owners, industry suppliers and regulators are now focusing on the decade old technology known as shore-to-ship power, for which universal ...
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NewsSynthetic diesel tug
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.
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NewsDual fuelled PSV order
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.
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NewsKonecranes nominated for two awards
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.
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Phoenix invests for future growth
Phoenix Products Company Inc is implementing several changes to better ready itself for rapid growth and expansion in the port and terminal industry.
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NewsKiel creates new hinterland links
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.
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Alfa Laval wins PureDry order
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.
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NewsGREENCRANES pilot comes to an end
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.
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PEMA appoints new committee members
The Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) has appointed a new Chair and Vice Chair to its environment and technology committees.
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NewsEPA announces air quality funding
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.
