Projects & Initiatives – Page 36
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Ship Efficiency Awards 2015
UK-based Fathom is encouraging nominations for its newly-launched ‘Ship Efficiency Awards’ before the deadline on 14 July 2015.
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NewsPrince Rupert boosts green rewards
The Canadian port of Prince Rupert is enhancing its Green Wave programme to better reward shipping companies’ positive environmental performances.
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Cutting emissions with clean driving
Corporate fleet managers in Europe could save millions of tonnes of CO2 emissions and €28bn a year with available efficiency measures and clean technologies, according to a new report by analysts, CE Delft.
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NewsLondon launches recycling initiative
The Port of London Authority (PLA) is doing its part to stay green with a new recycling initiative that will also help with wildlife conservation.
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NewsTidal Lagoon raises environmental concerns
In the UK, the energy and climate secretary has granted planning permission for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project in South Wales, but the decision is not without its environmental concerns.
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NewsIncreasing supply chain efficiency
The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) is embracing new technology to help increase supply chain efficiency with a new mobile app which aims to expedite containerised cargo.
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NewsThe 2015 ESPO Award
Project submissions for the 2015 ESPO Award have opened and candidates have until 1 July to submit their applications to the ESPO secretariat.
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NewsHamburg tackles the ‘smartPORT’ challenge
In a bid to balance economy and ecology, Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) is continuing its quest for smartPORT energy and smartPORT logistics through a series of sustainable projects, writes Rachael Doyle.
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NewsEcoceane vessels clean up oil operations
France-based Ecoceane is continuing R&D on its range of pollution-cleaning vessels designed to help boost the efficiency of oil spill clean-up operations.
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NewsExcluding inefficient vessels
Charterers moving one fifth of global shipped tonnage now effectively exclude inefficient vessels, says the Carbon War Room.
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NewsDunkirk moves ahead with logistics park
Dunkirk Port is moving ahead with the development of a 145-hectare sustainable logistics park after being granted the local authority decree on Protected Species – vital for all development projects.
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NewsMaersk sets bold CO2 emissions target
Maersk Line has set itself a bold target as part of its ‘Sustainability Update’ for 2014, with the aim of cutting CO2 emissions per container by 60% by 2020, compared to levels from 2007.
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NewsAntwerp grants ‘green’ discount
The Port of Antwerp is rewarding vessels that use alternative technology to reduce emissions of particulates with a 15-20% discount on port dues.
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NewsContargo awarded for eco operations
Contargo has been given the ‘Eco Performance Award’ for its “integrated” sustainability concept and tariff calculation system.
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NewsGreen development in Canada
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has made the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Roberts Bank Terminal 2 project available to the public for comment.
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NewsRotterdam rewards sustainability
A Terntak oil/product tanker has been rewarded as the most sustainable vessel to dock at the Port of Rotterdam in 2014.
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NewsOffshore hubs for a greener future
As ports look to expand to adapt to ever-increasing vessel sizes, offshore hubs are the way forward for a greener future, says USA-based engineering and construction company, Bechtel.
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NewsCommission commits €16m for e-Ferry
The European Commission is committing €16m in funding for a 100% electric ferry that promises to cut CO2 emissions to make European waterborne transport greener.
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NewsSustainable marine planning
BMT says that Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) contributes to sustainable future development as ports and harbours have to manage an ever growing volume and mix of activity across an often compact water space.
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NewsLooking after Ghent’s inland waterways
The lock complex at Terneuzen is the gateway to the ports of Terneuzen and Ghent and provides a good shipping connection between the Netherlands, Belgium and France, but the new lock project will make the flow of the inland waterway even better, writes the new lock project team at the ...
