Projects & Initiatives – Page 23
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NewsWärtsilä to help tackle marine litter
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has signed an agreement with Seabin Project to join its global pilot programme addressing the worldwide littering problem affecting oceans.
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Improving the efficiency of RTGs
Royal HaskoningDHV has recently completed a three-year collaborative project with University of Reading, CRESS Energy Systems and Valencia Port Foundation to improve the energy efficiency of RTGs.
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NewsDP World looks to Tesla technology
DP World Group Chairman and CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk have discussed the potential uses of Tesla technology for DP World’s global operations.
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NewsRewarding greener ships
Twente Port Authority has begun 2017 by offering vessels with Green Award certification discounts at the port.
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NewsGreen Marine targets noise emissions
Green Marine is broadening the scope of its North American environmental certification programme by adding two performance indicators dealing with underwater noise emanating from ships and port activities.
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NewsCalculating the carbon footprint of the whole supply chain
By its very nature logistics has always been ‘bitty’ because there are a million and one parties to the transport of goods. Consequently, a universal method of calculating the carbon footprint of the whole supply chain has been impossible to realise, but that may just be about to change, writes ...
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NewsA pillar of the community
From the busy San Pedro Bay port complex, downtown Long Beach’s St Anthony High School often saw diesel soot land on its window sills and floors, writes Karen Robes Meeks, on behalf of the Port of Long Beach.
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NewsDP World promotes solar energy usage
With work underway to construct 88,000 rooftop panels on DP World’s Dubai facilities, the company’s CEO has emphasised the importance of solar energy.
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NewsBeing held to account
Following the adoption of the Paris Agreement on climate change in late 2016, responsibility for reaching greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals shifts to individual countries, writes Alan Lewis, director, Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC), Smart Freight Centre.
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NewsMoU for smarter freight transport
Smart Freight Center (SFC) and FEPORT have signed an Memorandum of Understanding to partner together to help standardise calculating and reporting emissions in the port logistics supply chain.
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NewsSustainable transport solution
Multimodal network operators Samskip and BCTN Roermond have set up a sustainable transport solution with packaging producer Smurfit Kappa, with the aim of getting cargo off the road.
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NewsEnergy transition project
Charging batteries for transport vehicles when surplus green power is available within the network is technically possible and economically sensible.
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NewsHamburg emissions pilot bears fruit
The Hamburg Port Authority’s pilot emissions project with Kii, a leading Internet of Things (IoT) provider, is allowing the port authority to analyse its pollution output and tackle the source of any problem.
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NewsThe potential of inland waterways
Participants from across Europe gathered in Warsaw earlier this month to discuss how to enhance inland navigation in the Baltic Sea Region.
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Monitoring seawater pollution
The EU project SMS is developing an in-situ real time monitoring system for seawater quality control.
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Portek and Vahle join forces
Portek Systems & Equipment Pte Ltd and Paul Vahle GmbH & Co. KG (Vahle) have signed a new collaboration.
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NewsMonitoring sound emissions from dredging
HR Wallingford’s work relating to sound in the marine environment has led them to be recognised at the Dredging and Ports Construction Innovation Awards 2016.
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NewsDP World recognised for green performance
DP World has been recognised for implementing best practice in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving environmental performance by the UK-based Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP).
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NewsPort waste powers Gothenburg
A new Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) waste import terminal has opened at the Port of Gothenburg, with the bulk of the waste arriving from the British Port of Immingham.
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NewsEnergy sustainability efforts awarded
The Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) has awarded the Special Mention Award to research conducted on energy sustainability efforts in maritime terminal operations.
