Projects & Initiatives – Page 27
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NewsEfficient bulk terminal planning
Continuing voracious demand for mined materials in the developing nations has led to a requirement for increased bulk terminal capacity and efficient advanced planning, says Rajan Narayan, technical director at BMT Consultants India.
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NewsPrince Rupert feasibility study
DP World and the Prince Rupert Port Authority have announced an agreement to study further expansion of the Fairview Container Terminal at the port.
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NewsBaltic ports in green collaboration
Three Finnish TEN-T core ports are working in collaboration with Ports of Stockholm and Viking Line to invest €8,100,000 in measures to reduce the environmental impact from shipping in the Baltic Sea.
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NewsRecycling slops into marine fuels
The Ecoslops refinery in the Port of Sines, Portugal, has commenced industrial production and delivered the first volume of recycled marine fuel products which comply with ISO 8217 standards, writes Alice Mason, GreenPort News Reporter.
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NewsHueneme joins Green Marine
California’s Port of Hueneme has signed on as a participant in Green Marine, the largest voluntary environmental programme for the maritime industry in North America.
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NewsInnovative Offshore-Onshore Port system
The Port of Venice is fighting back against global warming with its new offshore bunkering platform.
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NewsBMT planning expertise
BMT Asia Pacific and BMT ARGOSS have been appointed by Hong Kong Nicaragua Canal Development Group (HKND) to undertake a series of marine and port assessments for the Nicaragua Canal.
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NewsImproving flood resilience
ABPmer will be presenting at Flood and Coast 2016, a unique event focused on the challenges faced by ports as a result of flood and coastal erosion.
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NewsLooking towards the hinterland
An inland port may be defined as a strategic, multimodal node that includes at least a ship or barge terminal with connection to other ports before reaching oceanic trade, writes Xavier Seguí, Master in Chemical Engineering, Martí Puig, PhD candidate and Dr Rosa Mari Darbra, associate professor, Universitat Politècnica de ...
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NewsCutting haulage miles
Peel Ports has announced that is has secured 50 advocates for its Cargo200 initiative and is urging shippers in the North West of England to join the campaign.
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NewsGreen initiative ends on a high note
Thousands of port employees around the world have taken part in a joint environmental initiative launched by five of the world’s largest port operators in conjunction with the Port of Rotterdam Authority (PRA).
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NewsDamen joins Rotterdam sustainable port project
Damen Shipyards Group has announced its partnership of the Port of Rotterdam Authority’s start-up accelerator programme, PortXL.
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NewsPollution contingency planning
In this article, Glyn Humphries, head of Adler and Allan’s marine response division, discusses the key measures to avoid the most common pitfalls in contingency planning for pollution incidents.
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NewsMauritius port bunker opportunities
The Government of Mauritius has taken the next step in developing its largest city Port Louis into a global bunkering hub.
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NewsZero emissions ferry fleet
Scandlines is aiming to have its fleet of six hybrid ferries operating fully with zero emission batteries by 2018.
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'Go Green' campaign a "great success"
Five leading terminal operators joined forces last month to promote environmental awareness and sustainability.
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NewsUS Coast Guard in support of Port Ambrose
The controversial LNG terminal development at the US East Coast Port Ambrose is making progress after gaining support from the United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) and US Coast Guard (USCG).
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NewsHull’s low-carbon future
One year on the foundations for the Siemens development at ABP''s Alexandra Dock in Hull have been laid providing what has been called a foundation for the UK’s low-carbon future.
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NewsDover looks into green tidal energy
Experts from across North West Europe have met at the Port of Dover to conclude the three-year study into generating green tidal energy.
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NewsPERS certification for French ports
The French ports of Le Havre and Nantes-Saint-Nazaire have achieved Port Environmental Review System (PERS) certification, celebrated during the Gala Dinner at GreenPort Congress in Copenhagen last week.
