Projects & Initiatives – Page 29
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NewsOz environmental impact under review
Plans to develop a coal port at Abbot Point in Queensland, Australia, are making progress with a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) released for public comment until 18 September 2015.
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NewsFinalists chosen for Ship Efficiency Awards
The finalists for this year’s Ship Efficiency Awards, organised by Fathom to recognise companies’ efficient operations, have been announced.
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NewsABP Solar Farm to reduce South Wales footprint
Associated British Ports (ABP) South Wales has reached a major environmental milestone with the opening of its 4.5MWp Solar Farm at the Port of Barry, expected to significantly reduce its carbon footprint.
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NewsTransnet app calculates carbon savings
South African freight transport and logistics company, Transnet, has launched a carbon calculator app to help customers estimate emission savings when moving freight by rail instead of road.
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NewsSustainable development on the Seine corridor
Ever since its inception, HAROPA has sought to reconcile port planning and development with environmental preservation, writes Antoine Berbain, managing director, HAROPA Ports.
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NewsProgress made on Savannah extension
Progress is being made on the Savannah Harbour Extension Project (SHEP) after the US Army Corps of Engineers awarded a major environmental contract central to the expansion.
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NewsFocusing on the environment
Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) will play host to the GreenPort Congress in 2015. Environmental issues have long been in focus at the Danish-Swedish port operator, which is the largest in the Öresund region.
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NewsABP invests £2.2m in Garston bulk terminal
Associated British Ports (ABP) is investing £2.2m in an environmentally-friendly new bulk terminal at the Port of Garston, providing the port with future growth opportunities.
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NewsLA reduces smog with OffPeak trucks
This year marks the tenth anniversary of PierPass Inc’s OffPeak Programme, which Los Angeles and Long Beach say has significantly reduced cargo-related congestion in and around the ports.
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News‘Green’ Europe-Asia freight solution launched
French logistics company, Geodis Wilson, has launched a new Europe-Asia road and rail solution to help the industry optimise supply chain carbon footprint.
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NewsHamburg tackles illegal waste dumping
Vessels calling at the Port of Hamburg can now dispose of more waste for no extra cost – a move the port authority hopes will help tackle the illegal dumping of waste in the sea.
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NewsNoatum to test electric tractors
Europe’s first electric terminal tractors are to be tested at Spain’s Noatum Container Terminal this year, as part of a €3.1m low-carbon port equipment project.
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News‘Green’ award for India’s Krishnapatnam Port
India’s Krishnapatnam Port has been awarded the ‘Golden Peacock Environmental Management Award’ for its ‘green’ operations and contribution to overall economic development in the region.
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Clean cargo guide
The Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG) has released a new guide for understanding and applying its Carbon Emission Accounting Methodology for calculations and benchmarking in the ocean container shipping sector.
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News‘Green’ certification for New Orleans
The Port of New Orleans has become the eighth US port to reach ‘green’ certification under the Green Marine environmental programme.
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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.
