Sector News - Europe – Page 34
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NewsWärtsilä agrees on loan for R&D activities
Finnish marine power solutions company, Wärtsilä Corporation, has signed a 10 year loan agreement with the Nordic Investment Bank totalling $50m to fund research and development into energy efficient products.
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NewsEU shipowners dump toxic ships
According to a list released by Belgium based NGO Shipbreaking Platform, a record breaking number of 365 toxic ships were sent for breaking by European shipowners to the beaches of South Asia in 2012.
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NewsNew interactive format revealed for GreenPort Congress 2013
In a radical attempt to end the current trend at conferences for delegates to be exposed to ‘death by PowerPoint’ the programme at the 8th GreenPort Congress will take on a dramatic change to encourage greater participation and discussion throughout the two days of the event.
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NewsEuropean Commission looks for climate solutions
As part of its climate action campaign, ‘A world you like. With a climate you like’, the European Commission has launched a low-carbon contest in a bid to find and test some of the most creative and innovative green initiatives across the EU.
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NewsWodcon XX looks at new approaches to dredging
At this year''s World Dredging Congress XX (WODCON XX), industry experts will gather to look at new innovations and ways to restore and enhance the natural environment.
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NewsKeynote speaker confirmed for P&E Conference
Arsenio A Dominguez, vice chairman of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for Mercator Media’s ‘Propulsion & Emissions Conference’.
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NewsPorts urge European leaders not to cut in Transport Infrastructure Budget
On 7 and 8 February 2013, European Heads of State and Government are coming together in another attempt to make a deal on the Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF), the overall European budget for 2014-2020 to be allocated to the different policies.
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NewsCreating the conditions for change
The way cargo is handled, ships are constructed and ports are used has improved tremendously during the past years. This is what one could conclude from the Green Port Congress, which was held early October in Marseille, the former ancient Greek merchant port and one of the biggest port cities ...
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NewsMPs urged to back alternatives to Severn barrage
UK MP’s on the Energy and Climate Change Committee, who are investigating a large scale barrage to harness the energy potential of the Bristol Channel, have heard that an alternative approach would be better for the environment and for industry.
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EU funded study for LNG vessels
The European Union is supporting a new study aimed at rectifying potential barriers to the construction and operation of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) fuelled vessels with €1.2 million from the TEN-T Programme.
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NewsViking Grace – venue for Gas Fuelled Ships
Mercator Media’s venue for the fourth Gas Fuelled Ships Conference (11 to 12 September 2013) is a fitting one – the world’s largest passenger cruise vessel fuelled by LNG, the ‘Viking Grace’.
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NewsEU wants ports equipped with LNG facilities
The European Commission has launched a Clean Fuel Strategy. This is an ambitious package of measures to ensure the build-up of alternative fuel stations across Europe with common standards for their design and use.
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NewsEU Commission to improve air quality in 2013
The European Commission adopted a new strategy with regard to the air quality in the EU and has declared 2013 as the year of air, with new proposals on improving air quality across Europe.
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NewsMinoan Lines takes the environmental route
The Greek passenger ferry company, Minoan Lines, announced to take its responsibilities as regards maritime environmental protection and the optimisation of ship energy efficiency operations.
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NewsP&E Conference taking shape
Mercator Media''s 2013 Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference is beginning to take shape with the announcement of Japan’s director for International Regulations, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MILT), as keynote speaker.
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NewsWishing you a Merry Christmas
The team at Green Port wishes you a Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year.
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NewsPatrick Verhoeven Leaves ESPO for ECSA
ESPO Chairman Santiago Garcia-Milà informed members this morning that ESPO Secretary General Patrick Verhoeven has decided to leave the organisation.
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NewsEU Commission allocates €1.2 billion to key TEN-T projects
The European Commission has launched two calls for proposals under the 2012 Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) multi-annual and annual programmes, making €1.265 billion available to finance European transport infrastructure projects in all transport modes – air, rail, road, and maritime/inland waterways – plus logistics and intelligent transport systems, and all ...
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Study on LNG solution in the Baltics published
The European Commission has published the study on gas supply issues in the East-Baltic region, requested by concerned Member States.
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NewsFears over Scottish freight route loss
The UK''s Freight Trade Association (FTA) has warned of major road jams if Scotland loses its only freight connection to Europe because of the Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SCAs) coming into force in 2015.
