Sector News - Europe – Page 37
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NewsHybrid E-KOTUG launch
Europe’s first hybrid tugboat was launched recently at this year’s well known ‘Herring Party’ in Rotterdam.
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NewsMarkku Mylly Nominated EMSA Director
Markku Mylly, Managing Director of the Finnish Port Association has been elected Executive Director of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) for a term of five years.
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NewsEfficiency focus at Posidonia 2012
Energy efficiency and new shipping strategies has been a major focus of the Posidonia 2012 international shipping exhibition taking place in Greece this week.
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NewsMotorship P&E Conference success
More than 170 delegates came together in Hamburg last week for the successful two day 34th Motorship Propulsions & Emissions Conference, organised by Mercator Media Ltd.
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NewsResource efficiency for sustainable Europe
Last week, EU Environment Commissioner, Janez Potocnik, announced the five winners of the 2012 European Business Awards for the Environment.
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NewsScottish ports renewables strategy
A new £1.3m port project is helping to pave the way in the advancement of Scotland’s renewables infrastructure and there will be more port investment to follow in the near future.
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NewsEuropean Maritime Day sustainability focus
The EU marked European Maritime Day 2012 with events across Member States on 20, 21 and 22 May. The theme this year was ‘Sustainable Growth from Oceans, Seas and Coasts: Blue Growth’.
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NewsEU compromise on sulphur in the making
The European Parliament, Commission and Council have reached a controversial agreement setting drastically reduced sulphur content in marine fuels, in line with new International Maritime Organisation (IMO) standards.
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NewsEcoPort cert for MHPA
Milford Haven Port Authority (MHPA) has become one of just three ports in the UK to be awarded an EcoPorts PERS certificate for its environmental management system.
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NewsWaterways to gain LNG-propelled ship
A new, almost totally LNG-powered dry cargo inland waterway vessel will be operating on inland waterways in the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and France.
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NewsAPM uses wind to power terminal
Denmark’s APM Terminals Cargo Service has announced that it has formed a new partnership with DONG Energy, to reduce the operator’s energy consumption and CO2 emissions at the port of Aarhus.
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NewsMixed blessings - and a warning
Although there is no overall conflict between CO2 reductions and financial results as efficiency issues "become business critical", Leonardo Sonzio of Wärtsilä says that for some, regulations “will be a matter of life and death”.
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NewsUK shipping – a serious issue
UK Shipping Minister, Mike Penning MP, met with the All-Party Parliamentary Maritime and Ports Group this week, to give the industry an update in terms of the government’s maritime strategy going forward.
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NewsDouble-hull oil tanker reg agreement
The European Council and European Parliament have reached an agreement about technical modifications to the regulation from 2002 on double-hull oil tankers.
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NewsRINA to audit clean shipping in Sweden
RINA, the global classification society, has been approved by Sweden’s Clean Shipping Project, to perform verification to ships and as per the Clean Shipping Index requirement.
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NewsGrounded vessel pollution risk low
The cargo ship, MS Carrier, which ran aground off the coast of north Wales on Tuesday night, is not expected to present a huge pollution disaster, according to the UK Environment Agency and the MCA.
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NewsGothenburg to host European Maritime Day
This year, Gothenburg will host the fifth European Maritime Day official Conference, together with the European Commission, the Region Västra Götaland and the Swedish Ministry of Enterprise.
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NewsOP innovate offshore wind turbine access
OSBIT Power (OP), Siemens Wind Power and Statoil have successfully completed offshore trials of OP’s innovative offshore wind turbine access system, MaXccess in Norway.
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NewsCommission wants new rules on shipbreaking
The European Commission wants to reform the ship recycling industry through a proposal to tighten the law on shipbreaking.
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Concordia fuel removal completed
The works to remove fuel from the wreck of the capsized luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia, which ran aground off the Italian coast on 13 January, has been completed.
