Terminal Operations – Page 46

  • A 'small' storm surge barrier, nothing like the size of the one proposed across Tokyo Bay
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    Meeting the challenge of rising water levels

    2018-04-30T09:21:00Z

    Sea levels that are increasing faster than predicted leave ports with costly risk mitigation decisions to make, explains Stevie Knight

  • Schneider Electric data
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    Study calls for 100% renewable energy provision in UK ports

    2018-04-27T15:21:00Z

    Providing renewable electricity to ships whilst in port in the UK could reduce the equivalent of 1.2m diesel cars worth of nitrogen oxides pollution and bring GB£402m per year of health and environmental benefits, a new report has found.

  • Green port fee rebates
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    Ports need smarter GHG reduction incentives

    2018-04-18T17:17:00Z

    A new Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development International Transport Forum report argues ports need to develop more and smarter incentives to meet the International Maritime Organisation''s greenhouse gas (GHG) targets for the shipping sector.

  • The SAURON project aims to produce an integrated, scalable but installation-specific solution for protecting EU ports. Credit: www.sauronproject.eu/concept.php
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    Invisible enemy at the port gate

    2018-03-29T12:10:00Z

    Stevie Knight discovers that ports are, sometimes unwittingly, in the front line when it comes to cyber attacks

  • LED Floodlight installation
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    Making gains by cutting the footprint

    2018-03-05T14:11:00Z

    There are an increasing number of options open to ports looking to curb or even eradicate emissions.

  • ECOncrete foundations have been tailored for providing a home for marine life
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    Breaking out of the mould

    2018-03-05T14:10:00Z

    Today''s port breakwater construction ties placement, innovation and ecology together, explains Stevie Knight.

  • Panama Canal
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    Making the climate call count for ports

    2018-01-30T11:28:00Z

    What role should ports play in reducing emissions from shipping? Felicity Landon reports

  • The Maersk Antares and Olivia Maersk work the Tauranga Container Terminal early in 2017
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    Thwarting modern-day smugglers

    2018-01-30T11:27:00Z

    Intelligence and collaboration key to port security, finds Iain MacIntyre

  • In the Dominican Republic, volunteers visit a home for elderly people
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    DP World gives back to communities

    2017-12-19T17:10:00Z

    Terminal operator DP World''s fourth Global Volunteer Week programme saw employees across the world deliver over 60 projects in partnership with 47 organisations, bringing benefits to more than 5,000 people and clocking up a new record of nearly 4,700 volunteer hours during work time.

  • Joint effort: there can be a shared interest in operating sustainably
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    Who’s the greenest?

    2017-12-16T10:02:00Z

    Felicity Landon asks if there’s a case for a sustainability ranking for ports

  • Climbing up: PSC inspectors will need to raise their capability. Credit: DW Bradshaw
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    Muddying the water

    2017-12-16T10:00:00Z

    Ballast water regs could create issues for ports as well as lines, warns Stevie Knight

  • Inside: there isn't a single unit available that can find all contraband
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    Content conundrum

    2017-11-06T09:46:00Z

    Questions still remain on who is responsible for container screening at ports and how it should be done. Alex Hughes reports

  • Waste not: Ecoslops' refined product can help ports boost their environmental profile
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    Making waste work harder

    2017-11-06T09:39:00Z

    Ecoslops’ Vincent Favier explains what ports can do to facilitate slops disposal

  • Early work: Milford Haven advises that ports run a prequalification process for tenders of a reasonable size or complexity. Credit: Port of Milford Haven
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    Terms and conditions

    2017-11-06T09:33:00Z

    Pitching a port tender just right can be a minefield. Alex Hughes reports

  • Planting endeavours by Laem Chabang International Terminal (LCIT)
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    Operators spearhead Go Green event

    2017-11-02T09:40:00Z

    The fourth annual Go Green port environmental initiative saw 7,500 people across the world take part in activities and attend events under the theme of climate change.

  • News

    ESPO unveils sustainability agenda

    2017-10-19T23:17:00Z

    The secretary general of the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) unveiled the representative body’s sustainability agenda for the upcoming months at the GreenPort Congress and GreenPort Cruise conference for 2017.

  • Patterns: better weather monitoring and management can be beneficial for ports and their surrounding communities. Credit: James Baker, https://bestreviewsbase.com
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    Eye on the storm

    2017-10-09T15:55:00Z

    Envirosuite’s Chaim Kolominskas explains how ports can benefit from a new approach to environmental management

  • Pushing boundaries: Hyster is piloting hydrogen fuel cells. Credit: Hyster
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    Fuel feud

    2017-10-09T15:06:00Z

    Which emission-free fuel solution will win out in the yard, asks Alex Hughes

  • First sign: the eNose can act as an early warning system to reduce the risk of odour nuisance Credit: Comon-Invent
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    Smelling salts

    2017-10-09T15:05:00Z

    Odour management at ports brings a breath of fresh air. John Bensalhia reports

  • A shore power dispenser unit charging the Vision of the Fjords at the Flåm berth in Norway
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    Shore power could slash Norwegian emissions

    2017-09-05T15:17:00Z

    Shore power could reduce CO2 emissions by as much as 12.5 million tonnes at ports in Norway every year.