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    PEMA seeks to enhance industry efficiency

    2008-11-04T09:58:00Z

    In a bid to assist the port equipment industry improve strategic planning, the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) has conducted its first ever market survey of mobile port handling equipment.

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    PEMA welcomes new members

    2008-11-04T09:55:00Z

    The Port Equipment Manufacturers’ Association (PEMA) has added four specialist manufacturing and consulting companies from Europe and the United States to its membership “PEMA’s work supporting the ports sector will be boosted with our new members – all of whom represent key interests in the ...

  • The Tratos factory: committed to the environment
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    Green initiatives from Tratos

    2008-11-03T09:51:00Z

    A supplier of specialist cables, Tratos are always seeking to work with customers to find better, more environmentally friendly solutions to their challenges, one of its greatest strengths is the ability to tailor solutions to customers needs.

  • Vigan pneumatic ship un loader in Antwerp
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    Cutting down on noise

    2008-11-02T09:46:00Z

    Konecranes of Finland, a leading manufacturer of grab gantry un loaders, reports that it is currently delivering two such machines to the Danish power company Dong Energy that will feature the most advanced noise reduction system that has ever been installed on this type of crane.

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    Granskog joins Cavotec Board

    2008-11-01T09:39:00Z

    Global engineering group, Cavotec MSL, has appointed Christer Granskog, former CEO of Kalmar Industries, to the Cavotec Board of Directors.

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    GreenPort 2009 Environmental Study Tour

    2008-10-30T11:50:00Z

    Prior to GreenPort 2008 in February the world’s first environmental port study tour was held: devised to enable GreenPort delegates to experience environmental projects and management expertise in other ports.

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    Green light for Danube environmental initiative

    2008-10-30T11:41:00Z

    The European Commission has decided not to raise objections to plans to extend a scheme piloted by Austria’s federal government, aimed at promoting a modal shift to inland waterways. Under the pilot scheme, new inland navigation services on the Danube are eligible for ...

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    Funding to cut freight emissions

    2008-10-29T11:33:00Z

    UK Transport Minister Jim Fitzpatrick has announced a £67m boost to the Sustainable Distribution Fund that will help the freight industry reduce costs and cut emissions.

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    Multi-Modal guide from Freight Best Practice

    2008-10-29T11:26:00Z

    A new free publication ‘Choosing and Developing a Multi-Modal Transport Solution’ has been published by the Freight Best Practice programme. This new Guide examines how to approach the use of rail or water transport as part of an operators’ supply chain.

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    Hamburg to develop “Hinterland Gateway”

    2008-10-28T11:23:00Z

    HHLA’s Uniconsult Universal Transport Consulting subsidiary is drawing up a scheme for a “Hinterland Gateway of the Port of Hamburg”.

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    Funding Guide for Inland Waterway Transport

    2008-10-27T11:15:00Z

    The “Funding Guide for Inland Waterway Transport in Europe” - one of the instruments of the European Commission’s NAIADES Action Programme - was officially launched on 1 October by Jonathan Scheele, Director of DG TREN Directorate B – Transport Logistics.

  • The new by-pass in Duisberg
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    Roundabout steers trucks to log port

    2008-10-26T11:08:00Z

    The Bypass East road in Duisburg-Rheinhausen has been officially opened enabling the heavy vehicle traffic of around 1700 trucks daily to be directed via a new roundabout and the new Osloer Strasse directly to the log port logistics center.

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    Norfolk Southern issues first Sustainability Report

    2008-10-25T10:59:00Z

    US rail operator Norfolk Southern Corporation has issued its first sustainability report, describing the company’s commitment to responsible economic, environmental, and social performance. The report, which the company plans to issue annually, is posted on Norfolk Southern’s environmental Web site ...

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    Yangtze Transport Report

    2008-10-24T10:55:00Z

    “Yangtze Transport 2008: Accessing China’s Interior” is an in-depth guide to transport infrastructure in the Yangtze region and the logistical challenges facing foreign investors in China’s interior.

  • The Port of Tyne
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    Tyne on track

    2008-10-23T10:51:00Z

    Rail has long been at the heart of the Port of Tyne’s operations, which, in recent years has seen significant investment and development.

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    A P Moller publishes HSE-report

    2008-10-23T10:45:00Z

    With the publication of its first consolidated Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Report, the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group has reached a starting point of reporting to the Group’s stakeholders. Over time, this will develop into a Sustainability Report covering additional important aspects ...

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    LR’s environmental management standard for shipping

    2008-10-22T10:41:00Z

    Using its quality assurance business, LRQA, Lloyd’s Register has developed a shipping industry specific guide for the ISO 14001 environmental management standard, to enable ship operators to establish and implement effective environmental management systems.

  • A screen shot of the SmartSafe  system.
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    ‘Magic pipe’ blocker breaks through

    2008-10-21T10:35:00Z

    Breakthrough installations have been completed of a fail-safe ship technology that automatically prevents the negligent or willful discharge of oil overboard. A liquefied natural gas carrier and a car carrier, under completion at leading South Korean yards, will be the first ships at sea to ...

  • Hanjin Line has launched an “Eco  Management” programme
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    Hanjin’s “Eco Management” programme

    2008-10-20T10:11:00Z

    Hanjin Shipping has established its “Eco Management” programme to reduce fuel oil and CO2 emissions, to assist in the prevention of global warming. In October 2007, Hanjin set up a fuel management Task Force team.

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    Ballast Water Treatment Technology guide

    2008-10-17T09:53:00Z

    The publication was produced by Lloyd’s Register in conjunction with Dr Mark Scrimshaw at the Institute for the Environment, Brunel University, UK. The treatment of ballast water continues to be one of the most significant environmental and operational challenges facing the marine industry today.