World – Page 96

  • UAE
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    United Arab Emirates shipping industry committed to reducing sea freight emissions

    2011-02-22T11:30:00Z

    The United Arab Emirates Shipping Association (UAESA) is taking a lead position regionally and globally regarding the shipping industry’s response to climate change.

  • President Mutharika assumed that fuel shortages in Malawi were the fault of port congestion in Mozambique
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    Malawian fuel shortages due to Mozambican port congestion?

    2011-02-21T11:54:00Z

    It seems that the bickering between Mozambique and Malawi isn’t over yet since Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika blamed congested Mozambique ports for fuel shortages in the landlocked country.

  • The D’Artagnan will complete the dredging of the waterway’s Pacific entrance
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    Powerful Dredger for Expansion Project at the Panama Canal

    2011-02-18T15:28:00Z

    On January 11, the most powerful self-propelled heavy duty cutter suction dredger in the world, the D''Artagnan, arrived at the Panama Canal.

  • The UK's Prince Charles joined senior EU leaders at the Low Carbon Prosperity Summit
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    Prince Charles calls the EU to set Europe on course for survival and prosperity

    2011-02-17T15:00:00Z

    On 9 February Britain’s Prince Charles joined senior EU leaders at the Low Carbon Prosperity Summit at the European Parliament in Brussels. The EU leaders gathered to talk about how Europe and the world can create a low carbon economy. Prince Charles said economic growth should be decoupled from ever ...

  • Inside the MAS Port Pavilion, Image: © Toon Grobet
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    A unique visitors’ centre for Antwerp

    2011-02-17T09:15:00Z

    On February 5th the city and the Port of Antwerp celebrated the opening of a new visitors’ centre that will unite the port with the city.

  • CO² talks
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    Commission poised to push for success at International Maritime Organization CO2 talks

    2011-02-16T16:20:00Z

    After meeting with a group of high level experts last week, European Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas, responsible for transport, and Commissioner Connie Hedegaard, responsible for climate action, agreed that Europe must make every effort to help the IMO agree this year on global measures to curb greenhouse gas emissions ...

  • News

    Port and rail infrastructure in Guinea

    2011-02-07T14:13:00Z

    Environmental and socioeconomic impact assessment studies on new port and rail infrastructure in Guinea are about to get underway.

  • News

    San Francisco considers biofuel facility

    2011-02-07T14:13:00Z

    Port of San Francisco commissioners are in discussions with Darling International to convert a rendering facility that it owns into a biofuel production facility.

  • ABP’s site at Alexandra Dock forms part of the operational Port of Hull and is well placed for a wind turbine manufacturing facility.
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    Siemens selects Green Port Hull

    2011-01-27T13:54:00Z

    Siemens and Associated British Ports have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in connection with ABP’s proposed Green Port Hull development at Alexandra Dock.

  • News

    “Aggressive goals” for emissions plan

    2011-01-24T16:14:00Z

    Reaffirming their commitment to slash air pollution from the nation’s two busiest seaports, Los Angeles and Long Beach have approved a new version of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP).

  • News

    Rotterdam welcomes Bremenports silt

    2011-01-24T16:08:00Z

    Large quantities of sediment from the harbours in Bremerhaven will soon set off on a journey abroad, pushed by environmental concerns and difficulties finding disposal facilities.

  • Places like Lamu depend on their marine environment. Photo: Karl R Gjertsen.
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    Keeping the balance: development and protection in Africa

    2011-01-12T00:00:00Z

    While ports are part of the logistics chain with a decisive role in the protection of the marine environment, port expansion or development always raises a balancing problem of priority between environmental and social-economic issues.

  • By its very nature, dredging is an environmental impact.
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    Environmental Aspects of Dredging Seminar

    2011-01-10T14:01:00Z

    An international seminar on the Environmental Aspects of Dredging organized by PAO (Post Graduate Education) at the Delft University of Technology, in cooperation with the IADC and CEDA, will be held at Deltares, Delft, on 10 and 11 March 2011.

  • Amoris’ barge unloading equipment can be seen on the port side just ahead of the wheelhouse.
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    New CSD for Antwerp dredging project

    2010-12-23T15:05:00Z

    Damen Dredging Equipment has handed over ''Amoris'', a one-off stationary cutter suction dredger which has gone straight to work on the AMORAS silt dredging and treatment project in the Port of Antwerp.

  • News

    Befriend the green movement, ports told

    2010-12-15T16:54:00Z

    Australian port managers need to take on board the emerging influence of the Green movement, and be prepared to engage with its political leaders.

  • News

    Latin Americans need port policies

    2010-12-15T16:20:00Z

    The head of the UN''s Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Ricardo Sanchez, has said that Latin American governments need to redefine their port policies as a means of integrating coastal ports with the region''s industrial and production sectors.

  • Three of the largest offshore zones can be reached within 12 hours sailing time from Hull
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    UK port bid for renewables market

    2010-12-13T14:05:00Z

    A ‘one-stop shop’ for renewable energy is being developed in the UK at Hull, with a £100m (US$158m) redevelopment of the Alexandra Dock.

  • It is not just marine wildlife that is being threatened by the vast number of Indian port projects. Photo:Greenpeace / Sumer Verma
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    India’s plans run into environmental issues

    2010-12-13T14:04:00Z

    There are a number of port proposals being turned over in Orissa at the moment, mostly related to mining shipments, an ongoing issue for India – but some are running into delays linked with environmental concerns.

  • The Port of Gothenburg is developing LNG bunkering
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    Gothenburg develops LNG bunkering

    2010-12-13T14:04:00Z

    The Swedish port of Gothenburg is planning to enable ships to fuel using liquefied natural gas (LNG) at its facilities from 2013.

  • Container handling at Tollerort
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    Heating without emissions

    2010-12-09T16:55:00Z

    The HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT) at the Port of Hamburg uses exhaust heat from a sewage treatment plant to provide heating. This system enables Hamburg Hafen und Logistik (HHLA) and Hamburg Water to reduce costs and save 1000 tons of climatically harmful CO2.