World – Page 94
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UK Deputy Prime Minister Backs Green Port Hull
During the visit, Mr Clegg said; “Hull is ideally located to support offshore wind developments and is well placed to become a UK centre of excellence in the developing renewable energy sector."
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Soget on Cloud
French software solutions provider Soget is offer the next generation its e-maritime Port Single Window solution on Microsoft Cloud Technology.
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Sheerness land agreement
Peel Ports has signed an option agreement giving the leading wind turbine manufacturer Vestas exclusive rights to a large area of land in the UK at Port of Sheerness in Kent.
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Emission Decrease in LA
Monitoring stations around the Port of Los Angeles show concentrations of carbon in the Port area air fell in 2010 for the fourth straight year.
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APM positive outlook
Nils Andersen, CEO of parent company, AP Moller-Maersk Group, attributed APM Terminals’ Q1 11 improvement in sales and margins to “continuing efficiency gains and cost reductions”.
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Barcelona - Spain's green port
Barcelona port intends to convert itself into the greenest in Spain.
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From across the oceans
The world’s ocean industries will meet at the Sustainable Ocean Summit to tackle shared environmental challenges
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20% ‘green’ energy in electric power contract
The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority are considering awarding a contract for $19.8 million to Just Energy Texas L.P. for the purchase of deregulated electric power to be used Port of Houston Authority-wide from 2009 to 2012.
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Bio fuels and electricity from algae
Technoplex Inc., a port technology consultancy group, and Proteus Environmental Technologies, a leader in the innovation of green technology, have announced a national strategic partnership to bring their combined “green technology” practices into the port, maritime and goods movement community.
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Peter Barham Environment Ltd established
After eight years as Sustainable Development Manager with Associated British Ports, Peter Barham has moved on to set up his own company providing advice to the ports industry on environmental and sustainability issues.
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Green ideas to get WWL funding
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) announced plans to award $100,000 in grants this year to entrepreneurs working on zero-emissions technologies for shipping and port logistics.
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Mega terminal for Chennai
The government of India is planning to build amega container terminal at Chennai, India’s second busiest container port.
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Movable shore power supply at Shanghai Port
The Port of Shanghai started to use a movable 2000 kVA shore power supply system with Vacon AC drives to supply electricity from the national grid to the ships in dock.
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Cargotec delivers its first Zero Emission(TM) RTGs to Asia
Cargotec has completed the delivery of six Kalmar E-One2 rubber-tyred gantry cranes featuring Zero Emission(TM) technology to Vietnam''s terminal operator Saigon Newport.
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Combating maritime pollution in South Africa
The South African Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa) has installed a sophisticated satellite navigation system that will enable it to monitor vessels that might pollute South African waters. The Long Range Identification and Tracking will be able to track vessels within 1000 nautical miles of South African coastline.
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Maersk calls for Benchmarking
Speaking at the recent Green Port Logistics Conference, Maersk Line’s General Manager of Terminal Strategy, Soren Thomsen, said a terminal’s environmental performance was viewed as a tie-breaker when selecting where to send ships.
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Tidal energy for Islay
The Scottish government has given approval to ScottishPower Renewables for the development of a 10MGwatt tidal energy installation worth around £STG40m.
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GPA’s remote control on energy management
Georgia Ports Authority is to install an energy management system to monitor and control heating, ventilation, air conditioning and lighting at seven buildings at the Port of Savannah.
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Sustainable water management in the Port of Dunkerque
In connection with World Water Day on 22 March, an agreement has been signed between DUNKERQUE-PORT and BEFESA ZINC in Gravelines, on the release of effluents into port docks.
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US EPA opts to cap PCBs
Cleaning up the bottom of New Bedford Harbor is a priority for the US EPA.