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Kotka joins EcoPorts network
Kotka ecoport is a project launched by the Port of Kotka as part of the City of Kotka and its EkoKotka project. Kotka ecoport considers the environment in all operations of the port based on a life cycle approach, meaning that all stages from design and construction, to commissioning and ...
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New chairman for AIVP
The Members of AIVP elected Jean-Pierre Lecomte, to the Chairmanship of AIVP, at their most recent General Assembly in the Icelandic port city of Reykjavik.
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WPCI update and call for OPS website volunteers
Fifty-five ports from all over the world have come together to form the World Ports Climate Initiative. Under the leadership of the IAPH they have committed to jointly reduce the threat of global climate change.
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Port of Gijon wins first ESPO award
European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani handed out the first Gijón. The Award, a wooden work of art designed by the Belgian artist Francois Schuiten, was given during a festive ceremony held at the Brussels Town Hall yesterday evening.
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Gothenburg to Drammen - new rail shuttle link
The Port of Gothenburg is expanding its range of rail shuttles by once again offering a shuttle service to Drammen in Norway. The first departure will be at the beginning of November and is part of a joint venture with Green Cargo and H. Strøm/Rail Terminal Drammen.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers - Climate Change Report
19 October - Climate change, rising energy prices and increasing local sourcing are current and future challenges for the transport & logistics industry, according to a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
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Port of Kotka joins the EcoPorts network
The partnership is part of the new Ecoport concept of the port of Kotka. Kotka ecoport is a project launched by the port of Kotka as a part of the City of Kotka and its EkoKotka project. The goal of Kotka ecoport is to consider the environment in ...
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Dutch Council of State suspends routing decree on Western Scheldt
Last week the Council of State in the Netherlands suspended the routing decree and one of the implementation permits for deepening the navigation channel in the Western Scheldt. The routing decree covers deepening of the Western Scheldt at 12 shallow points that are currently not deep enough for the largest ...
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Port of Cork promotes short-sea shipping
Captain Michael McCarthy, Commercial Manager of the Port of Cork highlights the advantages of short-sea shipping – and the benefits to the environment
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Mobile pump out vessel for marinas
The only existing solutions for waste and bilge waters onboard are onshore pumping stations – a significant investment for marinas, which in turn creates traffic around the facilties and possible additional pollution through uncontrolled dumping and land-based mobile pumping systems which often have restricted access to marinas. In an effort ...
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Eco-friendly patrol launches for PLA
The Port of London Authority has taken delivery of the first of five new environmentally harbour patrol launches for operation on the River Thames
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CMA CGM: Ecologically Thinking
“Think Ecologic” is the key message of the environmental programme being introduced by Marseille-based shipping line CMA CGM for both its shipping and shore-based activities
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Stockholm Royal Seaport chosen for Clinton Climate Initiative
Stockholm Royal Seaport, Stockholm’s new city district being built in the port area, has been selected by the Clinton Climate Initiative for the new climate positive development programme
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Italian Ports: pursuing a green strategy
The Port of Naples and Assoporti (Italian Association of Port Authorities) were delighted to host the GreenPort 2009 conference in Naples. It provided an opportunity to showcase important sustainability initiatives being developed by Italy’s major ports and Assoporti. Kate Royston provides an overview of some of these projects
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‘Faunabescherming’ and Port of Rotterdam Authority sign agreement
The ‘Faunabescherming’ (society for the protection of wildlife) has withdrawn its objection to the construction permit for Maasvlakte 2 and the Port of Rotterdam Authority is to take a number of measures to benefit seabirds in the Voordelta area.
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smart rivers ‘21 heads for Vienna
Following the three previous conferences in Pittsburgh, Brussels and Louisville, the 4th smart rivers ’21 conference, organised by the Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses in Austria (PIANC Austria) and Austria Tech will be hosted by the City of Vienna on 6-9 September 2009 at the Vienna City Hall.
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Antwerp launches unique trial project with shore power for seagoing ships
At the Port of Antwerp, seagoing ships belonging to Independent Container Line (ICL) will now be able to use a shore-based electricity supply when they are lying at berth. As a consequence they will no longer have to run their polluting onboard engines to generate power. The environmental impact of ...
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40 years for Auxema-Stemmann
This year the company Auxema- Stemmann is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Originally founded as Auxema in 1967, after two years the formed a partnership with the German company August Stemmann (1912), incorporating the company name as it is today: Auxema-Stemmann.
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PureBallast for petroleum tankers
PureBallast, Alfa Laval’s chemical-free system for ballast water treatment developed in cooperation with Wallenius Water, will be installed aboard two new bitumen tankers for Nynas, a word-leading supplier of specialty petroleum products.
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SIAG turns to Linde for mobile yard operations
Establishing new markets outside of container handling for existing products is always a difficult task to undertake. However, one market that the Linde Heavy Truck Division has been successful in breaking into is equipment used in the production of wind energy products; this is a very important step for the ...