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Onshore Energy Supply Conference – Tallinn
The Port of Tallinn partnered a seminar on onshore energy supply, organised by the Baltic Ports Organization held in Tallinn on 14th January 2009 and attended by port representatives, international organisations, shipping lines, global leaders in supplying innovative power supply solutions and research institutions.
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Environmental Award for Linde
Linde Material Handling’s Basingstoke facility in the UK, has taken home a top honour for their environmental achievements. At a ceremony held at the end of 2008 in London, Linde won the Green Champion Award in the Green Apple’s Recycling Projects category.
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Kalmar hybrids for DP World Southampton
Kalmar has also received an order to supply 15 of its ESC W straddle carriers to DP World Southampton in the UK. Two of the machines will be fitted with Kalmar’s new hybrid technology package and the remaining 13 are capable of being upgraded to hybrids in the future.
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Kalmar: TCS goes green
With fuel costs increasing and growing pressure to reduce exhaust emissions, many terminal operators are now evaluating Kalmar’s new ‘hybrid’ straddle carrier. Tilbury Container Services (TCS), operators of the only dedicated, modern, direct access deepsea terminal within the Port of London, is one such company and as part of an ...
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Customised terminal tractor
Award Kalmar has launched the TT616i, a brand new 4x2 terminal tractor for LoLo (lift-on, lift-off) operations which is currently undergoing extensive field trials in two operational terminals in Europe.
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ZERO- Emission AGV technology developed by Numexia and TTS
Swiss transport and power technology expert Numexia SA has adapted its groundbreaking contactless energy transfer technology to pioneer a zero-emission energy solution for Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) in use at container terminals.
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Approval for UK Marine & Coastal Access Bill
The UK Government has committed itself to introducing a full UK Marine & Coastal Access Bill in the new Parliamentary session. WWF-UK, the conservation organisation, was one of the first NGO’s to call for a Marine Act and is delighted that British seas will finally be given effective protection from ...
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Bromma’s green orders
The Bromma Group has won orders for more than 80 its Greenline all-electric yard crane spreaders since the end of 2008. Major Greenline orders received in the last quarter of 2008 included new contracts for Yokohama, Transnet National Port Authority, Jeddah, and Suape with further smaller orders for Livorno, Surabaya, ...
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Automated turnkey bilge water purification system for ports
A new bilge purification system solution claims reliable operation while reducing costs has been introduced by USbased BioPetroClean, with its new Automatic Chemostat Treatment (ACT) fully-automated technology for ports.
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DHL leads the way in Eco-Logistics
DHL, the world’s leading express and logistics company, has completed its first carbon neutral warehouse globally, and the first of its kind in the UK; the 6,200 m2 (65,000 sq ft) site near Wakefield West Yorkshire is the location for the main distribution center of UK communication company O2.
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Coal ship loader with dust suppression
ThyssenKrupp have commenced the construction of a coal export terminal for Cigading International Bulk Terminal (CIBT) in West Java. Designed for an annual throughput of 4.5m tons coal in the first stage and can be upgraded to 7.5 to 8m tons in the future.
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Antwerp Port Authority seeks partners for hinterland development
Antwerp Port Authority aims to position itself more strongly in the hinterland by teaming up with various port users.
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Rail freight in France set to overtake road transport
Recent Legislation proposed by the French Government will increase the percentage of freight that is not transported by road from 14% to 25% by 2012 and reduce carbon emissions by 20% by 2020. Given the chronic congestion of the road networks and the rising cost of fuel, the transport of ...
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Cleaner fuel for Europe’s barge owners
Inland shipping operators will be able to purchase clean fuel all over Europe by 2011. The decision made at the end of December by the European Parliament is part of EU efforts to green the economy. This is a major breakthrough, as inland shipping will no longer be associated with ...
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Gothenburg makes green tracks
Over the past ten years the Port of Gothenburg has invested heavily in increasing the volume of goods moved by train to and from the port, with dedicated trailer trains now running from Gothenburg to three locations in Sweden.
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PIANC’s ‘Working with Nature’ Paper
PIANC has published a new Position Paper entitled “Working with Nature”. This important paper has evolved through an iterative process involving PIANC’s Environmental Commission (EnviCom), PIANC’s partner associations on EnviCom (particularly the Central Dredging Association (CEDA) and the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC)) and PIANC’s Executive Committee who approved ...
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2009: Toughest year yet
Drewry Shipping Consultants, the world’s leading maritime consultants, in its latest Container Forecast.’ Concludes that 2009 will be the toughest test yet for the Container industry and further casualties are a real possibility.
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Felixstowe to commence further rail upgrades
In order to further improve the efficiency and reliability of its rail operations, the Port of Felixstowe has commenced works to upgrade its South Rail Terminal.
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Innovative energy storage straddle carrier
With an energy storage system designed to save energy and reducing emissions, an innovative straddle carrier is now in service at HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort, Hamburg, and Germany. The NSC 644 E ECO manufactured by Noell Mobile Systems was formally handed over and taken into service in November. Claimed to ...
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Hutchison moves in to Amsterdam
Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) have signed a share-swapping agreement through which HPH will become the majority shareholder of Amsterdam-based Ceres Container Terminals Europe B.V. (CTE) in the Netherlands.