Europe – Page 55
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NewsFocusing on efficiency
Transferring containers from quayside crane to yard crane – using automated technology – is the key to Kalmar’s new Autoshuttle
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NewsDeveloping the Danube Green Corridor
The aim of the Danube Green Corridor project is to analyze how car logistics from South- East Europe, can combine different transport modes while reducing costs and cutting the negative effects on the environment*
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NewsDredging Helps to Clean Up the Oslo Fjord
Port of Oslo Takes Action to Clean the Contaminated Parts of Oslo Fjord to Improve Navigation and Safe Vessel Traffic
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Northern Gateway go-ahead
PD Ports (PDP) has received formal planning approval for its Northern Gateway Container Terminal (NGCT) at Teesport in the North East of England.
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ISU calls for “Environmental Salvage Awards”
International Salvage Union (ISU) President Arnold Witte had called on all sectors of the shipping and insurance industries to approach the issue of salvage and spill prevention with “fresh thinking and open minds."
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IMO approves revised ship emissions regulations
IMO approves revised ship emissions regulations The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved proposed amendments to the MARPOL Annex VI regulations to reduce harmful emissions from ships.
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NewsNorfolk Southern’s Presents ‘Green Machine’
Norfolk Southern’s new online carbon footprint analyzer puts the environmental benefits of rail transportation into an easy to- visualize perspective. The “Green Machine” quickly estimates the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that occur when rail transportation becomes a larger component in shipper supply chains.
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Green light for UK Marine Bill?
UK seas may finally get the protection they need, with indications by Gordon Brown that a Marine Bill will be included in the Queen’s Speech later this year, which sets out future UK legislation.
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NewsEarthrace Eco powerboat
Earthrace, the world’s “fastest and greenest” powerboat started its round-the-world race at the end of April, in an attempt to break the world record and promote the use of sustainable fuels.
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Diesel prices “could rise by 50%”
A proposal is being considered by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that could see a 50% increase in the cost of diesel at the pump.
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NewsMARPOL Annex VI discussed in the International Bunker Conference
242 participants from all over the world gathered in Copenhagen 23-25 April for the 29th International Bunker Conference. Upcoming emissions regulations are one the biggest challenges facing the shipping and marine fuels industries and they dominated the opening session of the event.
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NewsClean sediments and the EU Waste Directive
On 8 April 2008 the Environment Committee of the European Parliament adopted in second reading again the amendment on the proposal for a Waste Framework Directive which foresees exclusion of nonhazardous sediments.
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Environmentally mobile Liebherr
With its headquarters located in Nenzing, Austria - an environmentally protected area - the development of sustainable technology through efficient ecological support solutions is a matter of particular concern for Liebherr-Werk Nenzing.
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Amsterdam shuttle
For the last three months, Rotterdam container terminal operators ECT and APM on the Maasvlakte have been operating an inland shipping shuttle with the Amsterdam terminal CTVrede-Steinweg.
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NewsMoorMaster in Salalah
The Port of Salalah has worked closely with Cavotec MoorMaster in implementing a revolutionary vacuum-based mooring system that allows for safe and swift mooring of ships of all sizes at the APM Terminals container facility at the Port of Salalah in Oman.
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NewsVerstegen’s environmental grab programme
Verstegen has developed special environmentally friendly grabs for handling dusty materials. These grabs have enclosed scales and can be provided with knife sealing systems for handling fine, free flowing materials.
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NewsSaigon’s ECO-RTG order
The new Saigon Premier Container Terminal in Vietnam operated by DP World has ordered a batch of 13 ECO-RTGs from Zhenhua Port Machinery Company in Shanghai. Siemens will deliver the hybrid ECO-RTG drive systems to crane manufacturer ZPMC in October 2008. This order is the second in a row placed ...
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Prismalence sheds new light
An innovative lighting product developed in Sweden is rapidly securing business in the UK ports market. Tilbury Container Terminals, operators in Southampton and Dover Harbour Board are among the UK operators that have ordered and installed Prismalence lights over the past 18 months, according to Cameron Maritime Resources (CMR).
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LCMT chooses fuel-saving solution
Kalmar Industries’ on-going programme of investment in research and development into environmental improvement and fuel efficiency has helped win an order for six E-One+ rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes for Thailand’s LCMT Company Ltd.
