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Ports take action against climate change
A port climate conference is to be held in Rotterdam on 9, 10 and 11 July 2008, entitled the “2008 C40 World Ports Climate Conference.” In preparation for this, the Port of Rotterdam Authority organised a conference entitled ‘World Ports for a better climate’, on 25, 26 and 27 November ...
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NewsCommission Denies Deficiencies in Environmental Legislation.
Speakers at the first GreenPort Conference in Antwerp in February had a clash of opinion as to whether European environmental legislation, and in particular the Habitats and Water Framework Directives, has inherent deficiencies causing bottlenecks for port development.
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Ports Meet Environment at GreenPort 2006
To meet forecast growth in world trade over the next decade, container ports and the shipping industry will need to double capacity. Achieving such growth with minimal adverse effect on the environment is a major challenge. Time delays and increased costs have become a major brake on world trade.
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Felixstowe South Piles Ahead
The first shipment of piles for the new quay wall at the Port of Felixstowe’s Felixstowe South development recently arrived at the UK’s largest container port. Nineteen of the large tubular steel piles were discharged from the vessel Arklow Rainbow directly onto the Felixstowe South construction site. Each of the ...
