Latest News – Page 224
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NewsBatteries offer energy storage solution
An EU-financed project will investigate how used batteries from the transport sector can be reused for energy storage in ports.
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NewsTRANSNET: TIME FOR A REALITY CHECK
Transnet, the multi-division government-owned provider of port and rail services in South Africa, has been under fire recently with a whole range of customer led criticisms ranging from corruption to inappropriate pricing arriving at its door.
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NewsLOW EMISSIONS STRATEGY
As ports look for ways to cut their emissions, management teams are faced with a bewildering choice of low emissions technologies, and the risk of implementing a technology that might become obsolete. Steve Roberts, Associate Director, Ports & Marine, AECOM, looks at how to navigate the options and find not ...
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NewsKalmar fuel economic tractors aid efficiency
Kalmar will supply terminal tractors with a guaranteed maximum fuel consumption to a Turkish port operator.
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NewsPort operator hires controversial MP
Chris Grayling has been appointed as an adviser to a major global port operator.
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NewsEco hull cleaning for cruise ships
A UK port has launched a new partnership with Norwegian cleantech company ECOsubsea to roll out a sustainable and environmentally friendly cleaning programme for cruise ship hulls.
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NewsHabitat project reduces eco impact of port
A project to relocate insect habitats is being undertaken as part of a new UK port development in a bid to reduce its ecological impact.
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NewsSustainable super-ferry contract
ABB has won a contract to supply two new super ferries with hybrid propulsion cutting fuel consumption by one tonne per return trip across the English Channel.
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NewsInnovative e-truck charging solution
A high-power e-truck charging solution has won a top engineering award demonstrating its potential to improve green operational efficiency.
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NewsIndustrial action withdrawn in Australia
Industrial action has been with withdrawn in Australia in a move that brings relief following severe disruption.
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NewsPiraeus Port Authority: GreenPort Cruise & Congress Host Port 2021
The largest port in Greece, Piraeus Port Authority, will host the 16th Greenport Congress from 20-22 October 2021.
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NewsSolar energy system for LNG terminal
Solar power will be implemented at an LNG terminal in Asia with the potential to cut an estimated 300t of carbon dioxide emissions, annually.
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NewsOperating plans unveiled at Hamad Port’s CT2
Qatar’s Ministry of Transport and Communications has said that the initial operation of Hamad Port’s Container Terminal 2 (CT2) is set to begin in December.
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NewsAutomation aids terminal efficiency
A Turkish terminal has upgraded its Terminal Operating System (TOS) to incorporate more automation and achieve increased efficiency.
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NewsElectric ferries bound for Amsterdam
Five new all electric ferries are bound for Amsterdam which will secure significant emissions savings in the North Sea Canal.
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NewsPREDICTING THE OPTIMUM PATH
A joint venture has seen the implementation of machine learning at HHLA’s Container Terminal Burchardkai to optimise import container yard positioning and reduce re-handling moves.
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NewsBEIRUT KILLER BLAST
Who is responsible for the horrific Beirut Port blast will be formally decided in due course but already it is clear that a patchwork of mismanagement and complacency underpins this catastrophic event, the likes of which must not be allowed to happen again.
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NewsNAUTICAL TERMS & COVID-19
COMMENT: One of the positive outcomes of COVID-19 is the entertainment we can derive from new terminology that has arisen during these five months. The lexicographer Susie Dent collectively termed these the ‘coronalexicon’, writes Charles Haine.
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NewsDP World makes play for Israeli port
DP World will form a joint venture with a shipbuilding company in an effort to secure a tender for a major Israeli port.
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News“Vacuum cleaner” removes port plastic
An innovative “vacuum cleaner” will be launched this month to remove plastic from a nature reserve in the Port of Antwerp.
