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News2012 Welcome Reception sets the tone!
The networking started at the welcome reception and continued all week. The venue was the beautiful Vielle Charite located in the heart of the Panier, Marseille.
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NewsRotterdam and Gothenburg form LNG alliance
The ports of Rotterdam and Gothenburg have formed a strategic alliance to accelerate the use of LNG as a maritime fuel, which they view as an important opportunity for the maritime industry to comply with the new sulphur directive coming into force in 2015.
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NewsConstruction of new Gulf terminal begins
Construction has started on a project seen as fundamental to King Abdul Aziz Port’s gateway status - the new second container terminal in Saudi Arabia’s largest Gulf Port, located in Dammam.
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NewsIndustry pushes for standard fuel method
Global marine paint coatings company, International Paint, together with BMT ARGOSS and NAPA, has called on the IMO’s Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) to develop a standard methodology to verify the energy saving and eco-efficiency impact of clean technologies.
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Labour relations fair to middling
Labour relations have traditionally been much better in the Gulf than the West Coast, which is one of the reasons for the popularity of the Panama Canal route. However, these have been called into question with the threatened International Longshoremen’s Association strike throughout the Gulf and East Coast.
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NewsSteady progress in green performance
A new report has indicated that manufacturing companies are making steady improvements in green performance.
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NewsParker Procal welcomes move on emissions
UK based manufacturer of emissions analysers, Parker Procal, has welcomed the European Union’s decision to create a global system for monitoring, reporting and the verification of emissions.
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NewsKiel launches intermodal rail service
The Port of Kiel has launched the first direct, intermodal rail service between the Baltic port and northern Italy, with its first block train leaving the Schwedenkai Terminal for Verona.
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NewsNew ESPO Green Guide launched at GreenPort Congress
Last week, ESPO launched its new “Green Guide; Towards excellence in port environmental management and sustainability” during a dedicated session at GreenPort Congress in Marseille.
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NewsGrowth on a broad front
Gulf Coast ports look to their traditional strengths, says Martin Rushmere
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NewsCharterers set standard for industry’s fleet
International transporter, Cargill, manufacturer Huntsman Corporation and oil trader UNIPEC UK, say they have set a new industry standard on fuel efficiency by deciding to charter only the more efficient vessels in the market.
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NewsReforms and remedies
The Ukrainian legal reform which has been stuttering on for decades may now be given a push by a new Sea Law which is designed to prepare the ground for the privatisation of the nation''s ports.
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NewsECT and Kloosterboer to develop Cool Port
The Port of Rotterdam Authority, Europe Container Terminals (ECT) and Kloosterboer have announced they will be uniting to develop Rotterdam Cool Port.
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NewsIMO rejects ICS fuel study submission
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has expressed its disappointment at the IMO''s decision to rejects its submission for a comprehensive study into the global availability of low sulphur fuel for ships.
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NewsBids invited for Melbourne Port redevelopment
Australian Premier Ted Baillieu has officially invited Expressions of Interest (EoI) seeking operators for the Webb Dock container terminal, automotive terminal and Pre Delivery Inspection (PDI) Hub at the developed Port of Melbourne.
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NewsHead to head
There''s a clash of personalities between the Black and Marmara seas, as Stevie Knight discovers
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NewsEurope is not alone in its economic despair
Reading the economic press brings no joy; it makes for depressing reading. I am struggling to find signs of growth or optimism as they are both few and far between. It used to be so much simpler.
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NewsSettlement reached over New Zealand wreck
According to Maritime New Zealand the NZ government and owners of the ‘MV Rena’, Daina Shipping Company, have reached an inclusive financial settlement to resolve claims.
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NewsSeaWeb’s photography contest encourages change
SeaWeb Marine Photobank’s programme launched the fifth annual ‘Ocean in Focus’ conservation photography competition this week, to inspire ocean protection and a change for the marine environment.
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NewsConstant air-quality monitoring at Le Havre
For more than twenty years, Le Havre port authority has voluntarily started action in favour of the respect and safeguarding of the environment and of sustainable development of its area, say Pascal Galichon, Head of the Environment Department and Jean-Paul Raffini, Deputy Head of the Environment Department of the Port ...
