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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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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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NewsHead to head
There''s a clash of personalities between the Black and Marmara seas, as Stevie Knight discovers
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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 ...
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NewsMoroccan port unionist released
The UMT union worker that organised both a Tangier dockworker agreement and protests against the stranding of nearly 200 Moroccan seafarers in Spanish and French ports has finally been released.
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NewsCargotec makes operations adjustments
Cargotec recently announced that it will be developing its governance model towards an organisation driven by three main areas of business: marine, terminals and load handling.
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NewsPOLA wins environmental award
The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) recently won the Lloyd’s List global award in the ‘Environment’ category for its leadership in adopting and promoting reduced emissions within the maritime industry.
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NewsIndonesia Port implements comms system
The Indonesia Port Corporation II has chosen SOGET and Microsoft Corporation systems to employ the largest Port Community System in the world.
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NewsSpeed study will mould future design
In its effort to determine reasonable and relevant berthing velocities for the design of fender systems, PIANC Working Group (WG) 145 is continuing to collect and analyse berthing data from sources around the world.
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NewsEnergy efficiency on IMO’s agenda once again
The Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) of the IMO meets this week to discuss ships’ energy efficiency along with other green topics including ballast water management and ship recycling regulations.
