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    Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Aims to be Carbon Neutral by 2010

    2008-06-06T10:57:00Z

    The Port Authority Board of Commissioners has expanded the agency’s commitment to the environment by announcing a goal of carbon neutrality from its operations by 2010. The agency aims to reach net zero annual carbon emissions from its operations first and foremost through new capital investments and operational refinements, and ...

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    Remote reporting gets easier

    2008-06-05T21:26:00Z

    Kalmar has release a simpler, more user-friendly second version of its Remote Machine Interface (RMI).

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    ISU calls for “Environmental Salvage Awards”

    2008-06-05T10:51:00Z

    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."

  • Port Strategy: Duisport sets the inland terminal pace
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    Inland Ports - The New Way

    2008-06-04T21:26:00Z

    When we talk about North European ports today, we tend to focus on the Le Havre-Hamburg range of deepsea ports and associate those ports with congestion. True, false or misconception?

  • Port Strategy: Port of Antwerp
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    Flying high

    2008-06-04T21:26:00Z

    The Benelux ports are soaring with rocketing volumes and investments on a breath-taking scale. Felicity Landon reports

  • Port Strategy: Port of Zeebrugge
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    Zeebrugge readies itself for trade growth

    2008-06-04T21:26:00Z

    Recent developments at the Port of Zeebrugge have included a quay extension on the north side of Albert II dock, the completion of the quay and construction of a jetty in the Southern Canal dock, and the modernisation of berths in the outer port.

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    Benelux briefs

    2008-06-04T21:26:00Z

    Combined thinking at Antwerp

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    Fifty year flashback

    2008-06-04T21:26:00Z

    Fifty years ago, Antwerp had just seen the construction of the Boudewijn lock.

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    Flywheels for ZPMC cranes

    2008-06-04T21:26:00Z

    Vycon''s Regen flywheel energy-saving units will be installed in six new ZPMC rubber-tyred gantry cranes scheduled for delivery this year. The units are on order for Chinese  Xiamen Songyu Container Terminal.

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    Cinderella city-port

    2008-06-04T21:26:00Z

    Amsterdam can at last go to the Benelux ball as Stephanie Knight reports

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    Fuel efficiency on the Horizon

    2008-06-04T10:41:00Z

    Horizon Lines, Inc. has implemented a combination of newly enhanced fuel efficiency and cost management programmes focused on conservation and fuel cost recovery.

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    IMO approves revised ship emissions regulations

    2008-06-03T10:36:00Z

    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.

  • The Green Machine
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    Norfolk Southern’s Presents ‘Green Machine’

    2008-06-02T10:31:00Z

    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.

  • Port Strategy: Queensland ports', like Townsville, have been let off further regulation
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    Queensland Ports Report

    2008-06-01T21:26:00Z

    Queensland ports have been given a general "pass" mark for their competitive performance by a state government review into port competition and regulation.

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    Extra Newcastle output

    2008-06-01T21:26:00Z

    The port of Newcastle''s biggest exporter will double its output by 2015. Coal & Allied, owned by Rio Tinto, will spend A$5bn (US$4.8bn) to boost production to 58m tonnes/year.

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    Fremantle modal shift

    2008-06-01T21:26:00Z

    Fremantle Ports wants to have 20% of its containers on rail by next year. The port has recorded a 1200% increase in the use of rail since 2002 - about 84,000 teu/year.

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    Green light for UK Marine Bill?

    2008-06-01T10:23:00Z

    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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    Earthrace Eco powerboat

    2008-05-31T16:50:00Z

    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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    Tesco brand takes on port

    2008-05-30T21:26:00Z

    Operator PD Ports and UK supermarket chain Tesco have announced plans to bring 800 new jobs to Teesside, through the development of a state-of-the-art import centre.

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    Diesel prices “could rise by 50%”

    2008-05-30T16:42:00Z

    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.