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NewsGerman port sets 2025 deadline for sustainability
Niedersachsen Ports has launched an initiative to implement and coordinate a sustainability management system with the aim of ensuring continuous improvement of processes for a sustainable future.
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NewsHow to speed up your fuel oil sulphur tests
Parker Kittiwake has launched new condition monitoring software which provides in-situ analysis of the sulphur content of fuel oil for compliance testing.
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NewsRolls-Royce helps fjord ferries to go greener
Rolls-Royce Marine has signed a deal to supply its innovative autocrossing system to a total of 13 new environmentally friendly ferries for Norwegian company Fjord1.
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NewsTAP funding applications open
The Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach and are offering seed money to foster the development of new goods-movement technologies that improve air quality as part of their Technology Advancement Program (TAP).
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Breakthrough in Lyttelton melee
“Agreement in principle” has been reached in the industrial dispute between Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) and the Rail and Maritime Transport Union (RMTU).
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NewsHave you submitted an abstract yet?
There’s just one day left to submit your abstract for the 14th GreenPort Congress taking place at the Port of Valencia from 16-19 October 2018.
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NewsChinese political investment warning
A US think tank has warned that Chinese investment in ports is being used to generate political influence, expand the military and create strategic advantages.
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NewsRotterdam to target CO2 emissions
Rotterdam’s marine transport contributes 21.5m tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions each year, that’s according to figures presented at the Port of Rotterdam Authority’s Energy in Transition Summit 2018.
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NewsEfficient electric port crane means fewer emissions
Liebherr has launched a pure electric driven emissions free port crane which promises to save operators both on emissions and efficiency.
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NewsPorts need smarter GHG reduction incentives
A new Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development International Transport Forum report argues ports need to develop more and smarter incentives to meet the International Maritime Organisation''s greenhouse gas (GHG) targets for the shipping sector.
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NewsLiebherr launches purely-electric port crane
Liebherr has launched a purely-electric-driven, emissions-free portal crane able to handle loads up to 124 t and capable of turnover up to 1,200 t per hour.
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NewsRegulating ships’ waste
A new port facilities directive should lead to more efficient but responsible management of waste from ships.
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NewsBeing held to account for air pollution
Air pollution has become a hot topic and a major public health concern with shipping increasingly at the heart of the debate, writes Chloé Farand.
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NewsCool store brings green gains at Tauranga
Refrigerated products such as meat, dairy products and kiwifruit are the lifeline of New Zealand’s export trades and one port is finding that it can make environmental gains while improving the supply chain for a major customer.
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NewsSpearheading tackling marine waste
Five years ago, South Africa’s Port Elizabeth Harbour was named the third safest of country’s eight commercial ports in terms of security, an achievement it now appears determined to replicate in its environmental protection programme.
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NewsAsia switches its focus to green initiatives
Green initiatives at Asian ports are on the rise as the region looks to curb shipping-related pollution, writes Sam Whelan.
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NewsThe whole solution strategy to pollution
Seabin Project is a clean tech startup with offices in Australia and Europe on a simple and ambitious mission: To help solve the global problem of ocean plastic pollution and ocean conservation, writes Anaïs Le Lan, head of marketing, Seabin Project.
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NewsSingapore leads on responsible ASEAN cruise policy
Singapore is on a path to enhance its port operations sustainability. Michele Witthaus learns what that means for the city’s cruise business.
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NewsAchieving cost effective green port transformation
How can ports identify both feasible and the most efficient measures to improve their environmental and economic sustainability? Dr Johannes Schmidt and Dr Nils Kemme from HPC Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH and DrLars-Peter Lauven from the University of Göttingen present their approach to achieve this goal.
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NewsBringing environmental stewardship into the digital age
Ports around the world increasingly are taking responsibility for clean air, water and land. Innovation and technological advancements have moved environmental stewardship from a regulatory requirement, to a key component in driving economic development and good business, writes Alexandra Anagnostis-Irons, president, Total Marine Solutions.
