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  • Siim Kallas is currently serving as Commission vice president responsible for transport
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    Commitment to minimise environmental impacts

    2012-07-03T20:45:00Z

    Siim Kallas was born on 2 October 1948 in Tallinn. He is currently serving as the European Commission vice president responsible for transport. GreenPort talked with the commissioner to learn more about his life, career and the future plans of the Commission in the field of transport.

  • DB Schenker will operate four rail freight services per day
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    London Gateway gets intermodal

    2012-07-03T12:05:00Z

    DB Schenker Rail will provide intermodal rail services to and from the new DP World London Gateway deep sea port and Europe’s largest logistics park, which will open in late 2013.

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    The extra green mile

    2012-07-03T10:30:00Z

    How seriously are mobile harbour crane manufacturers taking the green issue, asks John Bensalhia

  • The Queen Mary 2 at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, Red Hook Port
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    Brooklyn terminal tidies up its act

    2012-07-02T15:52:00Z

    The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey has secured full funding for a unique environmental project at the port – the construction of the East Coast''s first port shore power facility.

  • Container trade in the eastern Baltic is still on the up
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    Container port market outlook

    2012-07-02T14:04:00Z

    A new study from Ocean Shipping Consultants (OSC), part of Royal HaskoningDHV, indicates a positive outlook for the containerport market up until 2025, despite short term uncertainty.

  • Hybrid car carrier Emerald Ace
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    World's first hybrid car carrier completed

    2012-07-02T14:02:00Z

    Last week, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced the completion of the Emerald Ace, the world''s first newly built hybrid car carrier that combines solar power panels with a diesel engine.

  • Dirt and dust shouldn't affect the proper functioning of biometric equipment
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    Working in all conditions

    2012-07-02T10:30:00Z

    One of the advantages of hand geometry for port security is that it accurately identifies the user even if his or her hand is dirty, wet or injured, or even if the device is damp, dusty or dirty.

  • Three new RTGs are bound for the CSX transportation network
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    Konecranes benefit from US rail focus

    2012-06-29T11:00:00Z

    Konecranes is playing its part in helping North America to get more intermodal. It has just received its first order from CSX Intermodal Terminals for three rubber tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) to help improve cargo flow from rail to truck.

  • Hand and fingerprint biometrics can be used to secure ports
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    Celebrating uniqueness

    2012-06-29T10:30:00Z

    Hand and finger print recognition can be a cost effective security solution, explains Alex Hughes

  • Lagos’ financial district in Victoria Island needs a new home due to erosion
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    Land reclamation benefits in Nigeria

    2012-06-28T18:51:00Z

    Positive environmental benefits of a massive land reclamation project will see a ‘new Manhattan’ emerge on Nigeria’s coastline, according to an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) produced by marine consultants, Royal Haskoning.

  • Batten down the hatches - it's going to be a tough 12 months
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    Time to batten down the hatches

    2012-06-28T11:14:00Z

    The good news is that Greece is not dropping out of the Eurozone immediately as the conservatives have managed to create a government, the first in over 200 days.

  • POLB's Green Port Gateway Project
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    US grants help improve rail infrastructure

    2012-06-28T11:04:00Z

    Port freight projects across the US have been awarded US$79m in TIGER IV infrastructure grants with a heavy emphasis on funding green intermodality aiming to get freight off the roads by improving rail infrastructure.

  • The chain of carbon custody for port equipment needs to be properly considered
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    Cradle to grave

    2012-06-28T10:30:00Z

    The industry should get ahead of the curve on equipment carbon calculations, explains Carly Fields

  • Delegates at Gas Fuelled Ships 2011
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    Gas Fuelled Ships programme announced

    2012-06-27T16:50:00Z

    The provisional programme has been released for the Gas Fuelled Ships Conference 2012, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, which will take place from 12-14 September in Bergen, Norway.

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    Protect yourself against 'nasty surprises'

    2012-06-27T10:30:00Z

    For the port or terminal operator, the risk of potential claims can make exercising a lien more trouble than it is worth.

  • The LNG powered 'KV Barentshav'. Photo: Port of Hamburg
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    Hamburg works on LNG feasibility

    2012-06-27T10:08:00Z

    The Port of Hamburg has welcomed its first LNG ship - the Norwegian Coastguard''s ''KV Barentshav''.

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    US grants help improve rail infrastructure

    2012-06-26T18:19:00Z

    Port freight projects across the US have been awarded US$79m in TIGER IV infrastructure grants with a heavy emphasis on funding green intermodality aiming to get freight off the roads by improving rail infrastructure.

  • The LNG powered 'KV Barentshav'. Photo: Port of Hamburg
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    Hamburg works on LNG feasibility

    2012-06-26T15:08:00Z

    The Port of Hamburg has welcomed its first LNG ship, the Norwegian Coastguard''s KV Barentshav, to mark the “LNG – the Norwegian Experience” conference organised by the German-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce, Innovation Norway and the classification society DNV Germany.

  • Placing a lien on goods to claw back unpaid debts can be a good solution
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    Advantage liens

    2012-06-26T10:30:00Z

    Security against non-payment of debts is worth considering, advises HFW''s Matthew Wilmshurst

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    Peru to unveil new port development plan

    2012-06-26T10:30:00Z

    Peru''s Ministry of Transport is to shortly publish a new National Port Development Plan, which aims to modernise services and infrastructure to bring them up to levels necessary to allow the country to compete internationally.