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Shoreham Port CEO leaves for Scottish role
Rod Johnstone, the chief executive who oversaw the investment of over £ 30 million in Shoreham Port in the last five years, is moving back up to Scotland, where he will be taking over as chief executive at Scrabster Harbour Trust, near Thurso.
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Long Beach’s $750 million “greenest” redevelopment project approved
The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners has unanimously approved an exhaustive environmental study of the Middle Harbor Redevelopment project, green-lighting a $750 million renovation to transform two aging Port of Long Beach shipping terminals into one of the “greenest,” most environmentally friendly terminals in the world.
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R22 just won't do!
Topping up chillers for air conditioning and refrigeration units with the refrigerant R22 will be illegal in the European Union by the end of the year and food and other perishable cargo store operators have been warned that they must act now or risk the continuity of mechanical cooling services ...
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NewsCharleston tug boats switch to cleaner fuel
Continuing the Charleston maritime community’s “Pledge for Growth” environmental commitment, a local tug boat operator, Moran Charleston, is switching half its fleet to cleaner burning fuels. The fuel switch was made possible through grant funding awarded by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and the US ...
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Ecoports projects news
The Ecoports Foundation continues its involvement within European research and development projects and initiatives aiming towards the development of new practicable tools for port environmental management.
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NewsKeeping dangerous cargoes safe (REVISED)
Taking care of shore-side workers handling dangerous cargoes can be tough with mis-declaration and a lack of understanding rife, as Patrik Wheater explains
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via donau launches Blue Pages web platform for Danube transport service providers
At the recent transport logistic 2009, via donau took the opportunity to present the Web platform of the Blue Pages. Accessible free of charge at www.blue-pages.at, it is an online directory of transport and inland navigation companies on the Danube.
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Eurogate becomes environmental partner of the City of Hamburg
Eurogate may now officially call itself “Environmental partner of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg”. The Urban Planning and Environment Office bestow this title on companies that demonstrate voluntary and systematic commitment to the environment. For Eurogate, protecting resources has for a long time been a priority of project ...
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Algeciras and Tanger ro-ro team
Spain''s Algeciras and Morocco''s Tanger Med ports have combined thinking to optimise roll on/roll off traffic between the two. Since last November, a daily service with four sailings in both directions has linked the two ports.
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NewsLowestoft's windy business boost
Associated British Ports'' Lowestoft base is to become the operations centre for the Greater Gabbard Offshore Windfarm which, when completed, will be the world''s largest offshore wind farm.
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Industry in the Dutch Port of Moerdijk reduces emissions
The port and industrial area of Moerdijk in the Netherlands is to build a circular pipe for a optimum exchange of energy/ warmth, water and residual flows between industrial companies in the port.
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NewsFinancing woes yet to bite French ports
On the thorny issue of finance, the Port of Marseilles has so far managed to avoid the hurdles being placed at the door of so many port operators.
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Kick-off meeting “People around Ports” project
Representatives of 13 European port authorities met in Rotterdam on 20-21 April for the kick-off meeting of the “People around Ports” project. Initiated by the Port of Rotterdam, this co-operative project aims to raise the societal profile of ports by improving the port image, investing in education and forging close ...
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NewsWest Med article
Two key West Mediterranean ports discuss their continued commitment to long term expansion plans with Alex Hughes
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NewsAlgeciras Port shows up negatives
Algeciras Port has felt the sting of a 14.5% drop in traffic during the first quarter of 2009, the biggest fall being in solid bulks.
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NewsHITT takes a hit
Holland''s vessel tracking services specialist HITT has announced that it intends to axe 25 jobs in its Apeldoorn facility, made up of 15 workers leaving the organisation and the cessation of temporary employment contracts.
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Le Havre aims to double throughput
The Port of Le Havre is to invest ¢ 900m ($1.2bn)-¢ 1bn ($1.3bn) to double container traffic by 2015. In 2007-2013, the ¢ 624m ($823.6m) already pledged will be strengthened by an additional ¢ 300m ($396m)-¢ 400m ($528m).
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NewsCoal lets down Prince Rupert
Total tonnage at the Port of Prince Rupert has slumped by nearly a quarter year-on-year, according to official figures.
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NewsECLAC
Port throughput in Latin American and the Caribbean is expected to see a significant drop this year in the wake of the global financial crisis, UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Eclac) transport and infrastructure specialist Jaime Sá nchez told specialist newsagency BNamericas.
