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An even keel
Peter Smith and Catherine Gates discuss the worth of Dispute Adjudication Boards for port construction contracts
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NewsOutsourced maintenance
Smaller terminals are sticking to third party equipment maintenance service plans, as Alex Hughes finds out
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NewsBraemar Howells team averts environmental incident
Christmas celebrations were put on the backburner as staff from incident response specialists Braemar Howells worked round the clock to prevent a potential environmental disaster off the UK coast at Falmouth, Cornwall.
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DPW announces environment award winners
Global terminal operator DP World has announced the winners of its 2009 Safety and Environment Awards for Excellence. “This year we received a total of 69 submissions; the variety of risks being tackled clearly demonstrating that there is a lot of effort being made to improve safety and environmental performance ...
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NewsHPH signs for new Port Botany terminal
Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) has signed an agreement with Sydney Ports Corporation (SPC) that clears the way for the development and operation of the Third Terminal (T3) at Port Botany, Australia.
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Vessel operators help improve San Diego air quality
A voluntary programme to get cruise and cargo vessel operators to reduce ship speeds when travelling to and from San Diego Bay is working. Cruise and cargo vessel operators are asked to reduce vessel speeds when travelling in an area that extends 20 nautical miles seaward from Point Loma.
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Growing Emissions Will Cost Transport Sector
Transport companies can gain competitive advantage by adding sustainable solutions and capabilities to their services as volume returns to the market, says Erik Van Baaren, senior transport industry analyst at independent business analyst, Datamonitor.
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Turning out 20,000 lights
Idea sharing and joint ownership of carbon cutting projects will tackle worldwide port emissions,explains Felicity Landon
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Charleston community partnership recognised
A local collaborative effort including the South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) to foster environmental protection and economic revitalisation in distressed neighbourhoods has earned a national Environmental Justice Achievement Award through the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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Castrol Marine launches two double hull barges
Castrol Marine, one of the leading global suppliers of marine lubricants, has launched two new barges in advance of the latest ‘double hull’ legislation from the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
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NewsThe community approach
Ports can''t do it by themselves, says Professor David Menachof, port logistics specialist at Hull University Business School.
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NewsScotline calls in liquidators as it faces £600,000 rates bill at Goole
Scotline has been forced to put its Humber terminal into liquidation after receiving a court summons over a £600,000 backdated rates bill.
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NewsIreland's Bremore port plan slammed as unnecessary
A controversial plan to build a new port, competing with Dublin Port, has been criticised by Enda Connellan, chief executive of Dublin Port Co, for being the sole “legacy of unsustainable public expenditure” in the Irish ports sector.
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NewsFinnish ports face strike threat
While Finnish passenger and goods traffic was set to resume today after unions struck a deal with employers, an agreement has yet to be reached with the nation''s port workers.
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Benchmarks of sustainability: progress in Environmental Management Systems
Herman Journee and Chris Wooldridge of the EcoPorts Foundation* review the progress the organisation has made in developing Environmental Management Systems (EMS) for ports and explain the Foundation’s tools and methodologies
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NewsDunkerque certified
During 2007 the Port of Dunkerque decided to aim for accreditation of its facilities for ships and inland waterway vessels.
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Emissions could cost Charleston $81m a year
A new study published by an environmental pressure group claims emissions from existing port terminals could cost Charleston County (SC) as much as $54 million dollars a year in health care expenses.
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NewsNo credit where it's due
"Where else are you taxed on the actions of other people?" asks Charles Hammond, who continues to speak out forcefully against the UK''s Carbon Reduction Rules because of the way they will affect ports.
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Melilla targets Med hub status
The Spanish Moroccan enclave of Melilla has introduced plans to build a large new commercial port.
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NewsPlant food
I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised at the events taking place in the liner industry today; once that solitary green shoot had been spied the woes of the past year suddenly seemed a distant memory. Recession? What recession?
