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  • Maersk Line has made good progress with its CO2 performance and container sustainability
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    Maersk Line hits CO2 target

    2013-03-19T17:39:00Z

    Global shipping company, Maersk Line, has made strong progress in the sustainability stakes by hitting its 25% CO2 emissions reduction target eight years early.

  • DNV will identify the potential risks of LNG bunkering operations
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    DNV and Antwerp team up on bunkering

    2013-03-18T14:33:00Z

    The Antwerp Port Authority has teamed up with ship classification society, Det Norske Veritas (DNV), to develop procedures for safe and efficient LNG bunkering operations.

  • 'Viking Grace'
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    Gas-fuelled ferry maintenance contract

    2013-03-18T11:29:00Z

    Wärtsilä has signed a five year maintenance agreement with Finnish ship owner, Viking Line, for maintaining and servicing the LNG-fuelled passenger ferry ''Viking Grace''.

  • "Facebook enables our existing audience to share our content with other professionals in the industry who have not been exposed to GreenPort before," said Andrew Webster, managing director of Mercator Media and publisher of GreenPort.
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    GreenPort extends its footprint

    2013-03-12T19:30:00Z

    GreenPort has recently added the social media platform Facebook to the various ways in which its content is being distributed.

  • A total of 3,200,000m³ of material was removed during the deepening of Culebra Cut
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    Panama Canal dredging programme complete

    2013-03-11T14:22:00Z

    The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has completed the dredging of the navigational channels along Culebra Cut, an important milestone in its canal expansion programme.

  • Namura's new MIBS VVLC design features a new hull form
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    ClassNK approves ballast water design

    2013-03-08T14:39:00Z

    Global classification society, ClassNK, has granted Approval in Practice (AIP) to Namura Shipbuilding Co’s Minimal Ballast Water Ship (MIBS) VLCC design.

  • Hambanota port was constructed by the China Harbour Engineering Company for $360m
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    Hambantota port to store LNG

    2013-03-05T17:45:00Z

    Sri Lanka''s deep sea port at Hambantota, on the south coast of the island, will finally start storing bunker fuel, according to media reports.

  • Geoff Green, managing director, Braemar Engineering
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    New LNG venture from Braemar Engineering

    2013-03-05T14:31:00Z

    US based marine engineering consultancy company, Braemar Engineering, has launched a new venture that will advise on the use of LNG as a fuel source in the offshore sector.

  • The new report looks into ECA compliance and enforcement
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    New study on compliance in ECAs

    2013-03-04T17:38:00Z

    A new Welsh University report has added to the worry that the new international air regulations controlling air pollution from ships may turn out to be ineffective.

  • The Second IMO GHG Study 2009 estimated that international shipping emitted 870 million tonnes of global man-made CO2 in 2007
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    IMO to update GHG inventory

    2013-02-28T16:24:00Z

    International experts are meeting at International Maritime Organisation (IMO) headquarters this week to begin work on updating the inventory of greenhouse gases (GHG) from international shipping.

  • The Port of Long Beach hopes to reach zero emissions. Photo: Bruce Perry, department of geological sciences, CSU Long Beach
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    POLB funds beautification project

    2013-02-26T14:26:00Z

    The Port of Long Beach (POLB) is funding a tree planting initiative to beautify the city and cut greenhouse gases (GHG).

  • The Port of Melbourne Corporation will be required to comply with strict environmental standards
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    Green light for Port of Melbourne redevelopment project

    2013-02-22T13:39:00Z

    The Port of Melbourne Corporation has been given the go ahead to provide the planning approval for works to begin at the Webb Dock.

  • HHLA wants to get even greener with container transportation
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    Making use of surplus green power

    2013-02-19T16:32:00Z

    HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder, a subsidiary of the Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), is investigating how the batteries of its automated guided vehicles (AGVs) can be charged at the same time as taking advantage of any surplus green power supplies.

  • The International Sustainability Initiative Sustainia is launching a global campaign to identify 100 readily available solutions with the potential to spearhead sustainable development across industries and markets.
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    Sustainia100 2013 campaign launched

    2013-02-13T18:29:00Z

    Global sustainability initiative, Sustainia, has launched its 2013 hunt to identify 100 readily available sustainable solutions that can be developed across a wide variety of industries and markets, along with an overall winner for innovation.

  • 'Coastal Deniz'
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    Peel Ports invests in larger vessel

    2013-02-07T17:30:00Z

    European port operator, Peel Ports, has invested in a significantly larger vessel for its Manchester Ship Canal container service in the UK, following an increase in demand from customers including Kellogg, Princes Foods and Kingsland Wine.

  • News

    DNV explores US gas-fuelled ferry technology

    2013-02-07T16:14:00Z

    The Norwegian classification society, Det Norske Veritas (DNV), and Washington State Ferries have formed a partnership to ensure that the safety, security and operational challenges of using LNG as a ship fuel are handled responsibly.

  • SuPoTec insulation foam – Maersk’s answer to reducing carbon emissions from reefer containers
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    Maersk urges EU to better legislate reefer foam

    2013-02-05T11:41:00Z

    Maersk Container Industry is calling for tougher enforcement of European legislation regarding insulation foam in reefer containers to help cut down on harmful carbon emissions damaging to the environment.

  • IMO Logo
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    IMO sustainable development

    2013-01-31T17:47:00Z

    IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu has launched this year’s World Maritime Day theme, ‘Sustainable development: IMO’s contribution beyond Rio+20’, calling on Governments and the shipping industry to join together and provide a positive contribution towards formulating sustainable maritime development goals.

  • The ZeroCat 120  - the ‘World’s First’ electric car ferry
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    ‘World’s First’ electric car ferry

    2013-01-31T17:45:00Z

    Norwegian shipyard, Fjellstrand, shipping company, Norled, and engineering giant, Siemens, have developed what they call the ‘World’s First’ completely electric car ferry.

  • Ole Grøne: “even our mechanical engines are capable of satisfying EEDI requirements”
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    Twin EEDI's for MAN powered bulkcarriers

    2013-01-31T17:37:00Z

    Chinese shipowner Centrans (Tianjing) Ocean Shipping, has received EEDI compliance certificates for two 180,000dwt bulkcarrier newbuildings powered by MAN Diesel and Turbo.