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  • OECD secretary general, Angel Gurría Photo: OECD
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    OECD driving greener growth

    2012-05-08T21:00:00Z

    “Better connected transport will drive greener growth” – that was the key message from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), at the annual summit of transport ministers held in Leipzig.

  • iCargo aims to improve the efficiency of the supply chain
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    iCargo aims to improve logistics

    2012-05-07T14:02:00Z

    The pan-European cargo and logistics project part funded by the EU, iCargo, has formally launched a three year programme designed to improve the performance of global logistics.

  • RINA is helping shipowners to save on fuel
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    RINA focuses on fuel savings

    2012-04-30T12:45:00Z

    International classification society RINA has launched a new complete package to help shipowners save fuel and reduce emissions.

  • Artist impression of LNG bunkering Photo: TGE
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    LNG bunkering in Europe

    2012-04-25T13:59:00Z

    Det Norske Veritas (DNV) is conducting a feasibility study for the Flemish Government relating to the provision of LNG bunkering facilities in three Belgian ports.

  • Andreas Chrysostomou, Chairman MEPC, IMO Photo: IMO
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    Industry backs Propulsion & Emissions Conference

    2012-04-24T17:18:00Z

    Mercator Media’s 34th Motorship Propulsion and Emissions Conference, being held in Hamburg, Germany on the 23-24 May 2012, is getting full backing from the industry.

  • The Port of Oostende – flying the flag for change
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    PATCH ports target Seawork

    2012-04-23T18:29:00Z

    Ports Adapting to Change (PATCH) is hosting a conference at Seawork 2012 this year - helping ports to improve strategy on the important issues of management, financing and cooperation.

  • Marine debris, always a hot topic on the WOC agenda Photo: Wolcott Henry 2005/Marine Photobank
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    World Ocean Council Summit 2012

    2012-04-16T13:05:00Z

    The World Ocean Council (WOC), the international business alliance for corporate ocean responsibility, has announced its second Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) will take place from 3-5 December in Washington DC.

  • The Strait of Dover and Pas-de-Calais – encouraging joined up thinking
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    Project launch for NOSTRA

    2012-04-10T10:22:00Z

    The Network of STRAits (NOSTRA) project, which aims to analyse cross-border governance methods and ability to respond to the preservation of biodiversity and natural heritage, has been officially launched.

  • Last year’s Propulsion & Emissions Conference
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    Propulsion & Emissions Conference 2012

    2012-04-04T10:46:00Z

    The 34th Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference will take place in Hamburg, Germany on 23-24 May 2012 - it aims to give all ship operators, owners and managers the perfect platform to discuss plans for upcoming sulphur emission targets.

  • The Solvay site at Antwerp - earmarked for the biomass station
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    Antwerp biomass station one step closer?

    2012-04-03T20:00:00Z

    The Antwerp Port Authority and the international chemical group Solvay Energy NV may have moved one step closer to the realisation of a biomass fired power station at the port’s Solvay site.

  • Speakers at last year’s Gas Fuelled Ships Conference
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    Gas Fuelled Ships Conference 2012 – Call for papers

    2012-04-02T11:08:00Z

    The call for papers has been announced for Mercator Media’s third Gas Fuelled Ships Conference this year, being held from 12-14 September in Bergen, Norway.

  • Tidetech's route optimisation trial involving Caribbean cruisers demonstrated bunker savings
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    Oceanographic optimisation fuels efficiency

    2012-03-20T17:45:00Z

    Applied oceanography specialists Tidetech will be demonstrating significant fuel saving results on a recent route optimisation trial at the Green Ship Technology (GST) conference in Copenhagen this week.

  • Liverpool 2 – Peel’s new green logistics hub
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    Procurement begins at Liverpool

    2012-03-19T12:14:00Z

    Peel Ports in the UK has commenced procurement for the new deep water container terminal being built at the Port of Liverpool.

  • the SmartPower RTG provides the perfect balance between productivity and cost efficiency
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    Kalmar cranes reduce fuel consumption

    2012-03-13T11:09:00Z

    Cargotec has introduced a new rubber tyred gantry (RTG) crane, the Kalmar SmartPower RTG, which minimises fuel consumption and provides an excellent balance between productivity and cost efficiency.

  • Horizon Lines has green initiatives Photo: cjaxport/flickr
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    Green initiatives on the horizon

    2012-03-08T15:10:00Z

    US shipping and logistics specialists, Horizon Lines Inc. has issued a report detailing its progress in environmental excellence through its ongoing green initiatives.

  • News

    Balast water system approval

    2012-03-07T19:04:00Z

    The Maritime Environmental Protection Committee of the United Nations'' International Maritime Organization (IMO) has granted Siemens Final Approval for its Sicure ballast water management system.

  • Eco Wave Power is finalising the construction of its medium-scale wave energy generation system
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    Wave energy power in the Black Sea

    2012-03-06T19:17:00Z

    Only two months after the testing and approval of its small scale model (in cooperation with the Hydro Mechanic Institute of Kiev), EWP is in the final construction phase of its medium scale wave energy generation system.

  • IMO set to collide with EU over vessel CO2 emissions
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    IMO versus EU on CO2 shipping emissions

    2012-03-05T14:16:00Z

    The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is making little progress on market-based measures to limit carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from international shipping, putting it on a policy collision course with the European Union.

  • Rolls-Royce's Environship
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    Second Environship order for Rolls-Royce

    2012-03-01T18:53:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has announced a second contract for a vessel to one of its Environship designs, a 75m LNG-powered vessel for Norway''s Eidsvaag for fish farm supply along the Norwegian coast.

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    Automated lashing efficiency for containers

    2012-02-28T15:09:00Z

    An automated lashing platform for fully automated quayside twistlock handling has been added to Cargotec’s portfolio. Under the terms of an exclusive global licensing agreement, Cargotec has assumed full responsibility for KALP GmbH''s automated lashing platform products and services.