Products & Services – Page 52

  • Shoreham Port has a masterplan for sustainability
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    Shoreham focuses on sustainability

    2011-12-22T14:06:00Z

    Shoreham Port Authority in the UK is embarking on a ten year investment to become a major centre for low carbon energy and sustainability.

  • E.ON is getting even greener with wind energy Photo: E.ON
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    E.ON makes multi-billion energy investment

    2011-12-20T16:00:00Z

    E.ON is making another huge leap into green energy with a multi-billion investment of EUR7 billion for three new wind farms in the North and Baltic Seas.

  • Lindø in Denmark is to host Vestas’ wind turbine testing facility. Photo: Vestas
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    Lindø turbine assembly for Vestas

    2011-12-19T15:34:00Z

    Vestas has announced that assembly of the prototype and pre-series versions of their new 7MW turbine will take place at Lindø in Denmark.

  • Plans for the new development at Green Port Hull
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    Green Port Hull plans submitted

    2011-12-13T22:25:00Z

    There’s good news today for the UK'' s city of Hull – multi million pound plans have been submitted by Siemens and Associated British Ports (ABP) for a wind turbine factory at the proposed Green Port Hull facility.

  • Last year's Propulsion & Emissions Conference
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    Propulsions & Emissions Conference 2012 - Call for papers

    2011-12-13T22:19:00Z

    The 2012 Motorship Propulsions & Emissions Conference, organised by Mercator Media Ltd, has opened its call for papers today.

  • Caterpillar is doing its bit to encourage sustainability around the world
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    Caterpillar supports sustainable cities

    2011-12-13T17:14:00Z

    Much of the world’s population lives in coastal cities built up around ports so a new injection of funding by the Caterpillar Foundation to the Sustainable Cities Initiative this week is important news.

  • News

    Summa Group and VTTI to build oil terminal

    2011-12-13T09:38:00Z

    The Netherlands - The President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev and the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte have attended the signing ceremony for a major long-term agreement between the Port of Rotterdam and Shtandart TT B.V.

  • Battery-powered AGVs are performing well at HHLA Photo: Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG
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    Zero emissions project wins award

    2011-12-12T18:13:00Z

    Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and Gottwald Port Technology have been awarded the Hanse Globe 2011 sustainability prize for their ‘Zero Emissions’ pilot project.

  • DB Schenker has started rail transports from Leipzig to China
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    DB Schenker new rail transport to China

    2011-12-12T10:36:00Z

    Germany/China - DB Schenker Rail Automotive, Deutsche Bahn’s specialist in automotive rail freight transport, is overseeing auto part transports from Leipzig to China on behalf of BMW.

  • First Rainbow Warrior newbuild delivered
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    First Rainbow Warrior newbuild delivered

    2011-12-10T10:41:00Z

    Europe - Greenpeace’s new 57.9m LOA Rainbow Warrior III has gone into service after completion in north Germany as the first purpose built newbuilding for the internationally active environmental organisation.

  • News

    Daikin breakthrough in low energy refrigeration

    2011-12-09T10:16:00Z

    Japan & UK – Daikin Reefer has unveiled new container refrigeration technology that meets carrier and shipper demands for low energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions while providing precise cooling performance for chilled and frozen cargoes.

  • Oil and gas sector continues to boost solar marine’s sales
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    Oil and gas sector boosts sales

    2011-12-08T16:57:00Z

    UK - 2011 has seen sales for SOLASOLV anti-glare, heat rejecting roller screens for navigation bridge and control room windows increase in the offshore oil and gas market.

  • The calculator can aid emissions assessments and adjustments
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    Free WPCI carbon calculator unveiled

    2011-12-05T12:56:00Z

    The Port of Los Angeles has, as part of the World Ports Climate Initiative, developed a carbon calculator for ports to determine greenhouse gas emissions from their operations and explore reduction strategies.

  • Mercator MD, Andrew Webster, says that the new search facility will deliver faster, more accurate results
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    Better search launched on greenport.com

    2011-12-02T13:24:00Z

    Parent company of GreenPort, Mercator Media has introduced a new and improved ‘search’ functionality for its websites that will provide users with more relevant results faster.

  • Efthimios E.Mitropoulos addressed the 27th IMO assembly this week Photo: imo.un/Flickr
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    IMO emission focus

    2011-11-22T14:18:00Z

    IMO secretary general, Efthimios E.Mitropoulos told delegates at the 27th IMO assembly this week that ship emissions has been a central theme of the organisation’s work this year.

  • News

    Important warning to our clients and readers

    2011-11-21T10:43:00Z

    It has come to the notice of Mercator Media, publisher of ‘GreenPort’, that bogus organisations are continuing to contact subscribers, advertisers and exhibitors, supposedly on behalf of Mercator Media.

  • ICS Secretary General Peter Hinchliffe.
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    Shipping prepares for climate change talks

    2011-11-17T11:40:00Z

    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has produced a briefing document for government climate change negotiators.

  • The proposed Post-Panamax River Terminal at the heart of the Master Plan strategy
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    Green issues for Mersey expansion

    2011-11-16T18:42:00Z

    Public opinion on the draft Peel Ports Mersey''s future development plan has proved favourable - it seems as long as green issues are taken into account.

  • Conductix-Wampfler’s Drive-In L system is helping to electrify the world of RTGs
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    Benefits of electric RTGs

    2011-11-15T16:20:00Z

    Rubber tired gantry cranes (RTGs) are infamous for driving up costs at ports because of their high fuel consumption meaning a higher cost to the environment.

  • Sulphur emissions - a toxic issue in more ways than one
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    ESPO responds to sulphur limits

    2011-11-14T12:35:00Z

    ESPO has called for the EC and member states to work together to ensure that the proposed amendment to MARPOL Annex VI - aimed at reducing sulphur content in marine fuel - can be realised by 2015.