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Safety performance: important progress
Henrik Kristensen detailed APM Terminals’ Safety Culture implementation and approach, which have established new standards of safety performance for the container industry, while addressing the 2nd ICHCA Safe Cargo Handling Seminar in Stockholm, Sweden.
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NewsHow to evaluate transport’s environmental performance
Society’s environmental interest has evolved from a strong focus on local health effects towards more regional impacts on nature. Now, the focus is on global climate change and the use of finite and fossil resources. Thus, evaluation models for transport logistics environmental performance follow the same development path. Magnus Swahn ...
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NewsIntroducing: The “clean, green, terminal of the future”
Shipping specialists Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has unveiled a futuristic, zero-emissions, marine terminal powered by the sun and the wind
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NewsGaussin introduces Container Terminal Multi-trailer
French port equipment manufacturer Gaussin recently presented the ATT terminal trailer to the market. Now, however, the company has made the next logical step and launched the AMTS – multi-trailer system. Alex Goussiatiner* reports
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Growing emissions will cost transport sector, report finds
In a report entitled Sustainable Transport published earlier this year by leading provider of global business information Datamonitor Group (www.datamonitor. com), the conclusion is reached that transport companies can gain competitive advantage by adding sustainable solutions and capabilities to their services as volume returns to the market.
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NewsFurther expansion for Ecotank
Ecotank self-propelled barges, originally conceived to provide a versatile and convenient method for collecting and disposing of sewage in marinas and small harbours, are finding other uses such as for clean-up of oil spillages.
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NewsScrew-type ship unloader preferred on environmental grounds
At the end of last year Cargotec received an order for a Siwertell ST 940-D continuous ship unloader from the Ministry of Infrastructure (SEINFRA) in Ceará State, north-east Brazil. Fabricated in Sweden and China, the screw-type unloader will be installed at the Port of Pecem and is scheduled to be ...
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NewsAllowing vessels to sail deeper can provide environmental benefits
In March OMC International headquartered in Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia, opened a new South American office located in Bogota, Colombia, with the aim of making the region’s ports and waterways more efficient and safer by introducing UKC (under keel clearance) management technology to the continent’s shipping industry, particularly for bulk carriers.
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NewsMobile harbour cranes benefit from hybrid drive innovation
Düsseldorf-headquartered Gottwald Port Technology, a subsidiary of Demag Cranes AG, has successfully developed technology which uses state-of-the art diesel generators in connection with dynamic brake resistors and short-term energy storage to achieve fuel savings in the double-digit percentage range.
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MOL wins AEO certification
In late March MOL (Europe) managing director Masahiro Tenabe was formally presented with his company’s AEO certificate from the Dutch customs organisation.
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MOL: diesel particulate filter reduces emissions
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) announced in late March the joint development, along with engine manufacturer Akasaka Diesels Ltd, of a diesel particulate filter (DPF) for vessels that use marine heavy fuel oil.
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OPS technology gets its own website
Onshore Power Supply (OPS), the concept whereby vessels at berth replace onboard generated power from diesel auxiliary engines with electricity supplied by the shore – thereby reducing emissions and noise, is now served by a new website available at www.ops.wpci. nl and www.onshorepowersupply. org.
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Solar pilot project at Yusen Terminals
In early May Yusen Terminals Inc (YTI), a wholly owned subsidiary of NYK Line, announced completion of the first tenant-installed solar project at the Port of Los Angeles (POLA). The pilot system was installed in cooperation with NYK Trading Corp and has been designed by SeaPort Energy.
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NewsMOL projects incorporated into government programme
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has announced that a number of its joint research and development projects aimed at environmental improvements are to be incorporated into government industry initiatives, as part of a support programme sponsored by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
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Polarcus partners with Castrol to enhance green credentials
Polarcus, a leading marine geophysical company, has announced that it is using Castrol Marine’s range of environmentally responsible lubricants. The company has teamed up with Castrol Marine, one of the leading global suppliers of marine lubricants, to further reduce its environmental footprint and protect the world’s oceans.
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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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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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NewsOwners turn their attention to ‘Greener Tugs’
It’s just a year since the world’s first true ‘Hybrid’ tug entered service with Foss Maritime in the USA. This important milestone created considerable interest in the towage industry and occurred at a time when the industry was experiencing a period of almost frantic growth in the numbers of new ...
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NewsGreening container logistics in seaports
Port Feeder Barge is a self-propelled container pontoon, equipped with its own container crane, which will contribute to carbon reduction in ports
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New biodegradable marine lubricant from Castrol
Castrol Marine is launching the world’s first comprehensive range of biodegradable marine lubricant to help shipping companies reduce their environmental footprint.
