Projects & Initiatives – Page 32
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NewsSustainable marine planning
BMT says that Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) contributes to sustainable future development as ports and harbours have to manage an ever growing volume and mix of activity across an often compact water space.
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NewsLooking after Ghent’s inland waterways
The lock complex at Terneuzen is the gateway to the ports of Terneuzen and Ghent and provides a good shipping connection between the Netherlands, Belgium and France, but the new lock project will make the flow of the inland waterway even better, writes the new lock project team at the ...
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NewsClean diesel grant to drive down LA emissions
A US$1.3m grant has been awarded to the Los Angeles Harbour Department to fund a new, zero-emission electric drive cargo crane that will improve air quality, especially for nearby communities.
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News‘Green’ hat-trick for Kotug
The third Kotug hybrid Rotortug, ‘RT Emotion’, has been delivered by Damen Shipyards to its owner Elisabeth Ltd in Bremerhaven, where it will begin operations for Kotug’s European harbour towage division.
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NewsPainting the supply chain green
As the battle for a sustainable supply chain continues, new and emerging ‘green’ technology and initiatives are being employed worldwide, but more strategic industry collaboration is needed too, writes Rachael Doyle, news reporter.
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NewsTruck scheme gets EU funding
The European Union’s TEN-T programme is investing almost €570,000 into the pilot launch of a ‘green’ IT solution to help match truck schedule in the Port of Rotterdam.
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NewsUK port becomes carbon neutral
The UK''s Port of Milford Haven says it has become carbon neutral, thanks to its investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.
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NewsABP Newport supports green Gwent work
Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Newport is joining forces with Gwent Wildlife Trust (GWT) to help protect important wetland reserves on the Gwent levels.
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NewsOakland storm water measures
The US Port of Oakland is initiating a new Storm Water Ordinance regulation aimed at keeping the waters clean along the port’s 20 miles of San Francisco Bay shoreline.
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NewsBarges clean up River Thames
UK-based resource management, recycling and energy recovery company, Cory Environmental, is using inland waterways to clean up its operations on the River Thames.
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NewsNew mapping software for sustainable freight
A new decision support mapping software tool has been developed to help local authorities and urban planners minimise congestion and emissions to develop sustainable freight plans.
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NewsDunkirk dredging project gets EU funding
Around €550,000 in European funding has been awarded to the Port of Dunkirk for its plans to improve access to the western harbour to make way for larger ships.
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NewsCleaning up the air in ports
European ports “have to act ahead of stricter legislation” if the ongoing problem of air pollution is to improve, says the German Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU).
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NewsGreen concept vessel partnership
The Norway-based NGO Bellona Foundation has launched a three year partnership with the Damen Shipyards Group to explore and develop green concept vessels for the future.
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NewsHAROPA targets €40m in EU funding
The three ports of Paris, Rouen and Le Havre are looking for more than €40m of European subsidies to feed a number of multimodal projects along the Seine corridor.
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NewsHK launches clean fuel rules
A new regulation set to come into effect in Hong Kong will require ocean-going vessels (OGVs) to switch to clean fuels at berth to reduce emissions and improve air quality.
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Environmentally-friendly dredging
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has published a new paper aiming to further the debate on Adaptive Management (AM) as an important tool in environmentally-friendly dredging and reclamation projects.
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NewsGothenburg sniffs out sulphur emissions
As shipowners work hard to keep in line with the IMO’s new stringent regulations, emissions at the Port of Gothenburg have dramatically fallen by 80% since the beginning of the year.
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NewsNew scrubber finance solution for shipowners
Wärtsilä is teaming up with Clean Marine Energy Europe Ltd (CME) to provide a funding solution to help shipowners comply with sulphur emissions legislation through the use of exhaust gas cleaning technology.
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NewsRaising the bar for smaller harbours
Salcombe Harbour on the Devon coast of the UK has signed up to the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) EcoPort scheme proving that it’s not just large ports that can make a difference to their environmental footprint.
