Projects & Initiatives – Page 37
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NewsWFO recommends marine litter solutions
In a bid to maintain marine litter as an environmental priority, Belgium based industry led initiative, Waste Free Oceans (WFO), has made 10 public recommendations to reduce floating marine litter in seas, oceans and rivers worldwide.
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NewsEvac launches food waste collection system
Finnish waste collection system manufacturer, Evac, has launched its Food Waste Collection System which can manage the entire waste handling system for both vessels and rigs.
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NewsDover maintains carbon reductions
The UK''s Port of Dover has retained the Carbon Trust Standard for the second year, celebrating four years of carbon reductions.
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NewsPorts collaborate on LNG guidelines
An ‘LNG Fuelled Vessels Working Group’ has been set up under the auspices of the International Association of Ports and Harbour’s (IAPH) World Ports Climate Initiative (WPCI), in a bid to develop guidelines on safe procedures for LNG bunkering operations.
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NewsGreek and Italian ports achieve PERS certification
Last week, ESPO awarded five new PERS certificates during a seminar held in Piraeus.
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NewsPort of San Diego business converts vessels to shore power
A member of the Port of San Diego’s ‘Green Business Network’, Pacific Tugboat Service, has successfully converted its fleet of 20 vessels to run on shore power, in a bid to help make San Diego bay’s air and water cleaner.
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NewsPort of Rotterdam rewards Green LNG tankers
The Port of Rotterdam is to be the first port in the world to reward ocean-going LNG tankers which possess the Green Award certificate, it says.
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NewsSSI energy workstream update
The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI) has updated its energy technology workstream activity to focus on three main areas: voyage optimisation, wind assistance and air lubrication, which it hopes will encourage wider adoption across the shipping industry.
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NewsPort of Cork signs up to energy savings
The Port of Cork, Ireland, has signed up as a partner of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to help deliver energy savings.
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NewsEC supports Finnish investment scheme
The European Commission has supported the amendments of an existing Finnish scheme supporting investment in cleaner ships.
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NewsTrading in Environmental Space
In order to expand the activities at a port and industrial estate, environmental space is needed in addition to physical room. At the Moerdijk and Amsterdam-Westpoort Port and Industrial Estate, there is still sufficient ground available for new development. However, the port authorities expect that the environmental space will not ...
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NewsBV issues first energy-saving notation
Global classification society, Bureau Veritas (BV), has issued its first voluntary SEEMP notation to 1,500 passenger and 500 car cruise ferry, ‘Cap Finistère’, operated by Brittany Ferries.
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NewsAkzoNobel and U-Ming Marine join SSI
Global paint and coatings business, AkzoNobel, and Taiwanese business, U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation, have become the latest companies to join the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI).
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NewsSamsung and Hanjin to research ship efficiency
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) and Hanjin Shipping have singed an agreement to carry out joint research on ship energy efficiency management, in a bid to ensure efficient operations and reduce operating costs.
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More ports to join Green Award
The number of inland ports that reward inland shipping barges holding a ‘Green Award’ certificate as part of the Green Award scheme is set to increase significantly.
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NewsBore proves SEEMP software delivers savings
Global shipping company, Bore, recently announced the results of its trial of Finnish marine solutions company, NAPA’s electronic ship energy efficiency management plan (SEEMP) software, ahead of the IMO’s SEEMP legislation becoming mandatory from January 2013.
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NewsHöegh Autoliners joins campaign for cleaner shipping
Norwegian based ro-ro operator, Höegh Autoliners, has become the latest company to join the Port of Gothenburg campaign for improved fuel quality.
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NewsHHLA launches fleet of electric vehicles
Port logistics group, Hamburg Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), will be using a fleet of 24 Kangoo Maxi ZE zero emission vans from Renault to transport personnel at HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT), in a bid to reduce emissions.
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NewsFirst LNG bunkering at Antwerp
LNG powered barge ‘Argonon’, operated by Dutch company Deen Shipping, was bunkered at the Port of Antwerp last week, the first time this has ever been done in a Belgian port.
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NewsCommission seeks advice on how to improve EU air quality
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the best way to improve air quality in Europe.
