Projects & Initiatives – Page 39
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NewsPort Engineering Studies
CHANGING A BERTHING facility or constructing a port is a decision with a wide-ranging impact on economy as well as on the surrounding environment. For a number of Swedish ports, simulation is a cornerstone in providing objective evidence of safety before new or larger tonnage arrives.
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NewsTransnational network for multimodal transport
Watermode is an EU territorial cooperation project lead by the Venice Port Authority - it is aimed at promoting better coordination between public stakeholders.
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NewsThe Catastrophe is forecase to be...
ONLY FEW PEOPLE will be able to forget the recent oil spill that took place in the Gulf of Mexico by the giant British Petroleum.
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NewsSea2Cradle: A balanced act
IT HAS TAKEN a long time for ‘the greenest way of transportation’ to catch up on the green awareness of modern society.
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NewsCMA CGM Group's fight against Climate Change
CMA CGM GROUP is the world’s third largest container shipping company and is ranked number one in France.
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News(Green Ships + Green Ports) = Sustainable Shipping
How green port facilities are an essential part in the puzzle of sustainable shipping.
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NewsTaking Sustainability as an important aspect of competition
AS HAMBURG WILL play host to this year’s 6th GreenPort Congress, where port industry, academia and policy-making executives will meet to learn about and discuss the latest in sustainable environmental practice, GreenPort Magazine would like to give the word to the big chief of Hamburg Port Authority, Jens Meier.
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NewsCargotec envisages game-changing 'Port 2060'
WITNESSING CARGOTEC’S COMMITMENT to support future generations of container terminal operators, the company recently launched the ‘Port 2060’ project, which aims to imagine how the container industry might evolve over the next 50 years as a result of what Cargotec envisages will be ‘game-changing’ technologies.
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NewsDover's focus on efficiency
WITHIN A PORT context, ‘efficiency’ is usually a word associated with operational rather than environmental management, but it has been the mantra used to deliver real carbon savings at the Port of Dover.
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NewsRotterdam barge terminal strategy pays environmental dividends
ALPHERIUM, THE LARGEST barge-connected inland terminal in the Netherlands, has proved such a success since it opened for business in October 2010 that the facility is already operating at capacity.
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NewsPort of Gothenburg receives International Environmental Award
THE PORT OF GOTHENBURG has received an international award for its contribution to cleaner shipping.
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NewsThe art of green patchwork: European ports collaborate to innovate
THE EUROPEAN CROSS-BORDER PATCH (Ports Adapting To Change) project is co-financed by the Interreg IVA 2 Seas Programme 2007 – 2013.
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NewsThe Importance of Green Ports and Green Logistic Chains
In many cases ports can make a big difference when it comes to reducing human impact on the environment. Perhaps that’s the reason why the concept of a “Green Port” is finding increasing response in the international port community.
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NewsTowards a European Port Performance Dashboard
No-one that is in the business of shipping and logistics will deny the important role that seaports play as gateways for trade and transport and the contribution they deliver to the European economy.
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NewsGreen solutions and actions for the Port of Venice
For centuries Venice was the bridge and connection for the trading within the far east countries. Shortening the way for the import of silk and spices to Europe remains a challenge. Today it’s measured in terms of CO2 and transport duration.
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NewsCarbon footprinting in the Port of Antwerp
During the recent GreenPort conference on the 23th and 24th of February , the Port of Antwerp presented its carbon footprint.
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NewsThe Climeport Approach
A successful methodology for knowledge and effective actions definition in global warming fighting.
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NewsHow terminal operators deal with carbon management
Charles Haines reports DP World, the international terminal operator, understands that carbon footprinting issues within individual facilities and along the transport and logistics supply chain are complex issues.
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NewsThe ongoing process towards a reduction of ship's air emissions
The shipping industry has taken a variety of measures to reduce air emissions from ships during the last decennium.
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NewsEcoPorts entering a new era
Since 1 January 2011 the EcoPorts Foundation dissolved and EcoPorts is now officially integrated within the structure of the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO).
