Projects & Initiatives – Page 40
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NewsVenice's challenge in becoming a carbon neutral port
The Port of Venice has hosted, for the first time, Energy for Green Ports & Green Port Logistics, two international events that have addressed issues related to the environmental sustainability of port operations, the management of ships'' emissions and the development of corridors and intermodal networks with particular attention to ...
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NewsKeeping cement terminals clean
Apart from alumina, cement is one of the most dusty dry bulk commodities. Spillage prevention during loading and unloading operations poses a major challenge.
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NewsA chain reaction
The challenge now is to develop processes that will deliver practicable, cost effective solutions toward sustainable development, argues Herman Journée and Chris Wooldridge.
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NewsTransparent handling
The stimulus of legislation in Europe can be seen in the effect of such provisions as the General Food Law that is aims at food safety in the whole transport chain from seeds in the land to final product in the retail shops.
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NewsDeveloping roles
Chris Wooldridge of Cardiff University points out, “When the port sector started environmental research and development fifteen years ago, the initiative was focussed on cargo handling at the quay side, but now it must broaden its scope. Shipping is a global activity; it’s time to deliver integrated environmental management for ...
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NewsCourting cleaner ships
There is now a tool that will allow ports to attract cleaner ships into their facilities - without a lot of effort either by the ship or the port administration.
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NewsCan ports be green in the recession?
Sian John, Director - Environment UK, Royal Haskoning, interprets their recently commissioned survey of environmental policy in UK ports
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NewsInformation, information...
Transport flows through and within Europe have increased dramatically in recent years, leading to imbalances in the usage of different transport modes. It’s a reality many environmental initiatives aim to counter.
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NewsNew Initiatives
Explore the initiatives that will have a bearing on your future environmental strategy
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NewsAnother way to efficiency
“It is really a different approach to our colleagues within the ports, where they are taking very specific environmental actions,” says Michael Stange, who represents the City of Hamburg, Port Integration’s key partner.
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NewsSustainability: Accelerating Environmental Initiatives
Henrik Kristensen, Head of Corporate Responsibilities at APM Terminals, outlines the company’s strategy for sustainability implementation strategy at
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NewsLogistic Chain Management: from environmental protection to sustainable business
The logistic chain must not just focus on environmental protection, but increasingly it must work towards becoming a “sustainable business”. The newly established ECO SLC initiative is aimed at assisting organisations with this challenge. Some of the key issues are analysed by Herman Journée and Chris Wooldridge*
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Green Marine Environmental Results
sustainable future undertaken by the St. Lawrence – Great Lakes maritime industry in both Canada and the U.S., published the individual results attained by the 44 companies participating in the program.
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NewsUrban mobility: a question of balance
Inland ports can play an important role in offering sustainable solutions for urban mobility in and around towns and decongesting European towns. Last autumn, the European Commission adopted an Action Plan on Urban Mobility. The Action Plan proposes 20 concrete measures to help local, regional and national authorities achieve their ...
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NewsFinding the polluter
Finding that the final inspection of a new or modified container terminal fails due to lack of noise relating considerations isn’t just annoying, it also usually results in expensive amendments. Sven Mattheis describes a tool developed by ISL and ted GmbH that helps to avoid this situation.
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NewsCombating illegal waste shipments
It is time for concerted public and private approaches to combat the illegal shipment of waste through international seaports. B.H. Ruessink1 and G.J.R. Wolters2 review the situation – and make a call for action
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NewsA vision for Greenport operations
DNV Climate Change Services North America explores the growing pressure on ports to balance emission reductions initiatives with the need to maintain commercially competitive facilities and operating conditions
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Benchmarks of sustainability: progress in Environmental Management Systems
Herman Journee and Chris Wooldridge of the EcoPorts Foundation* review the progress the organisation has made in developing Environmental Management Systems (EMS) for ports and explain the Foundation’s tools and methodologies
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NewsReducing shipping’s CO2 emissions
Although the level of emissions of CO2 by the shipping industry is largely determined by world trade, multilateral collaborative action is needed to ensure signifi cant reductions. Simon Bennett, Secretary of the International Chamber of Shipping*, explains how this might be achieved
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NewsNew challenges in applying environmental directives
Roger Morris of Bright Angel Coastal Consultants* talks of some of the new challenges for the application of environmental directives which must be overcome in order to enable a high level environmental performance Since its introduction in 1992, the EC Habitats Directive has challenged everyone from port managers to environmental ...
