Projects & Initiatives – Page 41
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EFFORTS demonstration in Le Havre
The EFFORTS Demonstration Event on Clean Energy Management, on Water Quality and on Air Quality in Le Havre drew a large and interested audience
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NewsMaking EFFORTS to be good neighbours
The EFFORTS research project is intended to permit ports to strengthen their role as environmental protagonists and to improve trust of near-by residents
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NewsCan ports be ‘green’ in a recession?
At the Royal Haskoning Green Ports Conference in mid-October, port authorities, terminal operators and environmental managers met to discuss whether ports can maintain their environmental strategies in the current recession. Millie Clive-Smith reports.
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NewsGreening ports through Carbon Management
Jonathan Shopley, Managing Director, The Carbon Neutral Company assesses how the ports and maritime sectors can react to reduce their carbon emissions
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NewsManaging port vessel traffic using earth observation technology
ABPmer and BMT ARGOSS are working on a European Space Agency-funded project to provide earth observation-based monitoring services to support Vessel Traffic Management systems
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NewsSustainable resource management
Kate Royston is leading a practical research project to understand how port estate areas could benefit from closer co-operation between their businesses
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NewsEmission assessment using auto-ID
Transponder technology is being used to assess emissions by seagoing vessels in the Rotterdam area. Rinkje Molenaar1, Kees van der Tak2 and Jan Hulskotte3 explain how the technology works
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NewsEnvironment: priority for supply chain
The recent Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ Annual Conference in Chicago discussed how the environmental impact of the global supply chain can be managed in the future.
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NewsAPM Terminals and the eco-efficiency philosophy
Good business practices and proactive, sound environmental policies are not mutually exclusive principles, as APM Terminals, one of the world’s leading container terminal operating companies seeks to demonstrate
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NewsLong Beach and Los Angeles: no let-up in environmental initiatives
Emissions control, air and water control, green business development and societal integration are all high on the San Pedro Bay Ports agenda
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NewsPorts’ key role in the sustainable logistics chain
Sustainability in operations is no longer just an attractive option. It is fast becoming a commercial imperative to reduce costs and drive competitive advantage. Kate Royston investigates how it is remaining firmly on the agenda through the economic downturn
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ESPO sets out priorities
The European Sea Ports Organisation, ESPO, recently issued its contribution to the European Commission’s Review on the Future of Transport. This consultation aims to set the basis for the preparation of a new Transport Policy White Paper which will be published in 2010 and which will set out policy priorities ...
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Port of Rotterdam and Friends of the Earth Netherlands aim for 80% reduction in CO2 by 2050
The Port Authority Rotterdam and Friends of the Earth Netherlands want the maritime shipping industry to drastically reduce its CO2 emissions: 30% by 2020 and closer to 80% by 2050, compared to 1990. Friends of the Earth Netherlands and the Port Authority are making this appeal in the run-up to ...
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NewsIncreasing efficiency in seaport environmental management
Risk analysis, environmental management systems and a Port Environmental Review these are some of the projects being undertaken by the EcoPorts Foundation
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NewsDredging in sensitive environments
Frederik Mink*, Environment Advisor to the European Dredging Association, considers the need for dredging should take place with an “ecosystem” approach – and explains why some sites are not suitable for dredging, or the disposal of dredging material
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NewsABPmer develops a toolkit for Port Assessment
Working with the European Maritime Navigation and Information Services (MarNIS) Project, ABPmer has developed a port management support tool for harbour masters and vessel traffic managers
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NewsPorts Climate Initiative: Charting the way ahead
The World Ports Climate Initiative, under the leadership of IAPH, is now well under way, with four active projects and two in preparation. GreenPort 2009 provided an opportunity to review the work that has been undertaken – and to set out the Agenda for the coming year. Kate Royston reports
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NewsPorts endorse “lean and green” strategy
The importance of keeping sustainability high on the agenda of ports, transport operators and shippers was an important theme of the GreenPort 2009 Conference held in Naples earlier this year. Kate Royston reviews the highlights.
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Ecoports projects news
The Ecoports Foundation continues its involvement within European research and development projects and initiatives aiming towards the development of new practicable tools for port environmental management.
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NewsGreen innovation in the supply chain
Jane Gorick, managing director of LPR – one of the UK’s leading pallet pool operators – discusses how the sector can look at reducing empty running and the combined environmental and cost benefits it can bring.
