World – Page 47

  • rubbish
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    California community cleans up

    2019-08-14T15:28:00Z

    A California coastal community is preparing to clean up its coastline as part of a traditional environmental initiative.

  • Forth Ports rail service
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    Rail service cuts emissions

    2019-08-07T11:06:00Z

    A trial rail route between two UK ports is to be made permanent to reduce cargo emissions.

  • Virgin Hyperloop One
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    Speedy transit with electric hyperloop

    2019-08-06T13:32:00Z

    An electric hyperloop project linking central Pune to a Mumbai port will help cut emissions, take trucks off the road and speed up port operations.

  • Vancouver Fraser Port
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    Global collaboration to reduce ship emissions

    2019-08-06T08:53:00Z

    Canada’s Vancouver Fraser Port has launched several environmental initiatives. Christine Rigby, environmental specialist-air emissions at the port, explains what’s driving them

  • Damen electric tug
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    Electric tug progresses zero-emission goal

    2019-08-05T16:48:00Z

    A New Zealand port authority has ordered an electric port tug as part of its goal to become zero-emission by 2040.

  • greenhouse
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    Conservation partnership champions trees

    2019-07-30T13:03:00Z

    A Middle East port partnership will see the planting of 600 trees to support environmental conservation.

  • 'Traviata'
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    UK port welcomes more green vessels

    2019-07-29T15:17:00Z

    ABP''s Port of Southampton is welcoming more environmentally friendly vessels including the new high efficiency ro-ro vessel from Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s HERO class.

  • electric vehicle
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    First electric container move from PANYNJ

    2019-07-26T16:12:00Z

    Best Transportation is the first trucking company to move a container from the Port of New York & New Jersey (PANYNJ) using an electric vehicle.

  • Chasewell hybrid vessel
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    Preparing for the hybrid boom

    2019-07-25T13:14:00Z

    UK ports must seize the vessel hybridisation opportunities presented by the UK Clean Air Strategy 2019, says Andy Page, Naval Architect and Managing Director at Chartwell Marine

  • GSC Logistics truck
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    Electric exploration progresses in California

    2019-07-22T12:52:00Z

    A major Port of Oakland freight hauler plans to add two new electric trucks to its operations by October to discover if zero-emission battery-powered tractors can haul cargo containers over highways.

  • A cargo ship attempting to dock at the water hyacinth-filled Kisumu Port.
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    Mitigating water hyacinth in East Africa

    2019-07-19T16:39:00Z

    Industrial pollution and siltation on Lake Victoria in East Africa are fuelling the spread of the water hyacinth weed.

  • Port of Milford Haven
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    Welsh port climbs sustainability ladder

    2019-07-18T15:00:00Z

    The Port of Milford Haven has switched its energy provider to enable 100% of its electricity usage to come from renewable sources.

  • Port of Los Angeles
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    LA cuts emissions by reducing vessel speeds

    2019-07-15T13:57:00Z

    The Port of Los Angeles has recognised 28 shipping lines for their participation in its Vessel Speed Reduction Program (VSRP) to help decrease operational emissions.

  • Shorebird habitat
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    Australian ports get behind sustainability reporting

    2019-07-12T11:37:00Z

    Australian ports have cooperated to produce a report which showcases the sustainability initiatives taken by a number of local port companies.

  • A Seabin in action Photo: Seabin Project
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    Seabin helps clean up US waterways

    2019-07-08T09:33:00Z

    The Port of Hueneme is taking action to keep California’s coastline clean through a partnership with the Seabin Project which will result in 1.5 tonnes of marine pollution extracted from local waterways by the end of 2019.

  • Port of Oakland
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    Emissions drive sees air quality benefits

    2019-07-03T14:20:00Z

    A major California port operator projects big air quality gains from a three-month-old emissions reduction programme.

  • Port of Long Beach
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    Ships slow down for cleaner California air

    2019-06-28T10:28:00Z

    The Port of Long Beach has recognised more than 135 shipping lines for voluntarily participating in its programme offering financial incentives for cargo vessels to slow down near the port to reduce air pollution.

  • shoreside power
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    First ships connect to Stockholm shore power

    2019-06-27T11:45:00Z

    Two Tallink Grupp ships have become the first vessels to be supplied with electricity by the new shore power facility at the Port of Stockholm to reduce the air pollution they generate.

  • Solent Rail Terminal
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    Rail extension takes trucks off the road

    2019-06-25T12:53:00Z

    A project to lengthen the tracks at the Port of Southampton’s Solent Rail Terminal has been completed and aims to reduce lorry movements in the city by 180,000 each year.

  • Electric hybrid trucks at the Port of New Orleans Photo: Port NOLA
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    New Orleans expands electric vehicle fleet

    2019-06-20T17:16:00Z

    The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has expanded its electric vehicle fleet with the help of the Clean Fuel Transition Fund for Public Fleets, managed by the Regional Planning Commission’s (RPC) Clean Fuel Partnership programme.