World – Page 80
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NewsEU grants €268.4m for environment projects
Last week, the European Commission approved financial support for 202 new projects under the LIFE+ programme.
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NewsGreenPort South Asia 2013 launched
Mercator Media has announced that it will hold the inaugural GreenPort South Asia conference on 20 to 22 March 2013 at the Trident Hotel, Nariman Point, Mumbai, India.
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NewsProposal to IMO for mandatory weighting of containers
A number of international maritime associations submitted a proposal to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) aiming for a legal requirement to be introduced, forcing port terminal operators and ships to verify container weight in order to export a loaded container.
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NewsRotterdam LNG a step closer
The Port of Rotterdam says that it has moved one step closer to realising its plan to become an LNG port filling station.
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NewsChinese LNG tug engine order for Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä says that it is to supply the main engines for two environmentally sustainable LNG-fuelled tugs being built for CNOOC Energy Technology & Services (CETS), a subsidiary of the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC).
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NewsChina Navigation orders Cargotec cranes
China Navigation (CNCo) has ordered 16 electrically-driven bulk versions of variable frequency drive (VFD) MacGregor cranes from Cargotec.
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NewsMarco Polo 2012 Call launched
The European Commission published the Marco Polo 2012 call for proposals. Around 36 new projects will be financed with a budget of € 64.6m.
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NewsLong Beach Port wants more cleaner cargo
The Long Beach Board of Harbour Commissions has approved two incentive programmes, one created to encourage larger, cleaner ships to dock at the port, and the other intended to attract more containers to come via rail through Long Beach.
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NewsDeal won by both technology and support
Eight low emission Kalmar reachstackers are going to Hamburger Container-und-Chassis-Reparatur GmbH (HCCR), but the order was won by the support agreement as well as the technology.
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NewsBromma electrifies Asia
Leading crane spreader expert, Bromma, has won major new contracts for the supply of Greenline all electric spreaders to terminals in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and China.
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NewsBSC seeks to improve environmental management
A new environmental training programme has been launched by the British Safety Council (BSC) which aims to help businesses clean up their act when it comes to implementing good environmental systems and procedures.
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NewsBrooklyn terminal tidies up its act
The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey has secured full funding for a unique environmental project at the port – the construction of the East Coast''s first port shore power facility.
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NewsWorld's first hybrid car carrier completed
Last week, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) announced the completion of the Emerald Ace, the world''s first newly built hybrid car carrier that combines solar power panels with a diesel engine.
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NewsLand reclamation benefits in Nigeria
Positive environmental benefits of a massive land reclamation project will see a ‘new Manhattan’ emerge on Nigeria’s coastline, according to an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) produced by marine consultants, Royal Haskoning.
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US grants help improve rail infrastructure
Port freight projects across the US have been awarded US$79m in TIGER IV infrastructure grants with a heavy emphasis on funding green intermodality aiming to get freight off the roads by improving rail infrastructure.
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NewsHamburg works on LNG feasibility
The Port of Hamburg has welcomed its first LNG ship, the Norwegian Coastguard''s KV Barentshav, to mark the “LNG – the Norwegian Experience” conference organised by the German-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce, Innovation Norway and the classification society DNV Germany.
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NewsKR verification under Clean Shipping Index
The Clean Shipping Index has certified the Korean Register of Shipping (KR) as a verification body, making it the first Asian organisation to be accredited.
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NewsEsbjerg to become largest offshore wind facility
Danish windfarm turbine manufacturer, Vestas, and Siemens, the German engineering group, are planning to lease part of Esbjerg port’s new East Port terminal and make it into the world’s largest offshore wind turbine facility.
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NewsCompetition European Green Capital 2015 launched
The European Commission has launched its search to find the city that will win the European Green Capital title in 2015.
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NewsShore based power for Rotterdam
The first shore based power system for ocean shipping has been activated at the Stena Line terminal at the Port of Rotterdam recently.
