World – Page 82
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NewsViking Grace – venue for Gas Fuelled Ships
Mercator Media’s venue for the fourth Gas Fuelled Ships Conference (11 to 12 September 2013) is a fitting one – the world’s largest passenger cruise vessel fuelled by LNG, the ‘Viking Grace’.
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NewsEU wants ports equipped with LNG facilities
The European Commission has launched a Clean Fuel Strategy. This is an ambitious package of measures to ensure the build-up of alternative fuel stations across Europe with common standards for their design and use.
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NewsMercury fears at Port Botany
According to media reports, Australian chemical company, Orica, has been accused of covering up the extent of mercury contamination around the Port Botany site.
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NewsEU Commission to improve air quality in 2013
The European Commission adopted a new strategy with regard to the air quality in the EU and has declared 2013 as the year of air, with new proposals on improving air quality across Europe.
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NewsKorea signs up for LNG fuel study
Global risk management company, Det Norske Veritas (DNV) and Korea’s national gas company, Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS), have signed an agreement to cooperate on a feasibility study on the establishment of an LNG bunkering infrastructure in Korea.
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NewsMinoan Lines takes the environmental route
The Greek passenger ferry company, Minoan Lines, announced to take its responsibilities as regards maritime environmental protection and the optimisation of ship energy efficiency operations.
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NewsShanghai petrochemical cleanup underway
A huge cleanup and investigation is underway in Shanghai following a petrochemical leak at Jueshi Port which has also caused severe air and river pollution to the local Jinshan and Songjiang districts.
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NewsP&E Conference taking shape
Mercator Media''s 2013 Motorship Propulsion & Emissions Conference is beginning to take shape with the announcement of Japan’s director for International Regulations, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MILT), as keynote speaker.
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NewsLA’s clean truck programme challenged
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a trucking industry challenge to the Clean Truck Programme at the Port of Los Angeles (POLA), a move that could put the port’s environmental policy in jeopardy.
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NewsFirst Inland Port for Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s Rupayan Port and Logistics Services and the UK-based Port Evolution Management are going to develop the country’s first private inland container terminal.
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NewsHouston urges port to do its bit
Houston is upping the ante to reduce emissions on the back of the new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) PM2.5 standard for fine particle emissions – but some say that the port needs to do the same.
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NewsIPC focuses on being eco-green
Indonesian port operator, Indonesia Port Corporation II (IPC), has conducted a new programme to clean up the port of Tanjung Priok which includes litter collection and tree planting as part of its ‘Greening and environmental hygiene programme’.
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NewsWishing you a Merry Christmas
The team at Green Port wishes you a Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year.
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NewsNorth America’s first ERTG
The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) has become the first in North America to unveil four electrified rubber-tired gantry cranes (ERTGs) – becoming the first in North America to set such a benchmark in electrification.
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NewsConference highlights opportunities in India
In a conference held by Germany’s Jacobs University on 5 December 2012, the future of India’s maritime logistics and sustainability and its relations with the Federal Republic of Germany, was discussed by industry professionals.
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NewsGreenPort South Asia garners support
Next year''s first GreenPort South Asia conference, being organised by Mercator Media, is garnering support from some important players in the region in light of the need for growing awareness of environmental consequences.
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NewsMOL achieves top environmental rating
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd (MOL) has attained the top rating for an environmental assessment loan from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC).
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NewsPOLA orders Cavotec power systems
The Port of Los Angeles (POLA) has ordered a large number of Alternative Maritime Power (AMP) ship-to-shore electrical power systems from global engineering company, Cavotec.
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NewsSão Paulo Waterway Ring
Traffic jams, greenhouse gas (GHG) and particulates emissions are marks of most major cities in the four corners of the planet. Managing and reducing these emissions is a big challenge for authorities and the society. In the São Paulo Metropolitan Region, the world’s 4th largest metropolis, the challenge is even ...
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NewsSeattle Port Commission approves 25 year programme
The Seattle Port Commission has approved a bold 25 year programme that aims to create 100,000 new jobs in the region while reducing its environmental impact.
