World – Page 91

  • Stena ferries are plugging into shore power to reduce fuel consumption and emissions
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    Shore power inaugerated at Rotterdam

    2012-07-31T11:54:00Z

    Since the first shore based power system was activated at the Stena Line terminal in Rotterdam last month – the new system has been inaugurated by the partners involved in the project.

  • Solar power – cost saving for safety and the environment
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    Singapore gets Sealite solar power

    2012-07-30T16:19:00Z

    Australian navigational aid expert, Sealite, has installed its SAL-01 Solar LED area lights along a new wave breakwater structure at Singapore''s International Cruise Terminal - meaning improvements for both the environment and for safety.

  • TPA is closely monitoring its carbon footprint
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    Chilean port gets carbon savvy

    2012-07-25T19:07:00Z

    Terminal Puerto de Arica (TPA) has achieved an important milestone in its environmental strategy – by measuring its carbon footprint using a new Greenhouse Gases (GHG) estimation system.

  • The new access requirements for trucks on Maasvlakte 1 and 2 will take final effect on 1 January 2014.
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    Maasvlakte bans dirty trucks

    2012-07-24T13:08:00Z

    According to a new traffic order at the Port of Rotterdam, from 1 January 2014 onwards, all trucks with a diesel engine must have a clean Euro VI engine if they wish to enter Maasvlakte 1 and 2.

  • The European Commission has approved funding for 202 new projects under the LIFE+ programme
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    EU grants €268.4m for environment projects

    2012-07-23T11:36:00Z

    Last week, the European Commission approved financial support for 202 new projects under the LIFE+ programme.

  • GreenPort South Asia 2013
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    GreenPort South Asia 2013 launched

    2012-07-19T16:22:00Z

    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.

  • The European Shippers’ Council (ESC) has strongly reacted against the maritime industry’s call for stricter IMO regulation on the declaration of container weights, which would involve mandatory weighing.
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    Proposal to IMO for mandatory weighting of containers

    2012-07-17T16:06:00Z

    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.

  • The existing Gate LNG terminal at Maasvlakte Photo: Port of Rotterdam
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    Rotterdam LNG a step closer

    2012-07-16T17:38:00Z

    The Port of Rotterdam says that it has moved one step closer to realising its plan to become an LNG port filling station.

  • Wärtsilä 34DF engines have been selected for China's first gas-fuelled tugs
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    Chinese LNG tug engine order for Wärtsilä

    2012-07-12T18:22:00Z

    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).

  • Bdelta37 vessels will be equipped with VFD versions of MacGregor bulk handling cranes. Photo: Deltamarin
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    China Navigation orders Cargotec cranes

    2012-07-11T11:30:00Z

    China Navigation (CNCo) has ordered 16 electrically-driven bulk versions of variable frequency drive (VFD) MacGregor cranes from Cargotec.

  • The Marco Polo programme aims to ease road congestion and its attendant pollution by promoting a switch to greener transport modes for European freight traffic
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    Marco Polo 2012 Call launched

    2012-07-10T13:58:00Z

    The European Commission published the Marco Polo 2012 call for proposals. Around 36 new projects will be financed with a budget of € 64.6m.

  • The Port of Long Beach is one of the few in North America which can receive the largest container ships in the world
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    Long Beach Port wants more cleaner cargo

    2012-07-09T17:27:00Z

    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.

  • Eight of Cargotec’s Kalmar DRF100-54S6 models are destined for Hamburg’s container terminals
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    Deal won by both technology and support

    2012-07-05T14:51:00Z

    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.

  • Bromma Greenline spreaders are flying off the shelves
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    Bromma electrifies Asia

    2012-07-05T12:35:00Z

    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.

  • The BSC is aiming to make business better for the environment
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    BSC seeks to improve environmental management

    2012-07-04T10:58:00Z

    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.

  • The Queen Mary 2 at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, Red Hook Port
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    Brooklyn terminal tidies up its act

    2012-07-02T15:52:00Z

    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.

  • Hybrid car carrier Emerald Ace
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    World's first hybrid car carrier completed

    2012-07-02T14:02:00Z

    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.

  • Lagos’ financial district in Victoria Island needs a new home due to erosion
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    Land reclamation benefits in Nigeria

    2012-06-28T18:51:00Z

    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

    2012-06-26T18:19:00Z

    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.

  • The LNG powered 'KV Barentshav'. Photo: Port of Hamburg
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    Hamburg works on LNG feasibility

    2012-06-26T15:08:00Z

    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.