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NewsNew ECOPORTS Website presented at Venice GreenPort Conference
ESPO officially launched the new EcoPorts portal (www.ecoports.com) last week at the GreenPort Conference in Venice. The portal marks the integration of EcoPorts within the structure of ESPO.
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Transport White Paper 2011
On 28 March, the European Commission adopted a comprehensive strategy (“Transport 2050”) for a competitive transport system that will increase mobility, remove major barriers in key areas and fuel growth and employment.
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LNG fuel best for USA, says DNV
A new report from DNV, ‘Greener shipping in North America’, proposes that LNG is the most efficient and economical way to meet forthcoming air emissions requirements in the US and Canada.
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Kaipara tide turbine plan gets green light
New Zealand’s first tide-driven power station in the Kaipara Harbour has been approved by Government despite concerns over fish stocks and dolphins.
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NewsUnited Arab Emirates shipping industry committed to reducing sea freight emissions
The United Arab Emirates Shipping Association (UAESA) is taking a lead position regionally and globally regarding the shipping industry’s response to climate change.
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NewsMalawian fuel shortages due to Mozambican port congestion?
It seems that the bickering between Mozambique and Malawi isn’t over yet since Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika blamed congested Mozambique ports for fuel shortages in the landlocked country.
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NewsPowerful Dredger for Expansion Project at the Panama Canal
On January 11, the most powerful self-propelled heavy duty cutter suction dredger in the world, the D''Artagnan, arrived at the Panama Canal.
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NewsPrince Charles calls the EU to set Europe on course for survival and prosperity
On 9 February Britain’s Prince Charles joined senior EU leaders at the Low Carbon Prosperity Summit at the European Parliament in Brussels. The EU leaders gathered to talk about how Europe and the world can create a low carbon economy. Prince Charles said economic growth should be decoupled from ever ...
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NewsA unique visitors’ centre for Antwerp
On February 5th the city and the Port of Antwerp celebrated the opening of a new visitors’ centre that will unite the port with the city.
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NewsCommission poised to push for success at International Maritime Organization CO2 talks
After meeting with a group of high level experts last week, European Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas, responsible for transport, and Commissioner Connie Hedegaard, responsible for climate action, agreed that Europe must make every effort to help the IMO agree this year on global measures to curb greenhouse gas emissions ...
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Port and rail infrastructure in Guinea
Environmental and socioeconomic impact assessment studies on new port and rail infrastructure in Guinea are about to get underway.
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San Francisco considers biofuel facility
Port of San Francisco commissioners are in discussions with Darling International to convert a rendering facility that it owns into a biofuel production facility.
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NewsSiemens selects Green Port Hull
Siemens and Associated British Ports have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in connection with ABP’s proposed Green Port Hull development at Alexandra Dock.
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“Aggressive goals” for emissions plan
Reaffirming their commitment to slash air pollution from the nation’s two busiest seaports, Los Angeles and Long Beach have approved a new version of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP).
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Rotterdam welcomes Bremenports silt
Large quantities of sediment from the harbours in Bremerhaven will soon set off on a journey abroad, pushed by environmental concerns and difficulties finding disposal facilities.
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NewsKeeping the balance: development and protection in Africa
While ports are part of the logistics chain with a decisive role in the protection of the marine environment, port expansion or development always raises a balancing problem of priority between environmental and social-economic issues.
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NewsEnvironmental Aspects of Dredging Seminar
An international seminar on the Environmental Aspects of Dredging organized by PAO (Post Graduate Education) at the Delft University of Technology, in cooperation with the IADC and CEDA, will be held at Deltares, Delft, on 10 and 11 March 2011.
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NewsNew CSD for Antwerp dredging project
Damen Dredging Equipment has handed over ''Amoris'', a one-off stationary cutter suction dredger which has gone straight to work on the AMORAS silt dredging and treatment project in the Port of Antwerp.
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Befriend the green movement, ports told
Australian port managers need to take on board the emerging influence of the Green movement, and be prepared to engage with its political leaders.
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Latin Americans need port policies
The head of the UN''s Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Ricardo Sanchez, has said that Latin American governments need to redefine their port policies as a means of integrating coastal ports with the region''s industrial and production sectors.
