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OP/ED: How Growth Can Benefit the Environment

Jul 06, 2018

You might call 2017 a banner year for California ports. San Pedro Bay, home to the nation's leading twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach exceeded their pre-recession peaks. Collectively, San Pedro Bay was up 7.2% from its 2006 peak. It took…

Bangladesh Ship Recycling Project: Second Phase Begins

Jul 03, 2018

The second phase of an International Maritime Organization (IMO) -implemented project to enhance safe and environmentally sound ship recycling in Bangladesh has been launched with the first Project Executive Committee meeting in Dhaka, Bangladesh (2 July)…

Gothenburg Port Extends and Renews Green Discount

Jul 03, 2018

The Port of Gothenburg has extended and renewed the port tariff discounts for vessels running on liquefied natural gas (LNG).  In 2015, the Port of Gothenburg introduced an environmental discount on the port tariff in an effort to increase the number of calls by ships running on LNG…

San Pedro Bay Begins Push for Zero-Emissions

Jul 02, 2018

Harbor Commissioners for the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles have approved measures to ensure new trucks just entering drayage service meet the cleanest engine standards, a step designed to accelerate the reduction of harmful air emissions from trucks…

Gothenburg Port Renews Port Tariff Discounts for LNG Vessels

Jun 29, 2018

As part of the Gothenburg Port Authority environmental discount scheme, vessels that report good environmental performance receive a 10 per cent discount on the port tariff, assuming they achieve a certain level according to the globally recognised environmental indexes ESI and CSI…

Long Beach, Oakland Port Bosses Seek Help

Jun 29, 2018

Mario Cordero, Chris Lytle want policy and funding for clean air, infrastructure. Two of this nation’s highest-ranking port executives want continued government support for maritime industry clean air efforts and infrastructure development…

UK Powers into Paris MoU Top 5

Jun 29, 2018

Consistent high performance by the UK Ship Register has seen it rise four places in the world under standards set by the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).It means the UKSR is now fifth under an assessment based on the total number…

ClassNK Releases Annual Report on Port State Control

Jun 27, 2018

Leading classification society ClassNK has released its annual report on Port State Control. The report aims to assist ship operators and management companies in maintaining compliant operations by providing information about ships detained…

Port of Oakland Wants Terminals to Get Greener

Jun 27, 2018

Oakland’s largest marine terminal operator plans to clear the air using hybrid cargo-handling technology. SSA Terminals said today it will retrofit 13 diesel-powered cranes with diesel-electric hybrid engines.  The upgrade is estimated to…

Marine Environment Protection for Southeast Asia Seas Project Launched

Jun 26, 2018

Seven ASEAN countries have formally launched an ambitious initiative aimed at improving the environmental health of the seas in the region, through the implementation of key International Maritime Organization (IMO) marine environment protection treaties…

HCAC to Aquire NRC, Sprint Energy from JFLCO

Jun 26, 2018

J.F. Lehman & Company (JFLCO), a middle-market private equity firm said that its investment affiliate JFL-NRC-SES Partners, LLC  signed an agreement to sell its membership interests in NRC Group Holdings, LLC (NRC Group), formed earlier this…

Port of Rotterdam Prevents Further Spread of Oil Spilled

Jun 25, 2018

A serious water pollution incident occurred on Saturday 23 June 2018 in the Derde Petroleumhaven in the Botlek area of the Port of Rotterdam. A large amount of heavy fuel oil spilled into the water.  The Port of Rotterdam Authority and…

ETP Reopens one of two Philadelphia Area Product Pipelines

Jun 25, 2018

Energy Transfer Partners LP reopened the smaller of two Philadelphia area pipelines that help carry refined products from the region's refineries to the New York Harbor and Western Pennsylvania but the larger of the two remained shut, the company said in a customer notice seen by Reuters…

BNSF: Crude Rail Service Could Resume Tuesday

Jun 25, 2018

BNSF Railway Co on Monday said it could resume service Tuesday on a stretch of northwestern Iowa track damaged when a train left the track and crude oil spilled from derailed cars. The crude oil train derailed near Doon, Iowa, on Friday…

SEA\LNG Welcomes First Shipborkers in the Coalition

Jun 21, 2018

SEA\LNG, the multi-sector industry coalition aiming to accelerate the widespread adoption of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel, today announced that it has welcomed Exeno Yamamizu Corporation (Yamamizu) & Fearnleys AS as the first shipbroking companies to join its membership coalition…

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