Features
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Greenheart Project
Greenheart is a non-profit organisation dedicated to innovation in sustainable maritime technology with a focus on sail-solar hybrid solutions, writes Pat Utley, director of the Greenheart Project. 21 Feb 2012 - GreenPort
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Green cruise development in the North Sea Region
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS POSE the biggest challenge for the cruise sector today. Cruise ports must ensure they have the required reception facilities and can equip themselves to support a shoreside supply of LNG. 14 Feb 2012 - GreenPort
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Stockholm Wins Third ESPO Award: Interview
WINNING THE ESPO AWARD on Societal Integration is a tremendous recognition for a European Port for the efforts made to improve its relationship with the city. 07 Feb 2012 - GreenPort
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Green and Effective Operations at Terminals and in Ports
EXISTING AND UPCOMING stricter air quality standards and regulations together with the need to reduce energy consumption are raising ports and terminals' awareness of their carbon footprint. 31 Jan 2012 - GreenPort
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Meeting customer concerns over greenhouse emissions
Cruising continues to be attractive for consumers with the European markets having experienced a year on year increase of passenger numbers for many years. 24 Jan 2012 - GreenPort
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Machinery, Propulsion, Operation and Logistics
IN DENMARK, COMPANIES across the maritime industry have joined forces in a unique cooperation in order to develop strategies to make shipping more green. 17 Jan 2012 - GreenPort
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A dream at the river mouth
THE CITY OF JOENSUU in the eastern part of Finland is transforming an old contaminated sawmill area near the city centre into a modern eco-friendly housing district. 10 Jan 2012 - GreenPort
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Review of GreenPort Congress - bridging communities
PORTS ARE NOT ISLANDS. As European Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas said recently “Ports are engines of economic development and sources of prosperity for our cities, regions and nations”. 03 Jan 2012 - GreenPort
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Watermode: Multimodal logistics cooperation
WATERMODE IS A European Union territorial cooperation project leaded by the Venice Port Authority (VPA) with a total budget of € 3 million aiming at promoting a better coordination between public stakeholders in the South East European regions. 28 Dec 2011 - GreenPort
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Port Engineering Studies
CHANGING A BERTHING facility or constructing a port is a decision with a wide-ranging impact on economy as well as on the surrounding environment. For a number of Swedish ports, simulation is a cornerstone in providing objective evidence of safety before new or larger tonnage arrives. 21 Dec 2011 - GreenPort
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Transnational network for multimodal transport
Watermode is an EU territorial cooperation project lead by the Venice Port Authority - it is aimed at promoting better coordination between public stakeholders. 20 Dec 2011 - GreenPort
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Tipping the balance
ROAD CONGESTION IN EUROPE is getting worse. The latest figures from the EU show that around 2,400,000 million tonne-kilometres of freight is moved throughout the EU-27 and, of that, over three quarters is moved by road. 15 Dec 2011 - GreenPort
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The Catastrophe is forecase to be...
ONLY FEW PEOPLE will be able to forget the recent oil spill that took place in the Gulf of Mexico by the giant British Petroleum. 28 Sep 2011 - GreenPort
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Sea2Cradle: A balanced act
IT HAS TAKEN a long time for ‘the greenest way of transportation’ to catch up on the green awareness of modern society. 27 Sep 2011 - GreenPort
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CMA CGM Group's fight against Climate Change
CMA CGM GROUP is the world’s third largest container shipping company and is ranked number one in France. 26 Sep 2011 - GreenPort
