Solent Stevedores has invested GB£1m into 33 electric counter balance forklift trucks from STILL Materials Handling to help reduce emissions at the Port of Southampton ahead of the 2019 cruise season....

Air quality monitors used at the Port of Kiel to measure emissions of nitrous oxides (NOx) and fine particulate matter (PM) around its cruise ship terminal have shown that cruise ships are not responsible for high levels of NO2....

As a major turnaround port for cruise operations in Europe, the Port of Southampton can handle the world’s biggest cruise ships with 500 cruise calls per year at its four cruise terminals. Michele Witthaus finds out how the port ensures sustainable operations...

Cavotec shore power technologies are playing a key role in delivering substantial sustainability savings to ports in China....

ABP Southampton has installed more than 2,000 roof-mounted solar panels on the Port of Southampton’s largest cruise terminal to make it carbon neutral as part of a programme to invest more than GB£1m in solar energy on ABP-owned buildings....

Singapore is on a path to enhance its port operations sustainability. Michele Witthaus learns what that means for the city’s cruise business....

Ports reliant on coal shipments will face price declines, greater competition and restructuring as fossil fuel demand declines, warns a new report....

Shipping will have to reduce its CO2 emissions by at least 50% by 2050. The IMO agreement agreed in April of this year has been considered by many policy makers and many stakeholders, including the ports, as a real milestone, writes Isabelle Ryckbost, secretary general, ESPO....

Asia Pacific ports are focusing more on sustainability due to the maritime industry’s increasingly stringent emissions regulations and mounting concerns over local air pollution, writes Sam Whelan....

The IMO has long been seen as a bastion for corporate lobbying and economic interests to thrive. But this year it has also proved it is able to adapt and change in order to to tackle climate change, writes Chloé Farand...

Green technologies need the right incentives in place to be adopted on a wider scale making the case easier for operators to switch....

Electric powertrains will solve global CO2 emissions challenges but terminals need to account for charging requirements, according to an electromobility expert....

Six Kalmar zero-emission Rubber-tired Gantry cranes (RTGs) will be supplied to South Florida Container Terminal (SFCT), LLC at PortMiami, enabling it to be the first container terminal in the US with 100% zero-emission RTG cranes....

The first two energy saving, low emissions straddle carriers with hybrid engines are now operating at the Port of Hamburg’s HHLA Container Terminal Tollerort (CTT) and are expected to use at least 15% less diesel than their predecessors....

Konecranes will supply South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) with three Konecranes RTGs equipped with hybrid power packs designed for eco-efficient operation and uncompromised performance....

International Container Terminal Services’ (ICTSI) Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) is improving its environmental footprint and efficiency with new hybrid rubber-tired gantries (RTGs) featuring batteries and smaller than average diesel engines....

OceanWise has improved the integration of its environmental data storage and publishing solution ‘Port-Log’ by adding an Application Programming Interface (API)....

APM Terminals Poti, Georgia has commissioned a new revolving spreader to load copper concentrate into bulk vessels, improve efficiency and minimise environmental impact during bulk cargo loading operations....

Ecoslops has secured a financing agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for up to €18m to help develop projects including its micro-refinery unit in the Port of Antwerp....

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and Next Kraftwerke GmbH are investigating the extent to which industrially used mobile battery capacities can be connected to the German power grid to stabilise it and help the Port of Hamburg go electric....

Alongside the Jamaican government’s ban on plastic bags and straws from 1 January, Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) has recycled over 100,000 plastic bottles in over seven months....

The Port of London Authority (PLA) has doubled its green tariff discount to boost tidal Thames air quality and later this year will launch the UK's first hybrid pilot cutter to cut pollution....

A port transportation innovation contest will see entrants submit original project ideas to encourage more environmental and safe production....

The Tristar Group has committed to ban non-reusable plastic materials in its shipping operations at SOHAR Port and Freezone, commencing 2019....