October 6, 2009

CLIA Comments on EPA’s Proposed Emissions Control Area;
Group Supports Goals and Suggests Modifications

Cruise Lines International Association this month submitted formal comments to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rules that contains regulatory elements of a North America Emissions Control Area (ECA), extending 200 nautical miles seaward from the majority of the North American continent.
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October 6, 2009

IAPH Africa/Europe Regional Meeting in Hamburg to Highlight WPCI Projects

The International Association of Ports & Harbors (IAPH) is dedicating one day out of its upcoming three-day Africa/Europe Regional Meeting to the World Ports Climate Initiative (WPCI) and its efforts to reduce green house gas emissions and improve air quality.
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September 29, 2009

EPA Finalizes the Nation’s First Greenhouse Gas Reporting; System/Monitoring to Begin in 2010

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new program that will help in the fight against climate change. Beginning January 1, 2010, the EPA will, for the first time, require large emitters of heat-trapping emissions to begin collecting greenhouse gas (GHG) data under a new reporting system.
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June 18, 2009

Maersk Line new chassis business model means cleaner air

Maersk Line has announced that it will implement a program to change its chassis fleet business model in the U.S., reducing the company’s carbon footprint. Maersk Line will offer its chassis for use throughout the U.S. to draymen, ocean carriers, marine terminals and railroads, reducing the number of chassis changes.
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June 15, 2009

National Waterways Foundation Produces Research on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Acting for the National Waterways Foundation (NWF), the Center for Ports and Waterways at the Texas Transportation Institute has amended its 2007 study, "A Modal Comparison of Freight Transportation Effects on the General Public" to include a comparison of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions between inland river barge transportation, highway and rail transportation.
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May 15, 2009

ESPO Releases Policy Statement Which Emphasizes Support for WPCI

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) underlined its endorsement of the World Ports Climate Initiative (WPCI) and its projects in a policy statement released May 15, 2009.
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May 15, 2009

OOCL’s Green Initiatives Highlighted in New Guide

Hong Kong ocean carrier OOCL’s environmental care initiatives are featured in Hong Kong’s first guide aimed at helping businesses reduce their carbon footprints.
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April 15, 2009

Port of Rotterdam Tests Hybrid Locomotive

The Port of Rotterdam Authority will be testing a new hybrid shunting locomotive to determine if it meets forecasted reductions in greenhouse gases and particulates. 
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February 24, 2009

Port of Los Angeles Unveils First Electric Port Drayage Truck

In an ongoing campaign to create cleaner and greener port equipment, the Port of Los Angeles recently introduced the first of 25 heavy-duty all-electric trucks that the port will use to move containers within a harbor terminal as well as for short hauls to and from the harbor.
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February 4, 2009

TEN-T Green Paper Identifies Port Connections as Priority

On February 4, 2009, the European Commission adopted a Green Paper to consider future political and economical challenges, such as the achievement of climate change objectives, further economic growth, economic and social cohesion, as well as the strengthening of Europe's international role for a trans-European transport network (TEN-T). Read More...

January 24, 2009

Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach Welcome the World’s First Hybrid Tugboat

Carolyn Dorothy, the world’s first diesel-electric hybrid tugboat, took her first dip in the Port of Long Beach on January 23, 2009.
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Jan 21-23, 2009

Lloyd’s Register Identifies New Technologies to Reduce Marine Fuel Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

At the first Shipbuilding, Machinery & Marine Technology Trade Fair in Istanbul, Lloyd’s Register identified fuel cells as a long-term sustainable energy solution for ships. 
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October 14, 2008

Energy efficiency design index to help firms identify the greenest ship designs

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) approved new guidelines designed to help gauge the energy efficiency of ships. This new guideline will make it easier to identify the ships and operators that offer the most energy efficient means of transporting goods.
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April 2, 2009

Port of Los Angeles to Generate One Megawatt via Solar Panels by Year’s End

The Port of Los Angeles will begin generating one megawatt of electricity via 71,500 square feet of solar panels on its World Cruise Center rooftop by the end of 2009. 
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March 30, 2009

United States and Canada Seek to Regulate Emissions from Ocean-going Ships

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Canada have submitted a proposal to the International Maritime Organization that could dramatically reduce air pollution from ships, benefiting large segments of the both countries’ population, as well as marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Read More...

March 25-27, 2009

‘Cleaner’ Ports a Key Topic at 9th IAPH Asia/Oceania Meeting

The environment, port security and port competitiveness were key topics of the 9th International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) Asia/Oceania Regional Meeting and Port Forum held 25-27 March, 2009, in Singapore. Read More...

March 23-25, 2009

Faster Freight – Cleaner Air Returns to Long Beach for its Fifth Year

The United States’ premier conference on freight mobility and air quality—held on March 23-25—took place at the Long Beach Convention Center and highlighted technologies and processes designed to reduce the environmental impact of all sectors of the goods movement industry (rail, trucking, marine, off-road equipment and air freight). Read More...

February 25-26, 2009

2009 Greenport Conference

At the 4th GreenPort Conference held in Naples, experts advised port authorities and managers to start implementing environmental strategies now if they hope to reach their future expansion plans after the current financial crisis. Read More...