Tag: green practices

Eco Marine Power (EMP) announced that automated rigid sail technology onto ships to bring back wind-assisted propulsion for shipping has come to reality as production of first EnergySail begins at factory in Onomichi, Japan. This first ever factory produced EnergySail is being manufactured by EMP’s strategic partner – Teramoto Iron Works.

The Energy Technologies Institute is launching a new project for the delivery and demonstration of a Waste Heat Recovery System for shipping that could deliver fuel efficiency savings of at least 8% across a number of different types of vessels.

The 4th GreenPort Cruise Conference and 11th GreenPort Congress will be hosted by Venice Port Authority (VPA) from 11-14 October 2016 at the Marittima Passenger Terminal.

The founders of Seabin Pty Ltd have developed the "Seabin" a collector of floating waste in the fight against plastic pollution at its source. The Seabin Project aims to fight against water pollution by means of innovative technologies and educational activities for businesses, communities and individuals including the children.

ESPO released the results of its recent environmental review 2016 during the PORTOPIA conference in Lisbon. The aim of the review is to update the top 10 environmental priorities of European ports and to produce further benchmark figures in key areas of port environmental management.

Four structures at the Port of Long Beach’s newest marine terminal recently earned the coveted “gold” status in the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system, which encourages the use of Earth-friendly features that save energy, conserve water and use recycled materials.

A new battery storage solution for offshore wind energy will be piloted in the world’s first floating wind farm, the Hywind pilot park off the coast of Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

The Canaveral Port Authority (CPA) has joined the Green Marine environmental certification program, a North American initiative committed to advancing environmental excellence in maritime transportation. This marks a major milestone as the Canaveral Port Authority is the 100thparticipant to join Green Marine.

The Port Authority of Rotterdam Friday announced that the cleanest modern ship to ever call on the port, the Island Condor, made a "soundless" call on 1 July 2015.

Siemens has been commissioned to provide the complete electro-technical solution for Finland’s first battery-powered car ferry. The Finnish shipping company FinFerries has ordered the newbuilding from the Polish shipyard CRIST S.A. The environmentally-friendly ferry will improve the transport options between Nauvo and Parainen in the Turku Archipelago. It will be approximately 90 meters long by 16 meters wide with capacity for a maximum of 90 cars. Operation on the 1.6 kilometer-long route will begin in summer 2017.