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Green no longer just means money
-09 Sep 10
Green has, over the last few years, taken on a new meaning. Today when someone says the word green they are usually not talking about cash carried in a wallet, but rather the environment. The Academy Award winning film An Inconvenient Truth helped spur on the movement to protect the environment and acknowledge global warming. Savvy corporations like General Electric and Wal-Mart quickly jumped on the green wagon and are seeing the results in the other kind of green.
For some businesses, going green takes a bit more effort and is being accomplished in small increments. Like the popular song of the seventies It’s Not Easy Being Green sung by a Muppet named Kermit, terminals and other maritime industries are asking how they can change to better the environment while maintaining operations and reducing costs.
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ABPmer to advise to Marine Aggregates Regional Environmental Assessment -09 Sep 10ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd. (ABPmer) has been awarded the hydrodynamics, sediment mobility and turbid plume study elements of the Humber and Greater Wash Area Marine Aggregates Regional Environmental Assessment (REA). ABPmer will work with Environmental Resource Management Ltd (ERM) to deliver the full REA.
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World's first hybrid tugboat to get a sister-24 Aug 10uilder and operator of the world’s first hybrid tugboat, Foss Maritime Co. will soon add another pioneering vessel to its Southern California fleet with the help of an air quality grant obtained by the Port of Long Beach.
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New plans to clear backlog caused by high winds at Cape Town Terminal-09 Sep 10 Cape Town Terminal's battle against downtime caused by strong winds could be made easier this year, signalling some relief for an industry often hamstrung by adverse weather in the Cape. Port operator Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) is implementing proactive measures to ensure operational stability during the peak period for refrigerated ('reefer') cargo, which coincides with the city's windy season.
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Intermodal transportation: The next wave?-03 Aug 10 Holidays are almost over, for those lucky enough to go on vacation. I spent my time away from the sea, and well above sea level. Just for reassurance. As you might know, the majority of Dutch grounds are below sea level (about 65%), and we keep dry feet by pumping water. Without that, we would build our sandcastle around "Amersfoort at the Sea" (a city some 80km inland).
However, spending time in the Alps, some 800m above sea level, my rectangular box driven mind did not come to a complete standstill, wondering about hinterland transportation.
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