Environment and Sustainability

The Clean Arctic Alliance (CAA) has called for German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Nordic Prime Ministers to support a ban on the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) in the Arctic.

The Port of Long Beach has awarded approximately US$1.3 million to 16 proposed projects to improve air quality and energy efficiency at facilities used by the public.

The Port of Saint Petersburg has reported a 69% increase in investment on environmental protection measures in 2019.

Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has unveiled its plans to use low sulphur fuel to comply with an impending International Maritime Organization (IMO) rule aimed at cutting emissions from ships.

Authorities in the UK have seized almost USD$50 million of heroin hidden in a container at the Port of Felixstowe in one of the biggest drug busts the country has seen. According to multiple reports, which cite the National Crime Agency (NCA), the 400kg haul was discovered hidden under towels and bathrobes when Border Force […]

GeoSpock, a Spatial Big Data company, has joined forces with market information source Baltic Exchange to develop an advanced global maritime database built on Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud in order to reduce maritime air emissions.

Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced that it has joined the Carbon Capture & Reuse (CCR) Study Group and launched the Cross-industrial Working Group Related to Zero Emission Alternative Ship Fuels project.

The new Lamu Port in Kenya took a big step towards completion yesterday with the announcement that its first of 22 berths is finished.

The US$1.1 billion cocaine seizure in the Port of Hamburg two weeks ago was the biggest drug bust Germany has ever seen, officials have confirmed.

LASE, specialists in container handling solutions for the ports and terminals industry, has launched a base in Perth, Australia, as it looks to support its growing pool of customers in that country.

The Port of Hamburg has said the expansion of the Elbe River has officially begun after the Scheldt River, a hopper dredger, arrived and initiated the project.