Valeria Mangiarotti, MedCruise director, sustainability and environmental issues. Credit: Port of Cagliari Plans for LNG infrastructure at Cagliari are part of a much larger programme underway in the Mediterranean, as Valeria Mangarotti explains. As director, sustainability and environmental issues on the board of MedCruise and marketing manager of the port network of the Sardinian… Read more »
Solent Stevedores has invested GB£1m into 33 electric counterbalance forklift trucks from STILL Materials Handling to help reduce emissions at the Port of Southampton ahead of the 2019 cruise season. Solent Stevedores’ electric counterbalance forklift trucks feature batteries with a high storage capacity. Credit: Solent Stevedores/ ABP The trucks feature batteries with high… Read more »
The first small-scale LNG facility in the US with both marine and truckloading capabilities has opened to serve customers at the Port of Jacksonville. The JAX LNG facility has the capacity to produce 120,000 gallons of LNG per day. Credit: JAX LNG JAX LNG, located at Dames Point in Jacksonville, Florida, was constructed… Read more »
Puerto Coronel has become the first port in Chile to incorporate zero-emission electric forklift cranes into its operations. Puerto Coronel says it is the first port in Chile to utilise electric forklift cranes. Credit: Puerto Coronel The port purchased the forklift cranes with minimum noise generation to mark the beginning of its Puerto Verde… Read more »
Shoreham Port has launched three new eco-friendly initiatives including a proposal for a new biodiversity corridor along the port’s seafront, tree planting on the port’s perimeter and a trial installation of debris-collecting Seabins. Wildlife planting will take place on all the port’s new development sites. Credit: Shoreham Port The initiatives follow the UK… Read more »