Air Pollution

Experts urge China to detail port emissions

China should establish emissions inventories for all major port cities as soon as possible to detail pollutants from ships and ports, experts have suggested.

Publication Date: 
04/07/2014
China Daily
Tags:
Air Pollution, China, Shipping, Diesel, Fuel Standards, Air Pollution Control, Hong Kong, PM 2.5
Air Pollution

Europe set for compliance chaos with new ship fuel sulphur rules

Ships are typically powered by heavy fuel oil or bunker oil, both of which produce harmful pollutants such as sulphur dioxide which can cause respiratory and heart problems.

Publication Date: 
23/06/2014
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
Europe, Air Pollution, Shipping, Health Effects, Respiratory Diseases, Heart Diseases, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
Transport

India transport report: moving India to 2032

This Planning Commission report is devoted to setting the conditions for a coherent transport strategy for India in the long term: the horizon is 2032, two decades from the beginning of the country's 12th Five Year Plan to the end of its 15th

Publication Date: 
01/01/2014
Planning Commission
Tags:
Transport, India, Road Transport, Urban Transport, Rail Transport, Ports, Shipping, Roads, Air Transport, Planning Commission
Economy

Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Autonomous Bodies

This report for the year ended 31 March 2012 has been prepared for submission to the President under Article 151 of the Constitution.

Publication Date: 
13/12/2013
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Tags:
Aquaculture, National Fisheries Development Board, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), India, Health, Ports, Shipping, Finance, Education
Transport

Review of developments in transport in Asia and the Pacific 2013

This 2013 review of developments in Transport in Asia and the Pacific looks at emerging trends in transport in the region and presents initiatives, including those of ESCAP, that are making transport systems cleaner, safer, more efficient, and more affordable.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2013
UNESCAP
Tags:
Transport, Asia, India, Development, Urban Transport, Highways, Rail Transport, Roads, Sustainable Development, Road Transport, Finance, Mobility Planning, Shipping
Environment

Environmentalists accuse govt of inaction on Sethusamudram project

Environmentalists yesterday expressed regret over the country’s failure to address its concerns over the controversial Sethusamudram Project.

Publication Date: 
18/09/2013
The Island (Sri Lanka)
Tags:
Sethusamudram Project, Sri Lanka, India, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Marine Ecosystems, Shipping, Environment, Marine Life, Fish, South Asia
Water Resources

Should Sethusamudram Project get the go ahead?

PHOTO FEATURE: SETHUSAMUDRAM PROJECT
Publication Date: 
18/09/2013
Tags:
Sethusamudram Project, Marine Ecosystems, Bay Of Bengal, Shipping, Gulf Of Mannar Marine NP, Biosphere Reserves, Sri Lanka, Dredging, Palk Strait, Sedimentation, Biodiversity, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF)
Hazardous Waste

Singapore, Japan get rich on city’s e-waste

Tonnes of e-waste from Bangalore and across India are shipped to Singapore, Belgium and Japan.

Publication Date: 
17/09/2013
Times Of India (Bangalore)
Tags:
Karnataka, Bangalore (T), Electronic Waste, Japan, Singapore, Belgium, Shipping, Waste Management
Air Pollution

Denmark's DFDS sees shipping hit by sulfur regulation

Some shipping firms will likely go out of business and others will be forced to close routes in 2015 when environmental rules on fuel oil are tightened in parts of Europe, a senior executive told R

Publication Date: 
11/09/2013
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
European Union (EU), Denmark, Air Pollution, Green House Gases, Shipping
Transport

Long-term potential for increased shipping efficiency through the adoption of industry-leading practices

This research provides a novel analysis that connects 2011 in-use shipping fleet characteristics, first-ever satellite data on ship movement, and technical literature on ship efficiency technology to analyze the long-term prospects for increasing shipping efficiency.

Publication Date: 
01/07/2013
Haifeng Wang, Nic Lutsey
International Council on Clean Transportation
Tags:
Shipping, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Intensity, Fuel Efficiency, Green House Gases, Energy Efficiency

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