Port of Tyne launches Green North Sea Shipping Corridor Project

James Murray
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Tim Scarbrough and Matthew Moss from Ricardo; Alexander Coesel and Florian Vreeburg from KVSA; Declan Walsh from DFDS; Peter van de Meerakker from the Port of Ijmuiden; and Eleni Bougioukou from the Port of Tyne / Credit: Port of Tyne
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Tim Scarbrough and Matthew Moss from Ricardo; Alexander Coesel and Florian Vreeburg from KVSA; Declan Walsh from DFDS; Peter van de Meerakker from the Port of Ijmuiden; and Eleni Bougioukou from the Port of Tyne / Credit: Port of Tyne

Port of Tyne and Port of IJmuiden in Amsterdam advance plans to deliver world’s first green shipping corridor

Executives from a number of North Sea ports and shipping operators recently met on Tyneside to advance plans for one of the world's first green shipping corridor, which promises to enable low and zero...

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