Cold Ironing/Electrification
Cold ironing (shore connection, shore-to-ship power (SSP), onshore power supply (OPS) or alternative maritime power (AMP), is the process of providing dockside electrical power to a ship at berth while its main and auxiliary engines are turned off. Cold ironing allows emergency equipment, refrigeration, cooling, heating, lighting and other equipment to receive continuous electric power while the ship loads or unloads its cargo. This reduces gaseous emissions, noise and vibrations within ports, benefitting port workers and nearby residents. The EALING project (European flagship Action for coLd ironING in ports) is an EU project to electrify all port energy supply.
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s speaks at Center for European Policy Analysis event on the Eastern Mediterranean
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) September 8, 2021 – The Washington-based Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) has held a virtual event called...
AdSP del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (Livorno) set to receive central funds for investment
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) August 7, 2021 – The Ministry of Infrastructures and Sustainable Mobility has approved funding for Autorita’ di Sistema...
New electrical substation of the Port of València close to completion
València, August 5, 2021 – The Port of València continues to make progress in its decarbonisation process within the framework of Valenciaport 2030,...
Italy: €7.5 billion divided for regional railways, ports, redevelopment of public housing
The Unified Conference has given the green light to the decrees of the MIMS on the allocation of resources of the complementary Plan and of the Pnrr –...
Approval of financing of two projects for electrification in the ports of Piraeus and Heraklion
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 22, 2021 – The European Executive Agency for Infrastructure and the Environment (CINEA) in Brussels has approved two...
Port Authority of Heraklion is lead partner in”ELECTRIPORT” project
Heraklion, Crete, Greece (Ports Europe) July 22, 2021 – The Port Authority of Heraklion is to be lead partner in the ELECTRIPORT project – a study...
AdSP del Mar Ligure Orientale sign decarbonisation deals with Enel and Snam
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) July 22, 2021 – Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Ligurian Sea Port...
Port Authority of Málaga approves annual accounts for 2020
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) July 5, 2021 – The Board of Directors of the Port Authority of Málaga has approved the annual accounts for the 2020...
European Federation of Inland Ports backs the European Commission’s roadmaps to navigating the future of European inland waterway transport
25 June 2021 The European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP) supports the aims and roadmap set out by the “NAIADES III: Boosting future-proof European inland...
Greek minister attends Celestial Cruises event
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) June 17, 2021 – “Greece moved faster than other countries, creating a safe framework for the operation of the...
Port of Baku starts the construction of a strategic fertiliser terminal
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 9, 2021 – The Port of Baku has announced the start of construction of a fertiliser terminal at its new facility...
Containerships Borealis has become the first LNG-powered ship to dock in the Port of Bilbao
The container ship Containerships Borealis, one of the newest and largest ships in the Containerships fleet, has become the first LNG-powered ship to dock in...
Decarbonisation and the fight against climate change, milestones and priorities for Valenciaport
Decarbonisation and the fight against climate change, milestones and priorities in the Valenciaport strategy – May 20, 2021 The supply of electricity to...
AdsP del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (Bari) approves 2020 accounts
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) May 3, 2021 – The Management Committee of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP –...
UNCTAD – Why container freight rates have surged
UNCTAD examines the complex factors behind the unprecedented shortage of containers hampering trade’s recovery, and how to avoid a similar situation in the...
Freight traffic has increased by 14.7% in the Port of Malaga during the first quarter of 2021
The significant increase in freight activity that marked the start of the new year in the Port of Malaga maintains this trend during the first quarter of 2021....
Suez Canal delay adds to container traffic at Port of Malaga
The Port of Malaga receives, during this week, a total of 5 container ships, belonging to the main shipping companies that operate in the port area: CMA-CGM,...
Malta Maritime Forum looks confidently further ahead after 2021 annual general assembly
The Malta Maritime Forum organised its first online Annual General Assembly at the end of March where, amongst other issues discussed, it approved a revised...
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reopens the Greek embassy in Tripoli
Tripoli, Greece (Ports Europe) April 9, 2021 – Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reopened Greece’s embassy in Libya last Tuesday, and called for a...
Nidec ASI signs contract with Excel Sis for the creation of a shorepower project for the port of Valletta
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) March 25, 2021 – The local company Excel Sis has signed a €12 million contract with Nidec ASI to setup a shorepower...