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.
Greek ministries discuss “cold ironing” for docked ships
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 22, 2022 – The Greek Ministries of Environment and Energy, Shipping and Island Policy and the Energy Regulatory...
Port of Málaga handled 4.4 million tons of cargo in 2021, up +62.8%
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) February 3, 2022 – The Port of Málaga handled 4.4 million tons of cargo in 2021, up +62.8% compared to 2020. It is also...
GPH to transform the cruise experience in Tarragona with a new sustainable terminal
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 27, 2022 – Global Ports Holding Plc (LON: GPH) has been awarded a 12-year concession, with a 6-year extension...
Enel X and Grimaldi join forces for the sustainability of ships in port
The Enel Group’s global business line and the Neapolitan group’s maritime transport and logistics company sign a memorandum of understanding for...
Electrification of the docks of the Port of València is closer to completion
València, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2022 – The Port of València is getting closer to electrifying its docks so that ships at dock twill produce...
LNG terminal and U.S. naval base boost Port of Alexandroupolis status
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) January 26, 2022 – The final investment decision (FID) for the FSRU (floating storage regasification unit) in the...
Puertos del Estado and CLIA commit to cruise ship industry sustainability
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 21, 2022 – At a presentation held during the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) in Madrid, the president of Puertos...
Port of Barcelona to tender the pilot project for electricity supply at the Hutchinson Ports BEST terminal
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 11, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona is to tender the pilot project for the electricity supply of the container ships...
Infrastructure Malta reached the halfway mark of the first phase of the Grand Harbour Clean Air Project
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) January 11, 2022 – Infrastructure Malta has reached the halfway mark of the first phase of the Grand Harbour Clean Air...
“Russian tsar of Thessaloniki” now owns 71.85% of city’s port. Russia and China via proxies now control Greece’s second largest port
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) December 24, 2021 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has reported that Belterra Investments Ltd., owned by a Russian...
Ports of Genoa maintain 10-month cargo trend
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 16, 2021 – The Ports of Genoa showed a slight fall in traffic in October, however, the 10-month trend remains...
Valenciaport recognizes the work of the port community for decarbonization
The green ship of the Grimaldi Eco Valencia company, which makes the route between Livorno and València, has been chosen ship of the year at the Ferry...
European Investment Bank to lend funds to Ports of Genoa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 13, 2021 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to furnish a €300 million ($339 million) framework loan to...
North Adriatic Ports Association to promote inter-port cooperation
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) December 6, 2021 – Members of the North Adriatic Ports Association (NAPA) have signed an agreement to increase cooperation...
Port Authority of Elefsina visited by the Head of the Thematic Sector of Shipping and Island Policy
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) December 2, 2021 – The Port Authority of Elefsina (OLE) SA has been visited by the Head of the Thematic Sector of Shipping...
Greek Ambassador Pyatt’s Fireside Chat with Athanasios Ellis, Editor in Chief, Kathimerini English Edition
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) November 5, 2021 – U.S. Ambassador tp Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, has given an interview to Athanasios Ellis, Editor in...
Port of Ancona plans Green Port status
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) November 3, 2021 – The Port of Ancona has presented 14 proposals involving total investments of €35.9 million ($41.57...
Port of Gioia Tauro agrees development works
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) October 1, 2021 – The management committee of Autorità di Sistema Portuale dei Mari Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio (AdSP...
Italy announces further marine transport investment
Rome, 30 September 2021 – The Ministry of Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility (MIMS) has announced six decrees for the use of an additional €1.9...
Greek Secretary General of Transport holds radion interview
The Secretary General of Transport, Giannis Xiafaras, referred to the more than doubling of the Thessaloniki Urban Transport Organization (OASTH) fleet but...