Environment/Green Issues
News associated with environmental, green and reneable energy issues linked to ports. Includes efforts to reduces port and ship emissions such as cold ironing. Application of national and European Union environmental and renewable energy policies. This includes new facilities for the production of ammonia, biofuels, hydrogen and vegetable oils.
Valenciaport joins World Ports Climate Action Program summit
Valencia, May 12, 2023 – The president of the Port Authority of Valencia (APV), Joan Calabuig, will participate on May 17 in Rotterdam in the 5th CEO...
Valenciaport community meets Ecoport II objectives
Valencia, May 3, 2023 – The port community of the ports of València, Sagunto and Gandia continue to advance firmly in concrete and measurable...
Port of Valencia becomes the first port to use truck tractor powered by hydrogen
València, Spain (Ports Europe) April 28, 2023 – The Port of Valencia yesterday became the first port in the world to use a 4×4 truck tractor unit...
Europe’s ports want port development and nature to go hand in hand
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 25, 2023 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) welcomes the aim of enhancing biodiversity and preserving...
ETS Shipping: Europe’s ports call for early and robust action to prevent evasion
Emissions Trading System Shipping: Europe’s ports call for early and robust action to prevent evasion 19 April 2023 On 18 April 2023, the European Parliament...
Port of Lisbon, Repsol pilot biofuel project
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 14, 2023 – The Port of Lisbon (APL) and Repsol have started a pilot biofuel project for the maritime supply of...
TotalEnergies, Corsica Sardinia Ferries start biofuel bunkering in Toulon
Toulon, France (Ports Europe) April 14, 2023 – TotalEnergies Marine Fuels and Corsica Sardinia Ferries have carried out the first biofuel bunkering...
Valenciaport presents the results of the ECCLIPSE project
València, Spain (Ports Europe) April 12, 2023 – Valenciaport has presented the results of the ECCLIPSE project that analyzes the impact of climate...
Complete decarbonisation of shipping – EU, U.S. Canada, Japan vs China, India, Russia
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) March 29, 2023 – As expected, the proposal of the developed world for complete decarbonisation of shipping was...
African countries pushed to ratify sea protection protocol
Casablanca, Morocco (PortSEurope) March 28, 2023 – Senior African maritime and environmental officials from Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of...
EU Green Deal: Agreement reached on cutting maritime transport emissions
European Green Deal: Agreement reached on cutting maritime transport emissions by promoting sustainable fuels for shipping Brussels, 23 March 2023 The...
ESPO welcomes the agreement on FuelEU Maritime
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) March 24, 2022 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) welcomes the agreement on FuelEU Maritime to reduce...
Green corridors discussed between Spanish and UK ports
A Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) March 24, 2023 – The possibility of “Green Corridors” between Spanish and UK ports was discussed at a seminar...
EU agrees to the world’s first green shipping fuel requirement
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) March 23, 2023 – The European Parliament and the Council have agreed a deal on the increase of maritime transport’s...
Valenciaport launches a Climate Change Observatory
Valencia, March 20, 2023.- The Port Authority of Valencia (APV), the Valenciaport Foundation and Puertos del Estado organized a meeting with members of...
Valenciaport: The green, intelligent and innovative hub of the Mediterranean
Valencia, March 15, 2023 – Clean energy, railways, digitization, sustainable infrastructures or innovation are actions that the Port Authority of...
ESPO and FEPORT welcome the inclusion of maritime in the EU ETS as part of decarbonising shipping
7 March 2023 Brussels. On the 13th of March 2023, the European Parliament is expected to vote on the political agreement for the revised EU Emissions...
Port of Barcelona installs solar panels in muelle de Pescadors
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) March 2, 2023 – The Port of Barcelona, COMSA Corporación and the Barcelona Fishermen’s Guild have jointly installed...
CMA CGM Group to deploy €200 million to tackle decarbonisation
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) February 28, 2023 – The CMA CGM Group, Bpifrance and the Secretary of State for the Sea have announced that Bpifrance...
ECSA statement on FuelEU Maritime negotiations
The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) supports the objectives of the European Green Deal, EU Climate Law and the Paris Agreement. As an...