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.
Mersin International Port joins the Blue Climate Ambassadors Project
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 22, 2022 – Mersin International Port (MIP) has recently joined the BlueClimate Ambassadors Project. The project, an...
Low Danube water level: Cargo shipping paralysed
Russe, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) August 19, 2022 – Low Danube water level: Cargo shipping in lower Danube is paralysed due to very low water levels. Water...
Companies start feasibility study for Ghent Carbon Hub project
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) August 19, 2022 – The companies Fluxys, ArcelorMittal Belgium and North Sea Port have started a feasibility study for the...
Terminal Rinfuse Venezia announces new solar system
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) August 12, 2022 – Terminal Rinfuse Venezia (TRV) has announced the commissioning of a new solar system. It will generate...
Port of Sines looks to handle renewable gases
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) August 10, 2022 – The Port of Sines is studying the possibility of transforming a multipurpose pier into a terminal for...
Ports of Singapore and Rotterdam sign Green and Digital Corridor agreement
Rotterdam, Netherlands (PortSEurope) August 2, 2022 – The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have...
Port of Amsterdam and duisport to jointly develop hydrogen value chain
Rotterdam, Netherlands (PortSEurope) August 1, 2022 – The Port of Amsterdam and duisport have announced that they will jointly develop the hydrogen value...
Port of Valencia to install solar plant
València, Spain (PortSEurope) July 29, 2022 – The president of the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), Aurelio Martínez, the installation of a solar...
Port of Bilbao plays key role in DemoSATH project
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 28, 2022 – The Port of Bilbao plays key role in DemoSATH project with the launching of the offshore wind turbine of the...
Port of Tenerife agrees to an ordinance to limit air pollution
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) July 27, 2022 – Port of Tenerife agrees to an ordinance to limit air and noise pollution....
Port of Ancona approves operational plan for 2022-2024
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 27, 2022 – The Port of Ancona has approved the operational plan for 2022-2024, the management committee said. The...
Port of Civitavecchia plans “energy community”
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) July 27, 2022 – The Port of Civitavecchia is planning to set up an “energy community”. It is called...
Valenciaport issues tender for solar plant in the Port of Gandia
València, Spain (PortSEurope) July 21, 2022 – The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has issued a tender for the installation and maintenance of a solar...
APM Terminals MedPort Tangier invests in emissions-reducing equipment
Tanger Med, Morocco (PortSEurope) July 20, 2022 – APM Terminals MedPort Tangier invests in emissions-reducing equipment, including fully electric or...
Repsol and Navantia jointly develop renewable hydrogen generation opportunities
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) July 18, 2022 – Repsol and Navantia Seanergies, Navantia’s green energy division, have signed an agreement to jointly...
Offshore wind farm planned off the coast of Bari and Brindisi
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) July 13, 2022 – An offshore wind farm is planned for the coastline off Bari and Brindisi in the southern Puglia region of...
Port of Valencia starts installing a hydrogen plant
València, Spain (PortSEurope) July 13, 2022 – The Port of Valencia has started installing a hydrogen generator on the north quay in the Bracet de la...
All three quays in the port of Toulon will have shore-to-ship power connection by mid-2023
Toulon, France, (PortSEurope) July 10, 2022 – The three quays (Fournel, Minerva and Corsica) of the Port of Toulon in Southern France will be equipped with...
ESPO and FEPORT want a change in the EC plan for deployment of onshore power supply
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 6, 2022 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) and the Federation of European Private Port Companies and...
EU to finance Port of Bilbao Docks Electrification Project
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 5, 2022 -The European Commission (EC) has selected the Port of Bilbao Docks Electrification Project (BilbOPS) as one of the...