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.
Momentum to decarbonise shipping urgently needs Parliament’s FuelEU Maritime position
Brussels, 4 July 2022 – WSC and member liner carriers are highly concerned about Parliament’s delay in finalizing its position on FuelEU Maritime. Liner...
EIB to co-finance three floating offshore wind farms in France
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 28, 2022 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced the conclusion of three financing agreements for...
Port-La Nouvelle repositions itself as a centre of energy transition
Sete, France (PortSEurope) June 27, 2022 – Port-La Nouvelle in southern France is repositioning itself as a centre of energy transition. The port is...
CMA CGM Group and MPA Collaborate to Advance Maritime Decarbonisation, Digitalisation, Innovation and Workforce Development
The CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions; and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), on 22 June inked a...
Europe’s ports welcome the EP adoption of a maritime ETS that addresses the issue of carbon and business leakage
24 June 2022 On 22 June the European Parliament adopted its position on the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS), which includes an expansion of the ETS to...
Broad industry-NGO coalition calls for EU hydrogen quota for shipping
News release – Broad industry-NGO coalition calls for EU hydrogen quota for shipping – Transport & Environment (T&E) – June 17, 2022...
Aktau Commercial Sea Port receives the Ports Environmental Assessment System certification and EcoPort status
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 20, 2022 – Kazakhstan’s Aktau Commercial Sea Port has become the first port in the country to receive the...
SCZONE signs MOU with H2 Industries to establish a new waste-to-hydrogen facility in East Port-Said
Port Said, (Ports Europe) June 14, 2022 – The General Authority for Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with...
Cruise industry seeks partnership with governments to reach decarbonisation goals
As the EU takes critical steps to deliver on its 2030 ambitions, cruise industry leaders and policymakers met today in Genoa to discuss implementation of the...
Global Ports Holding receives sustainability award
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) June 16, 2022 – Global Ports Holding Plc, the world’s largest cruise port operator, said that Stephen Xuereb, COO of...
Green corridor between ports in the Caspian Sea
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 16, 2022 – Baku International Sea Port, Azerbaijan’s largest port in the Caspian Sea, continues development of its...
Renovit to build 10 MW of solar farms for five Fincantieri facilities
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) June 14, 2022 – Renovit, a Snam subsidiary and an associate company of CDP Equity (CDPE), is to build 10 MW of solar farms...
Presentation of the ELECTRIPORT project in Poseidonia 2022.
The Port Authority of Heraklion participates in the leading shipping exhibition Poseidonia 2022 with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis opening the...
APM Terminals has signed a letter of adherence to the Green Strategy of the Port of Algeciras
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) June 13, 2022 – APM Terminals has signed a letter of adherence to the Green Strategy of the Port of Algeciras (APBA). The...
APM Terminals’ 8 European facilities are now running on renewable electricity
In line with our ambitious target of achieving net zero emissions across our controlled terminals globally by 2040 and a 70% total emission reduction by 2030,...
ABB to lead project for largest shore-to-ship solution in Port of Toulon
Toulon, France, (Ports Europe) June 9, 2022 – The Swiss company ABB is to lead a consortium to set up a turnkey project for shore-to-ship power...
FEDEPORT calls for wind power support in the Canary Islands
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) June 7, 2022 – FEDEPORT has called for reduced bureaucracy in developing offshore offshore...
The Port of Valencia will have two electrical substations within the framework of its goal of zero emissions in 2030
The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has explained the priority objective of zero emissions in 2030 and has valued the commitment of maritime transport and the...
RodrÃguez Piñero: “We have achieved consensus in the European Parliament so that the neutrality of maritime transport meets its objective and avoids the loss of traffic and employment”
València, 3 June 2022 – “We have achieved majority consensus in the European Parliament to design a model of emission neutrality in maritime...
Port of Barcelona plan to grant bonuses for good environmental practices
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) June 2, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona has been informed of the criteria that have been established to grant bonuses for...