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.
Port of Heraklion awarded EcoPorts certification
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) September 10, 2024 – Port of Heraklion on the Greek Mediterranean Sea island of Crete was awarded the EcoPorts’...
Greek islands to introduce cruise ship passenger charges
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) September 9, 2024 – Greece is the latest country to take steps against “over-tourism” with new cruise ship...
Port of Santander supports energy transition
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) September 6, 2024 – The president of the Santander Port Authority (APS), César Díaz, has stressed the need to define a...
CIMAC, Maritime Battery Forum publish paper on batteries in deep-sea shipping
Press Release – CIMAC and Maritime Battery Forum publish paper on batteries in deep-sea shipping – September 2, 2024 CIMAC and the Maritime Battery...
Decarbonisation of shipping – the hot topic at SMM
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) September 4, 2024 – At the opening press conference for SMM in Hamburg, the leading international maritime trade fair...
Cepsa starts direct supply of biofuels at Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 29, 2024 – Cepsa, a leading supplier of energy for maritime transport in Spain, has undertaken its first direct...
Port of Barcelona monitors polluting emissions with a drone
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 28, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona and the Directorate General of the Merchant Navy (DGMM), in collaboration with...
Blue Agreement signed in the port of Savona-Vado
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) August 16, 2024 – The Blue Agreement was signed in the port of Savona-Vado. It is a voluntary agreement between public...
MSC Cruises adopts OptiCruise to reduce pollution
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) August 9, 2024 – Swiss-owned MSC Cruises is to adopt OptiCruise, a new itinerary planning optimisation tool, to reduce ship...
Voith delivers new hybrid vessel to Port of Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) August 7, 2024 – Voith has delivered the first of three new type 2030 ferries for HADAG Seetouristik und Fährdienst AG...
Turkey plans its own carbon pricing instrument for ports
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 1, 2024 – Turkey has been preparing for the use of carbon pricing instruments to help achieve its emissions...
Delo Group publishes 2nd consolidated sustainable development report.
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) July 31, 2024 – Delo Group has published its second consolidated sustainable development report. The report includes the...
Wolf spiders delay vessel in Zeebrugge port
Zeebrugge, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 24, 2024 – A Glovis car and truck carrier, the Glovis Sun, was detained in the Port of Zeebrugge due to the...
Nine ports vie ESPO Award for circular economy projects
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 12, 2024 – Nine ports, five from Spain, will compete for the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Award 2024...
X-Press Feeders starts Europe’s first network on green methanol
Rotterdam, The Netherlands (Ports Europe) July 11, 2024 – Singapore-based X-Press Feeders, the world’s largest independent common carrier, has started...
Valletta Cruise Port introduces dockside power supply
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) July 11, 2024 – Following an eight-month trial period, dockside power supply has been inaugurated at Valletta Cruise Port....
Trafigura made its first ship-to-ship transfer of ammonia
Singapore (Ports Europe) July 2, 2024 – Singapore-headquartered Trafigura Group, a market leader in the global commodities industry, completed its first...
DFDS to use ammonia-fuelled ships on Sweden-Belgium routes
Ghent, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – DFDS, the Danish ferry company, plans to use two ammonia-fuelled Ro-Ro vessels on routes between Sweden and...
Piraeus Port Authority recognised for ESG standards
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has been recognized by the QualityNet Foundation as one of the most...
Cold ironing to start in Porto Nogaro, Friuli Venezia
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – The Region Friuli Venezia has delivered the works for the dock electrification system (cold ironing) of the...