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 Livorno offers green incentives
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) November 27, 2024 – The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port System Authority has published a public notice for the granting of...
ENI, MSC plan initiatives in sustainability and energy transition
Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) November 26, 2024 – Yesterday, Eni and MSC Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop initiatives in the...
T&E: How much does LNG emit before it burns on a ship?
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 19, 2024 – Transport and Environment, an advocate for clean transport & energy, has published a report:...
Konecranes helps automate APM Terminals Maasvlakte II
Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) November 10, 2024 – Netherlands’ APM Terminals Maasvlakte II chose in October the Automated Horizontal Transport...
ESPO’24 award: Circular economy for dredging sediments
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 5, 2024 – The ESPO Award’24 is about “Port projects or strategies in the field of circular economy that benefit...
ESC wants enhanced rail infrastructure capacity management
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 5, 2024 – The European Shippers’ Council (ESC) supports the European Commission (EC)’s Greening Freight...
PSA Singapore’s trial of SST technology for electric fleet
Singapore (Ports Europe) November 4, 2024 – PSA unboXed – the corporate venture capital arm of PSA International – has signed an agreement...
Kalmar sets emission targets
Helsinki, Finland (Ports Europe) November 1, 2024 – Kalmar has set near- and long-term emission targets, supporting its aims to be the forerunner in...
ESPO Report 2024: Climate change a priority for Europe’s ports
Le Havre, France (Ports Europe) October 28, 2024 – For the third consecutive year, climate change maintains its position as the foremost...
Port of Ancona signs “blue agreement”
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) October 27, 2024 – The Port Authority of Ancona (AdSP) has signed a “blue agreement” which brings forward the...
Hamburg and Shanghai sign green shipping corridor agreement
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) October 23, 2024 – The Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) and the Port of Shanghai have signed a memorandum of understanding to...
MPA, IRENA Collaborate on Energy Transition for Maritime & Port Industries
News Release – Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) & IRENA – October 22, 2024 The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and...
Griñó Ecològic applies to Tarragona port concession for waste
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) October 21, 2024 – Griñó Ecològic has applied for a 2,500-m2 concession in the Cantabria dock, inside the port of...
Shortlisted for ESPO Award’24: Antwerp-Bruges port
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) October 20, 2024 – The ESPO Award’24 is about “Port projects or strategies in the field of circular economy that...
Batumi Sea Port receives Ecoports certificate
Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) October 19, 2024 – Batumi Sea Port LLC, part of KazTransOil, has obtained a certification of compliance with the...
Port of La Rochelle introduces cold ironing
La Rochelle, France (Ports Europe) October 18, 2024 – The Grand Port Maritime de La Rochelle has announced that it is now equipped with twelve new...
PortXchange released Port Emissions Report
Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) October 16, 2024 – PortXchange released its Port Emissions Report which provides a complete examination of...
GreenPort congress in Le Havre: environmental challenges vs economic demands
Le Havre, France (Ports Europe) October 16, 2024 – The 19th GreenPort congress in Le Havre, France from 23 to 25 of October focuses on the theme of...
Finance allocated for redevelopment work at Falcata zone, Messina
Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) October 15, 2024 – The CIPESS-Inter-ministerial Committee for Economic Planning and Sustainable Development is to...
APM Terminals Maasvlakte II will use shore power from 2028
Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) October 15, 2024 – APM Terminals Maasvlakte II (MVII) will equip its terminal with shore power from 2028. Also...