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.
Crowley and Shell aim to advance decarbonization in maritime
Continuing to demonstrate their commitment to decarbonization of the maritime sector, Crowley and Shell Trading (US) Company have entered into a memorandum of...
Ports of Valencia and Seville will reinforce their collaboration in sustainability
València, April 12, 2022 – The ports of Valencia and Seville will strengthen their collaboration in common areas such as sustainability,...
Port of Barcelona signs the One Ocean Summit Declaration
The Port of Barcelona has signed the One Ocean Summit Declaration, which aims to reduce the environmental impact of port activity and maritime transport,...
Gasunie, HES International and Vopak join forces to develop an import terminal for hydrogen carrier in the port of Rotterdam
Gasunie, HES International (HES) and Vopak will be working together to develop an import terminal for green ammonia as a hydrogen carrier – April 11,...
Port of Ferrol approves Navantia ship waste plan
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) April 8, 2022 – The Ferrol-San Cibrao Port Authority has approved the plan presented by Navantia Ría de Ferrol for the...
A.P. Moller Maersk to join SteelZero Initiative
Copenhagen, Denmark, April 7, 2022 – To contribute with a clear demand signal and catalyse the transition to sustainable green steel, A.P. Moller –...
Port of Sète to be home base for hydrogen-powered dredger
Sète, France (PortSEurope) April 4, 2022 – The Occitanie Region of southern France is to invest in a hydrogen-powered dredger. The vessel will be used...
Port of Bari inaugurates first wind turbine
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) March 29, 2022 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSPMAM – Southern Adriatic Sea Port...
Port Authority of Venice will receive €21.7 million for nine projects relating to energy efficiency
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) March 28, 2022 – As part of the Green Ports program, the Port Authority of Venice will receive €21.7 million ($23.8...
Port of Algeciras receives fourth PERS certification
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 24, 2022 – The southern Spanish port of Algeciras has received its fourth PERS certificate since it joined the...
Quarter of EU shipping will run on LNG by 2030 locking in fossil fuels for decades
News Release – EU policies to clean up shipping will lead to replacement of conventional marine fuels with fossil liquid natural gas (LNG), with little...
Port of Barcelona to invest €110 million in its Nexigen project to decarbonise port activity and improve air quality
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona has announced that it plans to invest €110 million ($124.7 million) in the...
Port Authority of Málaga begins the second phase of its Iniciativa Puerto Verde
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) February 16, 2022 – The Port Authority of Malaga begins the second phase of its “Iniciativa Puerto Verde”...
Port of Barcelona has renewed its PERS (Port Environmental Review System) certification
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 14, 2022 – The Port of Barcelona has renewed its PERS (Port Environmental Review System) certification, the...
Aker Clean Hydrogen and Kuehne+Nagel to Accelerate Green Container Shipping
Aker Clean Hydrogen, a global integrated clean hydrogen, ammonia and methanol producer, and Kuehne+Nagel, the world’s largest sea logistics provider, are...
France: the EIB joins the international effort for environmental-friendly ports
News Release – European Investment Bank (EIB) – February 11, 2022 Today, at the One Ocean Summit in Brest (France), a number of port authorities...
Maersk: Liner shipping: the first sector to charter the course towards major energy transition and decarbonization
Maersk – Press Release – February 10, 2022 A successful and efficient transition to green energy requires an expanded IMO GHG Strategy. Container...
Port of Taranto hosts Italy’s first offshore wind turbine
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) February 9, 2022 – Located within the Port of Taranto, work on the first first offshore wind turbine in Italy, and the...
Port of Algeciras cuts its carbon footprint in half
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 9, 2022 – The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) has obtained the “CALCULO-REDUZCO” seal...
€13 million investment in a shore-to-ship Freeport project
Minister for the Economy and Industry Silvio Schembri and Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi provided details on the...