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.
Maersk Supply Service launches Stillstrom – an offshore vessel charging venture
Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) January 25, 2022 – Maersk Supply Service, part of giant Danish shipping company A.P. Moller-Maersk, has created a new...
European Parliament proposed amendments to EU ETS put Green Deal goals at risk
The European Parliament’s lead MEP on the EU ETS proposes amendments to the ETS for maritime that put the impact and efficiency of the EU Green Deal at risk,...
Cyprus Ports Authority joins government hydrogen discussion
Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) January 21, 2022 – The Cyprus Ports Authority has participated at a conference organised by the government on...
Puertos del Estado and CLIA commit to cruise ship industry sustainability
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) January 21, 2022 – At a presentation held during the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) in Madrid, the president of Puertos...
Knutsen and NYK establish new company for liquified CO2 transportation and storage
NYK and the Knutsen Group of Norway have established a joint venture company for the commercial development of a liquefied CO2 marine transportation and...
Valenciaport to start of a pilot project for the generation of electricity from the waves
The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) and the Valencia City Council have signed an agreement for the installation of a device for the generation of electrical...
APM Terminals commits to industry-leading reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
APM Terminals will bring forward its Net Zero greenhouse gas emission target to 2040, a decade ahead of its initial 2050 ambition. A 70% reduction in absolute...
A.P. Moller – Maersk accelerates Net Zero emission targets to 2040 and sets milestone 2030 targets
Copenhagen – A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) announces new aspiring emissions targets expected to align the company with the Net Zero criteria of...
Infrastructure Malta reached the halfway mark of the first phase of the Grand Harbour Clean Air Project
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) January 11, 2022 – Infrastructure Malta has reached the halfway mark of the first phase of the Grand Harbour Clean Air...
Russia’s DeloPorts starts using renewable energy
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) January 11, 2022 – Since January 2022 DeloPorts, part of the Delo Group, has started using electricity generated at...
The Port of Bilbao has joined the EcoPorts network
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) January 3, 2022 – The port of Bilbao has joined the EcoPorts network, an environmental initiative of the European port...
Environment, innovation, accessibility and city-port relationship, objectives of the Valenciaport investments
A more sustainable and decarbonised port, a more innovative port that attracts talent and generates disruptive projects, a benchmark port in alternative...
Hutchison Ports BEST steps up “green” activities
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) December 16, 2021 – Hutchison Ports BEST container terminal in the port of Barcelona has signed an agreement with Endesa...
‘Decarbonizing port logistics – the time is now!’ – by COO, Keith Svendsen, APM Terminals
Fighting climate change has become an imperative for all of us as individuals and as companies, and in APM Terminals we are fully committed to address this...
The Green Port project will make Port of Coruña as the first carbon neutral port in Spain
Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) December 13, 2021 – The projects that are underway in the A Coruña Green Port” will make the Outer Harbour the first...
Valenciaport recognizes the work of the port community for decarbonization
The green ship of the Grimaldi Eco Valencia company, which makes the route between Livorno and València, has been chosen ship of the year at the Ferry...
Spain approves the roadmap for offshore wind and marine energy
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) December 13, 2021 – Spain’s Council of Ministers, at the proposal of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the...
Valenciaport: “We want to be a leading port in decarbonization”
The president of the Valencia Port Authority (APV), Aurelio MartÃnez, has pointed out that “Valenciaport wants to be a leading port in decarbonisation and...
Boskalis consortium receives $27.02m to support green shipping
Papendrecht, 6 December 2021 A broader maritime consortium in which Boskalis is participant has been awarded a EUR 24 million grant to conduct research into...
Port of Elefsina: Next port to become a Green Award Incentive Provider
Elefsina, Greece (PortSEurope) December 8, 2021 – The Port of Elefsina has become the next port named as a Green Award Incentive Provider, the second...