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.
New electrical substation of the Port of València close to completion
València, August 5, 2021 – The Port of València continues to make progress in its decarbonisation process within the framework of Valenciaport 2030,...
Italy: €7.5 billion divided for regional railways, ports, redevelopment of public housing
The Unified Conference has given the green light to the decrees of the MIMS on the allocation of resources of the complementary Plan and of the Pnrr –...
Valenciaport shows real time air quality
As of today, the information offered by the two air quality measurement booths located in the Port of València can be consulted in real time and from the...
PSA Group launches inaugural sustainability report
PSA International Pte Ltd (PSA) is pleased to announce the launch of its inauguralSustainability Report 2020 titled “Green Horizons: Enabling a Better World...
MSC, Fincantieri and Snam to partner for world’s first oceangoing hydrogen-powered cruise ship
Geneva, Switzerland, Trieste and San Donato Milanese, Italy – July 26, 2021 – Today the Cruise Division of MSC Group, Fincantieri and Snam announced the...
First joint sustainability report for Genoese terminals PSA Genova Pra ‘and PSA SECH
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) July 26, 2021 – The joint Sustainability Report for PSA Genova Pra’ and PSA SECH has been published and includes all the...
Approval of financing of two projects for electrification in the ports of Piraeus and Heraklion
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 22, 2021 – The European Executive Agency for Infrastructure and the Environment (CINEA) in Brussels has approved two...
Port Authority of Heraklion is lead partner in”ELECTRIPORT” project
Heraklion, Crete, Greece (Ports Europe) July 22, 2021 – The Port Authority of Heraklion is to be lead partner in the ELECTRIPORT project – a study...
AdSP del Mar Ligure Orientale sign decarbonisation deals with Enel and Snam
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) July 22, 2021 – Autorita’di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Ligurian Sea Port...
EU-funded workshop on Baku Port Climate Change Plan for 2035
On June 10, 2021, an online seminar on “Review of Baku Port’s Climate Change Plan and Road Map for 2035” was organized within the framework of the...
Port Authority of A Coruña details Green Port project
The Board of Directors of the Port Authority of A Coruña held an ordinary session this morning in which the chairman, Martín Fernández Prado, reported on...
Balearic Port Authority to develop climate change adaptation plan
The Board of Directors of the Balearic Port Authority (APB) approved yesterday in an ordinary session to formalize the contract between the APB and the...
Ports of Genoa launch the first sustainability report
Ports of Genoa has launched a voluntary sustainability reporting process, with the aim of strengthening its commitment to the issues of the environment,...
MSC and Shell sign collaboration agreement on decarbonising shipping
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and Shell International Petroleum Company Limited (Shell) have agreed to work closely together to help accelerate the...
Port of València to tender drafting of wind power installation preliminary project
València, July 6, 2021 – The Valencia Port Authority (APV) has taken a further step in its commitment to the use of renewable energies in port areas in...
Port of València calls for tenders for the drafting of the preliminary wind power installation project
València, July 6, 2021 – The Port Authority of Valencia (PAV) has taken another step forward in its commitment to the use of renewable energies in the...
Turkey’s Borusan Port builds a green and digital future
Bursa, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 1, 2021 – The Port of Borusan, located in Gemlik Bay of the Sea of Marmura, has released information supporting...
Maersk signs shipbuilding contract for world’s first container vessel fueled by carbon neutral methanol
Copenhagen, Denmark – A.P. Moller – Maersk and Hyundai Mipo Dockyards have agreed on a contract for Hyundai Mipo to build a feeder vessel with a dual...
Alfa Laval and Wallenius join forces to supply wind propulsion solutions for sustainable shipping
Alfa Laval and Wallenius will form a 50/50 joint venture – AlfaWall Oceanbird – that will supply innovative wind propulsion solutions for cargo vessels and...
Baku Declaration adopted at the 4th Eco Energy Ministerial Meeting
The 4th Eco Energy Ministerial Meeting was held with the participation of Azerbaijan – June 24, 2021 The high-level representatives of the...