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 Authority of Seville and the container terminal sign an environment agreement
The president of the Seville Port Authority (APS), Rafael Carmona, and the director of Terminal Marítima del Guadalquivir (TMG), José Antonio Gascó, have...
Valenciaport installs third air quality and control cabin in the Port of Sagunto
València, May 19, 2021 The Port Authority of Valencia (APV) has installed in the Port of Sagunto what is now its third cabin for environmental control and...
Port of Tarragona joins hydrogen initiative
Tarragona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 19, 2021 – The Port of Tarragona has joined a local hydrogen project – Vall de l’Hidrogen Verd de...
Port of Malaga will develop specific initiatives to meet the sustainable goals of the 2030 agenda
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) May 18, 2021 – Autoridad Portuaria de Málaga (APM – Port Authority of Málaga) will develop specific initiatives for...
Green and digital transformation will focus the debate at the annual conference of European ports
València, May 18, 2021 After a year 2020 complicated by the impact of the health crisis generated by COVID-19 and its effect on the world economy, Europe...
Cavotec wins Malta Valletta Grand Harbour clean energy contract
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) May 18, 2021 – Nidec ASI has awarded a contract to Cavotec to provide its ShorePower technology to five cruise liner...
PSA Antwerp trialing hydrogen-powered tractor in green energy bid
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) May 17, 2021 – PSA Antwerp has announced that it will trial a Terberg hydrogen-powered terminal tractor and mobile...
Baleària presents the fast ferry Eleanor Roosevelt, a symbol of eco-efficiency and innovation
Baleària’s pioneering fast ferry Eleanor Roosevelt was officially unveiled this week in the ports of Palma, Ibiza and Dénia, where this sustainable and...
The port community renews its self-environmental requirements of the ECOPORT II project
Valencia, May 12, 2021 Valenciaport has a clear objective: 2030 zero emissions. It is the commitment made by the Port Authority of Valencia (PAV), a plan...
Manuel Guerra highlights that “The Special Plan for the South Zone of the Port of Valencia will enhance the social life of Nazaret”
València, May 12, 2021.- The deputy deputy director of Valenciaport, Manuel Guerra, presented the city-port integration model at the conference organized...
Grimaldi fleet: RINA certifies the improvement of its energy efficiency
Genoa/Naples, 12 May 2021 The latest generation of GG5G-class (Grimaldi Green 5th Generation) ro-ro vessels built for the Grimaldi Group has seven times better...
PIONEERS consortium coordinated by Port of Antwerp takes lead in greening of European ports
An international consortium of 46 partners led by the Port of Antwerp will receive a €25 million grant from the European Horizon 2020 programme. The PIONEERS...
EU awards nearly € 25 million in funding to ‘green port project’ Rotterdam
An international alliance of 45 companies, knowledge institutes and port authorities, headed by the Port of Rotterdam Authority, has been awarded nearly € 25...
Danube Logistics presents the fifth release of its annual Carbon Footprint Report
Danube Logistics presents the fifth release of its annual Carbon Footprint Report developed in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol – May 11, 2021...
Honduras interested in the decarbonization policy of Valenciaport
The Honduran ambassador to Spain, María Dolores Agüero, has visited the facilities of the Port of València to learn first-hand about the operations and...
Port Authority signs protocol with Buran Habitat to promote the use of green hydrogen in the Port of Malaga
The Port of Malaga, through the Puerto Verde initiative, is committed to projects focused on the use of renewable energies applied to the port area , with...
Global scrubber washwater discharges under IMO’s 2020 fuel sulfur limit
A rapidly growing number of ships are being fitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems, or “scrubbers,” as a way to comply with the International Maritime...
European ports meet in Valencia, Ghent and Oslo to address their role in the “green recovery”
Valencia, May 2, 2021.- What role do ports play in building a strong and resilient Europe? How can these become true engines of growth and recovery,...
The new northern container terminal of the Port of València will reduce CO2 emissions by 98%
València, May 1, 2021 The container terminal designed for the inland waters of the northern expansion of the Port of València is a clear example of...
From May 1, Baleària will be operating the most innovative and sustainable ‘fast ferry’ in the Mediterranean
From May 1st, in the Balearic Islands, Baleària will be operating the most innovative and sustainable ‘fast ferry’ in the Mediterranean –...