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.
Enel X and Lagambiente presented “Green ports: the route towards sustainable development”
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2021 – Last month, Enel X and Lagambiente presented the report “Green ports: the route towards sustainable...
EU should promote the use of green hydrogen and ammonia by ships
Press Release – Transport & Environment – March 4, 2021 The EU should promote the use of green hydrogen and ammonia by ships as part of its...
Port of Sagunto will reduce energy consumption in roads by 54% with installation of LED streetlights
500 sodium vapor luminaires will be replaced by LED type before this summer – March 2, 2021 The Port Authority of Valencia has put out to tender this...
Bilbao Port Authority awards contract for technical support energy transition plan
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2021 – Bilbao Port Authority has awarded the Saitec company €59,728 ($72,230) for technical support for an energy...
Port of València installs two new environmental quality and control cabins
They are located on the esplanade of the old Turia riverbed and the Transversales de Poniente quay, following the indications of the CEAM – March 3, 2021...
Successful vessel call optimization combines port and ship centric approaches
Successful vessel call optimization combines port and ship centric approaches – Brussels, March 2nd, 2021 On February 24th, 2021, the TRAN Committee of...
Port of Bilbao, focal point of the Basque Hydrogen Corridor
Bilbao Port will be the site of a synthetic fuels production plant and will operate as a hydrogen logistics hub – February 26, 2021 Over the next few...
CMA CGM with more LNG powered containerships
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 28, 2021 – The French shipping and logistics powerhouse CMA CGM Group said that it will dedicate six liquefied...
DFDS aims for greener ferries from alternative fuel project
DFDS has partnered with major Danish organisations including Arla, Maersk, Danish Crown and DLG in Power-to-Ammonia, a new alternative fuel project –...
Project Agnes for renewable energy presented at Ravenna port
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) February 19, 2021 – Partners Saipem and Qint’x have jointly presented the Agnes project in Ravenna. Agnes is a...
Algeciras port issues tender for sand removal
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 19, 2021 – A €711,000 tender has been issued for work to remove sand from Playa de El Rinconcillo (beach), a...
Bari port joins the GUTTA project to reduce carbon emissions
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) February 18, 2021 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP – Southern Adriatic Sea Port...
Civitavecchia is a candidate to become the first Italian port “Hydrogen Valley”
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 18, 2021 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP – Centre-North...
Orcelle Wind: Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s first full-scale wind-powered Ro-Ro ship
Oslo, Norway (Ports Europe) February 18, 2021 – Wallenius Wilhelmsen, a leading market operater in Ro-Ro shipping and vehicle logistics, has...
Russia to link railway coal discounts to port environment policies
The Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS) proposes to link discounts for coal transportation by rail with the environmental friendliness of Russian...
Seabin arrives to clean Trieste port harbour
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) February 17, 2021 – “Seabin” is a new technoogy that facilitates the collection of up to 500 kg of plastic...
Valenciaport joins the working groups of the 12 ports most committed against climate change
Aurelio Martínez participates in the meeting of the heads of the 12 most important ports in the world that participate in the World Ports Climate Action...
AdSP del Mare Adriatico Centro-Settentrionale (Ravenna) participates in the Hyseport project to reduce harmful emissions
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) February 17, 2021 – The Hyseport project, coordinated by Autoridad Portuaria de Sevilla (APS – Port Authority of...
LR to open Greek decarbonisation advisory centre
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 16, 2021 – LR, a provider of professional services for engineering and technology, has opened a decarbonsation...
Porti Verdi: the route towards sustainable development
For the first time, a joint study by Enel X and Legambiente plots a route to faster carbon disengagement in the maritime sector: a major opportunity for...