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.
Aveiro port to supply new eco fuel
Aveiro, Portugal (PortSEurope) December 8, 2020 – Prio’s biodiesel plant, based in the Port of Aveiro, is to produce Eco Bunkers, a green fuel for...
The air quality of the Port of València is “excellent”
The results have been obtained from the control booth installed in the Poniente Pier that is connected to the Surveillance network of the Generalitat...
Buran Energy to develop renewable hydrogen project in Malaga port
Málaga, Spain (PortSEurope) November 26, 2020 – Buran Energy is now managing Oil Distribution Terminals in the port of Málaga and will start a project...
Almería port completes first LNG bunker action
Almeria, Spain (PortSEurope) November 24, 2020 – The Port of Almería has hosted its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering with the Bahama Mama...
Savona and Vado Ligure to create micro-grids for electricity
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) November 23, 2020 – The ports of Savona and Vado Ligure are testing an initiative that involves the installation of an...
Pedro Sánchez highlights the H2Ports project in Valenciaport as a benchmark within the framework of the “Hydrogen Roadmap”
The President of the Government has valued this initiative, coordinated by the ValenciaPort Foundation, “because it will make the Port of València the...
The “ECO Valencia” vessel arrives in Valencia
The ship is the first unit of the Grimaldi shipping company of the Green 5th Generation class, a hybrid vessel that guarantees zero emissions in port –...
CMA CGM: bunkering of a new-generation LNG-powered container ships begins in Rotterdam
A pioneering decision to acquire a new generation of 26 liquefied natural gas-powered containerships – November 13, 2020 The CMA CGM Group has embarked...
Intra-EU shipping to be added to European Union’s emissions trading system
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) November 17, 2020 – The European Commission (EC) wants to add emissions from intra-European Union (EU) shipping to the...
Baleària starts the refit of the ‘Martín i Soler’ to operate on natural gas
València, Spain (PortSEurope) November 10, 2020 – The Baleària shipping company has started the refit of the ‘Martín i Soler’ ferry, which...
Greece welcomes the decision of the IMO for additional measures to reduce CO2 worldwide
The Minister of Shipping & Island Policy, Mr. Giannis, expressed his satisfaction with the complete package of additional measures to reduce CO2 for the...
“Civitavecchia Blue Agreement” voluntary agreement is renewed
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) November 4, 2020 – The “Civitavecchia Blue Agreement” was renewed this morning at the headquarters of the Port...
First FIN-SMART roundtable on financing sustainable maritime transport
More than 50 senior officials from the financial, public and private sectors participated in the first “Financing Sustainable Maritime Transport (FIN-SMART)...
Barcelona port: Green Pact and COVID: a new scenario of opportunities for Short Distance Maritime Transport
The annual Short Distance Maritime Transport event on November 26 with the slogan “Green Pact and COVID: a new scenario of opportunities for Short...
Port of Barcelona publishes its most sustainable and inclusive annual report
This year’s edition marks the beginning of a new way of presenting information because for the first time it integrates the Annual Report of the Port...
Spanish government shows the H2Ports project in Valenciaport as a model for the “Hydrogen Roadmap”
H2Ports, coordinated by the Valenciaport Foundation, incorporates hydrogen into port logistics operations with the aim of reducing its environmental impact...
IMO forges ahead with development of new short-term measures to implement GHG strategy
Draft new mandatory measures to cut the carbon intensity of existing ships have been agreed by an International Maritime Organization (IMO) working...
Genoa port renews ISO certificate
Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority) has successfully completed the audits for the...
HySHIP project clinches €8 million funding award
Ground-breaking maritime innovation project is granted EUR 8m in European funding as Norwegian government announces strengthened focus on development and...
MSC Cruises to implement next-generation air sanitation system developed by Fincantieri for the cruise industry
Trieste, Italy and Geneva, Switzerland 21st October 2020 – Fincantieri, in close cooperation with the virology lab of the International Center for...