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.
Reference – European Clean Hydrogen Alliance
The European Clean Hydrogen Alliance aims at an ambitious deployment of hydrogen technologies by 2030, bringing together renewable and low-carbon hydrogen...
MEPs back CO2 targets and EU carbon market for shipping
The European Parliament’s environment committee has voted to require ships to reduce their emissions and finally pay for their carbon pollution. Green group...
Air Liquide and Port of Rotterdam launch partnership to foster hydrogen-powered trucks and infrastructure
Air Liquide and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have announced the launch of a jointly created initiative, which aims at enabling 1,000 hydrogen-powered...
Coalition for the energy of the future: 11 companies join to accelerate energy transition in transport & logistics
News Release – CMA CGM – Coalition for the energy of the future: 11 major international companies join forces to accelerate the energy transition...
European Union supports Georgia in protecting its coastal waters for the benefit of people and the environment
A five-day Coastal and Transitional Waters Monitoring Survey started in Batumi 29 June in the frame of the EU-funded European Union Water Initiative Plus for...
Agreement signed between DEPA, DESFA and Patras Port Authority for the promotion of LNG bunkering
Based on the offer of new opportunities and development prospects both for the Port of Patras and the wider region, a memorandum of understanding was signed...
EBRD and IMO to develop Turkey’s green maritime sector
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 2, 2020 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Maritime Organisation...
GREEN C PORTS project wins the IAPH World Ports Sustainability Awards 2020
Green C Ports, co-financed by the Connecting Europe Facility of the European Union, has won the award in the category of “Resilient Infrastructure”...
Blue sectors contribute to the recovery and pave way for EU Green Deal
Today, the European Commission published “The EU Blue Economy Report 2020”, providing an overview of the performance of the EU economic sectors related to...
Zonguldak-Filyos Valley project comes under environmental pressure
Zonguldak, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 28, 2020 – In a statement last week celebrating “World Seafarers Day”, Transport and Infrastructure...
More protection for our seas and oceans is needed, report finds
The Commission adopted today a report on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) which reveals that, while the EU’s framework for marine...
Maersk – New research center will lead the way for decarbonizing shipping
Maersk Press Release – The shipping industry has made a strong commitment to reduce its global carbon emissions towards 2050. A group of leading industry...
Valenciaport Foundation gets the approval of 9 European projects in the first half of the year
This morning the ordinary meeting of the board of trustees of the Valenciaport Foundation took place, which was held in the Clock Building of the Port of...
Two projects led by Valenciaport awarded at IAPH World Port Sustainability Awards 2020
Green C Ports and LOOP-Ports are the two European projects that have won the awards in the categories of “Resilient Infrastructure” and...
Vehicle traffic in Valencia port, the main cause of air pollution during lockdown
During confinement, NO 2 has been reduced by more than 60% thanks mainly to the decrease in urban traffic, which has dropped by around 70%, while the port...
Valencia port to receive mobile hydrogen refuelling station
The mobile Hydrogen Refuelling Station designed within the framework of the H2PORTS project will arrive at the Port of Valencia in early 2021 – June 19,...
Valenciaport puts out tender for GREEN C PORTS project
The Port Authority of Valencia has put out to tender the supply, installation and configuration of environmental control equipment within the framework of the...
Thessaloniki port has action plan for the transition to a sustainable and low-carbon emission future
Since the beginning of 2018, ThPA SA has been a partner in SUPAIR INTERREG – ADRION project, a project that aimed at reducing the environmental impacts of...
Wind, photovoltaic energy or the use of hydrogen, keys to the Valenciaport 2030 goal, zero emissions
The head of APV’s Environment area and the director of Sustainability of the Valenciaport Foundation have participated in a webinar organized by the...
Genoa port looks to reduce noise emissions at Vado
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) June 15, 2020 – Senior management of APM Terminals and Interporto di Vado (VIO) have considered an agreement to a new track...