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.
Valencia port starts sending air quality data to central system
The Valenciaport station has already started sending data in a test phase to the Air Quality Control Center of the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development,...
New Saros port receives environmental challenge
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 28, 2020 – Earlier this month, BOTAŞ Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAS), the state-owned crude oil and natural gas...
Hydrogen Council expands membership with new sectors and geographies
Hydrogen Council Expands Membership With New Sectors and Geographies as Governments Rely on Hydrogen for COVID-19 Recovery Brussels, 27 July 2020 – The...
EU funds to finance two Barcelona port projects
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 22, 2020 – The two projects EALING-European flagship Action for coLd ironING in ports and LNGHIVE2 Barcelonaan...
Ábalos reaffirms government target to electricify all ports by 2030
News – Puertos del Estado – Electrification of Ports – July 14, 2020 Today in the Senate the Minister of Transportation, Mobility and Urban...
EU support for electrification the terminals at Valencia port
The Committee for the Connecting Europe Mechanism or the CEF (Connecting Europe Facility) Committee of the European Commission has approved the granting of aid...
EU’s CEF programme to fund two Trieste port projects
RTTrieste, Italy (PortSEurope) July 20, 2020 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Orientale (AdSP – Eastern Adriatic Sea Port...
Spain reaffirms commitment to electrification of ports
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 15, 2020 – The Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, José Luis Ábalos, has restated the OPS Masterplan...
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...