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.
Environmental challenges remain for BOTAŞ Saros FSRU
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 9, 2020 – BOTAŞ Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAS), the state-owned crude oil and natural gas pipelines...
Valenciaport is in the first line of investment against climate change and emergency
The President of the Port Authority of Valencia, Aurelio Martínez, reaffirms the Port’s commitment to “concrete events that are included in our...
Taganrog Commercial Sea Port invests in environmental programme
Taganrog, Russia (Ports Europe) June 2, 2020 – In the first quarter of 2020, Taganrog Commercial Sea Port JSC (TagMTP) allocated a total of 1.6 million...
Valenciaport will focus celebration of Environment Day on “2030, zero emissions”
Valenciaport and the participating companies of the port community have made a virtual presentation through a specific website. On June 5, people will be able...
Leading Danish companies join forces on an ambitious sustainable fuel project
Copenhagen Airports, A.P. Moller – Maersk, DSV Panalpina, DFDS, SAS and Ørsted have formed the first partnership of its kind to develop an...
Fundación Valenciaport participates in the NEMO project
The NEMO project involves eighteen partners from eleven countries and has a budget of around €6.5 million – May 26, 2020 The solutions developed during...
Electrical substation for port of Valencia receives approval
News – The Conselleria d’Agricultura, Desenvolupament Rural, Emergència Climàtica i Transició Ecològica gives its approval to the transformer...
APM Terminals Algeciras connects to the national 66KV energy network
APM Terminals Algeciras has increased the voltage of its power supply from 20kv to 66KV this week. This 3.2-million-euro investment will improve the stability...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 15/2020
Covid-19 Update – Issue 14/2020 – Ports of Genoa – May 19, 2020 Global Economic TrendsAccording to IHS Markit, the European PMI (Purchasing Managers...
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 15/2020
Ports of Genoa: Covid-19 Update – Issue 14/2020 – The COVID emergency can push the ports towards a sustainable and resilient future. The Ports of Genoa...
Valenciaport port community reach 2019 environmental objectives of the ECOPORT II project
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) May 8, 2020 – The Ecoport II project, operated by Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port...
AdSP del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (Bari) to benefit from EU SUSPORT project
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) May 7, 2020 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP – Southern Adriatic Sea Port...
Port of Venice: over half a million euros from the EU for green projects
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) May 5, 2020 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (AdSP – Northern Adriatic Sea Port...
Bilbao port receives Siemens blades Iberdrola’s new Puylobo wind project
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) May 1, 2020 – A total of 42 wind blades, manufactured by Siemens Gamesa in China are destined for implementation at...
Valenciaport considers photovoltaic plant on top of Grimaldi automobile silo
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2020 – Grupotec has been awarded a contract by Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port...
AdSP Mar Ligure Occidentale (Genoa) sees positive environmental management audit
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 20, 2020 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP – Western Ligurian Sea Port...
Snam and RINA sign hydrogen development contract
Agreement seeks to launch infrastructure tests and experiment with new technologies – April 8, 2020 Snam, one of the world’s leading energy...
ECOPORTIL project officially presented in Limassol on March 6, 2020
News – ECOPORTIL – March 6, 2020 The ECOPORTIL project, in which Frederick Research Center in Cyprus is a key partner, was officially presented in...
Companies sign hydrogen research agreement in Singapore
Singapore (Ports Europe) April 1, 2020 – Seven Singaporean and Japanese companies have signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to research the use of...
Brindisi port to pilot technology to generate electricity from wave motion
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) March 26, 2020 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP – Southern Adriatic Sea Port...