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.
Assoporti promotes sustainability
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) December 23, 2019 – “The password is to simplify.” With this statement, Assoporti President Daniele Rossi has...
Port Authority of Cadiz to invest almost €2 million in environmental improvements in Cabezuela-Puerto Real
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) December 20, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de la BahÃa de Cádiz (APBC – Port Authority of Cadiz) will invest almost...
FEPORT welcomes Green Deal for Europe
FEPORT welcomes the Green Deal for Europe and its potential to mainstream sustainability into all EU policies – December 16, 2019 As promised in her...
Valencia port plans new passenger terminal
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) December 16, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) plans to...
European shipping industry welcomes the European Green Deal
The European shipping industry fully welcomes the unveiling of the European Green Deal by the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at the...
European ECCLIPSE project to help ports in SUDOE region to minimise the effects of climate change
Valencia – 05.12.19. The European project ECCLIPSE – Assessment of climate change in ports in Southwestern Europe, led by the Fundación...
Chinese company registers interest in Valencia port wind project
Second global wind turbine production firm is interested in the future Valenciaport wind farm – December 3, 2019 The Chinese company Xinjiang Golwind...
Valencia port joins transport conference of Waterborne technology platform
Valenciaport – November 29, 2019 Today, Juan Manuel DÃez, Corporate Planning & Control Manager of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV –...
Malta Freeport Terminals participates in EWWR 2019 – change your ways, reduce your waste
Malta Freeport Terminals – November 19, 2019 Malta Freeport Terminals is participating once again in European Week for Waste Reduction being held between...
New acoustic signaling devices for LSCT yard vehicles and cranes
The new acoustic signaling devices for yard vehicles and cranes have been presented at La Spezia Container Terminal: increased safety for yard workers and...
Barcelona port receives EMAS Award for environmental management
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) November 28, 2019 – The Port of Barcelona has been acknowledged for efforts to reduce the environmental impact and...
Europe should consider introducing a compensatory tax on goods from countries that do not comply with strict environmental rules – Valenciaport
The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia), Aurelio MartÃnez, has put the northern access as an...
Increasing Number of Green Companies in Port of Ancona
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) November 21, 2019 – A meeting was convened by Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Centrale (Centrale Central...
Ukraine Ministry of Infrastructure coordinates remediation work with the DELFI tanker
The Ministry of Infrastructure coordinates the remediation work with the DELFI tanker. This was stated by the First Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Dmitry...
Valenciaport bets on the use of alternative fuels to reduce its emissions
Francesc Sánchez, general director of the APV, explained the actions that Valenciaport is developing to promote this type of fuel during the opening of the...
Ministry makes further €65 million available for Venice after flooding
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) November 19, 2019 – Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Paola De Micheli has said that €65 million is available for...
Lisbon port supplies low sulphur fuel
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) November 19, 2019 – The M / V Antonia vessel is the first ship at Lisbon harbour to be supplied with marine fuel with a...
Supair – Cross-dissemination at H2020 PIXEL project meeting
On November 7, 2019, SUPAIR project team of Thessaloniki Port Authority, represented by Eva Vafaki, presented the SUPAIR project at the plenary meeting of...
Valenciaport presents project in Bilbao to become the first European port to use hydrogen energy in its terminals
Currently, work is being carried out on the design of hydrogen-powered port machinery, as well as the hydrogenera necessary for the supply of this fuel –...
ECSA launches strategic priorities for EU shipping policy for the next five years
In line with the new cycle of the EU institutions where the European Parliament has just started its mandate and the European Commission’s College is...