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.
Portugal and Netherlands consider consortium to produce green hydrogen in Sines
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 19, 2020 – The Portuguese and Dutch governments are discussing a joint plan to set up a renewable gas project in...
Livorno port hosts Smooth Ports event
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) February 23, 2020 – “Smooth Ports”, an Interreg Europe European initiative, has held an event in the port of...
Two Valenciaport finalists at IAPH World Ports Sustainability Awards 2020
Two projects led by Valenciaport finalists at the IAPH World Ports Sustainability Awards 2020 – February 19, 2020 Two of the European projects...
15 organizations from transport sector call for bold and realistic European Green Deal
15 organizations from the transport Sector call for a bold and realistic European Green Deal – Brussels, February 11th, 2020 The Communication on the...
Eni starts production at photovoltaic plant on Porto Torres industrial site, Sardinia
Porto Torres, Sardina, Italy (Ports Europe) February 12, 2020 – Eni New Energy, a subsidiary of energy company Eni, has opened a new photovoltaic park in...
Athos project popular with potential partners
Port of Amsterdam – February 5, 2020 Athos, the joint project set up by Gasunie, EBN, Port of Amsterdam and Tata Steel for carbon capture, transport,...
Cruise 2030 meets in Palma de Mallorca
The Cruise 2030 working group, comprising delegations from eight of the major European cruise ports, including Amsterdam, Bergen, Cannes, Dubrovnik, Malaga,...
Bordeaux port, Storengy and Nexeya sign agreement to developing hydrogen sector
Bordeaux, France (Ports Europe) February 7, 2020 – Storengy, Nexeya and the Grand Port Maritime de Bordeaux have signed a memorandum of understanding...
Analysis – Turkey to start construction of $20 billion Kanal Istanbul in 2020
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) February 7, 2020 – The zoning plan for the giant Kanal (Channel, Canal) Istanbul project, linking the Black Sea and the...
Lisbon port promotes sustainability training
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 6, 2020 – The Port of Lisbon continues its sustainable and eco-efficient agenda, following the challenges of the...
Infrastructure Malta looks to provide onshore electricity to reduce Grand Harbour pollution
Malta (Ports Europe) February 5, 2020 – Infrastructure Malta has published details of a two-stage plan to reduce pollution from vessels using the...
Rhine-Alps corridor looks to a hydrogen-powered future
News Release – Climate-neutral Rhine-Alps Corridor – Port of Rotterdam – January 31, 2020 Seventeen parties have today taken the first step...
Barcelona port approves plan for dock electrification in seven years
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2020 – Port de Barcelona has approved a plan to electrify its docks within seven years. A plan will be...
Universidad de AlmerÃa to continue providing environmental monitoring of AlmerÃa port
AlmerÃa, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2020 – Universidad de AlmerÃa (UAL) has signed a contract with Autoridad Portuaria de AlmerÃa (APA –...
Costa Crociere promotes LNG as ship fuel
Savona, Italy (Ports Europe) January 26, 2020 – Costa Crociere has held a public event entitled, “The use of LNG in ports, between innovation and...
Barcelona port accounts for 60% of Spain’s ship-to-ship LNG supply operation
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2020 – Port de Barcelona has reported that in 2019 it accounted for 60% of all ship-to-ship liquefied natural...
Fincantieri enters the green cutting edge project “ITER”
Fincantieri enters the green cutting edge project “ITER”; the Group strengthens its commitment in the field of clean energy – Trieste,...
MSC Cruises & Chantiers de l’Atlantique sign contracts for construction LNG-powered MSC ships
MSC Cruises and Chantiers de l’Atlantique sign firm contracts for construction of third and fourth LNG-powered MSC World Class ships. Partnership further...
Valencia port seeks environmental support for expansion
Aurelio MartÃnez is very satisfied with the responses received to the north extension project and says says he would like the environmental groups to support...
GandÃa port to open south access to port, improving the environment
On January 31, the South access to the Port of GandÃa will be finally opened, freeing heavy vehicles from transit to the Grau neighbourhood and surroundings...