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.
Two-thirds of European green shipping fuel projects at risk – analysis
Two-thirds of European green shipping fuel projects at risk – analysis 4% of European shipping could run on e-fuels by 2030, according to mapping done by...
BlueBARGE on board Demonstrator Vessel
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 2, 2024 – Executives from the Hydrus Advanced Consolidated Engineering Services, part of the BlueBARGE consortium...
AD Ports to build green methanol facility in Egypt
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Ports Europe) May 31, 2024 – Port and logistics group Abu Dhabi Ports Group (AD Ports), Egypt-based shipping line and...
Antwerp Euroterminal installs cold ironing
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) May 30, 2024 – Antwerp Euroterminal (AET) is installing the first shore power connection for seagoing vessels in Belgium...
Port of Barcelona may sanction ships that pollute
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 30, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona will introduce a new ordinance for the prevention of pollution in the service area...
Green Bay – a new European port certification
Toulon, France (Ports Europe) May 28, 2024 – The Var Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIV) has launched a new environmental standard for certification...
Webinar: Ports as leaders in maritime decarbonisation
Melbourne, Australia (Ports Europe) May 21, 2024 – RightShip, a global ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance)-focused digital maritime platform, is...
Chantier Naval de Marseille commits to “green” steps
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) May 21, 2024 – Grand port maritime de Marseille (GPMM) and Chantier Naval de Marseille (CNdM) have agreed a number of...
The largest offshore installation methanol vessel launched
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, May 20, 2024 – Van Oord’s new offshore installation vessel Boreas was successfully launched at the China’s Yantai CIMC...
Venice Blue Flag agreement renewed
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) May 17, 2024 – The Venice Blue Flag agreement has been renewed, a voluntary agreement aimed at reducing emissions from...
Fundación Valenciaport participates in the CLARION project
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) May 13, 2024 – Last week, the kick-off meeting for the CLARION project ‘Climate Resilient Port...
Update: Baku port as an advocate of green policies
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) May 12, 2024 – Azerbaijan’s Baku International Sea Trade Port (BISTP), the oldest and biggest one on the Caspian Sea,...
ARUP: Decarbonisation is an opportunity for ports
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) May 10, 2024 – As countries ramp up action against climate change and transition economies towards net-zero...
Ports and shipping to work together on energy transition
Singapore (Ports Europe) May 10, 2024 – The ports and shipping industries need urgently to work together on the energy transition or risk a mismatch in...
Maritime industry decarbonization via improved port facilities
Singapore (Ports Europe) May 10, 2024 – One easier win for the maritime industry decarbonization would be showing the benefits of the transition in concrete...
Multi-fuel bunkering along the green shipping corridors
Singapore (Ports Europe) May 10, 2024 – The number of Green Shipping Corridors has been growing in an attempt to ensure end-to-end green fuel...
Port of Genoa has renewed the “Genoa Blue Agreement”
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 30, 2024 – The Port of Genoa has renewed the voluntary agreement “Genoa Blue Agreement” for the reduction of the...
Port of Baku plans for zero emissions
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) April 26, 2024 – Baku International Sea Trade Port (BISTP) is planning to reduce emissions to zero within 15 to 20 years,...
Aquaculture in maritime ports – can they co-exist?
Fareham, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) April 25, 2024 – There is much focus on the coexistence of offshore renewable energy and aquaculture, two rapidly...
Peninsula to add the chemical tanker to service in Port of Barcelona.
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 24, 2024 – Peninsula, a global marine energy supplier, will add the chemical tanker “Aarlborg” to its...