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.
Piraeus Port Authority presents its Corporate Responsibility Report 2018
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 25, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has presented its Corporate Responsibility Report 2018 which details all...
Valencia port to tender power substation project in Q4
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 20, 2019 – Valencia port plans to tender in the fourth quarter of 2019 for the construction of an electrical substation,...
Asturias initiates plan to adapt ports to climate crisis
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2019 – The Asturias regional government has signed a collaboration agreement with the Foundation Institute of...
Marseille port gives ESI Awards to environmental shippers
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 17, 2019 – On Wednesday, June 12, 2019, Hervé Martel, President of the Executive Board of the Port of Marseille...
Piraeus Port Authority highlights pro-environment activities
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 12, 2019 – The World Environment Day is celebrated on June 5 and for 2019 the day is devoted to the theme of air...
Molgas Energía starts installation of LNG station at Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 10, 2019 – Spain’s Molgas Energía has started the installation of a fixed liquefied natural gas (LNG) station,...
Bilbao is the first port in the world to obtain the Environmental Product Declaration
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 9, 2019 – Bilbao has become the first port in the world to obtain the Environmental Product Declaration, based on an...
Luxury cruise giant emits 10 times more air pollution (SOx) than all of Europe’s cars – study
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 9, 2019 – The European Federation for Transport and Environment has produced a study which claims that luxury cruise...
Cruise traffic puts Lisbon among most polluted cities in Europe
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 7, 2019 – Cruise ships emissions on the Portuguese coast were 86 times higher than the emissions of the car...
Bilbao becomes first port globally to obtain Environmental Product Declaration
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2019 – Bilbao has become the first port in the world to obtain an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for...
Ferrol port installs water drainage system to avoid contamination
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2019 – Ferrol port authority has equipped the Fernández Ladreda dock with a modern water drainage system to avoid...
Valencian port community turns to World Environment Day
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) June 4, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) will host on June 5,...
Implementation of Taganrog Sea Commercial Port’s environmental programme in the first quarter of 2019
News – Implementation of Taganrog Sea Commercial Port’s environmental programme in the first quarter of 2019 – May 31, 2019 In the first quarter...
Grimaldi Group presents the first Mediterranean cruise ferry with zero emissions in Barcelona
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) May 30, 2019 – In the port of Barcelona, Naples-based Grimaldi Group has presented the “new” Cruise Rome,...
Valenciaport reinforces environmental commitment
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2019 – The President of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia),...
‘A European strategy for plastics in a circular economy’ – Tarragona port
Tarragona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 27, 2019 – On May 24, an environmental conference entitled ‘ A European strategy for plastics in a circular...
UNESCO approves Marghera solution for cruise ships at Venice lagoon
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) May 27, 2019 – UNESCO has approved the Marghera solution for cruise ships in the Venice lagoon and has given the Italian...
ALIS members to eliminate contamination emissions at ports
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) May 20, 2019 – The Logistic Association of Sustainable Intermodality (ALIS) is pursuing its goal for zero emissions at...
Italy co-finances project to promote green ports in Caspian Sea
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (PortSEurope) May 16, 2019 – Italy is cofinancing an OSCE project to promote the green ports and...
Cádiz port welcomes first cruise powered by liquefied natural gas
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) May 1, 2019 – The port of Cádiz has received the first cruiser powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), the AIDANova vessel,...