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.
Koper port to start environment monitoring
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) February 18, 2019 – As part of a programme operated by EU-sponsored SUPAIR project, Koper port is to start environmental...
Liguria’s regional government to complete Genoa Prà port electrification in 2020
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) February 12, 2019 – Liguria’s regional government plans to complete the electrification of the docks in the Prà area of...
European Investment Bank loans Ecoslops up to €18M
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) February 11, 2019 – The EU’s European Investment bank (EIB) is to load €18 million ($20.37 million) to the...
University of Almería to monitor Almería port’s environmental quality
Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) February 8, 2019 – Almería port and the University of Almería renewed the contract signed a few years ago by which the...
H2PORTS project aims to reduce environmental impact of Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) February 5, 2019 – Valencia port has hosted the first working meeting of “H2PORTS – Implementing Fuel Cells...
Ecoslops and Suez Canal Economic Zone to set up unit for treatment unit of maritime oil waste in Port Said
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) January 29, 2019 – Ecoslops and Suez Canal Economic Zone have signed an agreement towards setting up a collection,...
Grimaldi ships on Barcelona-Civitavecchia port route will generate zero emissions
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2019 – The Italian shipping group Grimaldi is to install lithium batteries and gas filters (scrubbers) in...
Mon Acumen environmental project launched in Cagliari port
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 23, 2019 – The Mon Acumen project (joint active urban-maritime noise monitoring) has been launched in...
Algeciras port receives EMAS certification
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) January 10, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of Algeciras) has received from...
PortCastelló renews European PERS (Port Environmental Review System) certificate
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) January 8, 2019 – PortCastelló has renewed its European PERS (Port Environmental Review System) certificate, the highest...
Port Authority of Almería look for investment in the environment
Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) January 8, 2019 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Almería (APA – Port Authority of Almería), Mari Carmen...
Las Palmas port aims to become offshore wind power hub
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) January 7, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas (APP – Port Authority of Las Palmas) aims to...
Valencia port to introduce hydrogen-fuelled cargo handling operations
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 2, 2019 – Valencia may become the first port in Europe to incorporate hydrogen energy to reduce the environmental...
Cruise Industry Commits to Reduce the Rate of Carbon Emissions Globally by 40 Percent by 2030
Press Release – Washington DC, United States – December 18, 2018 Cruise Industry Commits to Reduce the Rate of Carbon Emissions Globally by 40...
Valencia port reduces “carbon footprint” by 17% in eight years
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) January 1, 2019 – The fight against climate change and the reduction of emissions of CO 2 and other pollutant particles...
Las Palmas port opens probe into contaminated water spill accident
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) December 26, 2018 – Las Palmas port has opened an investigation to clarify the causes of a...
Air quality is the top priority of European ports – ESPO
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) December 21, 2018 – Air quality has remained the top priority of the European ports since 2013, according to the annual...
Ports have to be “climate change proofed”
Geneva, Switzerland (PortSEurope) December 20, 2018 – Trade is at risk if ports do not become “climate change proofed”, Regina Asariotis, Chief of...
Tenerife port joins SAMOA 2 project
Tenerife, Spain (PortSEurope) December 11, 2018 – Tenerife port has joined SAMOA 2, the second phase of the Meteorological and Oceanographic Support System...
Taganrog Sea Commercial Port reports increased investment in environment management
Taganrog, Russia (PortSEurope) December 11, 2018 – In January-September 2018, Taganrog Sea Commercial Port (TagSCP) invested $67,300 in its...