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.
DIMAATH and Kavala Port Authority awarded the Greek Green Awards 2019
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 5, 2019 – DIMAATH SA and Kavala Port Authority (OLK) SA have been awarded Greek Green Awards 2019 for the management...
Italy, Croatia launch project to cut nautical, coastal tourism CO2 emissions in Adriatic
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) March 1, 2019 – Italian and Croatian authorities have launched a joint initiative to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in...
Alicante port suspends cargo traffic due to pollution levels
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2019 – Alicante port has suspended cargo traffic due to the increase in pollution caused by the atmospheric...
Barcelona port and IREC present hydrogen as an alternative fuel for transport
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) February 28, 2019 – The port and Barcelona and El Instituto de Investigación en EnergÃa de Cataluña (IREC –...
Eni starts building a photovoltaic plant in Porto Torres, Sardinia
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 26, 2019 – Eni subsidiary company Eni New Energy SpA has commenced construction of a photovoltaic plant...
Puertos del Estado to support greenhouse gas emissions reduction
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 25, 2019 – Spain’s national ports agency Puertos del Estado has signed a cooperation contract for the reduction...
Piraeus Port Authority details environmental plan
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 24, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has published a press release details its environmental policy. PPA...
Cepsa Gibraltar factory complies with Algeciras port’s environmental requirements
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) February 21, 2019 – Cepsa’s factory in Gibraltar-San Roque has received an environmental certification,...
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 AlmerÃa to monitor AlmerÃa port’s environmental quality
AlmerÃa, Spain (Ports Europe) February 8, 2019 – AlmerÃa port and the University of AlmerÃa 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 BahÃa 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 AlmerÃa look for investment in the environment
AlmerÃa, Spain (PortSEurope) January 8, 2019 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de AlmerÃa (APA – Port Authority of AlmerÃa), 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...