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.
Port of Koper welcomes first LNG-powered vessel
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 23, 2024 – Last weekend, the Port of Koper welcomed the CMA CGM Scandoldo, the first LNG-powered vessel to dock at...
Kailia floating offshore wind project, Puglia: EIA submitted
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) April 22, 2024 – Last month, Renantis and BlueFloat Energy submitted the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process for...
ESPO: Priorities of Europe’s seaports for 2024-2029
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 22, 2024 – Given the upcoming European Union (EU) elections, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has set its...
Appeal against port LNG project not supported by Brindisi province
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) April 22, 2024 – Brindisi province will not legally support the port industrial zone operator ASI in a lawsuit against an...
Port of Vigo continues on its path to improve energy efficiency
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2024 – The Port of Vigo continues improving its energy efficiency. After renewing ISO 14001 (environment), ISO 9001...
WSC asks EU for help for sustainable and secure maritime sector
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 22, 2024 – The World Shipping Council (WSC) is calling on the EU to design policy frameworks that facilitate...
How green methanol fits into the maritime sector?
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 20, 2024 – Yesterday, Ports Europe reported that Spanish energy company Cepsa has signed an agreement with Evos,...
Tenerife receives the Port Environmental Review System certificate
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2024 – The Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife has received the Port...
Eco-journalists from different countries visited the Port of Baku
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) April 16, 2024 – A group of eco-journalists from Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Italy and the United Kingdom visited the...
SEA Europe’s call for a European maritime industrial strategy
Press Release – Setting sail to build in Europe 10,000 sustainable and digitalised vessels by 2035: Sea Europe’s call for a European maritime...
Grain operators in Constanta port receive fines
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) April 15, 2024 – The Constanța Environmental Guard has fined 15,000 lei each to four grain operators operating in...
Reference – The European Green Deal
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) April 11, 2024 – The European Green Deal is a comprehensive set of policy initiatives by the European Commission to make...
Barcelona seeks more sustainable, newer & smaller cruise ships
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 10, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona seeks more sustainable, newer & smaller cruise ships. This is how it sees the...
APM Terminals invests in electrification of Rijeka terminal
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) April 4, 2024 – APM Terminals is investing in the electrification of the Rijeka terminal and in port equipment, totalling...
A.P. Moller Maersk transports more containers using green fuels
Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) March 28, 2024 – Danish shipping company A.P. Moller Maersk has announced that it transported over 660,000 containers...
PONANT, FARWIND EnergyPartner to develop green hydrogen refueling solutions
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) March 27, 2024 – PONANT and FAIRWIND Energy have signed n agreement innovative solutions for the refuelling of ships...
What is the relationship between inland waterways and seaports?
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) March 26, 2024 – Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine started in February 2022, we have heard more about inland waterways...
Eni, Fincantieri and RINA establish partnership for maritime transport decarbonisation
Fincantieri – Press Release – March 25, 2024 Eni, a global energy company, Fincantieri, one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups, the only...
Protecting marine life around the new Genoa breakwater
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) March 25, 2024 – The Webuild-led consortium and the Genoa Aquarium (Acquario di Genova) have set up a partnership to protect...
Port of Constanta develops Green Port Master Plan
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) March 25, 2024 – The Port of Constanta is developing its Green Port Master Plan within the framework of the PIONEERS...