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.
Gijón port president says coal industry plays vital role for the harbour
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) July 11, 2018 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón (APG – Port Authority of Gijón), Laureano Lourido, has...
Spain’s Inditex takes part in marine garbage reuse project of Vigo port
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – The participation of Spanish textile group Inditex (Industria de Diseño Textil, SA) in the ML-Style project for the...
Cartagena port authority pushes carbon footprint credentials
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2018 –Â The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena (APC – Port Authority of Cartagena), JoaquÃn...
Marseille port discusses its environmental ship index awards
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) June 28, 2018 – The Grand Port of Marseilles (GPMM) has presented its ESI (Environmental ship index) awards. Set up by...
Cartagena port authority participates in ports meeting
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2018 –Â Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena (APC – Port Authority of Cartagena)a has participated in the...
Port companies and authorities sign Civitavecchia Blue Agreement
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) June 28, 2018 – The Harbour Authority, the Municipality, Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno...
AdSP Naples funds Trentaremi Bay environment work
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – Works to secure the beach and the marine area in front of the Trentaremi Bay in Posillipo, Naples, have been...
Livorno AdSP receives RINA environmental recertification
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) June 25, 2018 – The RINA certification organisation has renewed the environmental certificate and EMAS registration...
Ceuta port detects potable water contamination
Ceuta, Spain (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – Ceuta port has detected a diesel contamination of the potable water supplied by the company Acemsa in its area....
La Luz Market to install wind turbines at Granadilla port, Tenerife
Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – Granadilla port will become a logistics area for wind turbines in the Canary Islands, under...
RePort project drives natural gas as fuel alternative trucks in Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 12, 2018 –Â 26 vehicles have been adapted for the use of natural gas thanks to this led initiative by the port of...
GNV receives environmental certification
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 11, 2018 –Â The Italian company Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) has received from the Italian Naval Registry (Registro Italiano...
Sixteen Andalusian marinas receive Blue Flag award
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) June 8, 2018 – A total of 16 Andalusian marinas have received this year the blue flag awarded by the European Foundation for...
Santander port joins Samoa meteorological project
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2018 – Santander port has joined the Samoa project for the development of a meteorological and oceanographic support...
AdSP del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (Bari) signs environmental agreement
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) June 3, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (AdSP – Southern Adriatic Sea Port...
Environmental sustainability becomes latest trend in cruise industry
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 30, 2018 – The concern for environmental sustainability has become the latest trend in the cruise industry. Regardless of...
PORT-5R Cagliari port project presented
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) May 30, 2018 – The PORT-5R project has been presented in Cagliari port. It is part of the Interreg Italy-France...
LNG supplying to ships at Spanish ports could reduce taxes
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 29, 2018 – Under the Spanish law (Ley de Desindexación de la economÃa Española) energy companies will be exempt...
Event: European Maritime Day – Burgas, May 31, June 1, 2018
Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) May 28, 2018 –Â The European Commission’s Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, the Bulgarian EU...
Taganrog Sea Commercial Port increases investment its environmental programme
Taganrog, Russia (PortSEurope) May 27, 2018 – In the first quarter of 2018, Taganrog Sea Commercial Port (TSCP) spent $28,300 (€110,070) for...