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.
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...
SUPAIR meeting takes place in Venice
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) May 27, 2018 – A focus group of the SUPAIR project has met in Venice to discuss how to make port-logistics operations greener...
New Sines port terminal receives environmental report approval
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – An Environmental Impact Study (Estudo de Impacto Ambiental) has concluded that the new terminal at Sines...
Vigo port’s Blue Growth strategy leads to job creation
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) May 22, 2017 – In 2016 Vigo port launched implementation of the Blue Growth strategy proposed by the European Commission. The...
AdSP del Mare Adriatico Centro-Settentrionale (Ravenna) hosts environment and LNG discussions
Ravenna, Italy (PortSEurope) May 16, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Centro-Settentrionale (AdSP – Centre-North Port...
Piraeus port aims to reduce carbon footprint
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 15, 2018 – COSCO-owned Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA)Â is looking to reduce carbon emissions from its facilities in...
Spain has the cleanest ports among ESPO members
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 14, 2018 – A total of seven Spanish ports have achieved environmental certification of the international standard Port...
Alcúdia port installs structure to reduce air pollution
Alcúdia, Mallorca, Spain (PortSEurope) May 11, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Baleares (APB – Port Authority of the Balearic Islands) has...
Local communities reject ENI Gaeta port concession renewal
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) May 7, 2018 – Two communities, La Piaia-Peschiera in Gaeta and Vindicio in Formia, stand against a request from...
EMERTOX project starts work in Cape Verde
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 3, 2018 –Â On 16 April, in Cape Verde, the EMERTOX project started, which consists of the study of the emergence of...
EU: Ocean energy – a sustainable blue growth opportunity for Europe
EU: Ocean energy – a sustainable blue growth opportunity for Europe, April 27, 2018 On 27 March, Commissioner Vella met with 20 leading companies operating...
Event: European Maritime Day 2018 – May 31-June 1, 2018, Burgas, Bulgaria
Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) May 2, 2018 – European Maritime Day (EMD), dedicated to gaining new insights into maritime affairs and blue growth and...
Valencia port to join Samoa 2 project
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) April 27, 2018 – Valencia port has approved an agreement to participate in the Samoa 2 project, which aims to improve the...