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.
Cartagena port collects 7,800 tonnes of garbage in 2017
Cartagena, Spain (Ports Europe) April 13, 2018 – Cartagena port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Cartagena) has been operating a specific vessel for more...
Balearic Islands port authority asks environmentalists for cruise industry studies
Palma de Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) April 11, 2018 – Balearic Islands port authority has asked the environmental group GOB to provide studies on the...
Palma de Mallorca mayor in talks with port for cruise traffic limits
Palma de Mallorca, Spain (Ports Europe) April 11, 2018 – The mayor of Palma de Mallorca, Antoni Noguera, has said that the arrival of eight cruise ships to...
Ecologists protest against cruise tourism in Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 10, 2018 – Ecologists and neighbourhood representatives saw off on April 7 the largest tourist cruise in the world, the...
Koper port hosts European SUPAIR meeting
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 10. 2018 – On 5 April, within the framework of the European SUPAIR project, as part of the Interreg Adrion...
Cruise industry invest $1 billion in new technologies, cleaner fuels
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 9, 2018 – The cruise industry has been betting for years on investing in technologies with a strong environmental...
EU Commission approves Portuguese tonnage tax and seafarer scheme
Brussels, 6 April 2018 – European Union Press Release The European Commission has approved under EU State aid rules a Portuguese tonnage tax scheme...
Union of Greek Shipowners supports Initial IMO Strategy for GHG emissions reduction
Press Release –Â The Union of Greek Shipowners – March 28, 2018 The Union of Greek Shipowners strongly supports the successful outcome of the...
Baleà ria launches the ship ‘Hypatia de AlejandrÃa’, the first ferry powered by LNG from the Mediterranean
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 7, 2018 – Baleà ria EurolÃnias MarÃtimas S.A. has completed the floating of the ship Hypatia de AlejandrÃa ,...
Naples port to call tender for energy efficiency projects this year
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) April 6, 2018 – Naples port is considering introducing an energy efficiency plan that includes a broader use of renewable energy...
Sardinian nautical companies gain access to financing under 2nd phase of BlueConnect programme
Sassari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 6, 2018 – Sardinian companies operating in the nautical sector will be able to receive financial support under...
Melilla port president expects environmental impact assessment to be ready in Q3 2018
Melilla, Spain (Ports Europe) April 5, 2018 – Melilla port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Melilla) president Miguel MarÃn has said that the file for...
BPI gathers international experts on the ECOPORTIL project in Sofia
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) April 5, 2018 – The second partners’ workshop in the framework of the recently launched project Environmental...
Venice port, 40 shipping companies renew ‘Blue Flag’ agreement
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 30, 2018 – Venice port and 40 shipping companies operating in the Venetian lagoon have renewed the ‘Blue...
Las Palmas port hosts Maritime Alliance-Blue Tech of the U.S.
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) March 27, 2018 –Â The director of Ports of Las Palmas, Salvador Capella, accompanied by commercial...
Venice Blue Flag agreement renewed for 2018
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 25, 2018 –Â The “Venice Blue Flag” agreement will also be renewed for 2018, following agreement of the...
Andalusian ports suffer weather damage of €1.5 million
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) March 22, 2018 – The storm of strong winds and rains recorded during the last few weeks has caused damage to Andalusian...
Huelva port receives UNE-ISO 14001:2015 certificate
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) March 20, 2018 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) has received the UNE-ISO 14001:2015 certification, after...
Carnival Corp CEO supports Dubrovnik port cruise solution
Dubrovnik, Croatia (Ports Europe) March 19, 2018 – Carnival Corp. CEO Arnold Donald has said that a new agreement in Dubrovnik demonstrates how the...
Piraeus Port Authority completes PERS environmental certification review
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 19, 2018 –Â Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has successfully completed the environmental certification review in...