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.
Valencia port to host conference on usage of LNG as fuel
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 10, 2017 – Valencia port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia) will host on May 18 a conference within the framework...
Event – European Environmental Ports Conference 2017 – Antwerp, Belgium, on June 7-8
Antwerp, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 8, 2017 – The European Environmental Ports Conference 2017 will take place in Antwerp, Belgium, on June 7-8, 2017,...
EU Commission discusses with stakeholders financing investments in a sustainable blue economy
Brussels, May 3, 2017 Commission discusses with stakeholders financing investments in a sustainable blue economy Key stakeholders in sustainable business and...
Vigo port receives innovation award for Blue Growth strategy
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) April 25, 2017 – A little over a year after the official presentation of the Blue Growth initiative that Vigo port launched, the...
Setubal port presents candidacy for EDP h 17 Prize award
Setubal, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – Setubal port has presented its candidacy for the EDP h 17 Prize for energy efficiency, distinguishing...
VTA, Algeciras port sign agreement on good environmental practices
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 21, 2017 – Vopak Terminal Algeciras (VTA) and Algeciras port authority (Autoridad Portuaria BahÃa de Algeciras) signed...
MedCruise welcomes European Blue Growth report
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 20, 2017 – MedCruise, the Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports, has welcomed yesterday’s announcement by...
Aviles port asks companies to take measures to limit air contamination
Aviles, Spain (Ports Europe) April 20, 2017 – Aviles port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Avilés) has asked companies to take precautions in the...
Barcelona port starts information campaign on cruise industry emissions
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2017 – In order to strengthen transparency in relation to gas emissions of cruise ships, Barcelona port has...
EU: Western Mediterranean – Actions for the sustainable development of the blue economy
Brussels, 19 April 2017 Today the European Commission launches a new initiative for the sustainable development of the blue economy in the Western...
Motril port hosts information day on meteorological systems
Motril, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2017 – The port of Motril has hosted an information day on the activities that the public entity Puertos del Estado is...
Marin port removes 40,000 kg of marine waste since 2014
Marin, Spain (Ports Europe) April 17, 2017 – Marin port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de MarÃn), along with its fishing fleet, has removed more than 40,000...
Marseille port installs system for power supply to ships
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) April 14, 2017 – A power supply system installed in January 2017 at Marseille port allows ferries to be docked without...
Alicante port adopts measures to limit pollution
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) April 13, 2017 – Alicante port has decided to modify the protocol of the movement of sodium carbonate in the docks to prevent...
Navacel loads floating wind towers
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 23, 2017 –Â Navacel has started shipping five towers that will be part of the structures of the wind turbines of...
Barcelona port presents commitment to LNG as alternative ship fuel
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 14, 2017 – Barcelona port has presented at the Seatrade Cruise Global fair, the main event of the cruise industry...
Companies set up renewable energy cluster at Nantes port
Nantes, France (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – In less than three years, the estuary of the Loire river has become the leading industrial centre in...
Which cruise companies are leading the charge in cutting air pollutants?
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) March 12, 2017 – One cruise ship emits the same volume of air pollutants as 5 million cars traveling the same...
€1.6 million for marine environmental monitoring project in Malta
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) March 5, 2017 – The Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) is expected to utilise the full €1.6 million ($1.7...
Bastia evaluates port pollution levels
Bastia, Corsica, France (Ports Europe) March 5, 2017 – In order to address local concerns about pollution generated by activities at the port of...