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.
Taganrog port environmental licensing & the reality
Taganrog, Russia (PortSEurope) February 2, 2023 – The maximum cargo turnover of Taganrog Port, the main stevedoring operator of the harbour, in the...
Port of Lisbon receives MSC Euribia, zero emissionsÂ
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 31, 2024 – On January 24, 2024, the Port of Lisbon received the MSC Euribia, the first cruise ship to undertake a...
WEF Global Risk Report indicative also for ports
Davos, Switzerland (PortSEurope) January 30, 2024 – The Global Risks Report 2024 of the World Economic Forum highlights a predominantly negative outlook for...
First charging station for electric trucks in port of Rotterdam
Rotterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) January 30, 2024 – Together with Truckparkings Rotterdam Exploitatie (TRE), the Port of Rotterdam Authority opened...
Port of Barcelona doubles LNG ship supply in 2023
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – In the 2023 financial year, the Port of Barcelona carried out a total of 199 operations to supply...
Update: Programme for Green Ports & Shipping Congress
Singapore (PortSEurope) January 26, 2024 – Green Ports & Shipping Congress will take place from the 8th till the 9th of May in Marina Bay Sands...
Barcelona port to seek agreement on water usage by cruise ships
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 24, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona is seeking agreement with the different cruise companies so that after the...
Green Ports & Shipping Congress in Singapore in May
Singapore (Ports Europe) January 24, 2024 – Green Ports & Shipping Congress will take place from the 8th till the 9th of May in Singapore and will...
Iberdrola to introduce “cold ironing” in Port of Vigo
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) January 19, 2024 – The Spanish multinational electric utility company Ibedrola plans to introduce onshore power supply (OPS,...
Efedos Sevilla plans renewable gas production plant in port
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 –Â Efedos Sevilla SL has requested a concession in the port of Seville to build a renewable gas production...
Urgent dredging to start in Baku port, Caspian Sea shrinks
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) January 10, 2024 – Dredging will start in the coming days in Azerbaijan’s Caspian Sea port of Baku, which will allow access...
Reaching a tipping point in electric container handling equipment
The Hague, The Netherlands (PortSEurope) January 9, 2024 – A white paper by APM Terminals, the terminal operating arm of A.P. Moller Maersk, and DP World,...
Russia’s Makhachkala port blocked by silt
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) January 2, 2024 – Since the beginning of December, heavy winds blocked the dry cargo harbour channel of Russia’s port of...
Modalis acquires Altech, France
Aix-en-Provence, France (Ports Europe) December 27, 2023 – France Modalis Group, expert in intermodal logistics solutions, acquired Altech Engineering to...
Port of Bilbao signs the European Wind Charter
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) December 21, 2023 – The Bilbao Port Authority has signed the European Wind Charter, confirming its commitment to...
MSC World Europa uses dockside power supply in Valletta
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) December 19, 2023 – MSC Cruises’ MSC World Europa ship has successfully used shore-supplied power (OPS –...
ETF criticises EU emissions plan for ports
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 11, 2023 – The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) has joined the criticism of the European...
Largest rooftop PV park in Europe in Barcelona’s ZAL Port
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) December 10, 2023 – Cilsa, the company that manages the Port of Barcelona’s intermodal logistics zone (ZAL Port), is...
APM Terminals, DP World launch Zero Emission Port Alliance
Dubai, UAE (Ports Europe) December 6, 2023 – APM Terminals and DP World have announced the creation of the Zero Emission Port Alliance (ZEPA), an...
Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea – meeting
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) December 5, 2023 – The Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea is a forum...