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.
Malta’s Valletta Cruise Port inaugurates “cold ironing”
València, Spain (Ports Europe) December 4, 2023 – Valletta Cruise Port has inaugurated “cold ironing” with electricity supplied to a docked...
SCZONE, Scatec ASA sign bunkering agreement
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) December 4, 2023 – The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) and Scatec ASA have signed an MoU aimed at issuing a license to...
FEPORT, ETA, EMPA and ECASBA question EU emissions scheme
FEPORT, ETA, EMPA and ECASBA members call on the EU Commission to immediately commission a study on the risks of cargo diversion from European ports and...
EU ETS excludes 44% of cargo ships and 22% of CO2 emissions
Stockholm, Sweden (Ports Europe) November 29, 2023 – The paper The cost impacts of Fit for 55 on shipping and their implications for Swedish freight...
Port of Valencia uses hydrogen-powered ReachStacker
València, Spain (Ports Europe) November 29, 2023 – The Port of València is the first port in the world to use a ReachStacker or stacker capable of...
La Spezia Container Terminal set for more sustainable future
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) November 28, 2023 – The Commander of the Harbour Office in the Port of La Spezia, Alberto Battaglini, has authorised the...
Flagship maritime event at COP28
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) November 28, 2023 – Over 200 maritime and energy sector leaders will convene on December 9 and 10 with governments...
DP World and IRENA to decarbonise shipping and ports sectors
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 28 November 2023 – The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and DP World, a UAE-based global supply chain solutions...
FEPORT come out against the new ETS emissions regulations
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 24, 2023 – Members of FEPORT have come out against the new European Union’s ETS emissions regulations...
Pollution from ships: stricter EU measures to stop illegal discharges
European Parliament – Ships in EU seas should face dissuasive fines not only for oil spills, but also for sewage and garbage discharge, Transport and...
North Sea Port, Yara Sluiskil pioneer cross-border CO2 capture
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 22, 2023 – North Sea Port and Yara Sluiskil have a pioneering role in a new cross-border CO2 capture project....
European shipowners call for clean affordable fuels for shipping before Parliament vote on trucks CO2 standards
European shipowners call for clean affordable fuels for shipping before Parliament vote on trucks CO2 standards – November 21, 2023 Ahead of the plenary...
BCG: Global trade in a decarbonised world
Boston, United States (Ports Europe) November 20, 2023 – When this year’s COP28 climate change conference convenes in Dubai on November 30, the links...
Bilbao, Amsterdam, Duisport plan renewable hydrogen corridor
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) November 16, 2023 – The ports of Bilbao, Amsterdam and duisport are looking at a possible renewable hydrogen corridor...
EU is working on a measure to protect the port of Gioia Tauro
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 15, 2023 – The European Union (EU) is working on a measure to protect the port of Gioia Tauro from the...
Siemens Energy, DAI to develop green ammonia, East Port Said
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – Following last year’s memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE),...
Working paper challenges EU emissions regulations for ports
Washington, USA (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – The Washington-based International Council on Clean Transportation, a multinational non-profit public...
Tanger Med, Port Said added to new EU emissions regulation
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) October 30, 2023 – The transshipment ports of Tanger Med and Port Said have been added to the list of non-European Union...
APM Terminals, DP World want fast electrification of CHE
The Hague, Netherlands (PortSEurope) October 30, 2030 – APM Terminals, the terminal operating arm of A.P. Moller Maersk, and DP World, two of the...
ESPO report: Environmental sustainability in European ports
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) October 24, 2023 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has published its eighth Annual ESPO Environmental Report...