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.
Wolf spiders delay vessel in Zeebrugge port
Zeebrugge, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 24, 2024 – A Glovis car and truck carrier, the Glovis Sun, was detained in the Port of Zeebrugge due to the...
Nine ports vie ESPO Award for circular economy projects
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) July 12, 2024 – Nine ports, five from Spain, will compete for the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Award 2024...
X-Press Feeders starts Europe’s first network on green methanol
Rotterdam, The Netherlands (Ports Europe) July 11, 2024 – Singapore-based X-Press Feeders, the world’s largest independent common carrier, has started...
Valletta Cruise Port introduces dockside power supply
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) July 11, 2024 – Following an eight-month trial period, dockside power supply has been inaugurated at Valletta Cruise Port....
Trafigura made its first ship-to-ship transfer of ammonia
Singapore (Ports Europe) July 2, 2024 – Singapore-headquartered Trafigura Group, a market leader in the global commodities industry, completed its first...
DFDS to use ammonia-fuelled ships on Sweden-Belgium routes
Ghent, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 24, 2024 – DFDS, the Danish ferry company, plans to use two ammonia-fuelled Ro-Ro vessels on routes between Sweden and...
Piraeus Port Authority recognised for ESG standards
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has been recognized by the QualityNet Foundation as one of the most...
Cold ironing to start in Porto Nogaro, Friuli Venezia
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – The Region Friuli Venezia has delivered the works for the dock electrification system (cold ironing) of the...
Zero Emission Port Alliance welcomes container port members
Amsterdam, Netherlands (Ports Europe) June 17, 2024 – The Zero Emission Port Alliance (ZEPA) has welcomed 11 organizations from the container port...
Livorno port tenders environmental matrices’ monitoring
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) June 14, 2024 – A 560,000 euro tender for the monitoring to verify the status of environmental matrices such as groundwater,...
Baku hosts inaugural Caspian Blue Horizons Workshop
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 10, 2024 – Baku International Sea Trade Port CJSC, ADA University and IDEA (International Dialogue for Environmental...
HAROPA PORT plans “greening of Paris river fleet”
Paris, France (Ports Europe) June 6, 2024 – HAROPA PORT has updated its contract with Vedettes de Paris to promote the greening of the Paris river...
HHLA works on energy-efficient Speicherstadt
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) June 5, 2024 – Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) is planning a research project for the energy-efficient...
Sustainable development goals of Baku port
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 3, 2024 – Azerbaijan’s Baku International Sea Trade Port (BISTP), the oldest and biggest one on the Caspian Sea,...
Two-thirds of European green shipping fuel projects at risk – analysis
Two-thirds of European green shipping fuel projects at risk – analysis 4% of European shipping could run on e-fuels by 2030, according to mapping done by...
BlueBARGE on board Demonstrator Vessel
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 2, 2024 – Executives from the Hydrus Advanced Consolidated Engineering Services, part of the BlueBARGEÂ consortium...
AD Ports to build green methanol facility in Egypt
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Ports Europe) May 31, 2024 – Port and logistics group Abu Dhabi Ports Group (AD Ports), Egypt-based shipping line and...
Antwerp Euroterminal installs cold ironing
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) May 30, 2024 – Antwerp Euroterminal (AET) is installing the first shore power connection for seagoing vessels in Belgium...
Port of Barcelona may sanction ships that pollute
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) May 30, 2024 – The Port of Barcelona will introduce a new ordinance for the prevention of pollution in the service area...
Green Bay – a new European port certification
Toulon, France (Ports Europe) May 28, 2024 – The Var Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIV) has launched a new environmental standard for certification...