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.
Largest rooftop PV park in Europe in Barcelona’s ZAL Port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) 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 (PortSEurope) 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 (PortSEurope) December 5, 2023 – The Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea is a forum...
Malta’s Valletta Cruise Port inaugurates “cold ironing”
València, Spain (PortSEurope) 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 (PortSEurope) 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 (PortSEurope) November 29, 2023 – The paper The cost impacts of Fit for 55 on shipping and their implications for Swedish freight...
La Spezia Container Terminal set for more sustainable future
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) 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 (PortSEurope) 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 (PortSEurope) 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 (PortSEurope) 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 (PortSEurope) 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 (PortSEurope) November 16, 2023 – The ports of Bilbao, Amsterdam and duisport are looking at a possible renewable hydrogen corridor linking...
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),...