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.
Efedos Sevilla plans renewable gas production plant in port
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – 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 –...
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...
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...
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...