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.
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),...
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...
Baleària receives the Green Marine Europe certification
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 23, 2023 – Baleària is the first Spanish shipping company to receive the Green Marine Europe certification. Green...
Port of Livorno hosts delegation from Egypt
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) October 20, 2023 – The Port of Livorno has hosted a delegation by President Reda Ismail of the Egyptian Ministry of...
Cepsa, Mureloil present hybrid supply ship in Port of Algeciras
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) October 18, 2023 – Cepsa, a supplier of marine fuels in Spain, has held together with the Spanish shipowner Mureloil a...
Huelva Port renews its PERS certification
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) October 18, 2023 – The Spanish Port of Huelva was recertified through the EcoPorts’ environmental management standard...
Italian government introduces “Sea Modal Shift”
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) October 13, 2023 – The Italian government has introduced “Sea Modal Shift” , a new incentive program aimed at...
CMA CGM: Preparing for the EU Emissions Trading System application to shipping
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) October 9, 2023 – The global logistics, shipping comoany CMA CGM has published the following information about the EU...
Port of Cádiz plans environment-friendly clinker facility
Cádiz, Spain (PortSEurope) October 3, 2023 – The Port Authority of the Bay of Cádiz (APBC) has presented a plan for the La Cabezuela-Puerto Real dock...