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.
Barcelona port launches its first natgas station for vehicles
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) November 6, 2018 – Barcelona port has launched its first station for the sale of natural gas for vehicles, in which €600,000...
Elba ports damaged by extreme weather
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) November 5, 2018 – Technicians from Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North...
Ancona port puts the environment at centre of development
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) November 1, 2018 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico (AdSP – Central Adriatic Sea Port Authority) is...
International Maritime Organization issues Port Emission Toolkit
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) October 28, 2018 News – International Maritime Organization (IMO) To reduce emissions across the maritime sector,...
SUPAIR launches guidelines for eco-sustainable ports
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – The SUPAIR project has published the nine steps to plan the development of a low-carbon port. These are...
European Parliament adopts port reception facilities measures
European Community Shipowners Association (ECSA) – Parliament guarantees the provision of adequate port reception facilities for all ships entering EU...
Blue Bioeconomy Forum: shape the future of the blue bioeconomy in Europe
European Commission – Blue Bioeconomy Forum: shape the future of the blue bioeconomy in Europe – 22 October 2018 With the Blue Bioeconomy Forum,...
Blue economy highlighted at Siat conference Genoa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 20, 2018 – The second edition of the technical conference organized by Siat Spa, the insurance company of the Unipol...
Balearic Islands port authority reduces fees of six companies
Ibiza, Spain (PortSEurope) October 19, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Balears (APB – Port Authority of the Balearic Islands) has reduced by 15% the...
BEST terminal takes part in Go Green initiative
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 19, 2018 – Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST), operated by Hutchison Ports, has participated one more year in the...
Spanish ports embrace environmental sustainability as top priority
Seville, Spain (PortSEurope) October 17, 2018 – Spanish ports already assume environmental sustainability as a core element of their activity and not only as...
Valencia port, capital of sustainable cruises
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – The cruise industry is a sector in continuous expansion throughout the Mediterranean, including large ports...
Valencia port to host ESPO, MedPorts and Greenport events this week
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 14, 2018 – This coming week, Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of...
Fulmar Barcaioli Ancona receives additional to improve waste management at sea
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) October 14, 2018 – The Fulmar Barcaioli Ancona Srl, a company that has been operating since the 1980s in the field of boat...
Government to reduce tax on electricity use by vessels docked in Spanish ports
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 12, 2018 – The Council of the EU has authorized Spain to reduce the tax applied to electricity supply to ships at...
Environmentalists to protest against Setúbal port dredging project
Setúbal, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 9, 2018 – Portuguese environmental associations Clube da Arrábida, Sado de Luto and SOS Sado and the fishing...
Málaga port participates in the European campaign ‘Voice for the Ocean’
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) October 7, 2018 – The preservation of the Mediterranean Sea requires responsible and sustainable approaches for its...