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.
Melilla port president expects environmental impact assessment to be ready in Q3 2018
Melilla, Spain (Ports Europe) April 5, 2018 – Melilla port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Melilla) president Miguel Marín has said that the file for...
BPI gathers international experts on the ECOPORTIL project in Sofia
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) April 5, 2018 – The second partners’ workshop in the framework of the recently launched project Environmental...
Venice port, 40 shipping companies renew ‘Blue Flag’ agreement
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 30, 2018 – Venice port and 40 shipping companies operating in the Venetian lagoon have renewed the ‘Blue...
Las Palmas port hosts Maritime Alliance-Blue Tech of the U.S.
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) March 27, 2018 – The director of Ports of Las Palmas, Salvador Capella, accompanied by commercial...
Venice Blue Flag agreement renewed for 2018
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) March 25, 2018 – The “Venice Blue Flag” agreement will also be renewed for 2018, following agreement of the...
Andalusian ports suffer weather damage of €1.5 million
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) March 22, 2018 – The storm of strong winds and rains recorded during the last few weeks has caused damage to Andalusian...
Huelva port receives UNE-ISO 14001:2015 certificate
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) March 20, 2018 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) has received the UNE-ISO 14001:2015 certification, after...
Carnival Corp CEO supports Dubrovnik port cruise solution
Dubrovnik, Croatia (Ports Europe) March 19, 2018 – Carnival Corp. CEO Arnold Donald has said that a new agreement in Dubrovnik demonstrates how the...
Piraeus Port Authority completes PERS environmental certification review
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 19, 2018 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has successfully completed the environmental certification review in...
Monfalcone port sees widespread investment
Monfalcone, Italy (Ports Europe) March 13, 2018 – The north Adriatic port of Monfalcone has seen substantial investment in recent years, and Regional...
Western Mediterranean: a management plan to fortify the fishing sector of the region
European Commission – Press Release – March 8, 2018 Brussels A multi-annual plan to bring more stability, transparency and sustainability to...
Greece to host electric bunkering infrastructure
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 8, 2018 – It has been reported that the port of Kyllini, western Greece, will be the site of a pilot project to...
Calls for docked ships to use electricity when docked in Ravenna port
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) March 7, 2018 – Following the recent approval of the Ravenna Port Hub project, there are calls for further electrification...
Castellón port to improve meteorological, oceanographic information service
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) March 2, 2018 – Castellón port will have improved meteorological and oceanographic information on its website with systems...
Porto Cruise Terminal hosts “Roadmap for Carbon Neutrality” event
Porto, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 3, 2018 – On February 26, the Porto Cruise Terminal hosted the “Roadmap for Carbon Neutrality”, an...
CPMR regions to provide input into revision EU Directive on port reception facilities for delivery of ship waste
Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions, 26 February 2018 The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions’s (CPMR) member regions are being invited to...
EMFF post-2020: CPMR regions prepare Policy Position
Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions, 26 February 2018 A CPMR meeting on the future of the post-2020 European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) took...
Intermediterranean Commission regions strengthen their alliance for sustainable development
Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR), 26 February 2018 The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions’ (CPMR) Intermediterranean Commission...
EU maritime strategy in the Atlantic spurs €6 billion of investments in environmental protection, innovation, connectivity and social inclusion
European Commission – Fisheries – Press Release – 26 February 2018 The EU’s 2013-2020 Atlantic Action Plan has spurred over 1200 new...
Andalusia takes step to improve dangerous waste handling at its fishing ports
Málaga, Spain (Ports Europe) February 25, 2018 – The Ministry of Development and Housing, through Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (APPA...