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.
Bilbao port approves project for construction of wind towers plant
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) February 23, 2017 – Bilbao port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao) has approved the project for the construction of a...
Environmentalists appeal against Vado Ligure terminal construction
Vado Ligure, Italy (PortSEurope) February 21, 2017 – Italian environmentalist organisation Italia Nostra has filed an appeal with the regional...
GHG emissions of shipping: ECSA deplores that port and cargo interests condone regional measures
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) February 20, 2017 – The European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) regrets that European port and cargo...
MEPs back plans to cut carbon emission allowances and fund low-carbon innovation
European Parliament Press Release – February 15, 2017 MEPs back plans to cut carbon emission allowances and fund low-carbon innovation Plans to boost...
Baleària to invest €5.5 million in energy savings
Alicante, Spain (PortSEurope) February 13, 2017 – Baleària Eurolínias Marítimas S.A. (Baleària) has announced that it is investing €5.5 million...
Ferrol port tenders communication service of “LIFE DrainRain” project
Ferrol, Spain (PortSEurope) February 2, 2017 – Ferrol port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San Cibrao) tendered the communication service on the...
Gijon port installs anti-pollution wall
Gijon, Spain (PortSEurope) January 30, 2017 – Gijon port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón) has completed the installation of an anti-pollution...
French environmental organisation calls for rapid introduction of LNG as marine fuel
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) January 30, 2017 – Presenting new elements of its survey on air pollution from maritime transport, France Nature...
Sinking Panagia Tinou vessel to be removed from Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 28, 2017 – The project of stabilization and the removal of the Ro-Ro/Passenger ship Panagia Tinou has started and...
Malaga port joins European LOCATIONS project
Malaga, Spain (PortSEurope) January 25, 2017 – Malaga port has joined the LOCATIONS (Low-Carbon Transport in Cruise Destination Cities) project of the...
Barcelona port installs energy-efficient lighting system at Porta d’Europa bridge
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 19, 2017 – Barcelona port has installed an energy-efficient lighting system on the Porta d’Europa bridge,...
Huelva port authority signs cooperation agreement with Atlantic Copper
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) January 17, 2017 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) president Javier Barrero signed a cooperation...
Liguria Court dismisses appeals against La Spezia infrastructure projects
La Spezia, Italy (PortSEurope) January 16, 2017 – Liguria region’s Administrative Court has considered “unfounded” the request by...
Palma de Mallorca port simulates hydrochloric gas leakage
Palma de Mallorca, Spain (PortSEurope) January 12, 2017 – Palma de Mallorca port simulated on January 12 a leakage accident of hydrochloric gas, organised...
The Greens praise dialogue with Naples port president
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) January 11, 2017 – Italian political movement The Greens has praised the dialogue started with the president of Naples port...
Navantia to export wind farm equipment through Aviles, Ferrol ports
Aviles, Spain (PortSEurope) January 10, 2017 – Spanish companies Navantia and Windar have concluded negotiations with Iberdrola and its UK subsidiary...
TecnoAranda to build wind towers production plant in Bilbao
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) January 6, 2017 – Spanish company TecnoAranda plans to set up a plant for the production of wind towers at Bilbao port which will...