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.
Bastia evaluates port pollution levels
Bastia, Corsica, France (Ports Europe) March 5, 2017 – In order to address local concerns about pollution generated by activities at the port of...
Huelva port, Enagás launch joint energy efficiency project
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – Huelva port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva) has signed a cooperation agreement with Spanish...
Spanish merchant navy approves Marin port’s anti-pollution plan
Marin, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – The Spanish Merchant Navy’s management board has given the green light to the plan of Marin port...
Bilbao port approves project for construction of wind towers plant
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) 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...
Ferrol port tenders communication service of “LIFE DrainRain” project
Ferrol, Spain (Ports Europe) February 2, 2017 – Ferrol port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Ferrol-San Cibrao) tendered the communication service on...
Gijon port installs anti-pollution wall
Gijon, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2017 – Gijon port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Gijón) has completed the installation of an anti-pollution...
Alicante port authority tenders environmental improvement works
Alicante, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2017 – Alicante port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Alicante) has tendered the works for the project of...
French environmental organisation calls for rapid introduction of LNG as marine fuel
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) January 16, 2017 – Liguria region’s Administrative Court has considered “unfounded” the request by...
The Greens praise dialogue with Naples port president
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) January 11, 2017 – Italian political movement The Greens has praised the dialogue started with the president of Naples port...