Seaports, as part of urban centers, play a major role in the cultural, social and economic life of the cities in which they are located, and through the links, they provide to the outside world. Port-cities in Europe have faced significant change, first with the loss of heavy industry, emergence of Eastern European democracies, and the widening of… Read more »
The Medsealitter project, funded by the European Union with over € 2 million, aims to create a collaborative network of marine protected areas – with the support of scientific organizations and NGOs – in order to develop and apply common protocols to manage the impact of plastic waste in the sea, considered among the most… Read more »
A new global project to prevent and reduce marine plastic litter from shipping and fisheries has been launched today (5 December) by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Initial funding for the project is from the Government of Norway. The GloLitter Partnerships Project… Read more »
Ports are vital gateways for prosperity and an engine for growth, but they can also have significant negative environmental impact. Partners from Bulgaria, France, Italy and Germany came together in Hamburg on the 26 th and 27 th of September 2019, to kick-off the Interreg Europe project ‘SMOOTH PORTS – reducing CO 2 emissions in ports’ which sets… Read more »
As the UK government confirms a target to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050 has been adopted into law, the British Ports Association (BPA) anticipates this will require “close collaboration” between industry and government to adhere to what is a “very challenging timeline”. Mark Simmonds, head of policy and external affairs at… Read more »
Puerto Coronel has become the first port in Chile to incorporate zero-emission electric forklift cranes into its operations. Puerto Coronel says it is the first port in Chile to utilise electric forklift cranes. Credit: Puerto Coronel The port purchased the forklift cranes with minimum noise generation to mark the beginning of its Puerto Verde… Read more »
The ‘AIDAnova’ during bunkering. Credit: Port of Barcelona The first cruise ship in the world powered by LNG has undergone bunkering at the Port of Barcelona as it continues to seek sustainable operations. Carnival Corporation subsidiary AIDA Cruises fuelled the 337m long AIDAnova for the first time in the Mediterranean with LNG. Mercè Conesa,… Read more »
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has teamed up with 15 companies to explore the large-scale production and application of blue hydrogen in the Rotterdam industrial area. They will carry out an ‘H-vision’ study with the aim of supplying decarbonized energy by replacing natural gas and coal with blue hydrogen. The project partners will also study… Read more »
CMA CGM-owned carrier Containerships has announced the delivery of its first LNG-powered container vessel M/S Containerships Nord, after it was delivered to the Wenchong Shipyard, China. According to a statement, Containerships has said the vessel will be the first based on LNG-enabled eco-friendly technology to serve European ports and trade routes. It will start… Read more »
PortForward is a project funded under H2020 MG-7.3-2017 topic: “The Port of the Future”. The project proposes a holistic approach towards smarter, greener and more sustainable port ecosystems enabled through: a) Smart ICT solutions, because it is important to improve the exchange of information flows between port and port community; b) Interconnected modes of transport and… Read more »
