The Dutch Port of Rotterdam Authority and energy company Eneco revealed plans to construct shore-based power facilities in the Waalhaven, Rotterdam, so that moored Boskalis vessels can run on green electricity instead of fossil fuels.
The UK ports sector has called on the government to supercharge the delivery of energy network infrastructure to ports with new research and a transformational funding programme.
Asco has inked a deal with Kuldipsingh Port to provide technical expertise for supply base ops to support Suriname’s energy industry.
The Long Beach City Council has unanimously passed a Ship It Zero Resolution 6-0 calling for zero-emission ocean shipping.
The Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands and the Port of Baie Comeau in Canada have agreed to jointly explore the potential for future growth and development of the Port of Baie-Comeau.
American food corporation Cargill has opened its first biodiesel plant that converts waste oils and fats into renewable fuel at the company’s Ghent facility in North Sea Port.
Port of Tallinn (Tallinna Sadam) has decided to invest up to €53 million to build a new 310-metre quay with a 10-hectare area beyond the quay in Paldiski South Harbour, Estonia, to support the construction and maintenance of offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea region.
New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland has welcomed the world’s first full size, ship-handling electric tugboat.
Wärtsilä Voyage, part of the Finnish technology group Wärtsilä, has decided to acquire PortLink Global, a Canada-based port solutions company.
OCI NV, a producer and distributor of natural gas-based fertilizers and industrial chemicals based in the Netherlands, has made a final investment decision (FID) for the first phase of its ammonia import terminal expansion project at the Port of Rotterdam.
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), the top U.S. container port by loaded export volume, is the newest participant in Green Marine, a voluntary environmental certification program for North America’s maritime industry.
Avenir Marine, part of Avenir LNG, has taken part in the first LNG & BioLNG delivery in the Port of Lübeck, Germany.
Finland’s Port of Helsinki has reiterated its commitment to becoming completely carbon neutral by 2030, with regard to the port’s own emissions.
A regional alliance, including Peterhead Port Authority, Port of Aberdeen, Aberdeen International Airport and Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire councils, has launched its formal bid for Green Freeport status. It is estimated that the status will boost GVA by £7.5 billion (around $9.4 billion) over the
