{"id":5867,"date":"2025-11-18T12:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T12:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portstrategy.nfdtesting.uk\/greenport\/2025\/11\/18\/new-alliance-drives-port-e-fuels-potential\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:19:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T13:19:33","slug":"new-alliance-drives-port-e-fuels-potential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/news\/alternative-fuels-greenport\/new-alliance-drives-port-e-fuels-potential\/","title":{"rendered":"New alliance drives port e-fuels potential"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New agreements signed in Tokyo underline both parties growing international relationship and a joint commitment to innovation, decarbonisation and job creation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The] agreements strengthen Port of Tyne\u2019s position as a leader in low-carbon logistics, combining Hitachi\u2019s global expertise with our ambition for a world-class hub for passengers and freight,\u201d said&nbsp;Matt Beeton, CEO of the Port of Tyne.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a decisive step towards creating the UK\u2019s first zero-emissions port, powered by smart technology and green innovation, driving new investment and sustainable growth for the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Smarter port<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the agreements will see Hitachi work with the North East Combined Authority and Port of Tyne on the vision to develop a \u201cSmart Port of the Future\u201d via a dedicated clean e-fuels hub.<\/p>\n<p>The parties will work together to assess the viability of the on-site production and use of e-fuels to help decarbonise maritime transport and boost the regional economy. wider&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There will also be collaborate on innovation, digital transformation, clean energy infrastructure and skills development building on a shared vision for sustainable transport and clean energy.<\/p>\n<p>The second agreement will see Hitachi support the Mayor\u2019s vision to transform public transport in the North East, including her commitment to make every local bus in the region zero-emission within a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Bus passengers across the North East will benefit from Hitachi\u2019s global expertise in advanced technology and charging solutions for zero-emission fleets.<\/p>\n<p>Under the agreement, Hitachi and the North East Combined Authority will assess how Hitachi\u2019s HMAX solutions can drive AI-powered innovation.has partnered up with<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hitachi has partnered up with the UK\u2019s Port of Tyne to help expedite\u00a0the port\u2019s\u00a0growing role as a clean energy and low-carbon logistics hub and the region\u2019sambitions to reach net zero.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5868,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,46],"tags":[40,1414,926,539,363],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-5867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alternative-fuels-greenport","category-energy-technology-greenport","tag-alternative-fuels","tag-e-fuels","tag-green-logistics","tag-port-infrastructure","tag-port-of-tyne"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5867"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5867\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5869,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5867\/revisions\/5869"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5867"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=5867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}