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APM Terminals Barcelona has increased its electrical capacity, which it estimates will reduce CO2 emissions by 600t per annum.

A Wärtsilä-made propeller cap that delivers average fuel savings of 2% has been listed in the discount-providing vessel quieting category of the 2019 Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s EcoAction Program for its ability…

Green energy is now being produced at ABP’s Port of Goole after a successful GB£1m rooftop solar initiative aimed at furthering the port’s environmental sustainability.

A water and weather application being trialled as part of the Port of Rotterdam Authority’s new Internet of Things (IoT) platform is anticipated to improve operational safety and efficiency.

75% of all ships visiting the Port of Oakland in 2018 used shore power to help reduce emissions, up from 68% the year before and with usage reaching an all time high…

Port of Seattle commissioners have approved a funding plan to bring shore power to the port’s current cruise berth at Pier 66, provide shore power at the cargo-handling Terminal 5 and support…

The Port of Oslo has opened a new shore power facility enabling ferries operated by DFDS and Stena Line to lower their emissions by connecting to power while at berth at the…

A project to evaluate methanol as a marine fuel in Asia will involve the installation of a methanol-powered engine in a vessel to test its fuel efficiency and low emission viability at…

REKO has started construction on a new EUR125m thermal treatment plant at the Port of Rotterdam that will process an annual total of 1.2m tonnes of residual mineral waste into clean sand,…

Associated British Ports (ABP) has invested over GB£1m on a rooftop solar project at the UK’s Port of Goole to generate enough clean energy to power the port on solar alone during…

5G has successfully been used in trials to enable operational efficiency with smart electricity grid and harbour automation in a development which could see ports move closer to zero emissions.

ABP is quickly becoming one of the biggest corporate solar power producers in the UK and boasts the accolade of having one of the UK’s largest rooftop solar arrays at the Port…

An American hydrogen technology company is entering into a license agreement for the first commercial application of technology which turns seawater into hydrogen.

A containerised petroleum residue reclamation unit for ports has won an innovation award for its ability to sustainably recycle fossil fuels.

Norway has pledged its intention to go even further than the IMO’s initial strategy on greenhouse gases adopted in April.

The UK’s Port of Lowestoft is quickly becoming one of the UK’s renewables hubs due to its ability to produce its own renewable energy, writes Ron Crean, ABP group head of marketing

Developments in bunkering infrastructure are enabling more ports to call themselves ‘LNG ready’ allowing them to better cater for the increase in LNG fuelled ships.

A solar power project which is the largest of its kind in the Netherlands is helping North Sea Port increase its credentials as a steward for renewable energy.

A new lithium-ion-based energy storage battery system to boost ship efficiency and reduce emissions could help ports increase their green credentials.

Torqeedo is supplying electric propulsion systems for a fleet of 15 new passenger excursion boats recently delivered to Vinpearl’s newest resort development at Hoi An, Vietnam.