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With increasing stakeholder expectations and regulations, the maritime industry finds itself at a pivotal point in the debate around sustainability, writes Richard Hepworth, president,Trelleborg Marine and Infrastructure

Talk of energy transition needs to move on from what needs to be done to when it can be done.

The smart ports market will be worth billions in just five years fuelled by the need to get greener.

Europe’s ports want to install more onshore power, but they’re often prevented from doing so because of costs or logistical issues.

Embracing resilience to advance decarbonisation and address operational threats will be key to a port’s success going forward.

Isabelle Ryckbost, secretary general, ESPO, shares her view on how ports can become zero emission hubs into the future.

ESPO has welcomed the new EU Mobility Strategy as paving the way for Green Deal implementation but warned it lacks vision on how to use ports as engines of growth and recovery.

A new report reveals an eagerness to automate terminal operations and benefit from increased efficiency and lower costs.

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Red Diesel tax changes will hammer the ports industry with no likely impact on emissions, says the British Ports Association (BPA).

Anne-Marie Causer talks to Patrick Verhoeven, managing director, International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) to find out where business is headed post-pandemic

European ports are a strategic partner in achieving Europe’s climate and environmentalgoals, says ESPO Secretary General Isabelle Ryckbost.

A new study on transport infrastructure charging, due this summer, tackles the thorny question ofhow to allocate the costs of pollution in European ports. ESPOs Isabelle Ryckbost considers its implications

Jonathan Simm of HR Wallingford explains how nature-based solutions can helpus to see the big picture when building in system resilience

Stronger, better informed and more agile than ever before, the 2018 citizen is the new influencer in ports, says ESPO Secretary-General Isabelle Ryckbost

Ports reliant on coal shipments will face price declines, greater competition and restructuring as fossil fuel demand declines, warns a new report.

Green technologies need the right incentives in place to be adopted on a wider scale making the case easier for operators to switch.

Electric powertrains will solve global CO2 emissions challenges but terminals need to account for charging requirements, according to an electromobility expert.