Projects & Initiatives GreenPort

CHANGING A BERTHING facility or constructing a port is a decision with a wide-ranging impact on economy as well as on the surrounding environment.For a number of Swedish ports, simulation is a…

Watermode is an EU territorial cooperation project lead by the Venice Port Authority - it is aimed at promoting better coordination between public stakeholders.

ONLY FEW PEOPLE will be able to forget the recent oil spill that took place in the Gulf of Mexico by the giant British Petroleum.

IT HAS TAKEN a long time for ‘the greenest way of transportation’ to catch up on the green awareness of modern society.

CMA CGM GROUP is the world’s third largest container shipping company and is ranked number one in France.

WITNESSING CARGOTEC’S COMMITMENT to support future generations of container terminal operators, the company recently launched the ‘Port 2060’ project, which aims to imagine how the container industry might evolve over the next…

WITHIN A PORT context, ‘efficiency’ is usually a word associated with operational rather than environmental management, but it has been the mantra used todeliver real carbon savings at the Port of Dover.

ALPHERIUM, THE LARGEST barge-connected inland terminal in the Netherlands, has proved such a success since it opened for business in October 2010 that thefacility is already operating at capacity.

THE PORT OF GOTHENBURG has received an international award for its contribution to cleaner shipping.

THE EUROPEAN CROSS-BORDER PATCH (Ports Adapting To Change) project is co-financed by the Interreg IVA 2 Seas Programme 2007 – 2013.

In many cases ports can make a big difference when it comes to reducing human impact on the environment. Perhaps that’s the reason why the concept of a “Green Port” is finding…

No-one that is in the business of shipping and logistics will deny the important role that seaports play as gateways for trade and transport and the contribution they deliver to the European…

During the recent GreenPort conference on the 23th and 24th of February , the Port of Antwerp presented its carbon footprint.

A successful methodology for knowledge and effective actions definition in global warming fighting.

The shipping industry has taken a variety of measures to reduce air emissions from ships during the last decennium.

Since 1 January 2011 the EcoPorts Foundation dissolved and EcoPorts is now officially integrated within the structure of the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO).

The Port of Venice has hosted, for the first time, Energy for Green Ports & Green Port Logistics, two international events that have addressed issues related to the environmental sustainability of port…

Apart from alumina, cement is one of the most dusty dry bulk commodities. Spillage prevention during loading and unloading operations poses a major challenge.

The challenge now is to develop processes that will deliver practicable, cost effective solutions toward sustainable development, argues Herman Journée and Chris Wooldridge.

The stimulus of legislation in Europe can be seen in the effect of such provisions as the General Food Law that is aims at food safety in the whole transport chain from…