Projects & Initiatives GreenPort

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A Spanish port has held its first roundtable addressing the future of marine renewable energy.

Major global ports have confirmed their resolve to combat climate change during the latest meeting of a programme to deliver on key environmental goals.

A Belgian port has issued a Request for Proposals (RfP) for sustainable innovation in agriculture as part of a drive to promote nature-inclusive agriculture.

Green ships will benefit from calling at a Brazilian port receiving rewards such as a 10% discount on port dues.

A port automation project which seeks to reduce the environmental impact of waterborne transport has secured EU grant funding.

The first meeting of a project to create a global and scalable solution to improve air quality and reduce noise impact in EU cities and port areas has taken place.

A new coalition aims to have commercially viable zero emission vessels operating along deep sea trade routes by 2030.

An initiative supporting ship decarbonisation will intensify its work on the ship-port interface to reduce emissions from ships.

A new operations and maintenance (O&M) base will be built at a UK port to service the world’s biggest offshore wind farm.

An agreement to implement a maritime litter project has been signed with a view to help deliver one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

An energy efficient smart buoy has been installed just outside a Swedish port as part of a project which is using digitalisation to improve safety and efficiency in shipping fairways.

A UK port authority is continuing to play its part in tackling water pollution as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

A project to construct dust protection screens has been completed at a Russian port to help reduce pollution.

Senior maritime administrators in the Caribbean have been briefed on a programme which aids the prevention of maritime pollution.

An American port has received funding which is helping it to make efficiency improvements to both its infrastructure and equipment.

A new research project which aims to develop a system to clean the ocean seabed using a combination of robots and artificial intelligence will be demonstrated in a German port.

Two California ports will collaborate to identify and address operational issues to improve efficiency and lower costs for shippers while improving sustainability, business continuity and security.

One European port is making an environmental investment that aims to significantly lower emissions of carbon dioxide and air pollutants it produces.

A project which aims to cut CO2 emissions in ports by reducing truck transports in ports and their hinterland has made progress in its second partner meeting.

An initiative supporting an IMO resolution that calls on cooperation between ports and shipping on the reduction of GHG emissions from ships has been submitted as an information paper for the next…

An emission-free shipping initiative has grown with the commitment of a German port authority.

Ecoslops has said that construction has started on the first industrial unit of its compact micro-refining unit which regenerates oil wastes and residues into 2nd generation petroleum products.