Projects & Initiatives GreenPort

The Worldwide Network of Port Cities (AIVP) has gained a new member following last year’s move by members to sign the 10 sustainable commitments that make up its Agenda 2030.

A tree-planting initiative has been carried out by a port operator to help reduce the rate of global deforestation inside or near its ports and facilities.

AIVP will debate sustainable port cities and their role in global strategies for sustainable development at a UN-organised event.

A port in New Zealand will use limestone rock from a revetment wall to develop an artificial reef for marine life to use as a habitat.

A project is helping help ports in southwestern Europe to minimise the effects of climate change on their infrastructures and operations.

Construction of the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm is now underway following confirmation from EDF Renewables that financial close for the project has been achieved.

Two environmentally forward-thinking ports have signed a five-year MoU to collaborate on sustainability and environmental issues.

A new survey has found that ports have seen an increase in the frequency and severity of extreme weather events and that these have had a serious impact on infrastructure, operations and…

Ten ports in the Nordic Region have agreed to collaborate on environmental challenges related to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of a sector focus on sustainable port management.

A Dutch port authority is one of four organisations involved in a project to reduce operational emission and improve air quality.

A data analytics company has joined a smart container project to provide the technology to help answer questions on logistical efficiency, sustainability and the future of technology in the supply chain.

A wildlife area created six years ago to offset losses of habitat from a development at a UK port has proved so successful it has been ranked by a top entomological consultant…

A UK port authority believes that the creation of free ports could help new energy developments to prosper.

Four ports are part of an alliance of more than 60 organisations aiming to have commercially viable zero-emission vessels powered by zero-emission fuels operating along deep sea trade routes by 2030, leading…

A port coastline in Jamaica recently received a major clean-up as part of the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) on 21 September.

A climate change study which aims to reduce shoreline erosion caused by waves has been launched at a US port.

Partners and collaborators on an international project to explore the implementation of hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell technologies in ships and ports have met to share progress so far.

Changing trading patterns, slowing down ships, developing zero carbon fuel cells and reorganising businesses have all been proposed as strategies to reduce carbon emissions from the port and shipping industries.

A new digital platform for ship management promises to make Hamburgswaterways more sustainable

Plans for the first World Ports Climate Action Programme (WPCAP) congress are underway and being organised by a pioneering European port.

IMO 2020-compliant bunker fuel will soon be produced at a European port to help tackle ship emissions.

A port in Norway has signed a cooperation agreement with an environmental non-profit organisation to help it become emission-free.

A European ports organisation has joined the International Association of Ports and Harbors’ (IAPH) World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP) to strengthen its sustainability practises.