Projects & Initiatives GreenPort

A Finnish collaborative digitalisation consortium has been set up with a specific focus on energy efficiency improvement and emissions reduction of ship energy systems.

Niedersachsen Ports has launched an initiative to implement and coordinate a sustainability management system with the aim of ensuring continuous improvement of processes for a sustainable future.

British Science Week will this year focus on the ocean and the significance of science and technology in combating harmful levels of plastic in our seas.

A carbon offset programme and carbon accounting tool are helping shipping operations and the ports they use become carbon neutral.

Air quality and in particularly emissions monitoring has taken centre stage at the latest discussions under the European co-funded project Poseidon Med II.

A battery-powered truck has entered the Port of Oakland fleet for the first time in order to test the feasibility of zero-emission freight hauling.

Green Marine’s 2018 performance indicator criteria includes revisions to LNG, sulphur oxide and particulate matter emissions and dry bulk handling and storage.

The Ports of Normandy Authority (PNA) is looking to scale up its operations with the construction of two blade and marine turbine plants in Cherbourg.

Alan Lewis, director of the Global Emissions Logistics Council (GLEC) at Smart Freight Centre, looks at how ports can get better at driving down emissions.

Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) is sponsoring two projects to improve the fisheries resource of Jamaica’s Kingston Harbour.

DP World is known for being a front runner in the industry with its commitment to sustainability Kathryn Beaven, DP World’s Director of Global Sustainability talks to Anne-Marie Causer about the latest…

Port of Cromarty Firth has boosted its environmental scope as the first port in Scotland licensed to undertake decommissioning projects.

A corporate pledge to help 20 global cities address air quality and climate change could soon benefit ports.

The Port of London Authority (PLA) says it has broken new ground by publishing what it calls the first draft Air Quality Strategy for a UK port.

A new bulk carrier is expected to make operations and materials handling in shallow water ports greener.

The industrial technology giant ABB has set out its electric, digital, connected approach for shipping customers going forward.

Implementation of environmentally friendly projects and equipment may be boosted by a new green financing project.

An environmental initiative between four global port operators has encouraged 7,500 port employees to go green.

The industry is taking part in a scheme to help children learn about the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Giant industrial pipes are being reprocessed at the UK’s Port of Lowestoft as part of a sustainability project.