Tag: ESPO

During the last summers, the low water levels in most of Europe’s inland waterways have created serious operational problems leading to reduced capacity, steep price increases and sometimes even the impossibility to use inland waterways. Taking this into consideration, EFIP and ESPO call for a concerted answer to respond to this problem.

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) and the Federation of European Private Port Companies and Terminals (FEPORT) have jointly agreed that the proposals for an Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) and the FuelEU Maritime Regulation should enable the deployment of Onshore power supply (OPS) where it makes the most sense.

The European Sea Ports Organisation and its members met in Valencia for its General assembly on 1st June, where they have agreed on the Valencia Declaration on empowering Europe's ports.

The ESPO-EFIP study was published, analyzing the implications of the changing energy landscape on Europe’s ports. The aim of the study is to draw a comprehensive picture of the impact of the energy transition on Europe’s ports, in particular in terms of spatial planning and infrastructure needs

Both the public role and commercial expectations are on the rise for European port managing bodies. This is one of the key messages of the European Sea Ports Organisation’s “Trends in Ports’ Governance 2022” report.

A meeting between the ESPO and global trade association Interferry has agreed a common work programme to promote an environmentally sustainable future for the European ferry business through the provision and use of onshore power supply.

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) welcomes the European Parliament Committee for Transport and Tourism (TRAN) recognition of the risks of carbon and business leakage that will occur if ships are able to avoid the regional EU ETS in different ways. 

The European Sea Ports Organization (ESPO) welcomes the cross-party support in the TRAN Committee for a legislative framework that supports Onshore Power Supply (OPS) deployment and use in ports in a way that makes sense in terms of emissions reductions and cost effectiveness.

The European Sea Ports Organization (ESPO) supports the European Union's 5th sanction package against Russia, as adopted by the Member States on 8 April, following the illegal invasion of Ukraine. 

The European Commission published its proposal setting out the new guidelines for the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), which ESPO welcomes.