Tag: EU ports

Toxic air pollutants from cruise ships around ports are higher than pre-pandemic levels, leaving Europe’s port cities choking in air pollution, a new Transport & Environment (T&E) study shows.

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) today released a statement to welcome the inclusion of maritime in the EU ETS and warn against port evasions. 

FEPORT released a statement on the last day of March, in which it congratulates the institutional negotiators who have been able to reach an agreement on FuelEU and Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR).

Nothing can stop shipping paying for its carbon emissions, but the industry can plan for coming changes, writes Panos Koutsourakis, Vice President, Global Sustainability, ABS

The Port of Tallinn has effectively mitigated the risks of air pollution from ships and cars as none of the measured pollutants exceeded the limit values. Analyses also showed that visits by cruise ships do not individually increase pollution levels.

The war in Ukraine has prompted the European Union and other bodies to impose a number of sanctions on Russia. The extensive import of energy (crude oil, oil products, LNG, coal) is not (yet) affected by sanctions, but the export and transhipment of containers in particular suffers from the uncertainty caused by the war and the sanctions, mentions the Port of Rotterdam authority.

European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) released its monthly report focusing on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic in shipping traffic. By analyzing ship calls at EU ports it was found that when comparing year 2021 with 2019, the number of ships calls at EU ports increased by 3.2%.

The Competition College of the Belgian Competition Authority has approved the merger between the ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge.

The Port of Hanstholm has taken the first step towards becoming Europe's first CO2-neutral fishing port. 

The EU claims the title of frontrunner in the fight against climate change, promoting a particularly ambitious agenda of environmental measures to meet the goals of the landmark Paris Agreement.