Tag: portugal

As previously reported, Portugal is the latest country to accede to IMO's treaty for safe and environmentally-sound ship recycling – the Hong Kong Convention. Until today, 20 Contracting States have ratified the Convention, representing 30.16% of the gross tonnage of the world's merchant shipping.

This morning, ABB made the announcement that it would provide Lisbon's river commute with the city's first all-electric boat.

Yesterday, Belize, Japan and Portugal became the latest countries to show their support for the safety of fishing vessels by becoming contracting parties to the fishing vessel safety treaty, the 2012 Cape Town Agreement.

According to the Portuguese Navy, the Lisbon Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) received a distress call via platform 112 about 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, regarding a fire aboard the tanker Greta K. 

The Portuguese government announced that it has ratified the Hong Kong International Convention on Ship Recycling and incorporated it into national law. This action brings the total number of countries that have ratified the Convention to twenty (20).

Shell, ENGIE, Vopak and Anthony Veder will cooperate to produce, liquify and transport green hydrogen from Portugal to the Netherlands.

Poland is considering cooperating with Portugal regarding potential LNG trans-shipping, according to the Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, while gas could be sent to other countries to help them cut their dependence on Russia. 

The Felicity Ace continues is still burning off the coast of Portugal’s Azores islands with thousands of cars on board. The drifting ship remains stable, and no pollution has been reported.

The government of Portugal expanded a marine protected area around the Selvagens Islands, creating the largest fully protected marine reserve in Europe at 2,677 square kilometers.

Five Portuguese institutions created the OceanACT, a consortium that aims to promote the testing of innovative ocean technologies in Portugal.