Tag: Spain

APM Terminals Algeciras, one of the largest container terminal in the Mediterranean, is renewing and increasing its fleet of terminal tractors. The company has began introducing the new Terberg YT222 model, which features better ergonomics, safety and environmental impact.

Carnival Corporation emitted about 10 times more sulphur oxide (SOx) around European coasts than did all 260 million European cars in 2017, a new analysis by sustainable transport group Transport & Environment reveals. As for Royal Caribbean Cruises, it is second, with yet four times worse than the European car fleet.

Spain's first floating wind platform was officially presented during an event in the Canary Islands Wednesday, after more than ten years of research. Built and assembled in the Canary shipyard, the W2Power prototype is the first multi-turbine wind platform worldwide to reach this technological level.

About half of the 563 million tons handled in Spanish ports in 2018 had a country in the European continent as origin/destination, according to figures released by Ports of the State. In 2018, Spanish ports handled more than 102 million tons of solid bulk.

Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) along with the Port Authority of Las Palmas have ratified an investment plan for the Port of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. The aim is to establish the Port of Las Palmas as a key hub for shipping traffic with the African West Coast. Approximately EUR 9 million will be funded to modernize the Port, a process that will take place over the course of eight years.

After Grimaldi’s Grande Europa caught fire, the company launched an appeal to introduce more stringent controls and regulations on cargo sea transport, not only for rolling units but also for containers. Grimaldi Group requested more controls on car batteries, which often cause short-circuits on board vessels, as well as in port terminals.

Grimaldi's car carrier, Grande Europa, caught fire off the island of Mallorca, Spain, on May 15, the Spanish sea rescue society informed. The fire on the 51,714 GT ship has been brought under control by three fire fighting ships.

Port of Rotterdam presents its new train connection for fresh products, taking a major step towards sustainability. CoolRail will begin operations from May 6; It's about a train connection for fresh products. The CoolRail transmits products, three times a week, from Valencia to Rotterdam.

At the G7 meeting of Environmental Ministers in Metz, France, on May 6, the Italian Minister Costa met with his French counterpart, De Rugy. Among the topics discussed, it was decided to conduct a joint initiative to get the declaration of a combined SECA and NECA for the entire Mediterranean Sea. Spain has also spoke out in favour for an ECA as well.

Fire took place on board a Spanish trawler on May 3, east of Cape Béar on the Franco-Spanish border. A rescue operation saved four crew members, but one died. As of now it is not known why the ship caught fire. According to information, the crew died because of a cardiac failure. A good samaritan vessel, the trawler Berto, went to the scene, as well as Salvamento Marítimo rescue boats Alnilam and Sirius.