Santa Cruz de Tenerife is one of the busiest cruise ports in the Canary Islands. With Carnival Corporation as the new terminal operator, its growth is set to continue. Michele Witthaus reports....

A UK port has welcomed one of the most environmentally advanced cruise ships on its UK launch....

A group of European cruise ports has met to draw up guidelines for a new sustainable approach to maritime tourism....

A European maritime authority has reported improved air quality but has stressed there is support for more stringent emissions regulations....

The mooring of cruise vessels at the Port of Tallinn is set to become easier and faster with the promise of a new rope-free automated mooring system....

The president of the North Adriatic Sea Port Authority (NAPA) has called for European ports to gather to discuss the economic and environmental impact of the cruise industry and to draw up guidelines for a new sustainable approach to maritime tourism....

European ports are a strategic partner in achieving Europe’s climate and environmental goals, says ESPO Secretary General Isabelle Ryckbost...

A new study on transport infrastructure charging, due this summer, tackles the thorny question of how to allocate the costs of pollution in European ports. ESPO's Isabelle Ryckbost considers its implications...

Jonathan Simm of HR Wallingford explains how nature-based solutions can help us to see the big picture when building in system resilience...

Stronger, better informed and more agile than ever before, the 2018 citizen is the new influencer in ports, says ESPO Secretary-General Isabelle Ryckbost...

Ports reliant on coal shipments will face price declines, greater competition and restructuring as fossil fuel demand declines, warns a new report....

Shipping will have to reduce its CO2 emissions by at least 50% by 2050. The IMO agreement agreed in April of this year has been considered by many policy makers and many stakeholders, including the ports, as a real milestone, writes Isabelle Ryckbost, secretary general, ESPO....

A sustainable robotic hull cleaning company has been given the green light to start offering hull cleaning services to vessels at all Dutch ports including Rotterdam....

A new service providing improved forecasting of sediment plumes caused by dredging will help ports better manage the environmental impact of this work....

An agri-bulk terminal in Mexico has taken delivery of a high-capacity ship unloader to help ensure efficient, environmentally friendly and careful material handling operations....

The world’s first zero-emission battery-electric top handlers will be tested at a California container terminal as part of a port’s drive for clean cargo-handling operations....

A port in Scotland has invested in a new machine to help it control and minimise its dust emissions from agri-bulk operations....

DP World has made an eco-efficient equipment order to help it lower emissions at a terminal in India....

A consortium of Belgian ports, marine engineering, energy and transport companies has signed a cooperation agreement aimed at promoting the use of hydrogen in the shipping industry....

A new partnership will see the development of a worldwide sustainability-focused innovation platform, where ports can engage in pilots and partnerships with start-ups and scale-ups....

Two environmentally forward-thinking ports have signed a five-year MoU to collaborate on sustainability and environmental issues....

Two marine industry stakeholders have agreed to collaborate in the development of smart technologies for the marine sector including electric or hybrid technologies....

Ten ports in the Nordic Region have agreed to collaborate on environmental challenges related to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of a sector focus on sustainable port management....

A new survey has found that ports have seen an increase in the frequency and severity of extreme weather events and that these have had a serious impact on infrastructure, operations and cost....