Air quality monitors used at the Port of Kiel to measure emissions of nitrous oxides (NOx) and fine particulate matter (PM) around its cruise ship terminal have shown that cruise ships are not responsible for high levels of NO2....

As a major turnaround port for cruise operations in Europe, the Port of Southampton can handle the world’s biggest cruise ships with 500 cruise calls per year at its four cruise terminals. Michele Witthaus finds out how the port ensures sustainable operations...

Cavotec shore power technologies are playing a key role in delivering substantial sustainability savings to ports in China....

ABP Southampton has installed more than 2,000 roof-mounted solar panels on the Port of Southampton’s largest cruise terminal to make it carbon neutral as part of a programme to invest more than GB£1m in solar energy on ABP-owned buildings....

Singapore is on a path to enhance its port operations sustainability. Michele Witthaus learns what that means for the city’s cruise business....

The Port of Barcelona has set out its commitment to sustainability the environment and innovation as it works to further develop its cruise activity....

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....

Asia Pacific ports are focusing more on sustainability due to the maritime industry’s increasingly stringent emissions regulations and mounting concerns over local air pollution, writes Sam Whelan....

The IMO has long been seen as a bastion for corporate lobbying and economic interests to thrive. But this year it has also proved it is able to adapt and change in order to to tackle climate change, writes Chloé Farand...

Green technologies need the right incentives in place to be adopted on a wider scale making the case easier for operators to switch....

Electric powertrains will solve global CO2 emissions challenges but terminals need to account for charging requirements, according to an electromobility expert....

International Container Terminal Services’ (ICTSI) Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) is improving its environmental footprint and efficiency with new hybrid rubber-tired gantries (RTGs) featuring batteries and smaller than average diesel engines....

OceanWise has improved the integration of its environmental data storage and publishing solution ‘Port-Log’ by adding an Application Programming Interface (API)....

APM Terminals Poti, Georgia has commissioned a new revolving spreader to load copper concentrate into bulk vessels, improve efficiency and minimise environmental impact during bulk cargo loading operations....

HullWiper is now offering affordable and eco-friendly hull cleaning to ship owners and operators in the Panama Canal area, in partnership with subsea services provider Talleres Industriales....

RAM Spreaders is focusing on moving more containers with fewer journeys to help ports reduce their carbon footprint by being more energy efficient....

A new zero-emissions support vehicle has been purchased by the UK Port of Barrow to reduce the usage of diesel vans and lower the carbon footprint of operations....

The Tristar Group has committed to ban non-reusable plastic materials in its shipping operations at SOHAR Port and Freezone, commencing 2019....

UAE-based HullWiper is hoping to promote the benefits of its hull cleaning remotely operating vehicle (ROV) to the Mauritian maritime community in support of Mauritius Ports Authority’s (MPA) ‘Green Port Concept’....

Port logistics company, Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and US-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) have joined forces to produce a high speed container transport system at the Port of Hamburg....

The Port of Rotterdam Authority, national government and four provinces have made agreements to develop charging points for clean energy along the two most important freight transport corridors heading for Germany....

The ECSA welcomed the progress made at Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 73 on some key environmental issues affecting the whole marine industry....

Five global container port operators have jointly undertaken a week-long initiative to promote sustainable resource usage through mass recycling....