DEEP-SEA FISHING BAN THREATENS ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF EU LONGLINE FLEET
The Organization of Fisheries Producers of the Port of Burela and the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) recently presented at the EU Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for Sea Fisheries the devastating socio-economic impact...
VIRGINIA PORT AUTHORITY’S INLAND PORT SWITCHES TO 100% GREEN POWER
The Port of Virginia's inland port in Front Royal has made the switch to 100 percent renewable electrical power for its own operations, making it among the first facilities of its kind to fully...
CMA CGM LAUNCHES €200 MLN CALL FOR DECARBONIZATION PROJECTS
French container shipping major CMA CGM Group has invited start-ups and businesses working on concrete solutions to submit projects that aim to speed up the decarbonization of the French shipping industry.
The company has committed...
PORT OF MOMBASA EXPLORES USING SOLAR POWER FOR COLD-IRONING
The Port of Mombasa is investigating the feasibility of using renewable- energy for its planned shore power operations. The energy and marine consultant ABL group has already examined two possible brownfield sites for installation...
FINLAND ADVANCES FIRST OFFSHORE WIND FARM PROJECTS
Finland is joining the growing list of countries around the world pushing forward with a program to develop offshore wind energy power generation. While other countries in Scandinavia and the Baltic region have already...
TANKER FIRED ON DURING NEW GULF OF GUINEA INCIDENT
A new incident was reported earlier today in the Gulf of Guinea involving a laden oil tanker serving as a fresh reminder that while the number of incidents has declined dramatically, the threat of...
SCANDLINES WRAPS UP INVESTMENT IN LOW-NOISE THRUSTERS FOR HYBRID FERRIES
Danish ferry operator Scandlines has completed a more than EUR 13 million investment project in upgrading the Fehmarn ferries and at the same time significantly reduced its environmental impact.As the last of the four...
CYBERATTACK THREATENS RELEASE OF PORT OF LISBON DATA
The Port of Lisbon, one of Europe’s busiest ports is under cyberattack with reporting indicating the criminals are threatening to release confidential port financial information unless their ransom demands are met. The Portuguese newspaper...
REGANOSA UPGRADES MUGARDOS LNG TERMINAL TO OPERATE ALL TYPES OF VESSELS
Spanish LNG terminal operator Reganosa has upgraded the jetty at its Mugardos LNG import terminal in the port of Ferrol as part of the modernisation plans.According to Rgeanosa, the modernisation works have increased the...
EXPLORING USE OF WIND ENERGY TO POWER NORTH SEA OPERATIONS
Neptune Energy, an independent energy company with operations across the UK and Europe as well as elsewhere around the globe, is partnering with Ørsted and Goal7 to explore powering new integrated energy hubs in...