Ports & Infrastructure
Future and renewable energy-oriented Duisport secures KfW IPEX-Bank funding
Germany’s KfW IPEX-Bank has decided to provide a total of €45 million for Duisburger Hafen AG (duisport) to be invested in the port’s infrastructure.
Australia’s Port Authority of NSW earns badges in sustainability
Australia’s Port Authority of New South Wales has strengthened its sustainability credentials as it received multiple recognitions from prominent environmental programs.
Antigua and Barbuda poised to become green shipping hub as it signs MOU with Veer
Antigua & Barbuda’s government and the Bahamas-based maritime startup Veer have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to turn the region into a clean shipping hub.
STAX Engineering boards UK consortium’s zero-emission ports initiative
U.S.-based maritime emissions capture and control company STAX Engineering has joined a zero-emissions port-based project led by British carbon capture technology company Seabound. As disclosed, STAX Engineering has become a new member of a Seabound-led consortium that clinched £1.1 million (roughly
‘Inaugural’ biomethanol production site in India planned at Kandla
India’s Deendayal Port Authority (DPA), Kandla, has published a tender for the establishment of the country’s inaugural port-based biomethanol production facility on an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) basis. According to DPA, once operational, the site is to manufacture around 10 ton
Rijeka Gateway, Croatia’s ‘biggest’ logistics project, steps into final phase with maiden boxship berth
The Rijeka Gateway, a joint venture (JV) between Denmark-based shipping colossal A.P. Moller-Maersk’s APM Terminals and Croatian investor Energia Naturalis (ENNA Group), has entered the final testing stage with the arrival of its first containership. According to APM Terminals, the Rijeka Gateway, c
Klaipėda Port breaks ground on ‘region’s first’ green hydrogen station
Construction is underway at the Port of Klaipėda on a hydrogen station that is expected to be the first in Lithuania and the Baltic States to produce and supply green hydrogen for vessels, port equipment, and private transportation.
Axpo marks Spain’s ‘inaugural’ bio-LNG bunkering for large container vessels as done
Switzerland-headquartered renewable energy producer Axpo has wrapped up what it described as Spain’s first bio-LNG ship-to-ship (STS) bunkering operation within the large container shipping segment. As disclosed, the supply of biological liquefied natural gas was conducted on August 7 at the Port of
Port of Bilbao advances shore power project with €11.4M deal for solar PV plants
Spanish Bilbao Port Authority has awarded a €11.48 million contract for the construction of solar photovoltaic (PV) plants to be integrated into the onshore power supply (OPS) system at the port.
Port of Helsingborg to launch its first onshore power supply for boxships
Sweden’s Port of Helsingborg is planning to build and inaugurate its first onshore power supply (OPS) facility for container vessels, in line with the long-term strategy of shutting the door to fossil-based operations. According to the port’s officials, commissioning is envisioned for the fall of 20
Barcelona port hosts its first ship-to-ship bioLNG bunkering
The Port of Barcelona has hosted its first ship-to-ship biofuel supply operation, led by Mein Schiff Relax, the first LNG dual-fuel cruise ship owned by Hamburg-based TUI Cruises.
Barcelona and Shanghai ports agree on green and digital corridor development
The Port of Barcelona and Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) have signed an agreement to intensify the connections between both ports and share knowledge in the areas of digitalization, standardization, and decarbonization of maritime transport.
Singapore tugboat becomes ‘nation’s first’ to earn biofuel-ready status
Following a retrofitting initiative, Marina Zanite, a 2012-built tugboat operated by Singapore’s towage services provider Marina Offshore, has become ‘the first’ unit of its type in the country to receive a biofuel-ready notation from French classification society Bureau Veritas (BV). According to B
Port of Hamburg to mandate cruise ships to plug into shore power starting 2027
From 2027, the Port of Hamburg will require all shore power-capable cruise vessels to plug in while docked, marking a major step in the port’s decarbonization efforts. According to the port’s officials, all cruise terminals are to be equipped with shore power facilities from 2026. Shore power connec