EU ports

Port of Hamburg provides an overview of COVID-19 impact

In light of the COVID-19 situation, Port of Hamburg informed that current inland terminal operations in Germany experience the coronavirus crisis’s impacts differently across individual regions. In fact, port authorities sounded optimistic concerning import activities at the country’s western terminal locations.

According to Port of Hamburg, operators at the CT terminal in Warstein marked a drop in their exports, while the train service to Hamburg has been set to only one departure per week....

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-hamburg-provides-an-overview-of-covid-19-impact/

Port of Rotterdam partners for climate-neutral transport

Port of Rotterdam along with DeltaPort Niederrheinhäfen and E.ON join their forces to encourage island shipping in Germany and Europe to turn from diesel to battery or hydrogen. In fact, both sides decided to develop a new infrastructure in which vessels can exchange battery containers or refuel hydrogen.

Through this collaboration, partners goal to improve air quality, develop green practices inside the shipping industry and enable climate-neutral transportation.

The main pilot concept will be...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-rotterdam-partners-for-climate-neutral-transport/

EU supports Safeport system development

The European Union expressed its support for the first phase of Smart System for the Evaluation and Control of Maritime Safety in Port Access and Operation development, known as Safeport. Designed by Siport21, the investment came through the SME instrument of Horizon 2020 – Research and Innovation Framework Programme.

In fact, Safeport system goals to ensure safety and efficiency to every ship operates in ports under real-time situation, even in case of emergency.

Moreover the system will include...

https://safety4sea.com/eu-supports-safeport-system-development/

Port of Limassol to be modernized under STEAM project

Port of Limassol in Cyprus is going to be modernized under the Sea Traffic Management in the Eastern Mediterranean (STEAM) project. In fact, STEAM goals to advance and further develop the port, so as to become a worldclass terminal equipped with modern and digital technologies.

Collaborators will tend their focus on high quality data, new decision-support tools and real-time information for the ports of Cyprus, and especially for the Port of Limassol.

New technological solutions will be selected...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-limassol-to-be-modernized-under-steam-project/

Greece to start exploitation program for 10 ports

According to AMNA, the Greek government has launched procedures in order to develop and take advantage of 10 large regional ports in the country. Namely, the ports are located in Alexandroupolis, Kavala, Volos, Rafina, Elefsis, Lavrio, Igoumenitsa, Corfu, Patras and Heraklion.

The Finance Minister Christos Staikouras along with the Shipping and Island Policy Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis requested from Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) to start the relevant actions, while conduct...

https://safety4sea.com/greece-to-start-exploitation-program-for-10-ports/

Port of Barcelona aims to be Mediterranean’s LNG hub

The Port of Barcelona recently announced its total handling amount of LNG bunkerings during 2019. The European port managed to handle 18 LNG bunkerings, including AIDAnova and the Costa Smeralda.

As the port further informed, around 37.200 cubic meters of LNG was bunkered via vessel-to-vessel operations, through a tanker to the cruise ships.

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For the records, the Methane Coral has a tank capacity for 7.551 cubic meters, while there were five truck-to-ship...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-barcelona-aims-to-be-mediterraneans-lng-hub/

Port of Amsterdam, Rotterdam issue new Port Regulation

A new joint Port Regulation for Port of Amsterdam and Port of Rotterdam has been set into force on 6 January, 2020 according to both ports’ officials. Specifically it is the first time that the two ports in Netherlands joined forces on composing a Port Regulation.

The Port Regulation basically ensures clarity in the regulations as it replaces the individual copies from 2012 and 2010.

In light of the situation, the ports’ municipal councils gave their approval for the regulation, while the...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-amsterdam-rotterdam-issue-new-port-regulation/

EU highlights the urgency for increased port – rail connectivity

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) together with the European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP) published a joint paper calling for the strengthening of port-rail connectivity with regards to the European Union’s transport policy.

In fact, the paper entitled “Ports in the European Rail System” suggests that the implementation of the current EU legislative rail framework should take into account that rail management is not a core task for port authorities, as they have to deal with a...

https://safety4sea.com/eu-highlights-the-urgency-for-increased-port-rail-connectivity/

Port of Hamburg to accommodate mega boxships with new cranes

Terminal operator of Port Hamburg acquired three new container gantry cranes in the Container Terminal Burchardkai (CTB), boosting its existent capacity to be able to accommodate mega boxships, with a cargo volume surpassing the 23,000 TEUs.

After an 8-week journey on board “Zhen Hua 27”, the container cranes finally arrive temporarily at Athabaskakai, where they will be prepared. After the complex unloading process, the three cranes will be transported to its final destination at berth 6 in the...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-hamburg-to-accommodate-mega-boxships-with-new-cranes/

Port of Gothenburg preparing for Brexit

With the UK set to leave the EU on Thursday, October 31, the Port of Gothenburg is getting ready to deal with the effects and consequences it will incur for ship freights between Sweden and the UK and the handling of non-UK bound freight at the port.

As the day of the UK’s departure from the EU is approaching, a ‘soft’ or ‘hard’ Brexit does not matter; the UK will be classed as a ‘third country’ in relation to EU countries such as Sweden and the the EU will accordingly apply third-country...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-gothenburg-preparing-for-brexit/

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