EU ports

Over 40 organisations jointly call for a strong CEF II

Ahead of the European Parliament’s hearings of the commissioners-designate, a coalition of more than 40 European associations and organisations reiterated their call for a strong transport budget. While the previous European Parliament and the Council had agreed on a common understanding on the proposal for the Connecting Europe Facility 2021-2027 (CEF II), the budget will be decided by the upcoming negotiations of the Multiannual Financial Framework.

Completing the TEN-T core network by 2030...

https://safety4sea.com/over-40-organisations-jointly-call-for-a-strong-cef-ii/

Ports of Rotterdam, Antwerp urge EU to focus on ports economic significance

The energy transition and digitisation are the two strategic challenges facing large industrial ports. In addition, the EU can offer port authorities and industrial clusters significant incentives to achieve the transition toward the CO2-neutral ports of the future. For this reason, Antwerp and Rotterdam Port Authorities will organise a joint event for European policy makers, with contributions from experts from the world of science, industry and logistics.

‘The Added Value of Ports’ event took...

https://safety4sea.com/ports-of-rotterdam-antwerp-urge-eu-to-focus-on-ports-economic-significance/

ESPO: The Ten-T review must recognize the new roles of ports

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) submitted its proposals regarding the European Commission’s review of the TEN-T Regulation 1315/2013 which kick started before summer with a public consultation. ESPO believes the new TEN-T guidelines should be adapted to recognize the role many seaports are playing in the field of energy and digitalization over their classical role as components of maritime transport infrastructure.

The Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) is a planned network of...

https://safety4sea.com/espo-the-ten-t-review-must-recognize-the-new-roles-of-ports/

Port of Rotterdam, State of Rhineland-Palatinate call for greater efficiency in Rhine corridor

German Transport Minister Volker Wissing visited the Port of Rotterdam during a three-day delegation trip to the Netherlands. Mr. Wissing and Emile Hoogsteden, Vice President of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, highlighted the importance of the Rhine Corridor and its ports for the transport of goods to Rhineland-Palatinate and Europe.

The freight corridor from Rotterdam to Genoa is one of the most important European logistics axes and is also significant for the transport of goods to and from...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-rotterdam-state-of-rhineland-palatinate-call-for-greater-efficiency-in-rhine-corridor/

MSC vessel boosts Costa Rican exports, linked to EU ports

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announced that it will enhance its trade links between Costa Rica and the Northern Europe, by adding a new direct call from the Port of Moin. Thus, its MSC Katya R. container ship, that called the Moin Terminal, has become the largest to ever call at Moín Terminal, Costa Rica.

The visit, which took place on June 16, 2019 as part of a new direct call to the Port of Moín, was described as the launch of a ‘new era in cargo shipping for the port’ and exporters...

https://safety4sea.com/msc-vessel-boosts-costa-rican-exports-linked-to-eu-ports/

Construction of crossdocking terminal at Port of Gothenburg begins

The Port of Gothenburg announced that construction of the Svea Terminal, a new rail connected crossdocking terminal for forest products, is now under way. The new terminal will be offering weather-protected transloading right beside the port’s ro-ro and container terminals. Operations will begin during the first half of 2020.

Currently, surface preparations are ongoing at a forthcoming cross docking terminal at the Port of Gothenburg. Export cargo such as paper and carton board, pulp and sawed...

https://safety4sea.com/construction-of-crossdocking-terminal-at-port-of-gothenburg-begins/

Three ports receive EcoPorts’ environmental management standard

ESPO congratulated the Port of Ceuta (Spain), Shannon Foynes Port Company (Ireland) and Port of Melilla (Spain) for receiving EcoPorts’ environmental management standard (PERS). Isabelle Ryckbost, ESPO’s Secretary General, Eamonn O’Reilly, ESPO’s Chairman, and Sotiris Raptis, EcoPorts coordinator, handed over the PERS certificates to the ports’ representatives during the annual ESPO Conference in Livorno.

Compliance with the PERS standard is independently assessed by Lloyd’s Register and the...

https://safety4sea.com/three-ports-receive-ecoports-environmental-management-standard/

IMO Discussed EU Ports’ Harmonized Scrubbers Action Proposal

Earlier this month, the European Sea Ports Organisation (EPSO) had called for urgent scientific research into the impact of liquid discharges from scrubbers, says an article published in Splash 247.

About the Proposal

The announcement was made a week before the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), met in London to discuss an EU proposal on exhaust gas cleaning systems.

The proposal, which has been submitted by the EU 28 member states and the...

http://mfame.guru/imo-discussed-eu-ports-harmonized-scrubbers-action-proposal/

Ultrafine particulates reported in high amount at Port of Naples

Air pollution up to 220 times higher than in areas with clean air was reported in various parts of the city and the harbor in Naples on 26 and 27 April 2019 by Cittadini per l’Aria in collaboration with the Committee for Livability Town and technical support of environmentalist NGO experts German, NABU. These emissions come from ships.

Specifically, Anna Gerometta , President of Cittadini per l’Aria, stated that during the first day of monitoring, the entire Gulf of Naples was surrounded by a...

https://safety4sea.com/ultrafine-particulates-reported-in-high-amount-at-port-of-naples/

Port of Rotterdam successfully adopts innovation, report says

The businesses in the Port of Rotterdam have managed to catch up with companies elsewhere in the Netherlands. This is one of the results of the new edition of the Port Innovation Barometer, a multiannual study regarding innovation and the innovation climate in the Rotterdam port region, which was performed on behalf of SmartPort and the Port of Rotterdam Authority by the Erasmus Centre for Business Innovation.

The same research also reveals that on average, the group of innovation pioneers...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-rotterdam-successfully-adopts-innovation-report-says/

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