EU ports

EIB approves €195 million funding for Italian port projects

The European Investment Bank (EIB) approved a €195 million (USD224.7 million) financing to the Centre-North Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority for the expansion of the port of Civitavecchia, in the Italian capital, and the building of a ferry terminal in the port of Fiumicino.

According to data provided by the Port Authority of Civitavecchia Fiumicino and Gaeta, the project in Civitavecchia eyes construction of infrastructure, such as the completion of works on the ferry docks, the extension of the...

https://safety4sea.com/eib-approves-e195-million-funding-for-italian-port-projects/

Few European ports can accommodate floating offshore wind farms

According to marine and engineering consultancy, LOC Renewables, out of 96 European ports analysed, only a limited number of them in Scotland, Norway and Spain are able to operate floating offshore wind farms.

Most of European ports are not able to enable manufacturing and assembly works for large-scale floating wind farms. Today, the biggest floating wind farm has a total capacity of 30MW and has just five turbines.

These results came from a LOC Renewables’ research for a floating wind joint...

https://safety4sea.com/few-european-ports-can-accommodate-floating-offshore-wind-farms/

ESPO: More data harmonisation needed for less administrative burden

Despite welcoming the European Commission’s proposal for a Regulation establishing a European Maritime Single Window environment (COM2018 278 final), ESPO noted that it wants more ambition on the harmonisation of data definitions and data sets, while maintaining the existing reporting systems. This would further reduce the administrative burden and would facilitate trade.

As such, ESPO issued a position paper in response to the Commission’s proposal for a Regulation establishing a European...

https://safety4sea.com/espo-more-data-harmonisation-needed-for-less-administrative-burden/

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