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Barcelona in favour of Mediterranean ECA

Barcelona City Council subscribed to an initiative to create an Emission Control Area (ECA) in the Mediterranean Sea (Med-ECA) to limit air pollution produced by ships.

The CleanCruiseNetwork alliance was founded in 2016 and gathers NGOs mainly from the Mediterranean region such as Spain, France, Italy, Malta, Greece, as well as Transport & Environment and NABU from Germany.

The alliance has launched a campaign with the “Rome Declaration”, to achieve the greatest number of possible supports for...

https://safety4sea.com/barcelona-in-favour-of-mediterranean-eca/

Watch: Greenpeace activists board tanker with palm oil

Six Greenpeace activists boarded Stolt Tenacity for protest purposes, a giant tanker owned by Stolt Tankers, while the vessel was underway off the west coast of Spain, in the Gulf of Cadiz, on November 17.

Six Greenpeace activists  peacefully boarded the 185-metre long cargo loaded with palm oil products. According to Greenpeace, the captain had already been informed via VHF radio for the protest.

Specifically, Stolt Tanker’s vessel was safely scaled by Greenpeace International Volunteers, coming...

https://safety4sea.com/watch-greenpeace-activists-board-tanker-with-palm-oil/

Seventeen migrants lost their lives crossing from Africa to Spain

Seventeen migrants have lost their lives this week, during their attempt to cross the sea from North Africa to Spain. In addition, rescuers have picked up over 100 migrants, the Spanish coast guard informed.

According to Reuters, two rafts were located between the Iberian peninsula and Morocco and Algeria, which had 80 people aboard, while 13 died. The migrants were being transported to Melilla. What is more, the coast guard located another four bodies and rescued 22 men in the Atlantic, off...

https://safety4sea.com/seventeen-migrants-lost-their-lives-crossing-from-africa-to-spain/

First LNG fueling station opens in the Port of Barcelona

Spanish LNG company HAM Group, in cooperation with the Port of Barcelona and Portuguese energy firm Galp opened the first LNG fueling station within the port, to reduce emissions from port activities. The facility has two compressed natural gas pumps for trucks and vehicles, two liquefied natural gas pumps for trucks and a cryogenic LNG tank of 60 cubic meters capacity.

The facility will authorise the supply of LNG and compressed CNG to trucks and other means of transportation, supporting the...

https://safety4sea.com/first-lng-fueling-station-opens-in-the-port-of-barcelona/

ESPO publishes Environmental Report 2018 – Top 10 Environmental Priorities

Isabelle Ryckbost

18 October 2018 – ESPO presented yesterday its annual Environmental Report for 2018 at the GreenPort Congress in Valencia. The ESPO Environmental Report includes environmental performance benchmark indicators as well as the Top 10 Environmental Priorities of the European ports for 2018.

Air quality has remained the top priority of the European ports since 2013. The increased interest in the relationship with local community in position 4 of the list is relevant as air quality...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/18/espo-publishes-environmental-report-2018-top-10-environmental-priorities/

Capt. Antonio M. Padrón at the celebration events of the 170 years of the FRED OLSEN shipping company in Cádiz

l to r: Capt. Jens Gulowsen (Braemar), Capt. Mikael Degerlund (Boudicca), Capt. Henrik Mattsson (Black Watch), Capt. Juha Sartela (Boudicca), Capt. Antonio M. Padrón, Mr. Fred Olsen Jr, President of FRED OLSEN CRUISE LINES, Capt. Jozo Glavic (Braemar), Capt. Valentin Giuglea (Black Watch), Capt. Rommel Pineda (Balmoral) and Capt. Victor Stoica (Balmoral).

Capt. Antonio M. Padrón, Technical Advisor of the DGMM and IMO Goodwill Maritime Ambassador for Spain, attended the celebration events of the...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/11/capt-antonio-m-padron-at-the-celebration-events-of-the-170-years-of-the-fred-olsen-shipping-company-in-cadiz/

Spain satisfied with first year of CETA

The Spanish food sectors are profiting a year after the start of the trade treaty between Canada and the EU (CETA) from the opportunities the treaty provides. The export figures have risen considerably. According to FIAB, the federation of the food and drink industry, the export to Canada grew by 18% in 2017 compared to 2018. This tendency continued throughout the first half of the year, with an increase if 8.35% compared to the same period in the previous year. This means that the export...

http://container-news.com/spain-satisfied-first-year-ceta/

Glander International Bunkering Opens New Office in Spain

Hernan B. Ortiz

Glander International Bunkering, a leading marine fuel and lubricant trading firm, has now opened in Valencia, Spain.

The Valencia office will be the company’s seventh office globally and third service point in Europe, serving clients in the Mediterranean and Spanish-speaking regions.

As the new Managing Director of the Spain office, Hernan B. Ortiz has officially moved to Valencia from Dubai to assume this new important role. With more than 28 years of industry experience and 9...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/01/glander-international-bunkering-opens-new-office-in-spain/

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