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One industrial company in Amsterdam (Netherlands) is betting on a genuine biofuel
A common criticism of biofuels, sometimes called “agrofuels”, is that they are made from oils or cereals that could otherwise have been used for human food consumption. With hundreds of millions around the world suffering from poor nutrition, it is a not unreasonable observation. That is why the “Argent Energy” plant based at the port of Amsterdam (Netherlands) will soon be producing some 540,000 tonnes of biofuel every year, from waste vegetable oils and fat residues. Recovering these “waste” substances is a logistically complex task, which is why the plant is located at the port and has its own jetty and two docks.
The port of Riga (Latvia) set for a new RoPax terminal by 2025
On 27 March 2022, the port of Riga announced plans to construct the new Riga RoPax Terminal. Designed with the help of SIA Metrum and R-Konsult OU, and with support from the City of Riga and the Ministry of Transport and Economy, the RoPax project consists of two separate but complementary aspects. The new terminal building will house a range of infrastructures (shopping mall, restaurants, and creative spaces), and will allow public access to the waterfront. It will also include the infrastructures needed for roll-on roll-off operations. The project is expected to improve competitiveness for the port and for Riga as a whole, with the city looking to establish itself as a major Nordic metropolis.
The World Bank grants $350 million to Morocco for the Blue Economy
The blue economy development program of the Moroccan government aims to stimulate job creation and economic growth while also improving the sustainability and resilience of natural resources and food security. The World bank has signed a $350 million loan to develop institutional frameworks, improve integrated natural resource management and strengthen sectors for a blue economy resilient to climate change in coastal areas. Another component which will be funded by this loan are the sustainable tourism and aquaculture sectors as well as vocational training linked to blue economy management.
New Bedford (Massachusetts, USA): operations to clean up the port are almost complete
eration at the port of New Bedford is almost at an end, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency. The site was polluted by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and heavy metals as a result of the activities of two firms manufacturing electronic components from the 1930s until 1978. PCBs were banned in the US in 1978 on health grounds (they are endocrine disruptors, and can cause cancer and other diseases). More than 100,000 people living in a three-mile radius around the site have been affected by this pollution through fishing, which is an essential activity for the port’s economy.
The port of Dublin (Ireland) is now to remain in the city, the latest example…
Following a call for projects, the municipal council in Dublin (Ireland) has finally opted to […]
City mayors in Quebec (Canada) reaffirm their commitment to working with port authorities
On 18 May 2022, at the “Assises québécoises de l’industrie du monde maritime”, an industry-wide […]
The first battery recycling plant set to open at the Port of Rotterdam (Netherlands)
In a highly symbolic move, the Vice-President of the EU Commission, Frans Timmermans, has given […]
Canada and the United States: the first “Green Corridor” for cruise ships
The Port of Seattle, the City and Borough of Juneau, Vancouver-Fraser Port Authority, the leading […]
Tarragona (Spain): plan to restore the Prats d’Albinyana
This €1.6m eco-restoration project, which will take 12 months, is a joint effort by the Tarragona port authority and the municipal council of Vila-seca. The Prats d’Albinyana isa natural wetland area, part of the Natura 2000 network and the PEIN, located between the town of La Pineda and the ZAL or logistics platform of Vila-seca. The project includes plans to create a large lagoon with a central island. The lagoon will allow the reintroduction of species such as the Spanish pond turtle, while the central island of around 27,000 m² will provide nesting areas for birds including the Audouin's gull. Around the lagoon, a forest of more than 13,000 trees (poplars, willows) will be created. In addition, over 45,000 local plants and shrubs (rushes, grasses) will be planted.
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