European port operators post 2008 results

Surikat’s solution will enhance P&O Ferries’ operations at Europoort, integrating automated gates for efficient freight handling and bolstering customer service.

The container segment sees a 3.3% increase in throughput (31.5M to 32.5M tonnes) and a 2.0% rise in TEU (3.3M) for the first time in three years.

In 2023, CO2 emissions in the port dropped one-third compared to 2016, reaching 20.3 Mton, lower than 1990 levels, mainly due to decreased emissions from coal-fired plants.

The meeting discussed plans for a renewable hydrogen corridor between Bilbao and Amsterdam ports, focusing on infrastructure, decarbonization, and investment.

New members have joined the Singapore-Rotterdam Green & Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC), as it gears up for pilot projects to encourage the use of eco-friendly fuels.

“We do not sell these products ourselves; it is the demonstrators themselves that decide who they partner up with,” the port said in the statement to WorldCargo News.