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OPS promotes areas free of noise and air pollution in ports
06/06/2019 Electricity supply to ships at berth allows definition of zones without noise and air pollution in ports. Port authorities of Tenerife, Las Palmas and Baleares are completing definition of zones without noise and emissions at those berths which are provided with on-shore power supply from the electric grid. These…
On-shore power supply to ships at berth can help to ensure that the concentrations of Sulphur oxides and nitrogen SOx and NOx are kept below the limits established by the WHO.
02/06/2019. Maritime traffic on the Iberian Peninsula -located at the crossroads of the great maritime routes- leaves a significant trace of main atmospheric pollutants, Sulphur Oxides and Nitrogen Oxides (SOx, NOx) between them. When ships approach port or are docked, pollution directly affects the population of port-cities. Thus, the connection…
On-shore power supply for alternative H2 fuel for an auxiliary port service vessel
29/05/2019. Port authorities that are partners within “OPS MASTER PLAN for Spanish ports” project lead by PUERTOS DEL ESTADO postulated before Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico e Industrial (CDTI) to validate use of hydrogen as alternative fuel to fossil fuel for auxiliary boats in ports. Project refers to a vessel…
Cooperation with ports to provide OPS to reduce emissions from shipping
20/05/2019. United Nations body OMI adopted resolution MEPC.323(74) on Invitation to Member States to encourage voluntary cooperation between the port and shipping sectors to contribute to reducing GHG emissions from ships. This could include regulatory, technical, operational and economic actions, such as the provision of: Onshore Power Supply (preferably from…
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