DUAL Ports will be taking part in the annual North Sea Region Conference on June 26 2019 in Västra Götaland, Sweden.
The North Sea Region says about the conference:
“This year’s conference will address climate change in the North Sea Region, including topics such as climate governance, climate adaptation, and climate and youth.
Climate change is at the forefront of societal debate and finding ways forward is of the utmost importance. How can the North Sea Region take the lead and fast-track the green energy transition? How can we bolster the region against the impacts of global warming? This requires developing new innovations and advancing existing solutions. Join us for an exciting event designed to inspire and connect you to people and organisations caring strongly about climate change”
Learn more about the conference, programme and registration here.
The European Maritime Day 2019 will take place on June 16 and 17, 2019. The conference is the annual meeting point on maritime affairs and blue growth, and DUAL Ports will also be taking part in the event.
We are working on being present with a stand at the conference in Lisbon, and we hope to see you there!
“The focus of the European Maritime Day 2019 in Lisbon, Portugal, will be on blue entrepreneurship, innovation and investment to transform traditional maritime sectors and boost emerging technologies and value chains. A specific focus will be put on research and innovation for a plastic-free ocean.”
You can read more about the conference, and registration here.
On the 22nd of June 2019 the Port of Vordingborg will officially celebrate the port expansion, that has been a part of the DUAL Ports project since the beginning.
The Port of Vordingborg invites all DUAL Ports partners, the Mayor of Vordingborg and the general public to join this celebratory event that will mark the official opening of the new quay and port area.
You can see the invitation here (danish).
More about the pilot:
The Soil pilot within DUAL Ports has been a great success in the first port expansion phase. It has triggered the use of much more recycled materials than originally planned, also in the above-mentioned following stages of the harbour development (180.000 tons in stage 2 and 3), and it has been an inspiration for other local projects.
You can read more about the SOIL pilot here.
DUAL Ports will participate in this North Sea Region Implementation Seminar in the Netherlands on February 6-7, 2019.
“Participants in ongoing projects are invited to join this two-day event, packed with information to help you ensure the best performance and avoid pitfalls in any area of your project implementation.
From first level control to project reporting, communication and partnership collaboration, this is a chance to receive updated information and tap into the experience of the Secretariat as well as the other ongoing projects.”
You can read the full programme here.
Addressing contemporary Challenges of the Ports Industry to Provide and Environmentally Safer Future
DUAL Ports Lead Partner Wim Stubbe will attend the European Environmental Ports Conference 2019, in Belgium on June 12-13. Mr. Stubbe will be presenting the DUAL Ports project: Conclusions and Observations for the future.
About the Conference:
Through extensive research and consultation with leading figures of the ports industry, this two-day event will tackle the most pressing concerns for the maritime industry.
Key Topics:
- The ten biggest concerns of the Ports Industry
- Anticipating changes to environmental legislation
- Research & Development for improving air quality around ports
- Potential impact of the 2019 European Elections towards the industry
- Outlining the importance of the Water Framework Directive
- Port-City Interaction and collaboration for a sustainable economy
- Ship-owners and their role towards an environmentally green future
- Innovative approaches to long-term fuel possibilities
You can read more about the conference and registration here.
At the inner port of Oostende, the DOCKLAND FINE CHEMICALS pilot is trying to develop a business scheme for small chemical companies, focusing on cost and energy efficiency. For small companies in chemical and gas industries (SEVESO-bound), the number of permits, security measures and safety regulations is overwhelming, hindering the business from developing in a sustainable way.
The idea
The idea behind the DOCKLAND pilot was initiated by GFS, an independent company, specialized in the storage and the handling of liquified gases, located at the Port of Oostende. For companies with high risk products, such as gas storage, chemical components or otherwise, governments and local legislators demand a high level of permanent control and reporting in order to guarantee the safety of the handling and the storage. Permits must be applied for and approved, in order to secure the safety of the surrounding environment, and neighboring facilities, both urban or industrial. Struggling with the enormous administrative burden of all these procedures in order to make the site operational, GFS has come up with the idea of developing the concept of co-siting within the chemical industry: by working collectively, small local businesses can save both costs and energy.
The challenge
Every time a chemical production or storage plant wants to change or to expand its operations, it must provide a new risk assessment, in order to prove that the company is not causing any risk to the direct environment. Insofar the new activity is not situated within the borders of the existing permits, this company must apply for permits, securing that the external risks are minimized and that the surrounding environment is safe. It is the company’s responsible to assure and to attest that the procedures and the products are not harming the environment. All these procedures are very time-consuming and very expensive due to the fact that they are hardly coordinated between the different levels of governance.
Moreover, urban planning moves closer and closer to industrial areas, and the ‘not-in-my-backyard’-syndrome, supported by political incompetence, makes it very difficult for small businesses to keep their business operations in a sustainable way. Often procedures are suspended by court decisions, so that relevant investments need to be cancelled, which can hurt the development of the company. Finally, the European Commission has made the regulations much stricter which implies that procedures become even more complicated.
Therefore, the DOCKLAND FINE CHEMICALS pilot aims to offer co-siting to different companies, active in the sector of fine chemicals, giving them the opportunity to share permits and procedures, share facilities, share energy sources and share logistic operations, thereby also saving energy. The overall management of the DOCKLAND concept will manage one major site, whereby 1 overall permit and 1 overall safety procedure, whereafter several SME’s can be clustered and connected (o.a. heath exchange). Permits will be given to the DOCKLAND operator, who takes care of the follow-up of the permit, the implementation of the different controls, the ever changing legislation and the development of the potential synergies. The companies, that sign up to DOCKLAND, will pay rent. The financial means, the human resources and the energy resources, that have been saved in this way, will be re-invested in innovation and development. DOCKLAND FINE CHEMICALS will thus enhance a greener port strategy.
Development so far
One of the challenges of DOCKLAND has been to convince policy makers of the business case – making it possible to give a permit for one site, that will be shared by different companies. Actually, DOCKLAND FINE CHEMICALS, has the support of the Flemish ministries for economic development and for environment. A working group has been set up in order to accompany the difficult administrative processes that need to be coordinated. At the port of Oostende, GFS has started with the preparation of the procedure for the environmental permit, including a risk assessment. And at the Dutch-Belgian port of Gent, GFS has signed up for an area in the port of 13 hectares for organizing the DOCKLAND co-siting.
Meanwhile, the port of Oostende has validated the concept, and has been working on developing on a DOCKLAND OFFSHORE SUPPLY, and a DOCKLAND BREXIT.
DUAL Ports partner Madadh MacLaine of Fair Winds Trust has been on the road, participating in different conferences on propulsion and future fuels, promoting DUAL Ports and the use of hydrogen and wind propulsion in commercial shipping.
3rd International Conference on Marine Renewable Energy and Maritime Hydrogen Technology Florø, Norway
At the International Conference on Marine Renewable Energy and Maritime Hydrogen Technology in October, focus was on providing the latest updates on technology, policies, projects and business cases within the subsea, marine renewable energy and maritime hydrogen industries. DUAL Ports was mentioned at the conference by a sister project, HySeas III, presented by the energy provider company Ballard. Madadh MacLaine participated in the conference representing DUAL Ports, and was met by interest from other ports and potential stakeholders, who were interested in learning more about the project.
IBIA Annual convention Copenhagen, Denmark 2018
IBIA stands for the International Bunker Industry Association who had their annual conference in the beginning of November. At this conference Madadh MacLaine and DUAL Ports had been invited to speak about future proof fuels. As lead partner of the SAIL pilot and as Business Development Manager at ITM Power, Madadh MacLaine presented on hydrogen as a marine fuel and participated in a Q&A with the interest of promoting the use of wind propulsion in commercial shipping. People from the fuel industry showed great interest in alternatives to conventional fuels, and are open to discuss the possibility of using hydrogen and other more sustainable fuels for future shipping.
The Motorship Propulsion & Future fuels conference Hamburg, Germany 2018
Hydrogen, when produced from renewable energy, is truly a zero-emission fuel. At the Motorship Propulsion and Future Fuels conference, Madadh MacLaine presented the possibilities for using Hydrogen in the future fuel mix. Hydrogen can be used in fuel cells, as a direct fuel or as a mix with diesel for co-combustion. MacLaine also took part in a Q&A session on the safety of future fuels, along with DNV GL, an international risk management company working with safety in the maritime sector, oil and gas, and energy.
DUAL Ports will attend the Transport Logistic Fair from 4.-7. of June 2019.
You can read more about the Transport Logistic fair here.
The DUAL Ports Partnership is pleased to invite you to take part in a workshop with a focus on possibilities and challenges for LNG and the opportunities for Liquid Bio Gas.
The workshop will take place in Zwolle, The Netherlands on the 24th of April 2019.
If you wish to participate in the conference please register with the Port of Zwolle at communicatie@portofzwolle.nl
You can view the full agenda for the workshop and partnership meeting here.
Programme:
12:00-13:00 Arrival and Lunch
13:00-13:10 Welcome by Mr. Jeroen van den Ende, Port of Zwolle
and introduction to DUAL Ports by Mr. Wim Stubbe, Port of Oostende.
13:10-14:40 DUAL Ports LNG workshop II:
New and greener fuels in shipping and ports – Opportunities and challenges.
Various ways of propulsion, multiple sources
Mr. Bart Kuipers, Erasmus Centre for Urban, Port and Transport Economics – NL
Experiences from LNG propulsion in bulk ship, Mr. Jens Buchhave, TernTank – DK
Decentral small-scale LNG and LBG production, Mr. Jacob Himmelstrup, NærEnergi – DK
Business case and feasibility – LNG in the Port of Skagen, Mr. Jesper Rullfs, Port of Skagen – DK
14:40-15:00 Coffee/tea break
15:00-16:00 Investments in green and blue: Is it a dream or cost efficient?
Examples of financial cooperation – private and public, Mr. Nikolaj R. Krause, MEQ Partners – DK
Investing in LNG or another alternative source?, Mr. Nutte Visser, Director MCS Full Service Container Logistics – NL
Cleaning ship hulls with robots, less fuel consumption, Mr. Alex Noordstrand, Fleetcleaner BV – NL
16:00-16:30 LNG or LBG in ports: Group discussion
Challenges for ports to realise the potential of LNG/LBG systems as
a value-added activity?
16:30-17:00 Summary of discussions
17:00-17:15 Concluding remarks on the day – learnings and to do’s
17:15-18:00 Refreshments and informal get together
20:00 – 22:00 Informal working dinner – Lumen Hotel
The workshop will be followed by a partnership meeting for the partners in DUAL Ports, held on the 25th of April.
The DUAL Ports partnership will meet for the 6th partnership meeting, which will be held in Oostende, Belgium on the 21. and 22. of February 2019.
The partnership meeting will be the second kickoff and the official welcome of new partners and new pilots in the project.
The first day of the partnership meeting will host a workshop on the possibilities of Hydrogen. The workshop is open for participation free of charge.
