Port actions to reduce pollution
The Port is committed to reducing pollutant and CO2 emissions.
The video is a corporate promotional overview detailing the strategic measures and initiatives implemented by the Port of Barcelona to lower atmospheric pollution and carbon dioxide emissions. It opens with an aerial shot of the fuel storage tanks at the Energy Wharf and the main port terminal. Throughout the clip, footage displays cruise ships and ferries berthed at passenger docks, satellite map graphics outlining the port area, a Trasmediterranea ferry underway, terminal gantry cranes, liquid cargo tankers, and Enagás gas storage facilities. Key actions appear superimposed on screen:
- Port de Barcelona, a firm commitment to sustainability. Improving air quality.
- The Port is committed to reducing pollutant emissions and CO2.
- Working on quay electrification so that ships can plug in while berthed in port.
- Incentivizing ship emission reductions through port fee discounts.
- Especially for gas-powered vessels or those with shore power connections.
- Promoting a Low Emission Zone at the docks located closest to the city.
- The Port opts for Liquefied Natural Gas as a clean mobility fuel.
- Exploring new zero-emission fuels such as hydrogen.
- Since 2019, zero-emission ferries arrive at port thanks to onboard electric batteries. The video ends with a Grimaldi Lines ferry at the dock, social media handles featuring the official
#GreenPorthashtag, and the animated Port de Barcelona logo screen.