Transport & Infrastructure
Ports are central to the decarbonisation of maritime transport and the wider energy transition.
Today, port authorities must navigate an increasingly complex policy and regulatory landscape shaped by frameworks such as the IMO GHG Strategy, the European Green Deal, Fit for 55, EU ETS, FuelEU Maritime, AFIR, TEN‑T, the Renewable Energy Directive and the Energy Efficiency Directive. These policies set ambitious decarbonisation targets but translating them into concrete actions remains a major challenge.
SEANERGY project developed a practical Port Energy Transition Master Plan, designed to help ports:
The Master Plan provides ports with a structured and replicable approach to manage the transition towards zero‑emission operations and to assume a strategic role as clean energy hubs.
RINA led SEANERGY’s Master Plan Implementation, turning the Master Plan into practical guidance, training material and validation activities for end users. We also led key project work on recommendations for overcoming social, financial, and technological barriers.
A core element of our contribution was the validation of the Master Plan in real port contexts, ensuring its applicability across different operational, regulatory and geographic conditions through structured stakeholder feedback.
By connecting strategic policy objectives with technically robust, operational solutions, we supported ports not only in understanding which technologies and fuels can enable decarbonisation, but also how to integrate them safely and effectively within existing port operations, governance and decision‑making models, investment planning and financing strategies, and long‑term sustainability and ESG frameworks.
SEANERGY delivered a practical framework to support ports in aligning with EU and IMO regulatory requirements and in making informed decisions along their energy transition pathway. Validation activities with port stakeholders were carried out in real operational contexts, including Valencia, Ennshafen and Syros‑Ermoupolis, alongside training initiatives such as the SEANERGY Summer School in Arenzano (Italy) and the Master Plan validation workshop at KEY Energy Expo 2025 in Rimini (Italy).
The Master Plan and the Handbook support ports in aligning with EU and IMO regulatory requirements, selecting appropriate technologies, defining governance and stakeholder engagement processes, planning investments and monitoring progress through continuous improvement. The Handbook, in particular, delivers actionable tools addressing energy management, hydrogen applications, emerging technologies, regulatory compliance, ESG analysis, financing and performance monitoring.
1) Magellan Circle 2) ANLEG 3) ATPERSON 4) DAFNI 5) ECO IMAGINATION 6) ENNSHAFEN 7) FUNDACION VALENCIA PORT 8) FUTURE PROOF SHIPPING 9) IHE DELFT 10) RINA 11) WORLD MARITIME UNIVERSITY 12) ZEROE ENGINEERING
