ESPO: 'Right conditions' need to be created for ports to implement Clean Industrial Deal
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has identified three main challenges of Europe’s ports that need to be addressed when implementing the Clean Industrial Deal (CID) ambitions.
In February 2025, the European Union unveiled the Clean Industrial Deal, a transformational business plan outlining concrete actions to turn decarbonization into ‘a driver of growth‘ for European industries by supporting renewable energy sources. With the new plan, the EU wants to tackle three challengers at once—a climate crisis and its consequences, competitiveness concerns, and economic resilience.
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Europe’s ports are said to be pillars of economic, climate and geopolitical resilience. On top of their primary role as gateways to trade, linking maritime transport with the hinterland, many ports are also hubs of energy and clusters of industry and are a catalyst in Europe’s energy, industrial and climate ambitions.
Ports are instrumental in enabling military mobility and safeguarding Europe’s energy security and supply chain sovereignty and resilience. More
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