Splash247: PortXchange joins SASHA clean shipping coalition

Published by Splash247

Rotterdam-based maritime technology company PortXchange has joined the SASHA Coalition, adding port emissions data and operational expertise to the group’s clean shipping policy work.

PortXchange will contribute experience from working with ports on emissions inventories, port-call coordination and operational efficiency as SASHA campaigns for policies supporting renewable hydrogen, e-fuels and zero-emission transport technology.

The coalition brings together companies working across shipping and aviation and engages with policymakers in the UK and European Union.

SASHA’s preferred technologies include battery-electric systems, hydrogen fuel cells and renewable hydrogen-derived fuels for routes where direct electrification is not practical. The group is facilitated by climate policy organisation Opportunity Green.

PortXchange’s EmissionInsider platform tracks emissions from ships, harbour craft, trucks, trains, cargo-handling equipment and terminal activity. The system is designed to give ports a clearer view of Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions and help assess investments including shore power and changes to vessel or landside operations.

The company also develops tools for coordinating port calls and sharing berth, pilot and vessel movement information, allowing ships to adjust speed when a berth is unavailable rather than arriving early and waiting at anchor.

PortXchange has argued that shipping’s decarbonisation funding should not be limited to alternative fuels and onboard equipment. The company wants port-call optimisation, emissions monitoring and other measures capable of cutting fuel use from the existing fleet to qualify for support from European Union emissions trading revenues.

SASHA is separately pushing for the EU emissions trading system to be extended to vessels between 400 and 5,000 gt, with a greater share of revenue reinvested in maritime e-fuels, zero-emission technology and supporting port infrastructure.

Splash previously reported PortXchange research estimating that wider use of just-in-time arrivals in container shipping could cut the sector’s annual emissions by at least 5%, equivalent to about 17m tonnes of carbon dioxide.