MAGPIE at TRA 2026 — five years of green-port progress
- MAGPIE presented five years of demonstrations and research at TRA 2026 on port decarbonisation, logistics and social impacts.
- The project showcased digital tools: a GHG transport-chain tool, Smart & Green Logistics platform and an Energy Matching Tool.
- Seas to Skies joined MAGPIE with PIONEERS, TULIPS, STARGATE and OLGA to align port and airport green‑deal projects and share transferable approaches.
- Speakers highlighted a CEPS pipeline operation that distributed nearly 100,000 tonnes of SAF blend and discussed hydrogen demonstrations and constraints on scaling fuels.
Event and scope
At TRA 2026 in Budapest MAGPIE presented conclusions from five years of work on port decarbonisation across technical sessions, poster presentations and the Seas to Skies side event.
Technical and operational findings
Presentations covered integrated decarbonisation approaches combining alternative fuels, digital tools, modal shift and operational improvements. Studies addressed onshore power demand for container ships and port traffic redistribution as a lever for CO₂ and pollutant reduction.
People, policy and deployment
MAGPIE highlighted the social dimension of transition, noting impacts on workers, skills and communities. A paper on barriers from demonstration to deployment stressed that technical maturity alone does not guarantee market uptake; regulatory, stakeholder and organisational factors matter.
Digitalisation and fuels
The project demonstrated digital tools for emissions analysis, modal optimisation and energy matching and discussed data interoperability and future digital twin architectures. Sessions also covered SAF blending (nearly 100,000 tonnes via a CEPS pipeline operation), hydrogen demonstrations and constraints in production, storage and logistics.
Transferability and legacy
Across sessions, transferability of decision frameworks and a repository of good practices were presented as MAGPIE’s durable outputs to support replication and inform future policy and implementation.
Source: magpie-ports.eu
