PortXchange has won the European DIGITAL SME Award – Green Category, recognising the company’s EmissionInsider platform as one of Europe’s leading digital innovations for port decarbonisation. The win highlights the rapid shift toward data-driven emissions-intelligence solutions as ports accelerate their climate strategies.
The award was given to PortXchange at the European DIGITAL SME Summit on Thursday, December 4th, 2025, in Brussels. The company was one of three nominees.
The DIGITAL SME Awards are one of Europe’s most competitive recognition awards for innovation, attracting applications from across the EU. Winners are selected by a European jury of technology, policy and sustainability experts, with the Green Category celebrating digital solutions delivering measurable environmental gains.
EmissionInsider
EmissionInsider stood out for its ability to give ports full visibility of transport-related emissions, from sea-going vessels to barges, trucks and rail, providing the granular insight needed to reduce emissions at scale. Ports can consolidate multimodal emissions data into a single transparent view, replacing previously fragmented and inconsistent reporting methods.
Already used by the Port of Rotterdam and Belfast Port, the platform enables data-driven decision-making, supports standardised reporting, prioritises decarbonisation investments, and plans initiatives such as shore power. As ports prepare for tightening emissions-reporting regulations and growing expectations for air-quality improvement, accurate, comparable data has become essential.
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Closing the data gap
Sjoerd de Jager, CEO of PortXchange: ‘Ports everywhere are looking for actionable, trustworthy data to drive down emissions. This award underscores how essential that capability has become. With EmissionInsider, we’re helping ports turn insight into meaningful progress.’
‘Ports tell us that their biggest challenge isn’t ambition, but access to reliable, comparable emissions data,’ adds Matthew Swenson, US Account Representative. ‘This award reflects the work we’re doing with port authorities to close that gap and create a foundation for real-world decarbonisation.’
Rising demand
The win comes amid strong global growth for PortXchange, with new collaborations across Europe and the Americas and rising demand from ports that view emissions management as a strategic priority rather than just a compliance requirement.
Looking ahead, PortXchange will expand EmissionInsider’s capabilities in 2026, including enhanced forecasting, multimodal emissions benchmarking, and additional integrations with port community systems to further accelerate decarbonisation across global port ecosystems.
Picture: Dr. Oliver Grün (left), President of the European DIGITAL SME Alliance and the German trade organisation for IT-SME (BITMi), presents the award to Sjoerd de Jager, CEO of PortXchange, during the Digital SME Summit in Brussel.
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