In January 2005, the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners took a bold step – they adopted the Green Port Policy, an aggressive, comprehensive and coordinated approach to reducing the negative impacts of Port operations. In…
Area of interest: Environmental care
HAROPA Port – The Seine Axis Green Corridor
The Paris Agreement in 2015 led to the implementation of a national strategy that strives for carbon neutrality by 2050 and the decarbonization of all transport modes. Modal shift of freight transport towards the most energy-efficient…
Lyttelton Port Company – Using ArcGIS to understand and disclose impacts on nature
In response to increasing global biodiversity risks, Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) has published the world’s first nature-related impact and dependency disclosure by a port. This initiative directly aligns with the Global Biodiversity Framework and UN Sustainable…
Port of Los Angeles – Shore to Store Project
The City of Los Angeles Harbor Department (Harbor Department, POLA) partnered with Equilon Enterprises LLC (d/b/a Shell Oil Products US) (Shell), Toyota Motor North America (Toyota) and Kenworth Truck Company (Kenworth) partnered with the Port of…
Port of Hamburg – Re-inventing Salzgitter Quay: Sustainability meets Coal
The project “Re-inventing Salzgitter Quay: Sustainability meets Coal” in Hamburg’s Sandauhafen exemplifies forward-thinking and sustainable infrastructure development. The quay, established in 1975/76, serves the handling of bulk goods such as iron ore and coal and is…
Port of Hamburg – COMMON GROUND; social engagement through joint community days
In 2020, the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) launched “COMMON GROUND”, a project that fosters social engagement through joint community days. COMMON GROUND is an internal initiative that brings employees together to encourage meaningful, social and hands-on…
Port of Seattle – Marine Stormwater Utility
The Port of Seattle created the first and only U.S. port-managed Marine Stormwater Utility to address approximately one billion gallons of rainwater that falls annually on the Port’s 1,000 acres of maritime properties. Seventy-two miles (116…
Port of Seattle – Sound Insulation Repair and Replace Program
The Port of Seattle (Port) has one of the longest-running Sound Insulation Programs in the nation with the first installations occurring in 1986. Since 1986 the Port has completed over 9,400 single-family homes and six condominium…
Port of Surigao – Build-A-Reef initiative to revitalize marine ecosystems
The Philippine Ports Authority’s Port Management Office (PMO) of Surigao, led by Port Manager Froilan U. Caturla, has launched the innovative “Build-A-Reef Project” to protect marine ecosystems. This initiative unites PPA-PMO Surigao with the 72nd Naval…