During the last 20 years, the Port of Cartagena has carried out control and surveillance actions on emissions, waste, spillages, MARPOL waste, cleaning of the water surface and follow-up and monitoring of the 7 Natura 2000…
Area of interest: Environmental care
Porto Sudeste – Sustainability, Equilibrium and Respect Program
The Sustainability, Equilibrium and Respect (SER) Program is a management tool created by the Environment and Social Responsibility teams at Porto Sudeste as a way to decentralize socio-environmental management and engage all company employees – managers,…
Porto Sudeste – Water Treatment and Reuse System
Water is the natural resource that presents the greatest concern regarding its scarcity in the near future. It’s also the main resource to control and minimize the potential impacts of the movement of solid bulk in…
Bilbao Port Authority – BilbOPS
BilbOPS is a strategic investment project drawn up by the Bilbao Port Authority for the electrification of wharves by deploying OPS (Onshore Power Supply) technology, with 11 connection points. This technology enables vessels with the right…
Lyttelton Port Company – Hector’s dolphin acoustic monitoring programme
Lyttelton Port Company’s (LPC) world-leading acoustic research is helping to set a new standard in marine mammal protection. LPC recently wrapped up a five-year acoustic monitoring programme put in place to monitor the presence of vocalising…
Port Autonome de Cotonou – Port environmental monitoring platform for invasive species (PPSE)
The spread of invasive species, an accelerating phenomenon following increasing trade (by sea, rail, road and air), is a major environmental threat with potentially disastrous consequences for the economy, biodiversity, food security, animal and human health….
Port of Seattle – Duwamish River People’s Park and Shoreline Habitat
Over two decades ago, the Port of Seattle initiated the largest habitat restoration project along the Duwamish River in a generation. Terminal 117 was transformed from a legacy industrial site with significant contamination to a 14-acre…
Busan Port – Recycling of Plastic Waste
Maritime plastic debris is a serious and international problem, resulting in a danger to both marine wildlife and human health worldwide. The Busan Port Authority identified actionable insights concerning waste management at Busan Port, and then...
Vancouver Fraser Port Authority – Maplewood Marine Restoration Project
Through the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s Habitat Enhancement Program, the port authority leads projects to offset the effects of port development on fish and wildlife habitat within the Port of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. In...