Ports are strategic players in the energy transition, serving as platforms for energy generation, transportation, and transformation. To leverage this position, ports require strategic land use planning tailored to their profiles to maximize potential and address…
Location: Brazil
Port of Açu – Climate Resilience
Ports around the world are already experiencing the consequences of air and water temperature increases, rising sea levels and changes in seasonal precipitation, wind, and wave patterns. From a global perspective, the climate change effects associated…
Port of Açu – Caruara Reserve; biodiversity for all
Port of Açu is located in the southeast coast of Brazil in an area that faces many social challenges and presents important natural habitats with irreplaceable biodiversity that needs to be restored and protected. In 2012,…
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…
Port of Açu – Converting Waste into Value
Proper waste management is a worldwide challenge specially in low-income countries, as it requires substantial investments in physical infrastructure and long-term operations. In 2020 almost 40% of the waste produced in the country was open dumped...
Port of Açu – CORE Center of Operations and Response to Emergencies
Aligned with its values, Port of Açu is constantly challenged to reconcile its rapid expansion, maintaining its focus on operational excellence and ESG best practices. Seeking to ensure greater safety in operations, the Port Administration invests...
Port of Açu – Together in the fight against Covid-19
The COVID-19 Pandemic brought unprecedented challenges to the world and to the whole Port and Maritime industry. As essentials to maintain the global trades, since the beginning of the pandemic, ports played an important role on...
Port of Açu – Protecting Sea Turtles
For over 100 million years turtles have covered vast distances across the world’s oceans, filling a vital role in the balance of marine habitats. Human activities have tipped the scales against the survival of these ancient...