GreenPort Congress is a meeting place for the port community to discuss and learn the latest in sustainable environmental practice. It offers ways to reduce their carbon foot print and be more sensitive to environmental considerations, both of which are vital to future success.
Climate change remains the top concern of ports surveyed by the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) for the third consecutive year, a report presented at the GreenPort Congress has shown.
“Industry is truly fragmented, which means there are a lot of opportunities,”
The green transition is prompting a profusion of ideas among port operators, who not only have to consider their own operations, they also have to think about how freight and people reach them.
The tiny Mediterranean country of Malta has been at the forefront of a shorepower project, Phase 1 of which has been successful enough to pave the way for a second phase.
The EU target of hitting Net Zero by 2050 is looming and causing a few anxieties.
“The focus is absolutely on the environment,” said Christopher Wooldridge, Science Coordinator at ScoPorts EcoSLC, as he opened the 19th GreenPorts Congress held by Mercator Media in the French port city of Le Havre this year.
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Mark van der Veen, Director of the Graduate School of Business at the University of Amsterdam will join GreenPort Congress as a moderator
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