{"id":3779,"date":"2026-08-10T14:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portstrategy.nfdtesting.uk\/greenport-congress\/2026\/08\/10\/portsmouth-has-a-sustainability-tale-to-tell\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T14:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T13:56:00","slug":"portsmouth-has-a-sustainability-tale-to-tell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portstrategy.com\/greenport-congress\/news\/news\/portsmouth-has-a-sustainability-tale-to-tell\/","title":{"rendered":"Portsmouth has a sustainability tale to tell"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Port Director at the host port for GreenPort Congress 2026, it\u2019s little surprise that Mike Sellers already has a high profile ahead of the 21st<\/sup> edition in October.<\/p>\n

Add in Portsmouth International Port\u2019s proactive embrace of sustainability in recent years, and the recent successful and historic launch of its shore power Sea Change project, and Sellers will have a lot to contribute at GreenPort.<\/p>\n

Speaking to event organisers Mercator Media he said: \u201cWe\u2019re truly honoured to be the host port for the GreenPort Congress. I\u2019m not surprised we were selected because over the last few years we\u2019ve embraced sustainability everywhere you can see. And the delegates will see this when they come to Portsmouth.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got solar panels on all of our roofs. We\u2019ve got solar canopies in the car lanes. Our new passenger terminal is fully sustainable. It uses seawater pumps to heat it, cool it, flush the toilets. We have solar for our energy, and we have living walls that purify the air. So, the delegates will see the amount of work that\u2019s gone into Portsmouth as a green port itself.\u201d<\/p>\n

And he also highlighted the historic moment early this August when the LNG-electric hybrid ferry Guillaume de Normandie<\/em> connected to Portsmouth\u2019s fully operational shore power system for two hours \u2013 before becoming the first ever cross-Channel ferry to leave the UK using shore power.<\/p>\n

Adding that the port estimated Sea Change would save 20,000 tons of CO2 by 2027, Sellers said: \u201cSo it\u2019s a perfect time for the GreenPort Congress to be here in Portsmouth, especially as we open our shore power facilities and we go live with them. We\u2019re really excited about being able to showcase that. But it\u2019s not just that. It\u2019s all of that sustainability that we\u2019ve put into the port.\u201d<\/p>\n

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