Green terminal audit

Dakar Terminal, a subsidiary of Bolloré Ports and operator of the El Hadji Malick SY ro-ro terminal, has been awarded the operator’s Green Terminal label.

The terminal is the fifth port concession to obtain this label in recognition of its commitments and the measures taken to mitigate the impact of its activities on the environment.

”Obtaining the Green Terminal label highlights the efforts made on several levels by our teams, particularly with regard to waste management, the digitisation of documents as well as awareness-raising actions among our employees and subcontractors,” said Jérôme Beseme, managing director of Dakar Terminal.

Green performance

The audit for the label was conducted by Bureau Veritas experts and based on the eight pillars of the labelling process, which include work processes, building infrastructures that comply with international standards, acquiring more environmentally friendly handling equipment, waste management and training employees in environmental best practice.

For several years, Dakar Terminal has been working daily on several opportunities to improve its environmental performance, in particular optimising its handling equipment fuel consumption, which has decreased by 26% since 2019. It has also worked hard at the reduction of urban congestion made possible by the digitisation of transport documents.

The operator has also surrounded itself with qualified service providers to collect, recover and recycle the waste produced within the terminal. As a result of the various initiatives put in place, the share of recovery of hazardous and non-hazardous waste has increased from 4% in 2019 to 64% in 2020.

The Green Terminal label was launched by Bolloré Ports in June 2021 with the aim of reducing the carbon footprint of its activities by relying on a methodology validated by Bureau Veritas.