‘Best Green Seaport’ award for French port

Asia Cargo News magazine, Asia’s leading professional press publication, awarded the ‘Best Green Seaport’ to HAROPA on behalf of the magazine’s 15,000 readers.

“This trophy illustrates recognition of our environmental policy. It proves that we can both be the premier French port complex and ensure the respectful development of our regions and ecosystems”, says Laurent Foloppe, HAROPA’s commercial and marketing director.

Environmental commitment

To win the award, HAROPA was up against some tough competition from the ports of Hamburg, Long Beach and Singapore.

The readers of Asia Cargo News magazine include Asian importers/exporters, logisticians, freight forwarders and shipping companies.

HAROPA said its environmental commitment is based around the development of mass modes and the encouragement of effective initiatives in the fight against global warming.

Its key objectives contained within its environmental policy include commitments to reduce the carbon footprint related to the port’s activities and protecting the port ecosystem; helping customers decarbonise and research, work and environmental certification procedures.

This is the fourth ‘Best Green Seaport’ trophy awarded to ports of the Seine axis, underlining HAROPA’s strong commitment to the environment.

HAROPA is a member of the Getting To Zero coalition, an organisation that supports the decarbonisation of the maritime industry, alongside companies from shipping, energy, infrastructure and finance.