Energy for Green Ports and GreenPort Logistics Conference in Venice

More than 270 delegates came together to listen to and discuss more than 50 presentations given over the two days by shippers, shipping lines, ports, terminal operators, architects, port planners, academics and industry associations.

Paolo Costa, President of Venice Port Authority opened the Conference and stressed the importance of energy in ports to help make them as green as possible. Costa also highlighted the importance of the sustainability of the whole logistics chain.

The Joint Sessions held throughout the Conference demonstrated how closely linked GreenPort Logistics and Energy for Green Ports are. They showed that effective and co-operative systems are necessary to streamline throughput through ports and terminals.

Summing up the event, the Moderator of the Closing Session, Howard Holt of Seeports, commented “Although ports occupy a small part of the overall end-to-end logistics chain, the overall conclusions of the conference demonstrated conclusively just how ports can beneficially assist the development of low carbon transport and distribution activities.”

Organised by Mercator Media and VTP Events, the conferences were supported by ESPO, ECOPORTS and EFIP and hosted by the Venice Port Authority. The annual GreenPort Congress will take place on the 14-15 September 2011 in Hamburg, the 2011 European Green Capital. This event will be hosted by the Hamburg Port Authority.