Maryland ‘green’ efforts recognised
The Maryland Port Administration (MPA) has been awarded for its environmental efforts to identify and control the impacts of activities, products and services.
The Administration has been successfully recertified for another three years for its Environmental Management System (EMS). MPA says it complies with the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) 14001 through renewable energy solar panels on the roof of the Port of Baltimore’s cruise terminal and a cargo storage warehouse. It also replaced more than 80 dray trucks with cleaner models, resulting in a reduction of GHG emissions, and will reduce its electricity and water consumption at the World Trade Centre Baltimore.
In addition, the MPA was awarded an Innovative Best Management Practice (IBMP) award for its Algal Turf Scrubber (ATS) from the Chesapeake Stormwater Network.
The 300ft-long scrubber works by pumping water from Baltimore’s Patapsco River into a shallow screen trough at the MPA’s Dundalk Marine Terminal. The water flow through the trough, where the growth of natural algae occurs through nutrient uptake and releases dissolved oxygen, providing an improved water quality to the river.
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