More collaboration needed for green evolution

Speaking exclusively to Port Strategy at TOC Europe, Dan Pettersson said that there are some good smaller initiatives, such as the Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) by the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, but “as an industry we can do much, much more.”

He said: “Striving for change is driving the development of technology. But around the world there’s much much more to do, so many more actors need to get more deeply involved if we’re going to turn this around as an industry.”

Change leadership

By pledging electrification of machinery ports can drive suppliers to drive suppliers to develop appropriate technology, Mr Pettersson emphasised.

However, there are many challenges for ports on the way to zero emissions, he warned. “If we take for example electrification of machines. If all the current machines were electrified there wouldn’t be enough power in the system.”

How do we produce energy and get energy from infrastructure, he added.

Mr Pettersson urged ports to take the green initiative: “Going forward and saying we are going to do this will also drive and put pressure on governments to do their part – all the stakeholder are really important.”