‘Green’ collaboration to boost ports’ sustainability

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed last week that will serve as a framework for increased cooperation between the two parties to advance environmental protection at seaports in the Western Hemisphere.

The two companies have exchanged memberships, with Green Marine now a member of AAPA, and AAPA now an association member of Green Marine Management Corporation.

Raymond Johnston, management corporation president, Green Marine, said: “Green Marine looks forward to working closely with the AAPA and those ports and terminals committed to raising the bar to advance environmental protection at seaports in the Americas.”

AAPA encourages its members to participate in the Green Marine environmental programme for ports that find it beneficial to their operations and sustainability initiatives.

Kurt J Nagle, president and CEO, AAPA, added: “We want to ensure the association gives the best tools to its members to help them benchmark and improve their environmental performance and we have determined that the Green Marine programme is valid, applicable, and scalable for port authority and terminal operations.”

The Green Marine environmental programme is tailor-made for all sectors of the marine transportation sector.

It can serve as guidelines for ports and terminals worldwide to measure their environmental footprints and take actions to improve their performance.

Port authorities and terminals currently make up the largest segment of the programme.

Participants include the ports of Seattle, Vancouver and Prince Rupert, Duluth, Cleveland, Montreal and Halifax.