Friday, October 18, 2013

AAPA and Green Marine to promote environmental sustainability of ports

The American Association of Port Authorities and Green Marine have signed an agreement to team up in order to advance environmental protection at seaports in the Western Hemisphere. AAPA will encourage its membership to participate in Green Marine's environmental program, which promotes sustainable port operations and initiatives.

"The AAPA wants to take a leadership role in regard to port environmental certification," says AAPA President and CEO Kurt Nagle. "We want to ensure the association gives the best tools to its members to help them benchmark and improve their environmental performance and we've determined that the Green Marine program is valid, applicable and scalable for port authority and terminal operations."

"The Green Marine environmental program is tailor-made for all sectors of the marine transportation industry," said David Bolduc, Green Marine executive director. "The detailed framework provided by Green Marine can serve as guidelines for ports and terminals of all sizes to, first, measure their environmental footprint, and then take concrete actions to improve their performance."

Port authorities and terminals currently comprise the largest part of Green Marine's membership. Participants include the ports of Seattle, Vancouver and Prince Rupert on the West Coast, and Duluth, Cleveland, Montreal and Halifax in the Great Lakes and East.

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