The Fiji Ports, operating across the Fiji Islands, is focusing on alleviating climate impacts through the Green Port Initiative by 2023. Pacific Island developing countries, like Fiji, are vulnerable to climate change and sea level rise...
DP World Posorja (DPWP) as part of its global strategy “Our World, Our Future”, and the Ocean Enhancement Program; began a Mangrove Plantation Program on 65 hectares (ha) with the Calisur Foundation in Guayas province, Guayaquil...
The LIVING PORTS is a European Commission Horizon 2020 funded project to facilitate a large-scale implementation at the Port of Vigo, Galicia, Spain. In alignment with the EU Green Deal, Marine Directive, and Biodiversity Strategy for...
Coastal defenses, like seawalls and bund walls, are required for the protection of urban and industrial development. They are often associated with negative ecological impacts however, these structures also represent an opportunity to achieve sustainability goals...
Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA) embarked on a major port expansion project at Tema in November 2016 by its Container Terminal Operator, Meridian Port Services Limited (MPS), under a BOT concession arrangement. The proposed expansion...
The Port of Tema has not been spared the menace of the plastic pollution. Due to the poor waste management system in the Metropolis, huge volumes of plastic waste end up at the beaches. Whenever it...
As the 5th largest bunkering port in the world, about 100 oil spills occur in the Port of Antwerp every year. Most are small but there are larger spills having impact on the biotic environment and...
Marine debris in our oceans is an increasing issue that requires serious investment. In 2021, Port of Brisbane partnered with Ocean Crusaders and other stakeholders to support an innovative rubbish clean-up project at the mouth of...
In 2006, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach (Ports) adopted a Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) that was updated in 2010 and 2017. The 2017 CAAP Update identifies strategies to reduce air pollution and...