Insights on the environmental management system of the European port sector

This research focusses on assessing the environmental performance of European Ports based on a wide representation of EcoPorts members. The data is extracted from the Self-Diagnosis Method (SDM), a concise checklist against which port managers can self-assess the environmental management of their po...

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Autores: Puig Duran, Martí|||0009-0007-1973-189X, Azarkamand, Sahar, Wooldridge, Chris, Selén, Valter, Darbra Roman, Rosa Maria|||0000-0003-4076-6898
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/358260
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/358260
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150550
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Environmental management
Harbors
Ports
Indicators
SustainabilityPolicy
Gestió ambiental
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria química::Impacte ambiental
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spelling Insights on the environmental management system of the European port sectorPuig Duran, Martí|||0009-0007-1973-189XAzarkamand, SaharWooldridge, ChrisSelén, ValterDarbra Roman, Rosa Maria|||0000-0003-4076-6898Environmental managementHarborsEnvironmental managementPortsIndicatorsSustainabilityPolicyGestió ambientalPortsÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria química::Impacte ambientalThis research focusses on assessing the environmental performance of European Ports based on a wide representation of EcoPorts members. The data is extracted from the Self-Diagnosis Method (SDM), a concise checklist against which port managers can self-assess the environmental management of their port in relation to the performance of the EcoPorts membership. A total number of 97 ports from 18 different European Maritime States contributed to this evaluation. They have answered questions related to the main components of internationally recognized Environmental Management System (EMS) standards. Similar periodic assessments have been carried out since 2013, allowing for the identification of benchmark performance. The geographical representation and characteristics of the participating ports are given along with the perceived ranking of priority environmental issues based on regular reviews. Air quality has been the top environmental priority for many years, followed by climate change, which has risen rapidly to the second position. Most of the ports have an environmental policy in place (96%) and a compilation of an inventory of significant environmental aspects (92%). Transparency is also very important to ports, with 91% of ports communicating their environmental policy to stakeholders, and 86% of ports making it publicly available on their website. Around 80% of ports have set up an environmental monitoring program, with port waste being the most monitored issue. With regard to services to shipping, more than half of the responding ports are offering on shore power supply (OPS), and one third of them have made LNG bunkering available. In parallel, an increasing number of ports compared with previous exercises (57%) provide differentiated dues for ships that go beyond regulatory standards, with air emissions, waste and climate change being the main target of these discounts. In general, trends over the years have shown a clear improvement of the environmental port performance.Peer ReviewedElsevier20222022-02-0120212021-12-13journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/358260https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150550reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/3582602026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Insights on the environmental management system of the European port sector
title Insights on the environmental management system of the European port sector
spellingShingle Insights on the environmental management system of the European port sector
Puig Duran, Martí|||0009-0007-1973-189X
Environmental management
Harbors
Environmental management
Ports
Indicators
SustainabilityPolicy
Gestió ambiental
Ports
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria química::Impacte ambiental
title_short Insights on the environmental management system of the European port sector
title_full Insights on the environmental management system of the European port sector
title_fullStr Insights on the environmental management system of the European port sector
title_full_unstemmed Insights on the environmental management system of the European port sector
title_sort Insights on the environmental management system of the European port sector
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Puig Duran, Martí|||0009-0007-1973-189X
Azarkamand, Sahar
Wooldridge, Chris
Selén, Valter
Darbra Roman, Rosa Maria|||0000-0003-4076-6898
author Puig Duran, Martí|||0009-0007-1973-189X
author_facet Puig Duran, Martí|||0009-0007-1973-189X
Azarkamand, Sahar
Wooldridge, Chris
Selén, Valter
Darbra Roman, Rosa Maria|||0000-0003-4076-6898
author_role author
author2 Azarkamand, Sahar
Wooldridge, Chris
Selén, Valter
Darbra Roman, Rosa Maria|||0000-0003-4076-6898
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Environmental management
Harbors
Environmental management
Ports
Indicators
SustainabilityPolicy
Gestió ambiental
Ports
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria química::Impacte ambiental
topic Environmental management
Harbors
Environmental management
Ports
Indicators
SustainabilityPolicy
Gestió ambiental
Ports
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria química::Impacte ambiental
description This research focusses on assessing the environmental performance of European Ports based on a wide representation of EcoPorts members. The data is extracted from the Self-Diagnosis Method (SDM), a concise checklist against which port managers can self-assess the environmental management of their port in relation to the performance of the EcoPorts membership. A total number of 97 ports from 18 different European Maritime States contributed to this evaluation. They have answered questions related to the main components of internationally recognized Environmental Management System (EMS) standards. Similar periodic assessments have been carried out since 2013, allowing for the identification of benchmark performance. The geographical representation and characteristics of the participating ports are given along with the perceived ranking of priority environmental issues based on regular reviews. Air quality has been the top environmental priority for many years, followed by climate change, which has risen rapidly to the second position. Most of the ports have an environmental policy in place (96%) and a compilation of an inventory of significant environmental aspects (92%). Transparency is also very important to ports, with 91% of ports communicating their environmental policy to stakeholders, and 86% of ports making it publicly available on their website. Around 80% of ports have set up an environmental monitoring program, with port waste being the most monitored issue. With regard to services to shipping, more than half of the responding ports are offering on shore power supply (OPS), and one third of them have made LNG bunkering available. In parallel, an increasing number of ports compared with previous exercises (57%) provide differentiated dues for ships that go beyond regulatory standards, with air emissions, waste and climate change being the main target of these discounts. In general, trends over the years have shown a clear improvement of the environmental port performance.
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