BPO to be a supporter of the GreenPort Congress & GreenPort Cruise Conference 2014

The 9th GreenPort Congress will continue the theme of examining the challenges and opportunities of developing good practice and sustainable solutions and applications. The 2013 GreenPort Congress clearly identified that to achieve an environmentally responsible port sector, port users need to communicate more. The 9th GreenPort Congress will therefore focus on improving the relationship between the ports, its users, customers and stakeholders, who will all be involved throughout the programme.

-Port Authorities will learn about responding to stakeholders expectations, air and water quality issues, dealing with waste and financing R&D projects
-Terminal Operators will find out the impact of regional and global shipping regulations and their impact on ports, how to improve air quality, green clauses in concessions and lease agreements
-Logistics providers and shippers will be informed about the environmental footprint of port logistic chains, hinterland connections and green services for infrastructure development
-Shipowners will learn about incentives for green port users and differentiated port dues

The 2nd GreenPort Cruise conference will take place in Barcelona on 14 October 2014, the day before the GreenPort Congress  and will be hosted by the Port of Barcelona, Europe's leading Cruise Port and the 4th largest in the World. The 2nd GreenPort Cruise conference will highlight the environmental and sustainability issues facing Cruise terminals across the world, and will include:

-Green mobility in the port
-Port-City interface
-Cold ironing or LNG? The growing impact in port cities
-Waste management in the cruise port
-Avoiding noise pollution by cruise ships, in the city
-Improving cruise ship terminals
-Avoiding congestion in the cruise port

* Cruise ports will learn how to avoid congestion in the cruise port, whether to choose Cold ironing or LNG and improving the Port-City interface
* Cruise terminal operators will hear about waste management solutions and improving cruise ship terminals
* Cruise ship operators will find out how to avoid noise pollution in city ports.

The Conference Programme will be released in May 2015 and delegate registration is open now – follow this link for more information.  Members of the Baltic Ports Organization are entitled to a 10% discount to attend, for further information please visit the website: www.greenport.com/congress, email congress@greenport.com or call the Events Team on +44 1329 825335.