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Legal obligations, challenges and opportunities
for small ports – environment and safety
ESPO small ports seminar, 5 October 2016
Dr Antonis Michail, Senior Policy Advisor, ESPO
ESPO represents all ports, not only the big ones!
Claus Holm Christensen, Port of Horsens, Chairman of the ESPO Marine Affairs committee
Small ports in the EcoPorts network
Small ports - PERS certified
ESPO Award 2017 – Nature in ports
Shortlisted port projects:
• Bremen
• Cartagena
• Dunkirk
• Guadeloupe
• Riga
Core nature protection legislation applies
Environmental impact Assessment
• Mandatory or in the discretion of Member States depending on the
project and its impact on the environment
Water Framework Directive
• Applying to all projects likely to affect water quality
• Derogation: Article 4.7 - mitigation
Birds and habitats directives
• Applying to all projects likely to affect species
• Derogation: Articles 6.3/6.4 – compensation
• EC Environmental Guidelines with the contribution of ESPO
• REFIT process ongoing
Environment and safety legislation in relation
to maritime transport (1)
Deployment of alternative fuels’ infrastructure
Onshore Power Supply – article 4.5
Member States shall ensure that the need for shore-side electricity supply for inland
waterway vessels and seagoing ships in maritime and inland ports is assessed in their
national policy frameworks. Such shore-side electricity supply shall be installed as a
priority in ports of the TEN-T Core Network, and in other ports, by 31 December
2025, unless there is no demand and the costs are disproportionate to the benefits,
including environmental benefits.
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) – article 6.1
Member States shall ensure, by means of their national policy frameworks, that an
appropriate number of refuelling points for LNG are put in place at maritime ports,
to enable LNG inland waterway vessels or seagoing ships to circulate throughout the
TEN-T Core Network by 31 December 2025. Member States shall cooperate with
neighbouring Member States where necessary to ensure adequate coverage of the TEN-
T Core Network.
Environment and safety legislation in
relation to maritime transport (2)
Port Reception Facilities directive
• Applies to all ports
• Adequate facilities for servicing ‘normal traffic’
• Waste reception and handling plans – can be regional
• Incentives for waste delivery
• Under revision – new proposal 2017
Reporting Formalities Directive
• Applies to all ports
• Reporting digitally through a national single window
• REFIT evaluation launched in spring 2016
Environment and safety legislation in
relation to maritime transport (3)
Amended SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) convention
• Requirement for shippers to verify and communicate the weight of
containers before these are loaded to vessels
• Entered into force July 2016
• Can have an impact on container ports
Same rules and also same challenges!
Top environmental priorities of European ports 2016
Same guiding principles
Voluntary self regulation
Work together – sharing knowledge and expertise
Local community – license to operate and to grow
Systematic approach to environmental management
Being transparent – environmental/sustainability reporting
But often, limited capacity
• In terms of personel, financial resources, …
• Need for ‘capacity building’
• Create synergies: networking, working together, sharing experiences
• Commit to common, co-funded projects
• Be proactive in ‘profiling’ your port
• ESPO / EcoPorts networks, tools and initiatives
• Opportunities:
• More contained space / operations - better knowledge and control
• Targetted actions can have significant impact
• Environmental management
The EcoPorts network
www.ecoports.com
How does EcoPorts work?
SELF
DIAGNOSIS
METHOD
What is SDM?
SDM feedback and benchmark
PORT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW SYSTEM
What is PERS?
PERS certification
The value of EcoPorts
Sharing experiences - Working together
Use the knowledge of a trusted collegue
EcoPorts workshops
EcoPorts tools – SDM / PERS
Environmental management
Conclusions
ESPO is an “all ports club”
Small ports have to comply with the same rules on environment
and safety
While facing the same rules and challenges small ports have often
limited resources
Small ports need to look at “capacity building” through networking,
joint initiatives and projects
Environmental management represents an opportunity for small
ports – Joining EcoPorts is a good start!
