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Breakout session: Arctic commercial opportunities and corporate social responsibility
Arctic shipping needs safe and sustainable ports
Robert Howe
Technical CEO, bremenports GmbH & Co.
Reykjavik, 31th October – 2nd November 2014
Breakout session: Arctic commercial opportunities and corporate social responsibility
Arctic shipping needs safe and sustainable ports
(1) Introduction - bremenports
(2) Arctic shipping – risks & chances
(3) Sustainability – precondition for development of arctic ports
(4) Safe and Sustainable ports – development with certification
(5) Future prospects - solutions and prospects
Reykjavik, 31th October – 2nd November 2014
(1) Introduction of bremenports
Port Management in Bremen and Bremerhaven
(1) Introduction Geographical location
The smallest
Federal Land in Germany
Bremen
consists of the two cities
Bremen and Bremerhaven
Maritime location
at the centre of the North Range
Maintenance, development, planning,
expansion and marketing
of the ports of Bremen
Organised as a special asset fund
for budgetary purposes
(shareholder: Free Hanseatic City of Bremen)
Senator for Economic Affairs, Labour
and Ports
Government ministry tasks
Public port authority
Tasks of the harbour master and shipping office, public
authority tasks
(1) Introduction Organisation of port management
(1) Introduction Key activities - Bremerhaven
Containers Automobile Offshore Automobiles
(1) Introduction Key activities - Bremen
Freight village Automobile Bulk cargo Conventional general cargo
(2) Arctic shipping
Risks and chances
Photo: Aker Arctic Technology & Sara Francis/US
risks:
Highly sensitive environment
Environmental accident
Mayday call
Important for global climate
system
chances:
Energy saving by polar ship-
transport
Greening of shipping &
maritime industry
Part of sustainable value
chains
Regional economic growth
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(2) Arctic shipping risks & chances
Source: dapd Coast Guard
http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kuow/files/201302/USCG-KullukToDutchTow.jpg
(3) Sustainability
Precondition for development of Arctic ports
(3) Sustainability precondition for development of Arctic Ports
Sustainability needs specific management
1. Assessment of ecological, economic and social conditions
2. Identification of risks and chances
3. Definition of objectives
4. Sustainability program & measures
5. Monitoring
6. Evaluation & Reporting
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Pressure / Demand:
SOCIAL
» Limitation of resource
consumption
» Climate protection
» Integrated management
concepts
» Stakeholder involvement
» Cooperation
ECOLOGICAL
» Land consumption
» Loss of Biodiversity
» Water-, Air-, Noise- and
Light-pollution
» Dredging impacts
ECONOMIC
» Possibilities to growth
» Efficient & secure
procedures
» High-class service quality
» 100% port availability
Innovations
(3) Sustainability precondition for development of Arctic Ports
(4) Safe and Sustainable ports
Forward-looking port development - Certified sustainable management
Due to the facts
about the oil, gas,
mineral resources,
shipping routes etc.:
New ice free and
secure trans-
shipment hubs on
both sides of the
Pole are needed.
Locations of those
will very likely be in
Iceland and Alaska.
(5) Safe and sustainable ports Forward-looking port development
Wave forecast for the North-Atlantic – a typical situation
Icelandic Marit. Administration
(5) Safe and sustainable ports Forward-looking port development
Sustainable Port
with certified sustainable management (e.g. according GRI)
» Efficient in technical & organizational
services
» Economic offers to all port users
» With own green infrastructure
» Transparent information and
communication structures
» Stakeholder dialogues
» CO2-neutral or at least CO2-efficient
» Pro-active for innovation and
sustainable economic growth
» Controlled resource consumption
» Energy supply from renewable sources
(5) Safe and sustainable ports Certified sustainable management
(5) Future prospects
solutions in Bremen/Bremerhaven and prospects in Iceland
… solutions » Sustainability strategy “greenports“TM
» GRI-Certificate 2013 (B+)
» PERS-Certificates 2011 & 2014
» ISO 9001:2008-Certificate
» Habitat creation & management
» Integrated Management Plans (e.g. IBP Weser)
» ESI-discount on harbor dues
» Innovative/emission reduced workboats (LNG-fleet)
» Sustainable water-depth-management
» Carbon Footprint Studies
» greenports Award
» LNG-Fuelling-Facilities
» Monitoring systems (e.g. Noise at the Container terminal)
» Energy-Management
…ideas » CO2-neutral port
» Supply chain concepts
» Renewable Hydrogen as fuel for maritime use
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(6) Prospects solutions in Bremen/Bremerhaven
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(6) Prospects prospects in Iceland – the FINNAFJORD PORT
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• Base port for oil &
gas E&P operations
» Support site for prospecting activities.
» Base harbour for E&P operations
» Site for LNG liquefaction plant/terminal
• Hub port/way port
for transarctic
shipping
» Exploration of the potentials of receding ice
cover in the Arctic for shipping along the
Northern Sea Route.
» Access point to Northern Europe
» Transshipment to North America
• Offshore / Arctic
shipping service port
» Search & Rescue base port
» LNG bunkering facility
(6) Prospects prospects in Iceland – the FINNAFJORD PORT
You are welcome to visit our homepage www.bremenports.de and www.greenports.de
The Future of the Ports is sustainable! ©World port in good hands
Robert Howe
Managing Director
bremenports GmbH & Co. KG
Am Strom 2
27568 Bremerhaven
Tel + 49 (0) 421 – 30901-0
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