Maritime & Transport Business Solutions BV (“MTBS”) has been appointed by the World Bank for the development of environmental performance standards for Port Management Association Of West And Central Africa (“PMAWCA”). The overall goal is to promote the sustainability transition of West and Central Africa ports through the establishment of a cooperative and collaborative charter.
Together with its partner NESTRA (the Netherlands Expert Group for Sustainable TRAnsport and Logistics), MTBS has developed a benchmarking program for port authorities and operators to improve positive environmental and social impacts from their operational activities and infrastructure development while reducing negative impacts on proximate coastal ecosystems and living communities. To that end, an online performance measurement tool was built to measure “hard” and “soft” environmental initiatives.
MTBS created a web-based tool that allows users to gain insights into their performance through a self-assessment survey. Based on the responses, recommendations are provided to promote awareness, policies, monitoring techniques and operations at the port. At this stage in the development process, four priority areas, including waste management, air quality, energy efficiency and coastal erosion, were identified. The expected outcome of the Project will be a self-sustaining process of continuous improvement in environmental and social sustainability among the port authorities and associated actors in the port sector for the targeted region.
MTBS is pleased to announce that the benchmarking program has been piloted at the ports of Tema (Ghana), Abidjan (Côte D’Ivoire). A group of international and local experts discussed the baseline conditions at the port, opportunities for the sustainable development of port operations and options to invest in and encourage environmentally friendly and sustainable operations in different formats at the ports. We wish to express our gratitude to everybody involved for making this possible.
If you would like to find out more about MTBS and its green port solutions, do not hesitate to get in touch.
For further information, please contact:
Tom Beving Manager MTBS E: [email protected] M: + 31 (0) 6 5190 4328
Daan Paardekooper Senior Consultant MTBS E: [email protected] M: + 31 (0) 6 2691 1844