On the 19th of March our partner Madadh MacLaine of Fair Winds Trust will be presenting DUAL Ports and the Sail Cargo Network at an event in Copenhagen, Denmark.
IWSA member, Captain Geoff Bourne is currently engaged in refitting his sail cargo vessel, the SV Lo Entropy in Hundestad, Denmark with the intention of operating her in the Baltic later this year onwards – carrying 36 tons of cargo and up to 8 passengers.
At this Copenhagen event Geoff, a veteran sail cargo captain in the Caribbean and East Africa, will introduce the vessel and his company plans.
You will also have a chance to hear from Gavin Alwright, Secretary of the International Windship Association.
The event will be held at City Hotel Nabo, Copenhagen V, 50 meters from the west side entrance/exit of Copenhagen Central Station.
You can read more about Captain Geoff Bourne’s vessel, SV Lo Entropy on their website.
The Sail Cargo Alliance will meet in the Port of Oostende from April 13th-15th.
SCA members, cargo owners and DUAL Ports partners will meet and work on the Sail Cargo pilot, and the possibility of having a sail cargo hub at the Port of Oostende.
You can read more about the meeting via this Facebook-event.
If you wish to participate in this event, please RSVP via this link.
NEW MEMBERS: If you are joining the SCA for the first time please take a moment to fill out this questionnaire, so that they have all your details.
You can read more about the Sail pilot here.
On January 19, the Ports Energy and Carbon Savings (PECS) held an opening conference in Southampton, England. PECS is an international cooperation project in the Interreg 2Seas Programme.
Similar to DUAL Ports, the PECS project focuses on the reduction of carbon in ports and marinas, while also considering cost efficiency.
Our lead partner, the Port of Oostende, is lead partner of PECS, and participated in the opening conference. The DUAL Ports project was presented at the conference, focusing on the example of low carbon ports in the North Sea and the cost-benefit tool developed by HWWI.
The similarity of the two projects opens up further possibilities for transnational cooperation and knowledge sharing between the partners.
About PECS
The overall objective of the PECS project is developing, testing and validating various methods, tools and concepts and realising and demonstrating proven and innovative applications for energy efficiency, specific coast-related renewable energy sources and energy storage in such a way that small and medium-sized ports will adopt and use these technologies much more, will start-up energy-cooperations with all local stakeholders (in and outside ports) and are able to reduce their carbon emissions significantly.
Interreg 2 Seas is a European Territorial Cooperation Programme covering England, France, the Netherlands and Belgium (Flanders).
The Programme is part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund and has a total of €241m ERDF to co-finance projects in the 2014 – 2020 period.
Read more about PECS at their website, www.pecs2seas.eu
The Partners of DUAL Ports are happy to announce, that the Port of Skagen has been accepted as a new partner in the project. The Port of Skagen will become the lead partner of the LNG pilot, exploring the possibility to install a bunkering system for LNG at the port.
“Port of Skagen is excited to become part of the DUAL Ports Program. We look forward to investigate how we can contribute to a reduced carbon footprint, and to analyse on future possibilities for developing LNG options in the port, says CEO Willy B. Hansen”
The Port of Skagen is a sea port in the northern part of Denmark, and is the largest landing port in Europe for pelagic fish. Fishery has for many generations been one of the biggest industries in the area. The Port also has a strong maritime network, that performs service and construction for maritime vessels, both at the port and offshore. The position at the top of Denmark also makes Port of Skagen an ideal location for cruise ships.
The Port of Skagen has ambitious plans for growth in the future, and for the past ten years, the port has expanded the port and quay areas in three phases – the latest still ongoing. With the expansion of phase three, plans are explored to install an LNG bunkering system at the new quay area.
You can read more about the LNG Pilot in our coming newsletters.
In order to secure the use of ports in the future, and still respect issues of climate change, it is important for ports to optimize their processes. That is the goal of the Green Port Officer – to implement and coordinate a sustainability management system that will ensure a continuous improvement of processes for a sustainable future.
The “Green Port Officer” is implementing and coordinating sustainability projects throughout Niedersachsen Ports, Germany. The progress made and best practice examples are shared with other partners in the DUAL Ports project, and the knowledge gained will be shared with other ports as well.
Dr. Matthäus Wuczkowski is Head of Sustainability Management at Niedersachsen Ports.
“We wish to pave the way for a sustainable development of ports. We are developing a sustainability strategy for the ports that consists of concrete goals and measures to ensure concentration on the main aspects that can make a difference, and by triggering operative projects that reduce carbon emission throughout the ports,” says Dr. Matthäus Wuczkowski.
Niedersachsen Ports has an ambition to become a responsible future oriented organization by 2025, and the Green Port Officer is a significant factor to achieve this goal. To achieve this goal, different sustainability measures are being developed;
- Changing light sources from traditional halogen lights or natrium vapor lamps to low carbon LED lights, e.g. in offices and storage areas.
- Optimizing the heating systems at the ports, saving costs and energy.
- Offering discounts for environmentally friendly ships, calling at the ports.
- Implementing an intelligent lighting system at a trackfield in the Port of Emden. Read more about the LED Pilot.
- Fostering the use of renewable energy at the ports (e.g. solar power or green power)
- Implementing an infrastructure for e-mobility
The GPO is not only about implementing hardware, but also about sustainability communication. The goal of sustainability communication is to raise awareness among employees – By sharing knowledge gained with partners and clients, it creates awareness and a motivation to reduce carbon emissions.
Results and best practice examples will be shared transnationally within DUAL Ports and with other ports.
Facts about NPorts
Niedersachsen Ports is the owner and operator of five seaports, seven island supply ports and three regional ports on the German North Sea coast.
Several of Niedersachsen Ports’ branches have been certified with PERS – Port Environmental Review System, a certification given by the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO).
The head quarter of the company is in Oldenburg. With its branch offices in Brake, Cuxhaven (incl. Stade), Emden and Wilhelmshaven, Niedersachsen Ports manages the port infrastructure in the large seaports of the state of Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony). The Norden branch also operates the supply ports for the East Frisian Islands. Thus, Niedersachsen Ports offers a variety of port locations from a single source.
For more information about the Green Port Officer pilot, please contact:
Dr. Matthäus Wuczkowski
Sustainability Manager
Niedersachsen Ports
Tel: +49 441 35020613
On the 13th of November participants from 29 different countries and 150 delegates met at the Ambition 1.5oC: Global Shipping’s Action Plan summit in Bonn.
The summit was organised by many different institutions, including the International Windship Association. The Ambition 1.5oC: Global Shipping’s Action Plan summit gathered experts from across the shipping industry to create the Action Plan required for shipping to meet the high ambition level indicated in the Paris Agreement.
“Be courageous about your thinking, rise to the challenge of solving this problem, be bold and try to change the world just a little bit”, said the key note speaker Dr. Jennifer Baxter when opening the summit.
Climate change and future regulations on carbon emissions provide a need to be looking at alternative fuels and different options in propulsion, in order to meet the demands of the future, and protect the environment.
Gavin Allwright, secretary of The International Windship Association took part in the summit, and participated in panel discussions.
“I am incredibly optimistic in the development of alternative fuels going forward. Wind is a significant way to reduce the amount of bunkering fuel that we need to,” he says.
You can see Gavin Allwright, IWSA, present the purpose of the summit in this video below.
All summit videos are available here.
The Port of Vordingborg is working on expanding the port areas significantly, to attract new shipping companies and to create growth possibilities for existing companies in the Port. In August 2017, the second and third phase of the sustainable port expansion was started.
The Port of Vordingborg is pilot leader of the DUAL Ports SOIL project. The aim of the pilot is to expand the port’s areas to make more room for new and existing clients.
The need for more space will be realised in a sustainable way, by reusing soil, incinerated garbage (slag), and other recycled resources, e.g. concrete and asphalt from construction works in the surrounding area to expand.
On the 24th of August, the Mayor of Vordingborg Municipality, Mr. Michael Seiding Larsen took the first official sod for the second and third port expansion, which are expected to be finished in 2019.
“We are very pleased to have started the realisation of the expansion. It has been a complicated process, and there are many factors that must be considered. We have been working for a long time on the regulations, convincing authorities, persuading the local community, and calculating the outcome of the project. The biggest challenges of the realisation of the project have been the human factor and the availability of resources.” says Jan-Jaap Cramer, Development Manager of Port of Vordingborg.
In order to build with sustainable materials, the recycled resources have to be available, but they also have to be of a certain volume, quality and uniformity. Also, regulations on what resources may be used and the quantities of such has been a challenge.
The local community and neighbors of the port have been invited to hear about the project – the Port of Vordingborg has held several Open Days and guided tours, where the port has invited everyone interested to come and see the activities on the port and to hear about the port expansion project based on recycling of materials.
The sustainable port expansion will bring down the carbon footprint significantly and save direct costs of establishing the port. It will also bring down the carbon footprint and save indirect costs for local and regional companies, since transportation is brought down.
The next steps
“Now that the port expansion is in the process of being realized, we are going to focus on the implementation of LED lights, in a transnational cooperation with the Port of Emden and the Port of Zwolle. We look forward to improve the green profile of the port further with sustainable lighting in the near future.” says Jan-Jaap Cramer.
Facts about the Port of Vordingborg:
The Port of Vordingborg is a small entrepreneurial port located on the island of Madsnedø, in the sea between Zealand and Falster in Denmark. The port has two bulk terminals, handling corn, stone and gravel. Two of the biggest clients of the port is DLG, one of Denmark’s largest agricultural companies, and Yara, a Norwegian company producing fertilizer.
The new Storstrøm Bridge south of Vordingborg will be built in the coming years, and the Port of Vordingborg has been chosen as the production port for the consortium, which will enhance the possibilities for growth on the port, and increase job opportunities for the local community.
You can read more about Port of Vordingborg on their website.
Contact details for more information:
Jan-Jaap Cramer, Development Manager, Port of Vordingborg, jjcr@vordingborg.dk
For the third time the partners participating in the European project DUAL Ports met to discuss the possibilities of transforming ports into more environmentally friendly ones. At the partner-meeting in Emden this week, the project managers reported on the current state of their particular DUAL Ports projects and the progresses already made. During the three days in Emden and Leer, the challenges that still have to be overcome were discussed together. “We all face the same challenges. We want to benefit from the experience of our partners and work together to develop larger solutions”, explains Dr. Matthäus Wuczkowski, Sustainability Manager at Niedersachsen Ports.
Exchange with the project MariGreen
Moreover, the participants of the DUAL Ports met with the MariGreen project in order to share knowledge and exchange experiences. The MariGreen project also deals with the possibilities of making the maritime economy more environmentally friendly. However, the DUAL Ports project primarily concentrates on finding solutions for port authorities, while the MariGreen project is mainly focused on the development of concepts for shipping companies. At the meeting, experts from both sides were able to discuss within small groups the potential and current challenges of LNG, hydrogen and sail cargo. All participants agreed that there will be a variety of environmentally friendly fuels in the maritime economy in the future. However, which low-emission fuels will ultimately prevail, is largely dependent on medium-term legislation, on the incentive mechanisms of the market and on the awareness of society.
“In order to work efficiently on these issues in the future, greater cooperation between ports and the maritime sector is necessary”, stresses Wuczkowski. “For this reason, we are also planning to promote a close exchange between the two projects in the future.”, Katja Baumann, managing director of MARIKO GmbH, agreed.
Click to learn more about the MariGreen project
The DUAL Ports project
The European project DUAL Ports, launched in 2015 and financed by the EU and the Interreg North Sea Region Programme, brings together ports, businesses and scientific institutions from Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark and Scotland. The aim of the cooperation is to jointly develop solutions for the long-term reduction of CO2 emissions and environmental pollution caused by the activities of the port industry. Through the exchange of knowledge between the partners and the emerging synergies, the development and implementation of sustainability innovations in ports should be promoted and facilitated.
DUAL Ports met for the third partnership meeting in Emden, Germany
Dr. Matthäus Wuczkowski gave a tour of the Port of Emden
“Prinz Heinrich” a 100-year old steam boat, was the setting of Tuesday nights dinner in Leer.
The partnership meeting was very productive, and gave way for new thoughts on transnational cooperation.
A very traditional East Frisian tea time in Leer, before the workshop with MariGreen.
A productive discussion of the SAIL pilot between Fair Winds Trust, the International Wind Ships Association and the Port of Oostende.
Dr. Matthäus Wuczkowski introduced the 900 meter loading tracks, where the installation of LED intelligent lighting will be realised.
During the next Partnership Meeting held in Germany, the DUAL Ports partners will participate in a workshop, sharing and discussing knowledge with another Interreg project, MariGreen.
The MariGreen project, like DUAL Ports, is focused on developing innovations for sustainable and low-carbon shipping that will ultimately reduce the ecological footprint of the shipping industry. MariGreen is a collaborative project between Germany and the Netherlands. In the period 2015 – 2018, the MariGREEN Project will unite initiatives from both countries under the banner of ‘Green Shipping’.
The technical objectives of MariGreen will focus on LNG and wind-powered drive systems as well as green logistics alternatives – all with a focus on resource efficiency and safety in coastal and maritime transport.
On October 24, DUAL Ports and MariGreen will come together in a joint workshop in Leer, Germany. The workshop will include an introduction of both projects, presentations of the three common pilots; SAIL, HYDROGEN and LNG, as well as discussions on development, progress and results.
You can read more about MariGreen here.
November 16-17, 2017
A conference for those who want to start or switch a climate-smart project.
Come and be inspired by exciting projects in the climate and energy area!
Klimatsynk, Tillväxtverket, Energy Agency and Interreg ÖKS invites you to a “lunch -2- lunch” inspiration on November 16-17 in Kastrup / Copenhagen. Eight Swedish projects, three Swedish-Danish projects and a flagship project in the Baltic Sea Strategy, tell us how they solve different climate-related challenges in the energy and transport sectors.
Let yourself be inspired, think home new ideas and maybe find your next partner!
Representatives of DUAL Ports will also be participating in this conference, promoting the DUAL Ports project, networking with other representatives, with an interest in a low carbon future.
