The Port of Barcelona wants to be a global benchmark in environmental protection and action. The Port's Strategic Plan has environmental sustainability as its pillar and, therefore, seeks to: Develop a new energy model (Energy Transition Plan) Decarbonise port and maritime activity; Improve air qual Contact online >>
The Port of Barcelona wants to be a global benchmark in environmental protection and action. The Port''s Strategic Plan has environmental sustainability as its pillar and, therefore, seeks to: Develop a new energy model (Energy Transition Plan) Decarbonise port and maritime activity; Improve air quality; Promote intermodality
This research addresses the methodological development for calculation of a Port Sustainability Synthetic Index and, through a variation to this, the relationship that exists between the findings obtained for the economic and environmental dimensions of sustainable development is analysed.
This research confirms the effectiveness of the environmental sustainability planning measures, included in the new port regulations established in Spain in 2010, regarding the mitigation of the impacts of noise pollution arising from port activities.
The Port of Barcelona has set itself the goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 50% by 2030 and becoming an emissions-neutral port by 2050. Some goals in line with those of the European Union, derived from the Paris agreements and those of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
A good example of a sustainability-based approach is the use of analytic tools for measuring air quality in the port environment, as that proposed for a container terminal by (Marinello et al., 2021). In our study, has shown that the use of new technology, as OPS, and renewable energy sources significantly reduce the emission of pollutants and
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In addition to the editor, the authors wish to appreciate the anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments and their gratitude to Puertos del Estado for providing them with the data and necessary information to carry out this study.
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DOI: https://doi /10.1007/s10668-019-00560-9
Sustainability is the main driving force of the Port of Barcelona. The goal is to generate prosperity in the community through efficient and sustainable services in its three dimensions: economic, environmental and social.
The Port of Barcelona will make a record investment in its Nexigen project to decarbonise port activity. An important part of this investment corresponds to the investments that will be made in the OPS systems (onshore power supply) to connect the ships to the general electrical network, using clean energy with certification of completely renewable origin.
The main logistics hub in the Mediterranean.
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The main development objective of the Port of Barcelona in the 2021-25 period is economic, social and environmental sustainability.
This vision implies consolidating the Port as a logistics hub characterised by five attributes, which define the SMART concept:
The long-term vision is applicable to the commercial port, the logistics port, the port exterior and the Port Vell area, with an adaptation, and is in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Throughout the paper, we use the conventional term "port authority." However, as some authors have pointed out (e.g., Geerts and Dooms 2020), the use of the term is diminishing, given its rather restricted meaning, as well as the transition of ports to more business-oriented organizations. The term "port managing bodies"—PMBs, as introduced by the European Commission, is increasingly used to account for the variety of port management models.
Notteboom and Winkelmans (2002) identified four main categories of stakeholders in the port authority domain: internal stakeholders (e.g., port managers and employees), economic/contractual external stakeholders (e.g., railway companies, shipping agents, freight forwarders, logistics service providers and industry groups), public policy stakeholders (e.g., administrations on a local, regional, national and supranational level), and community groups (e.g., the general public and the press).
Article 3 of the law establishes that, in order to promote the sustainability of the Spanish economy, governments'' actions should be guided by nine principles, ranging from energy saving and efficiency and the promotion of clean energies to improving competitiveness and the stability of public finances.
EcoPorts is a European initiative to promote the sustainable development of ports in Europe. Information obtained from EcoPorts, Network section,
The authors are very grateful to Professor Haralambides (editor) and the referees for their invaluable comments on drafts of this paper. Any remaining errors are, however, the result of our own work.
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