"Greening Ports"

Successful conference at NABU Hamburg

The conference “Greening Ports” gives the “Clean Air in Ports” team an opportunity to present the final results of project “Clean Air in Ports” to an international audience.

EU Commissioner Guido de Wilt during his presentation at "Greening Ports" - Photo: Thomas Dröse

Hamburg, 1st June 2015. NABU’s side event “Greening Ports” along the IAPH World Ports Conference in Hamburg brought together about 90 experts representing maritime economy, shipping companies, port policy and authorities, science and different organizations.

Hamburg’s Minister of Environment, Jens Kerstan, and CEO of Hamburg Port Authority, Jens Meier welcomed the participants. The following presentations and discussions focused on topics like emissions in ports and health risks as well as chances and opportunities of green development. Representatives from international ports gave best practice examples. NABU eventually presented its final manual with the results of the 3-year-project “Clean Air in Ports”.