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ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT 2018 Ports of Bremen/Bremerhaven

CONTENTS 0 Greenports Highlights 2016/2017 ............................................................................. 7

1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 9

2 The ports of Bremen and their activities .................................................................. 12

2.1 Own sphere ................................................................................................................ 14

2.2 Influence on other spheres .......................................................................................... 19

2.3 Selected KPIs for the ports of Bremen ........................................................................ 19

3 Environmental aspects and performance of the ports ............................................. 25

3.1 Significant environmental aspects ............................................................................... 25

3.2 Environmental performance indicators (EPI) ............................................................... 25

3.2.1 Operational Performance Indicator (OPI) ..................................................................... 26

3.2.2 Management Performance Indicator (MPI) .................................................................. 29

3.2.3 Environmental Condition Indicator (ECI) ....................................................................... 32

3.3 Monitoring of legal requirements ................................................................................. 35

3.3.1 Air quality in and around the ports of Bremen .............................................................. 35

3.3.1.1 Monitoring air quality ..................................................................................................... 36

3.3.1.2 Air monitoring in and around the ports ....................................................................... 36

3.3.2 Water quality ...................................................................................................................... 37

3.3.3 Sediment quality ............................................................................................................... 38

3.3.3.1 TBT contamination in the sediments from the port areas ....................................... 39

3.4 Monitoring of policy requirements ............................................................................... 40

3.4.1 Environmental ship index ................................................................................................ 40

3.4.2 CO2-Reduction .................................................................................................................. 41

3.4.3 Measurement of shipping emissions ............................................................................. 42

4 Brief description of environmental management structures ..................................... 45

4.1 Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Ports ........................................................... 45

4.2 bremenports GmbH & Co. KG ..................................................................................... 46

4.3 Harbour Master Office (HBH) ...................................................................................... 48

4.4 Environmental responsibilities of key staff ................................................................... 49

4.5 Resources allocated specifically to port environmental management .......................... 52

5 Selected examples of best practice and planned activities ...................................... 54

5.1 Selected examples of Best Practice ............................................................................ 54

5.1.1 Employee sensitization ............................................................................................ 55

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5.1.2 Comparative study and pilot project using LED and LEP lighting at the ports in North-Western Metropolitan region ......................................................................... 57

5.2 Conformity review of environmental performance and legal requirements / Achievements and planned activities ...................................................................... 59

6 Environmental policy statement of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Ports ................................................................................................... 72

7 Contact information, publishers and Picture credits ................................................ 74

Appendix .............................................................................................................................. 75

Annex A: Register of significant environmental aspects .................................................... 75

ABOUT THIS REPORT ...................................................................................................... 107

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List of figures Figure 1: The twin ports of Bremen/Bremerhaven in Europe ................................................ 12

Figure 2: Geographical location of the twin ports of Bremen in between the main European

ports ..................................................................................................................... 12

Figure 3: The twin ports of Bremen/Bremerhaven in the German Waterway System ........... 13

Figure 4: Role allocation in the twin ports of Bremen/Bremerhaven ...................................... 14

Figure 5: Port areas and port related compensation sites in the City of Bremen .................... 15

Figure 6: Port areas and port related substitute sites in and around the

City of Bremerhaven ............................................................................................. 15

Figure 7: Port areas in the City of Bremen ............................................................................ 16

Figure 8: Port areas to the north of Bremerhaven (international port area) ............................ 17

Figure 9: Port areas (brown/yellow/blue areas) and compensation areas (green areas) in the

south of Bremerhaven (fishery port) .................................................................... 18

Figure 10: Task distribution in port infrastructure and port superstructure ............................ 19

Figure 11: Aerial picture of the Überseehafen ...................................................................... 20

Figure 12: Aerial picture of the “Fischereihafen” ................................................................... 20

Figure 13: Aerial picture of the “Industriehafen” .................................................................... 21

Figure 14: Aerial picture of the “Industriehafen” and the “Neustädter Hafen” ........................ 21

Figure 15: Aerial picture of the “Neustädter Hafen” ............................................................... 21

Figure 16: Aerial picture of the “Weserhafen Hemelingen” (only inland shipping) .................. 22

Figure 17: Amount of dredged material ................................................................................ 26

Figure 18: Calculated Particulate Matter emitted from vessels in the port areas ................... 27

Figure 19: Calculated SOx emitted from vessels in the port areas ........................................ 27

Figure 20: Calculated NOx emitted from vessels in the port areas ........................................ 27

Figure 21: Noise from container port operations ................................................................... 28

Figure 22: Use of regenerative energy ................................................................................. 29

Figure 23: Disposal of dredged material ............................................................................... 30

Figure 24: Share of ship arrivals with environmental ship index (ESI) ................................... 30

Figure 25: Detected deficiencies at ship inspections ............................................................ 31

Figure 26: Compliance with Sulphur limit regulations ........................................................... 31

Figure 27: CO2 emissions of the container terminal .............................................................. 28

Figure 28: Annual average concentration values of air pollutants at “Bremerhaven –

Hansastrasse” .................................................................................................. 32

Figure 29: Annual average concentration values of air pollutants

at “Bremen – Hasenbüren” ................................................................................. 32

Figure 30: Habitat index for the total port area ...................................................................... 33

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Figure 31: TBT contamination as index values for “Bremerhaven – Überseehafen” ............. 33

Figure 32: TBT contamination as index values for “Bremerhaven – Fischereihafen” ............ 34

Figure 33: TBT contamination as index values for “Bremen” ................................................ 34

Figure 34: Air monitoring station “Hansastrasse” .................................................................. 36

Figure 35: Dredging vessel and the “greenports 1” .............................................................. 39

Figure 36: Air monitoring system at the container terminal in Bremerhaven ......................... 42

Figure 37: Recording data .................................................................................................... 43

Figure 38: Organisation of environmental matters at the

Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Ports ................................................. 45

Figure 39: Organization of environmental matters at bremenports GmbH & Co. KG ............ 47

Figure 40: Experts for Environment and Sustainabiliy .......................................................... 48

Figure 41: Organisation of environmental matters at the Harbour Master Office ................... 49

Figure 42: The bremenports Energy Scouts with Barbara Hendricks ................................... 56

Figure 43: LEP lighting at the lock in “Bremen-Oslebshausen” ............................................. 58

List of tables

Table 1: Further Key Performance Indicators of the twin ports for 2017 ............................... 23

Table 2: Parameter and measuring principle of the air monitoring system ............................ 42

Table 3: Environmental responsibilities of key staff .............................................................. 50

Table 4: Best Practice Employee Sensitization ..................................................................... 55

Table 5: Best Practice Comparative study and pilot project using

LED and LEP lighting at the ports in North-Western Metropolitan region ................ 57

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0 GREENPORTS HIGHLIGHTS 2016/2017 Further steps to a decarbonized harbour infrastructure

In comparison to our GHG emissions of more than 7000 t CO2e in 2011 we emitted only 2065 t CO2e in 2016, due to our different initiatives, but mainly to the consequent purchase of renewable electricity. This correlates with a relative reduction of 70% since then and demonstrates that the port is well on the way to its goal of a decarbonized harbour infrastructure.

Air Quality compliance with European limits The figures measured at the monitoring stations in the vicinity of the ports of Bremen have complied with the European ambient air quality limits for many years.

greenports Awards The two greenports awards 2016 were presented for the fourth time in 2017 and are intended as an award for shipping companies to increase their endeavours to make maritime shipping more environmentally friendly. The award ceremony took place on 21st November 2017 during Bremen’s Sustainable Shipping Conference.

Nomination for the 10th German Sustainability Award 2017 bremenports has been nominated for the 10th German Sustainability Award, placing it amongst the five best SMEs, by a jury of top-ranking experts who represent the business and research sectors, NGOs and politics. The award is intended to highlight the achievements of exemplary actors and projects and consequently promote the changeover to a sustainable society.

IAPH Environmental Silver Award 2017 for the Luneplate The ports of Bremen received the silver medal of the 2017 IAPH Port Environment Award at the Bali International Harbor Conference. With this award, the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) honored our exceptional Luneplate project.

“Energy Scouts” awarded 2017 Three bremenports trainees were sent as our Energy Scouts to the awards ceremony of the “SME Campaign for the Promotion of Green Energy and Climate Protection” in Berlin, where prizes were awarded to the best entries from each Federal Land by Dr. Barbara Hendricks, Federal Minister for the Environment, and Dr. Eric Schweitzer, President of the Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

ESPO Award Nature in Ports 2016 for the Luneplate bremenports GmbH & Co. has been awarded for its strategies in safeguarding and upgrading the nature and ecosystem in the port area. The 8. ESPO Award applauded the Luneplate project during a ceremony at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on 9 November 2016. Luneplate was the first project to implement large and varied tidal habitats behind the main dyke in connection with a special flood barrage.

Successful participation in the ranking of sustainability reports 2016 bremenports GmbH & Co. KG has successfully participated with its sustainability report 2015 in the ranking of sustainability reports of German enterprises, which was conducted by IÖW and future e.V. bremenports was especially distinguished for its stakeholder-based materiality analysis as well as for the communicative quality of the report.

http://www.greenport.com/news101/europe/a-commitment-to-biodiversity

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INTRODUCTION

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1 INTRODUCTION This Environmental Report is intended to inform anyone interested about the environmental implications of the ports of Bremen in Bremen and Bremerhaven and provides information on the implemented environmental management that aims to avoid, reduce or compensate detrimental effects. The ports of Bremen/Bremerhaven were certified as the first German ports in 2011 based on the so-called PERS1 standard of the Ecoport Network2. This Environmental Report also comprises the third recertification under the auspices of the Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labour and Ports, which has been applicated in July/August 2018. This documents again the successful environmental management which has been practised in the ports of Bremen for several years now.3 PERS is an environmental management system developed specially for the demands in ports. It refers for example to voluntary instruments of preventive environmental protection for systematic registration and prevention of the environmental implications of a port. Accordingly, the report primarily addresses the demands that the certification process makes in terms of contents; it should be updated every two years and be available in the public domain. While in the past reporting in this context tended to refer to projects (such as expansion of the container terminal), since 2006 the annual business reports of bremenports GmbH & Co. KG have been devoting several pages in particular to specific environmental issues, thus underlining the great significance attributed by the management to these aspects. Finally, in September 2009 bremenports GmbH & Co. KG launched the

Initiative. This essentially consists of the first comprehensive look at environmental protection in the ports in Germany.4 On the other hand, it also contains the clear avowal of the management and the Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labour and Ports to a sustainable approach (in economical, ecological and social terms) in the ports of Bremen. The exemplary fashion in which this is now being implemented at many points is featured in extensive descriptions. But with a view to the ports as a whole and their many players (companies and authorities), the intention is to ensure that these players are all extensively involved and to win them over to this initiative. The outlook of the abovementioned publication illustrates a number of activities whose implementation aims to bring about further progress "on the way to the green port". In addition to protecting the logo shown above, a separate website5 has been set up and numerous presentations have been given in order to introduce the new mission to the (professional) public. A first booklet6 on sustainability at bremenports GmbH & Co. KG was published in September 2011.

1 Port Environmental Review System 2 This network has been part of the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) since 01.01.2011. 3 The Environmental Reports 2010,2013 & 2015 can be found at http://bremenports.de/unternehmen/en/mediathek/ 4 „greenports – Sustainable Management – Successful Performance” http://bremenports.de/unternehmen/en/greenports-2/ 5 See: http://bremenports.de/greenports/

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The progress of the “greenports” initiative was presented to the public deputation for environment, building, transport, urban affairs and energy on April 20137, and on August 2013 to the Committee on Ports Affairs in the Federal State of Bremen. A milestone for the sustainability initiative “greenports” was the external verification of sustainability reporting in 2012 of both the bremenports GmbH & Co. KG and the ports as special assets according to the standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) which is domiciled in Amsterdam. Since then, bremenports has further successfully been reviewed four times; the last time in 20178 for the reporting period 2016 according to the new advanced GRI standards by the new auditor TÜV Nord. All progress in the economical, ecological and social sustainability management is carried out and approved in accordance with this international standard which underlines the professionalism of the sustainability reporting concerning the two ports of Bremen. As a core element of our sustainability strategy our yearly updated “greenports”-program shows the state of the planned activities in details. With this reporting procedures, the aim is – also in the future – to illustrate the constant willingness of those responsible for the ports to work towards on-going improvements in the quality of the environment in and around the ports and to proceed with corresponding organisational improvements in their own sphere and in interaction with all players involved in the ports.

6 greenports, Sustainability in our policies and in practice: http://bremenports.de/en/mediathek/ 7 See: http://www.bauumwelt.bremen.de/sixcms/media.php/13/Pr%E4sentation+-+greenports+-.pdf 8 The greenports - Sustainability Report 2016 will be published in an online version soon.

http://bremenports.de/en/mediathek/

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THE PORTS OF BREMEN AND THEIR ACTIVITIES

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2 THE PORTS OF BREMEN AND THEIR ACTIVITIES Two cities, two centres of maritime excellence - as a location for port and logistics operations, Bremen/Bremerhaven have successfully positioned itself among Europe's leading centres of commerce and freight handling.

Figure 1: The twin ports of Bremen/Bremerhaven in Europe

Rudolf Alexander Schröder, a German poet, once wrote "In Bremen, life and shipping are one and the same". This positive attitude to the maritime life, to shipping and world trade forms the bedrock for many courageous decisions and for billions of euros in port infrastructure investment. As a result, the ports of Bremen have grown to become one of Europe's leading hubs for freight transport. The port and logistics industry is a lynchpin of the economy in Germany's smallest state - Bremen. In 2015 about 77,250 jobs depend directly and indirectly on the port and logistics9, thus every fifth job in Bremen. Further details are provided in the study “Employment effects related to the Ports of Bremen 2015, (Summary 2017), created by the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL).

Figure 2: Geographical location of the twin ports of Bremen in between the main European ports 9 cf. study “Employment effects related to the Ports of Bremen in 2015, Summary” of the ISL: https://bremenports.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Employment-effects-related-to-the-ports-of-Bremen-2015.pdf Bremen

https://bremenports.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Employment-effects-related-to-the-ports-of-Bremen-2015.pdf

https://bremenports.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Employment-effects-related-to-the-ports-of-Bremen-2015.pdf

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A key feature of the twin ports is their function as universal ports with swift, professional handling of containers, automobiles, project cargo and general/ bulk cargo of all kinds. Their success derives from a distinctive division of labour - whereas Bremerhaven, only 32 nautical miles from the open sea, specialises in handling container ships, car carriers, specialized ships for the offshore wind industry and fruit reefer ships, the terminals in Bremen, 60 kilometres further to the south, concentrate mainly on general and heavy-lift cargo and on handling bulk commodities. In recent years, the Hanseatic City of Bremen has also become a kind of back office for the container terminal in Bremerhaven - a powerful and efficient network of logistics service providers has been established in Bremen that offers comprehensive value-added services in all aspects of container logistics.

Figure 3: The twin ports of Bremen/Bremerhaven in the German Waterway System10 Since the onset of the global economic crisis, the ports of Bremen have continued to make their mark with strong performance. In 201711, the total turnover was 73.1 million tons. Container handling in Bremerhaven was again one of the most important factors. The number of boxes handled was 5.5 million TEUs. The volume of labour-intensive, non-containerized general cargo increased in 2017 to 9.3 million tons. That corresponds to 11% growth by comparison with 2012. The volume of automobiles handled in 2017 reached 2.3 million which is the highest value until then. Thus, Bremerhaven maintained the second position in handling of automobiles in Europe. Bulk cargo handling, 90 percent of which is carried out in Bremen, recorded a total throughput of 9.5 million tons.

10 BUNDESWASSERSTRASSENKARTE; DBWK 1000 http://www.wsv.de/service/karten_geoinformationen/bundeseinheitlich/pdf/DBWK1000_2017.pdf) 11 See: http://bremenports.de/en/stats/

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2.1 Own sphere In the framework of this certification of environmental management, it is first necessary to describe the sphere of the public port authority. For the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, the Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labour and Ports uses the operative organisations of bremenports GmbH & Co. KG and the Harbour Master Office (HBH) (cf. Fig. 4).

Figure 4: Role allocation in the twin ports of Bremen/Bremerhaven

While the Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labour and Ports performs the ministerial tasks (including port policy and political strategies), which also include responsibility for the ports as special assets, covering the whole area of the ports, bremenports GmbH & Co. KG as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen manages these assets for the Ministry. bremenports also manages the so-called port infrastructure. Furthermore, bremenports is responsible for the development, planning, expansion and maintenance of the ports and for marketing the twin ports. Regulatory functions are performed by the Harbour Master Office (HBH), including the tasks of the port captain, port safety and averting any danger, together with the shipping office. For other public law permits the responsible other municipal and state authorities have to decide. The port areas (ports as special assets) refer to both sites in Bremen (cf. Fig. 5) and Bremerhaven (cf. Fig. 6). The Areas include a large number of compensation sites caused and managed by the port that today forms the green infrastructure of the ports. These illustrations also show the surroundings of the ports, i.e. the protected zones, the ports location within the cities or on the river/estuary, together with the state borders of the city state of Bremen.

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Figure 5: Port areas and port related compensation sites in the City of Bremen

Figure 6: Port areas and port related substitute sites in and around the City of Bremerhaven

A closer look at the actual port areas encompassed in the special assets is provided in the following illustrations 7 to 9. These include the port areas in Bremen (cf. Fig. 7) and the international port area in Bremerhaven (cf. Fig. 8). In addition, Fig. 9 shows the port area of the fishing port in Bremerhaven belonging to the state.

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Figure 7: Port areas in the City of Bremen

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Figure 8: Port areas to the north of Bremerhaven (international port area)

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Figure 9: Port areas (brown/yellow/blue areas) and compensation areas (green areas) in the south of Bremerhaven (fishery port)


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The municipality of Bremen and the state of Bremen are the owners of the municipal ports. The state of Bremen is the owner of the state fishery port in Bremerhaven. The port infrastructure (see blue elements in Fig. 10) was financed by public funds and the port land areas were subsequently leased and/or sold to private users. From there on, the corresponding users are responsible for the so-called superstructure (see red elements in Fig. 10).

Figure 10: Task distribution in port infrastructure and port superstructure Private companies are responsible for operating the terminals, for actual handling operations in the port and for warehousing activities.

2.2 Influence on other spheres In addition to the direct sphere (see chapter 2.1), the municipality of Bremen respectively the state of Bremen act as land owners and lessors under private law. Any influence on the users is restricted to the contents of the contracts negotiated between the parties. Possibilities of influence no longer exist in those places where land has been sold to private users. This applies for example to certain parts of the city port areas in Bremen. Compared to the port's own sphere, the port authority thus has very limited influence outside the activities described above (chapter 2.1). The actual public law permits for usage are issued by other municipal and state authorities (with the exception of the port authority).

2.3 Selected KPIs for the ports of Bremen Bremerhaven The ports in Bremerhaven are located at the estuary of the River Weser into the North Sea (cf. Fig. 3 & 6). Access to the port coming in from the North Sea extends for 32 nautical miles and takes for a ship about two and a half hours. The average tidal range, i.e. the difference


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between tidal high water and low water was 3.79m in the period from 2013 to 201712. The largest ships to call at the port of Bremerhaven were approx. 400 m long with a draught of 15.0m. At the moment, the port can only be reached regardless of the tide by ships with a draught of 12.8 m. The maximum effective draught in the port is up to 16 m LAT at the river quay of CT 4. For the time being, this depth is not maintained as ships with this draught currently do not call at Bremerhaven. The following two figures show the Überseehafen and the Fischereihafen which are both located in Bremerhaven:

Figure 11: Aerial picture of the Überseehafen

Figure 12: Aerial picture of the “Fischereihafen”

The ports in Bremen City are connected to the North Sea by 72 nautical miles of the River Weser (cf. Fig. 3 & 5), a journey that takes five to six hours. The average tidal range, i.e. the difference between tidal high water and low water was 4.19 m in the period from 2013 to 2017. The largest ships calling at Bremen were approx. 250m long with a draught of 10.70 m. The maximum effective draught in the tidal part of the port is up to 11.0m. The following figures show the Industriehafen, the Neustädter Hafen and the Weserhafen Hemelingen which are all located in Bremen.

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Figure 13: Aerial picture of the “Industriehafen”

Figure 14: Aerial picture of the “Industriehafen” and the “Neustädter Hafen”

Figure 15: Aerial picture of the “Neustädter Hafen”


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Figure 16: Aerial picture of the “Weserhafen Hemelingen” (only inland shipping) Further details

Key KPIs for the ports of Bremen are constantly updated and published:

• Handling: Facts & Figures (issued every year Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labor and Ports; also as download at: http://bremenports.de/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Hafenspiegel_2016_eng.pdf

• Port structure: Facts & Figures (issued every year by bremenports GmbH & Co. KG; also as download at: http://bremenports.de/en/stats/)

• Port usage: Ports Pilot (issued every year by bremenports GmbH & Co. KG; also available as download at: http://bremenports.de/en/mediathek/)

• Shipping: Port information guides Bremen and Bremerhaven and information on

ship’s waste disposal and water ballast as download at: http://www.hbh.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen138.c.1842.de


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Table 1: Further Key Performance Indicators of the twin ports for 2017

Bremerhaven Bremen Total

Infrastructure:

Area of port land13 2,642 ha 1,825 ha 4,467 ha

Navigable waters in the port14 255 ha 302 ha 557 ha

Total quayage15 28,000 m 9,200 m 37,200 m

Port business:

Cargo handling in 1,000 tons16 60,363 13,273 74,183

Container handling in 1,000 TEU17 5,497 12 5,509

Passengers18 165,610 - 165,610

Cargo handling and main commercial activities [handling in 1,000 tons]:

General cargo19 64,693

Containers20 54,967

Trade cars / number of vehicles21 2,303,895

Bulk22 9,490

Ore, stones, gravel23 6,334

Coal, oil, gas24 1,084

13 Data source: internal data (port profile) 14 Data source: internal data (port profile) 15 Data source: internal data (product data) 16 Data source: Hafenspiegel für die Bremischen Häfen 2017, p. 9,10 17 Data source: Hafenspiegel für die Bremischen Häfen 2017, p. 22 18 Data source: Hafenspiegel für die Bremischen Häfen 2017, p. 32 19 Data source: Hafenspiegel für die Bremischen Häfen 2017, p. 9 20 Data source: Hafenspiegel für die Bremischen Häfen 2017, p. 22 21 Data source: Hafenspiegel für die Bremischen Häfen 2017, p. 28 22 Data source: Hafenspiegel für die Bremischen Häfen 2017, p. 9 23 Data source: Hafenspiegel für die Bremischen Häfen 2017, p. 16 24 Data source: Hafenspiegel für die Bremischen Häfen 2017, p. 16


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ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PORTS


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3 ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PORTS

Depending on the location and surroundings, the expansion and usage of a port have a wide range of implications for the environment. According to and stated in our greenports policy there is a willingness to reduce environmental impacts as far as possible. However the certification to PERS still requires a focus on significant environmental aspects. After a general compilation of environmental implications, work proceeded on drawing up the "register of significant environmental aspects" which is presented in chapter 3.1.

3.1 Significant environmental aspects In accordance with the requirements25, "significant environmental aspects" refer to those which are subject to

• statutory provisions or • political aims.

Annex A shows the results of the analysis with a systematic description according to the spheres for the port administration:

A: own sphere of the port infrastructure; B: sphere of the port users

• influencing factors (port activities) • paths of influence • responsible organizations • main legislation and applicable programmes and strategies • legal and other requirements (measures) • control measures with responsible organisation and remarks

In terms of function, this register is used for self-analysis and for developing suitable control instruments, and in the end also for providing transparent information to those interested.

3.2 Environmental performance indicators (EPI) In the framework of environmental management, environmental performance indicators have to be developed to verify compliance with the statutory requirements and to document progress made in improving the quality of the environment in and around the ports. According to the requirements and guidelines26 the levels of consideration are:

Operational performance: see chapter 3.2.1 Management performance: see chapter 3.2.2 Environmental conditions: see chapter 3.2.3

The eight indicators, which were chosen, were amended by four more significant indicators for this recertification. For all of the twelve indicators which are listed below, the necessary basic data and statistics are available; at the same time, the evaluation of these indicators supports to verify environmental improvements. For the management performance indicators goals for the environmental performance have been quantified or formulated.

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3.2.1 Operational Performance Indicator (OPI) They provide information about the environmental performance of the port operations and the progress towards achieving the environmental objectives, although the influence is limited. Amount of dredged material The sum of dredged material in Bremen and Bremerhaven in m3 (without turning basin) in relation to the total port water area according to “Hafengebietsverordnung” in m2 is shown. Data has been collected by bremenports GmbH & Co. KG Division Manager Port Maintenance in cooperation with Environmental Management since 2008.27

Figure 17: Amount of dredged material Calculated air pollutants emitted from vessels in the port areas The values are calculated by the Institute of shipping economics and logistics (ISL) and show PM, NOx and SOx emissions in relation to the gross tonnage for 2012 and 2015. Shipping has been obliged to use fuels with a maximum sulphur content of 0.1 % in the Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECA) since 2015. The significant decrease in the values of SOx and PM is attributed to that limit value.

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Figure 18: Calculated Particulate Matter emitted from vessels in the port areas28

Figure 19: Calculated SOx emitted from vessels in the port areas

Figure 20: Calculated NOx emitted from vessels in the port areas

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Noise from container port operations The immission level measured at the edge of the terminal and adjacent to the nearest housing areas is shown in the figures. The noise rating level shown has been calculated manually as a mean level for the night period including all extra charges. The data has been collected by bremenports GmbH & Co. KG Port Development Department since 2008.

Figure 21: Noise from container port operations

CO2 emissions of the container terminal The discharge of CO2 in kg per 12ft. container handled (except reefer container) is shown since 201029. Data has been collected by Eurogate and is available since 2008. A reduction by 25 % in 2020 compared to 2008 is targeted.

Figure 22: CO2 emissions of the container terminal

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3.2.2 Management Performance Indicator (MPI) They provide information about management efforts to influence the environmental performance of the port management. Use of regenerative energy Shown is the electricity from renewable energy in relation to the total electricity consumption since 2012. Data has been collected by bremenports GmbH & Co. KG Energy Management Commissioner and is available since 2008. The aim is to draw 100 % renewable electricity.

Figure 23: Use of regenerative energy

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Disposal of dredged material The deposited dredged material in m³ [directly deposited dredged material in year X + deposited dredged material from the dewatering fields in Seehausen in the following year (year X+1)30] in relation to the total amount of dredged mud in year X in m³ is shown. Due to the fact that the total amount of deposited dredged material from the dewatering fields in Seehausen for 2018 will not be available before the end of 2018, the calculation of the indicator for 2017 is not yet possible. The data is collected by bremenports GmbH & Co. KG Division Manager Port Maintenance in cooperation with the Environmental Management. bremenports aims for a reduction of the amount of disposed material.

Figure 24: Disposal of dredged material

Share of ship arrivals with Environmental ship Index (ESI) The number of ship arrivals with ESI Score in relation to the total number of ship arrivals since 2012 is shown. The data has been collected by bremenports GmbH & Co. KG Port Development Department. The ports of Bremen and Bremerhaven strive for a further rise in the share of arrivals with the environmental ship index.

Figure 25: Share of ship arrivals with environmental ship index (ESI)

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Figure 26: Detected deficiencies at ship inspections

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Figure 28: Annual average concentration values of air pollutants at “Bremerhaven – Hansastrasse”

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Figure 30: Habitat index for the total port area

TBT contamination in the sediments from the port areas The TBT content figures for the Bremerhaven Überseehafen, Fischereihafen port areas and for Bremen are shown as index values as from 2008 (worldwide TBT ban). The data has been collected by bremenports GmbH &Co. KG Division Manager Port Maintenance and is available since 2002 for Bremerhaven and since 2007 for Bremen.

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3.3 Monitoring of legal requirements This section presents the procedures for monitoring the air quality in the port area, the water quality and for testing the harbour sediments for contaminants. These monitorings are based on the legal regulations.

3.3.1 Air quality in and around the ports of Bremen The air quality in and around the ports is of great significance for the ports of Bremen. Emissions which can impair the air quality in the port and the surrounding area are generated primarily during the combustion of fuel by shipping and by feeder and hinterland traffic. In terms of volume, the emissions caused by maritime shipping at the ports play a key role. In addition to carbon emissions that have an adverse impact on the climate, large quantities of sulphur and nitrogen oxides and particulates occur, which have different negative effects on the eco-system and human health. In the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Convention), the International Maritime Organization (IMO) imposes rules for the protection of the environment by maritime shipping. To date, the specifications of Annex VI for the prevention of air pollution from the fuels used by shipping refer only to sulphur oxide and nitrogen oxide emissions, as well as regulations on energy efficiency.37 The extent of particulate emissions, however, correlates very closely with the sulphur content of the fuels and can consequently be reduced. Shipping has been obliged to use fuels with a maximum sulphur content of 0.1 % in the Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECA) since 2015 and in EU ports since 2010 or alternatively to achieve a comparable reduction in emissions with the help of waste gas treatment systems (scrubbers). As from 01.01.2020, the maximum sulphur content of fuels used by maritime shipping will be restricted to 0.5% worldwide. Bremen’s own fleet of dredgers and service vessels already operates with barge diesel, in line with the requirements for inland shipping. The legally prescribed limit for sulphur is already significantly lower than the limits for maritime shipping and, at a figure of 0.001 %, is deemed “sulphur-free”. In terms of ambient air quality, the limit values for air pollutants are specified in “Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe“. The Directive contains a list of all limits and target values for air pollutants which have to be observed by the member states at national and local level. Compliance with the limit values for NO2 has been mandatory since 2010; compliance with the limit values for particulate matter (PM10) has already been mandatory since 2005. Compliance with an annual average limit for smaller particulates (PM2.5) has also been mandatory since 2015. An air quality and action plan was drawn up for the city of Bremen in 2006 by the Senator for the Environment, Building and Transport. An air quality and action plan for Bremerhaven which corresponds to Section 47 of the Federal Immission Control Act [“BImSchG”] was published by the magistrate of the city of Bremerhaven in February 2012.

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3.3.1.1 Monitoring air quality Monitoring the air quality in and around the ports is handled by the Senator for the Environment, Building and Transport on behalf of the Federal Land of Bremen. Since 1987, Bremen’s air monitoring system (BUSY) has captured data to monitor the air quality at permanently installed measuring points in Bremen and Bremerhaven.38

3.3.1.2 Air monitoring in and around the ports The air quality in the Federal Land of Bremen is monitored at a total of eight permanently installed points in the cities of Bremerhaven and Bremen. The locations are divided into district-based and traffic-based monitoring, so that their location provides data on the air quality of the urban background or the air quality alongside busy roads and consequently the impact of road traffic. The air monitoring station in Hansastrasse in Bremerhaven monitors the air quality in the urban background. This is within a radius of less than 500 m around the port (Kaiserhafen).

Figure 34: Air monitoring station “Hansastrasse”

The data for Bremen is captured at the station in Hasenbüren, which is also an air monitoring station for monitoring the urban background or assessing the air quality in the vicinity of the ports. Measuring equipment and method 39 All measuring equipment at the stations is type approved and complies with the European reference methods. This equipment is used in all air monitoring networks in Germany. The type approval is intended to ensure adequate quality and comparability of the measurements and to guarantee standardised national practice in monitoring air pollutants. Pollutant measuring is conducted strictly in accordance with European standards (DIN EN). In addition to the measuring method, these also prescribe numerous quality assurance criteria.

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The ambient air quality parameters sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are calculated on the basis of the hourly averages; particulate matter is calculated on the basis of the daily averages. The concentrations stated refer to a temperature of 293K and air pressure of 1013 hPa. Available data on air quality in and around the ports of Bremen The station in Hansastrasse in Bremerhaven has been a permanent measuring point since 1989 and delivers data on PM10, nitrogen oxides and sulphur oxides. PM2.5 has also been monitored since 2012. In Bremen, the station in Hasenbüren has provided data on air quality since 2010. Again, PM2.5 has only been monitored since 2012. Current trend The long-term curves for the average annual values of the air pollutants measured at Hansastrasse which are relevant for the port confirm compliance with the European ambient air quality limits, and consequently also the limits pursuant to the 39th Federal Immission Control Ordinance, [“39.BImSchV”] since 1989. During that time, pollution from nitrogen dioxide declined from a maximum level of 36μg/m³ (1992) to 20 μg/m³ (2017). Pollution from particulate matter (PM10) has also fallen from 29 μg/m³ (1989) to 17 μg/m³. The figures for particulate matter (PM2.5) have ranged between 10 and 14 μg/m³ since 2012. The most significant improvement was achieved for sulphur dioxides, which fell from 22 μg/m³ to 2 μg/m³. The results show that pursuant to the 39th Federal Immission Control Ordinance, the average air pollution in Bremerhaven can be classified as predominantly low to moderate. The sea climate in particular has a positive impact on mitigating air pollution. The data measured at the station in Hasenbüren in Bremen has also complied with the ambient air quality limits specified in the 39th Federal Immission Control Ordinance since monitoring began in 2010. The figures measured for nitrogen dioxide at that station were between 14 (2017) and 17 μg/m³, the figures for particulate matter (PM10) between 19 and 25 μg/m³ and for particulate matter (PM2.5) between 10 and 14 μg/m³. The concentrations of sulphur dioxides have declined from 4 μg/m³ in 2010 to 1 μg/m³ in 2017. Pursuant to the 39th Federal Immission Control Ordinance, the average air pollution in Hasenbüren can also be classified as predominantly low to moderate. It can thus be summed up that the figures measured at the monitoring stations in the vicinity of the ports of Bremen have complied with the European ambient air quality limits for many years.

3.3.2 Water quality Bremerhaven port area Although no monitoring of the port waters in Bremerhaven has been carried out to date by the Senate Department for the Environment, Construction and Transport (SUBV) or by bremenports, a monitoring system is in place for the use of these waters. The current use of the port waters (for discharging waste water or precipitation) is permitted and monitored by the water authorities. Permission for the discharge of waste water into port water areas is granted in accordance with the requirements of the Waste Water Directive. The water authority then monitors compliance with the limits for which approval has been granted. The waste water in these cases refers to cooling water or waste water from the shipyard docks.


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The regular monitoring process by the SUBV does not specifically consider the problem of TBT. The waste water from the shipyard docks is documented and cleaned in the available waste water treatment plant, which complies with best practice. The sediment analyses conducted by bremenports do not show any significant reduction in the level of contaminants in the areas around the shipyards. There are many potential reasons for this. For some years now, all shipyards have been obliged to ensure correct disposal of the sediments from the ballast tanks of the floating docks, thus ruling out the risk of discharge of contaminants from that source. Sediments also accumulate at the dry docks and have to be removed before the dock is flooded. As a rule, the SUBV takes samples of the precipitation admitted to the port water areas up to 4 times per annum. Only general guidelines are available for these analyses as no further requirements are prescribed for the treatment of precipitation. However, the results of these samples indicate the degree of contamination of the water area concerned and have proved to be an effective monitoring instrument that identifies any contamination of adjacent areas. According to SUBV, these analyses have not revealed any discharge of contaminants or direct pollution of the water. When monitoring the direct discharge of precipitation into port water areas, the SUBV established that the prescribed limits for precipitation are generally observed. Individual incidents in which these limits are exceeded are frequently the consequence of accidents. When monitoring the operations of a business enterprise at the port, for example, the Senate Department identified some faulty connections, which were then remedied. It also found that work was being performed in areas which had not been approved for the type of work concerned. The enterprise concerned took organisational steps to improve the quality of the discharged water. Bremen port area No samples are taken of (any known) discharge into port areas in Bremen.

3.3.3 Sediment quality In order to ensure the specified nominal water depths and thus guarantee the navigability of the port areas, suitable processes have to be found for maintaining the water depths in accordance with the circumstances at the individual locations. The ports of Bremen have already been committed to the principle of sustainable water-depth management since 1996 (cf. Environmental Report 2010, Chapter 5.1; Senator for Economic Affairs, Labour and Ports 2011). Top priority is given to avoiding sedimentation in the first place, by preventing solids that are carried into the port area from the River Weser from settling on the harbour floors; instead, the aim is to keep the particles suspended by injecting water so that they can then flow out again with the natural density currents. However, if sedimentation does occur to such an extent that it has to be removed in order to ensure safety for shipping, the sediment has to be tested to identify any contaminants. To date, the sediment quality has only had to be considered from the viewpoint of whether the dredged material was suitable for recycling or other use. In addition to international (OSPAR, LONDON and HELSINKI) and European directives (EC Water Framework Directive and EC Marine Strategy Framework Directive), national regulations and implementation procedures (HABAB, GÜBAK) also apply. There are also rules and regulations at federal German level for the ecotoxicological evaluation of the sediment quality. Sediments at the coastal location of Bremerhaven are evaluated in accordance with GÜBAK, the “Joint transitional regulations for the treatment of dredged material in coastal areas”, whereas sediments from port areas in the city of Bremen have to be evaluated on the basis


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of HABAB-WSV, “Practical Instructions for the handling of dredged material in inland waterways”. The aim of these regulations is to create harmonised benchmarks and criteria for the treatment of dredged material and to minimise negative impact on the environment. The contaminant monitoring process introduced for that purpose was only performed ad hoc in Bremerhaven when dredging measures were planned, in particular between 1988 and 1995. Digitised data has only been available for Bremerhaven since 2002 and for the city of Bremen since 2007; the focus was initially on tidal areas of the ports in Bremen and on the port areas behind the locks in Bremerhaven, i.e. Fischereihafen and Überseehafen. Data for the tidal port areas in Bremerhaven has only been available since 2014. All of this data is used to ensure the proper treatment of dredged material. As a rule, mixed samples are taken before the dredging work begins and analysed by a specialist laboratory on the basis of a defined test scope. The sediment samples are analysed in accordance with the prescribed DIN or ISO method.

Figure 35: Dredging vessel and the “greenports 1”

3.3.3.1 TBT contamination in the sediments from the port areas Until 2008, TBT was used as an active substance in antifouling paint for the hulls of vessels. Organic tin compounds and, in particular tributyltin compounds, rank amongst the most toxic substances for aquatic organisms. TBT enters the sediment through the water and is readily adsorbed because of the large reactive surface area. For many years, the contamination of harbour sediment has therefore played an important role for the treatment of dredged material and is simultaneously the limiting factor for the relocation of dredged material.40 When evaluating the analysis of the TBT content of the sediment samples, it has to be borne in mind that the type of sediment from the individual sampling locations may differ owing to the water depth management measures at the location concerned. Moreover, samples are taken only once per annum, so that the type of sediment at the time of sampling may deviate from the previous year. It also has to be taken into account that TBT particles can occur in the form of paint flakes, which are distributed inhomogeneously in the sediment around shipyards and other areas where work is carried out on ships. This particulate TBT differs significantly from sediment-bound TBT and can lead to extreme values in the analyses.41 40 Source: Abbau von Tributylzinn in Sedimenten und Baggergut, Fachbericht HTG, Fachausschuss Baggergut, June 2006 41 Source: Abbau von Tributylzinn in Sedimenten und Baggergut, Fachbericht HTG, Fachausschuss Baggergut, June 2016


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Current trends The figures 31, 32 and 33 show the sediment contents of the three port areas Bremerhaven – Überseehafen, Bremerhaven – Fischereihafen and Bremen as index values. In 2008, the use of TBT as an antifouling coating on ships was banned worldwide. The trend for the TBT content for all three port areas has declined since 2008. Extreme values for individual sampling areas were therefore not included in the evaluation for reasons of plausibility as stated above. Geographical distribution An assessment of the contamination in the different port groups according to function provides an overview of the geographical distribution in the port areas. As expected, the main areas of contamination for the Überseehafen in Bremerhaven are located around the shipyards and other areas where work is performed on ships. In these areas, the figures significantly exceed the target value of 100µg/kg TS TBT and the GÜBAK recommended value of 20µg/kg. The turning basins behind the locks, on the other hand, are “sediment traps”, where fresh sediment with a lower contamination factor settles.

3.4 Monitoring of policy requirements This section presents the procedures for monitoring of policy requirements as there is the environmental ship index, the reduction of CO2 and the measurement of shipping emissions in the port area to monitor the compliance with fuel standards for shipping.

3.4.1 Environmental ship index The Environmental Ship Index, generally abbreviated to ESI, was developed by a working group of the main northwest European Ports (Bremen was involved) for the World Port Climate Initiative (under the organisational roof of IAPH) to target the emissions caused by shipping. It should be used as voluntary international rating system for incentive programs to seagoing vessels of incentive providers like ports and is now part of the World Port Sustainability Program (WPSP).The ports of Bremen introduced their bonus programme in 2012. It is reviewed every year and adjusted if necessary. The ESI breaks down into sub-points for the emission of nitrogen, sulphur and carbon dioxides and each ship has an individual overall score of between zero and 100. Zero means that the vessel is in full conformity with the statutory limits specified in IMO MARPOL 73/78 Annex VI. Any score which is higher than zero means the vessel has surpassed these requirements. The target is to create advantages for ships with particularly low emission figures, e.g. they pay lower tonnage charges than ships which cause more environmental pollution. The formula used to calculate the index is regularly modified in line with changing statutory requirements and emission limits. Since 1st July 2017 CO2-reductions have a higher influence. The ESI has met with broad acceptance from both shipowners and ports: amongst other things, this is evident from the steadily rising number of ship registrations and participating ports. This wide acceptance can be attributed to the close and continuous cooperation between shipowners, ports and the EU. Ships can register free of charge and are allocated an individual ESI score calculated according to the index formula on the basis of various certificates and documentation.42 42 Details of the requirements, formula, audit methods are published at

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The number of registered ships worldwide is steadily rising. At the 1st of April 2018 6366 seagoing vessels were registered in the system with an average ESI of 27,77 as well as 55 Incentive Providers. As Fig. 24 shows, the share of vessels with an ESI score in the total number of ships arriving at the ports of Bremen and Bremerhaven has more than doubled since 2012, despite a decline in the total number of arrivals. In 2012 11% of all ship arrivals in the ports of Bremen had an ESI value and in 2017 it was already 38%. The Environmental Ship Index (ESI) has been further developed. The index distinguishes vessels whose environmental performance is better than the legal requirements with respect to SOx, NOx and CO2. Shipping companies which dock at the ports of Bremen with particularly environmentally friendly ships can receive a discount on port fees. In 2017 101 ships qualified for this discount. Those ships called Bremen/Bremerhaven 185 times, so that for 2.4% of all calls the ports of Bremen a discount was granted. In total about 38% of all calls in 2017 were made with ships holding an ESI score. Since 2014 an annual greenports award has been presented in the categories “Ship with the lowest emissions” and “Shipowner/charterer of the fleet with the lowest emissions”. The objective of the greenports award is to honour particularly environmentally friendly ships or shipping companies. The Environmental Ship Index (ESI) score achieved the preceding year serves as the basis for calculating the winners. A vessel has to call at the ports of Bremen several times to qualify for the greenports award, a condition which was introduced as a token of our appreciation for regular users of the ports compared with vessels which call only once.

3.4.2 CO2-Reduction The aim of the 2015 Bremen Act on Climate Protection and Energy (BremKEG) is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions caused by final energy consumption in the state of Bremen, with the exception of the steel industry, by at least 40 percent by 2020 compared to 1990 levels. In addition, the law is based on the main goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in industrialized countries by 80 to 95 percent by 2050 compared to the same period in 1990. The actions of the State and the municipalities as well as their businesses and special assets (and thus also the ports of Bremen) play an exemplary role in the realization of the objectives of this law. In 2008, Bremen’s Senator for Economic Affairs, Labour and Ports signed the World Ports Climate Declaration in Rotterdam on behalf of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. In 2009, Bremen’s port management company bremenports rolled out its greenports sustainability strategy, in which climate protection plays a central role. bremenports has set itself the mid-term goal of becoming a carbon-neutral port and is pursuing that objective with the support of Bremen’s Senator for Economic Affairs, Labour and Ports. Effective climate protection can only succeed if the protagonists are aware of their own emissions, energy consumption and scope for influencing future developments. First items on the agenda were therefore fundamental analyses of the carbon footprint of the port management company itself and of the port infrastructure. To date, these analyses have formed part of the Sustainability Reports which the company has published since 2012 in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standard. The Environmental Report 2015 shows in chapter 6.2 the results of this initiative. Furthermore there is a yearly reporting according to the Climate protection and energy saving programme 2020 for the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (KEP2020). From 2012 to 2016 we can document a reduction of our energy demand (-16%) and in line with this the reduction of CO2-emissions. Our different initiatives (renewable electricity, vehicles management, solar power plant & CO2-certificates)


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3.4.3 Measurement of shipping emissions In July 2017, the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency43, with the assistance of bremenports, installed an air monitoring system (recordum-MLU airpointer) at the northern end of the container terminal at the port of Bremerhaven. Within the pilot project the chemical composition of exhaust gas from passing vessels is measured. The analysis results will be used to monitor the compliance with fuel standards in the shipping industry and to trigger on board inspections at suspicious ships by local authorities. The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency plans to put the system officially into operation in early summer 2018.

Figure 36: Air monitoring system at the container terminal in Bremerhaven

The device can be used to measure the concentration of the following gases in the exhaust plume of passing vessels: Table 2: Parameter and measuring principle of the air monitoring system

Parameter Measuring principle NO, NO2, NOX Chemiluminescence O3 O3/UV absorption SO2 UV fluorescence CO2 Non-dispersive infrared

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The measurements of the exhaust gas concentration take place in real time. To allocate the plume to an individual vessel the identity and position of passing vessels are recorded with an AIS receiver. The river police and/or harbour master are informed of any abnormalities in the exhaust gas signal, although these are deemed to be only a pointer towards any irregularity. Whether the ship is actually using non-compliant fuel can only be verified by a fuel sample taken on board of the vessel and is analysed in a laboratory The data captured by the airpointer thus helps the river police to identify and prosecute infringements of MARPOL-VI and the EU Sulphur Directive.


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4 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES

The environmental tasks and duties of the ports of Bremen/Bremerhaven are shared between the three different institutions (Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Ports, bremenports GmbH & Co. KG and HBH) as shown in Fig. 4.

4.1 Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Ports The Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Ports covers ministerial tasks for the ports as special assets. The ministerial administration appoints members of staff to serve on parliamentary bodies, contracts and monitors the operational institutions and organises campaigns and initiatives. At the same time, the Ministry is the commissioning entity for bremenports and the Minister, or his representative, is the Chairman of the Supervisory Board. The port-related environmental duties of the Ministry are concentrated in the section "Environmental and climate related affairs" (section 32) which is integrated in the ports and logistics department (department 3, see Fig. 16).

Figure 38: Organisation of environmental matters at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Ports44

In this section, two members of staff are concerned with port-related environmental affairs: the head of section Dr. Lampe and Mr. Kress. The head of section reports to the head of the 44 See the complete organisation chart: https://www.wirtschaft.bremen.de/das_ressort/organisation-9775


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authority, Minister Mr. Günthner and the deputy head Mr. Schulz via the head of department Mr. Peters, and often directly in urgent cases. The scope of this section comprises the whole range of port-related environmental issues (e.g. European directives such as Natura 2000, MARPOL, OSPAR, dredging, port development, noise). It evaluates the implication for the ports and the need for reaction. It also proceeds with project work and independent concepts. Furthermore, the section represents the ports of Bremen/Bremerhaven in certain international and national working groups, committees and organisations (e.g. MEPC of IMO, Sustainable Development Committee of ESPO, Ecoports) as well as in projects (e.g. LIFE Project NoMEPorts, Interreg Project TIDE). Transport issues with a focus on short sea shipping and safety issues are covered by section 31 "Port Economics and Shipping and shipping". Mr. Krämer is the head of this section. Legal issues concerning the environment are covered by the section "Shareholding management, legal affairs" (section 02), with the head of unit Mrs. Blaseio and the consultant Mrs. Lamot.

4.2 bremenports GmbH & Co. KG bremenports GmbH & Co KG is entrusted by the Federal State of Bremen with management of the ports as special assets and port-related activities with the aim of managing, developing and maintaining the port infrastructure of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen in Bremen und Bremerhaven in accordance with the principles of good business practice. bremenports is organised as a company under private law to handle these tasks. The company is wholly owned by the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. In addition to special assets management, the remit of bremenports also includes the regular management activities relating to the port infrastructure (such as port infrastructure management and operation, resources management, maintenance, marketing, construction, planning, project approval and project management, the tasks of port infrastructure owner and building principal, location marketing, strategic port development). Tasks occurring in the course of major investment projects, or tasks which are not regular tasks, are referred to as "special tasks". These are individually commissioned by the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. In terms of human resources, sustainable and environmental affairs at bremenports are organised on two different levels which are staffed by environment specialists. A Director for Environmental and Sustainable Affairs deals with this remit at a strategic management level, whilst a Team for Environment and Sustainability is working on the operative level in the Harbour Development Department. Furthermore an Environment Planning Department is responsible for the preparation of application documents and procedures as well as the construction and maintenance of compensation sites within the scope of project management (see Fig. 17). Additionally, there are representatives for waste management and a team for the management of dredged material.


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Figure 39: Organization of environmental matters at bremenports GmbH & Co. KG

Management responsibility for our greenports sustainability strategy was amended in the course of our corporate reorganization and has consequently changed since the last Environmental Report published for the year 2015. As a staff department the Director of Environmental and Sustainability Affairs is now organized as a management support unit which reports directly to the head of the division and to the Board of Management. He initiates and coordinates the port sustainability initiative “greenports” and thus the environmental aspects of the ports and assists the Board of Management in strategic decisions. He has a consulting and steering function throughout the entire company and at all locations, acts as a pacesetter and initiates appropriate measures and projects. The Director of Environmental and Sustainability Affairs holds a regular monthly meeting with the Managing Director and a meeting with the Department of Environmental and Climate Affairs of our client, Bremen’s Senator for Economic Affairs, Labour and Ports, every three months. This position is held by Mr. Uwe von Bargen. The Environment and Sustainability Team now forms part of the Port Development Department, within the Port Construction Division. The team leader is responsible for operational tasks and environmental management (in accordance with PERS), energy management (in accordance with ISO 50001) and sustainability controlling (in accordance with GRI). We attach great importance to instilling the topic of sustainability management throughout the entire company and make every endeavour to ensure that sustainability is put into practice in our day-to-day working routines. The team leader is Mrs. Sabine Müller.


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Figure 40: Experts for Environment and Sustainabiliy

The Environment Planning Department deals with operational project management within the port construction division and consists of two teams, Project Approval Planning and Compensation Measures, with a total of 13 employees. Work focuses on the preparation of application documents or the planning and implementation of compensatory measures with respect to port development projects. The department manager is responsible for the coordination of human resources deployment, offers, applications and special problems in connection with projects, as well as initiating and coordinating new projects. This position is held by Mrs. Anne Brüggen. The Project Approval Planning and Compensation Measures team leaders coordinate the provision of services by their own teams, deal with special problems and prepare application documents and offers. The Project Approval Planning team is led by Mr. Ulrich Kraus, the Compensation Measures team by Mr. Thomas Wieland. The waste inspectors, Mr. Wolfgang Arndt and Mr. Peter Brösche work on the operational level as well. The team which manages the treatment of dredging material that occurs during maintaining water depth consists of three staff members and is led by Mr. Jens Arnold. Their duties also include the operation of the dump for treatment of contaminated soil in Bremen-Seehausen. The management remit of bremenports does not include public administrative tasks. The administrative functions of water protection, pollution control, soil protection, waste disposal and nature conservation authorities, for example, are the responsibility of the Ministry for the Environment or respectively the Department of Environmental Protection in Bremen.

4.3 Harbour Master Office (HBH) The Harbour Master Office is responsible for the vessel traffic management as well as supervision of safety and security within the port areas. The environmental issues are concentrated in the units “port safety” in Bremen and Bremerhaven (see Fig. 18). These sections supervise and control the safe handling of dangerous goods, occupational health and safety of port work and ship waste disposal.


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Figure 41: Organisation of environmental matters at the Harbour Master Office

The Harbour Master Office is the competent authority for the inspection of dangerous goods during handling, transit and intermediate storage in the port area with regard to applicable regulations. The main tasks are the inspection of dangerous cargo/containers, the authorization of storage sites for these dangerous cargo/containers and the enforcement of applicable law. In the field of port inspection and ship related environmental protection, the main tasks are the inspection and supervision of compliance with safety regulations during cargo handling, the inspection of bunkering operations, controlling the sulphur content of fuels used and the disposal of ship generated waste and cargo residues. The head of unit in Bremerhaven is Mr. Claußen and in Bremen Mr. Kraft. They have directive authority with regard to all staff of their units. These sections consist of 11 employees in total. Both units have direct access to the harbour master on duty and to the head of the Harbour Master Office Mr. Mai.

4.4 Environmental responsibilities of key staff The following list indicates those liabilities affecting the environment in the ports of Bremen, which are specified in the requirements of PERS certification. These are activities that may cause, control or minimize environmental impacts when managed, or may cause environmental impacts if control was lost, or may result in a breach of environmental policy guidelines or regulations.


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Table 3: Environmental responsibilities of key staff on the operational level

Task Job title or name Department

Port operations (dredging) Mr. Behrends bremenports /

Division Manager Port Maintenance

Port operations (navigation) Mr. Mai Harbour Master

Port operations (shipping) Mr. Mai Harbour Master

Port operations (terminals) Not within the competence of public port administration

Cargo handling operations Not within the competence of public port administration

Jetty/wharf management Mr. Behrends bremenports / Division Manager Port Maintenance

Site management Mr. Plewa bremenports / Division Manager Port Construction

Strategic planning: port development Mr. Bartels bremenports /

Staff Division Manager Strategy Strategic environmental and sustainability planning Mr. von Bargen bremenports /

Director Environment & Sustainability

Climate change management Mr. von Bargen bremenports / Director Environment & Sustainability

Ecological port infrastructure (incl. compensation sites)

Mr. von Bargen bremenports / Director Environment & Sustainability

Supplies acquisition Mr. Kammer bremenports / Division Manager Commercial Affairs

Operator licensing/permit45 Mr. Plewa, Mr. Behrends

bremenports / Division Manager Port Construction Division Manager Port Maintenance

Quality management Mrs. Wellbrock bremenports / Quality Management Commissioner

Energy management Mrs. Müller bremenports / Energy Management Commissioner

On site46 contractor47

management Mr. Kammer bremenports / Division Manager Commercial Affairs

On site48 conservation Mr. von Bargen bremenports / Director Environment & Sustainability

Emergency planning Mr. Claußen49, Mr. Kraft50

Harbour Master Office / Port Authority Bremerhaven resp. Bremen

45 Operator: entity doing operational work with environmental relevance under the responsibility of the

port Operator licensing: with know-how and skills related to permit management of operators

46 On site: in the port as a whole 47 Contractors: all the companies performing environmentally relevant work for the port as a whole 48 On site: in the port as a whole 49 For Bremerhaven 50 For Bremen

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Waste management (shipping)

Mr. Claußen51, Mr. Kraft52

Harbour Master Office/ Port Authority Bremerhaven resp. Bremen

Waste management (port construction, maintenance) Mr. Howe bremenports /

General Manager Waste management (cargo handling) Not within the competence of public port administration

Marina/slipway management Not within the competence of public port administration

Environmental document management

Mrs. Müller bremenports / Team leader Environment & Sustainability

Environmental data management Mrs. Müller bremenports /

Team leader Environment & Sustainability

Soil pollution assessment See "Environmental Monitoring"

Air quality monitoring See "Environmental Monitoring"

Water quality monitoring See "Environmental Monitoring"

Vehicle management of terminal traffic

Not within the competence of public port administration

Port railway operations Mr. Behrends bremenports / Division Manager Port Maintenance

Port construction; incl. - Project approval

management - Implementation of

compensation measures

Mr. Plewa bremenports / Division Manager Port Construction

Organisation of environmental management

Mrs. Müller bremenports / Team leader Environment & Sustainability

Environment monitoring - Habitats, flora, fauna - Noise - Air quality - Port lighting - Land consumption - Sustainability - Greenhouse gases - Water quality - Sediment quality

Mrs. Pape bremenports / Environmental Management Commissioner

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4.5 Resources allocated specifically to port environmental management The three institutions described as sharing the environmental tasks and duties have the following human resources to fulfill those duties: Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Ports: 2 full-time staff; annual costs: 190,000 € bremenports: 16,05 full-time staff (1 full-time staff on the strategic level: environmental and sustainable affairs; 15,05 full-time staff on the operational project level: 3,5 for environmental and sustainable affairs, 7,4 for licensing planning, implementation of compensation measures; 1,15 on the waste management and 3 full-time staff on management of dredged material); annual costs: 1,154,799 €. Harbour Master: 10.5 full-time staff are concerned with port and ship inspections and monitoring of dangerous cargo; annual costs: 790,000 €. In addition to the human resources, financial resources are provided for projects like treatment and disposal of dredged material, the environmental ship index, compensation measures, research and development projects etc. The total environment protection expenditures and investments by type in 2017 can be found in the sustainability report 2017 of bremenports GmbH & Co. KG and the special assets Port and Fishing Port (Waterside).53

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SELECTED EXAMPLES OF BEST PRACTICE AND PLANNED ACTIVITIES


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5.1 Selected examples of Best Practice Examples of best practice are positive indications of the port management’s ability to deliver environmental protection and sustainable development. They provide the reviewer with tangible evidence of achievement and contribute to the “Green Guide” by the ESPO that contains port-sector derived solutions for the mutual benefit of participating port members and to inform the public54. The PERS application in 2011 described the

• sustainable water depth management and • nature compensation management

in the ports of Bremen. Within the PERS report of 2013 two further best practice examples have been presented:

• noise management at the container terminal and • Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as an alternative marine fuel.

Furthermore in 2015 two best practice examples were explained which underlined the competitive strength of the ports of Bremen:

• environment-related port discount and the greenports Awards • from carbon-neutral ports management company to carbon-neutral port

This year best practice examples will be the

• employee sensitization • comparative study and pilot project using LED and LEP lighting at the ports in

North-Western of the Metropolitan Region

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5.1.1 Employee sensitization Table 4: Best Practice Employee Sensitization

Port of : Bremen/ Bremerhaven Country: Germany Contact person: Sabine Mueller Position: team leader environment & sustainability Email: [email protected] Environmental issue: 11 – energy consumption, 5 – climate change

Relevance to the 5 Es framework of the ESPO Green Guide: Exemplify

Employee sensitization The efficiency of any management system is highly dependent on staff support. In 2016/2017, three bremenports trainees participated in the “Energy Scouts” national project run by Bremen/Bremerhaven Chamber of Industry and Commerce. They attended two days of seminars on energy and resource efficiency to help them identify and document energy savings potential at the company and suggest improvements. The two workshops were intended to develop and implement an in-house project. Supervised by energy management staff, the bremenports Energy Scouts used meters, tables and data sheets to identify the highest energy consumers at the offices. As the actual consumption figures differ substantially according to individual device and use, they decided to conduct a survey to capture data and subsequently inform staff about energy consumption at the workplace, its correlation to staff behaviour and energy savings potential. The Energy Scouts soon realised that energy savings can only be achieved in cooperation with the employees. This attitude was endorsed by the jury at Bremen/Bremerhaven Chamber of Industry and Commerce, who sent the bremenports Energy Scouts to the awards ceremony of the “SME Campaign for the Promotion of Green Energy and Climate Protection” in Berlin, where prizes were awarded to the best entries from each Federal Land by Dr. Barbara Hendricks, Federal Minister for the Environment, and Dr. Eric Schweitzer, President of the Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Following this successful project, bremenports implemented a new series of courses for all trainees: “Environment and Sustainability in Vocational Training“. During the (standard) traineeship of three years, trainees attend two full-day seminars per annum on the topics of energy & climate protection, eco-friendly shipping, biodiversity & land use, eco-friendly maintenance of the water depths and sustainable purchasing. The interactive course has been rated very highly by the trainees to date.

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Links: http://bremenports.de/unternehmen/hafengesellschaft-mit-hoher-ausbildungsquote/

Illustration:

Figure 42: The bremenports Energy Scouts with Barbara Hendricks

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5.1.2 Comparative study and pilot project using LED and LEP lighting at the ports in North-Western Metropolitan region Table 5: Best Practice Comparative study and pilot project using LED and LEP lighting at the ports in North-Western Metropolitan region

Port of : Bremen/Bremerhaven Country: Germany Contact person: Katja Pape Position: Project Management, Environmental Management Email: [email protected] Environmental issue: 11 – Energy consumption, 18 – Light pollution

Relevance to the 5 Es framework of the ESPO Green Guide: Exemplify / Enable / Engage

Comparative study and pilot project using LED and LEP lighting at the ports in North-Western Metropolitan Region To make the energy consumption for port lighting more sustainable, a pilot project has been conducted to compare different lamps. In addition to conventional lamps, such as sodium-vapour lamps and LED, which are already installed, the project also includes LEP (Light Emitting Plasma) lamps. The light spectrum of these plasma lamps is very similar to daylight. LEP lamps are produced in the USA and have not been used in Europe to date. The aim of the pilot project is to examine whether this lighting is suitable for operation at the ports. It will therefore investigate the conditions required for the application of these lamps, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of using LEP and LED lamps rather than conventional lighting. The target is to obtain a comprehensive analysis of the different lamps in terms of sustainability. A total of four different locations at ports in Bremen and Lower Saxony have been selected for the test. In addition to installation on high masts, the LEP lamps are also fitted on masts with a maximum height of 12m near the locks and in railway areas. The project, which will run until the end of 2018, is supported by various partners from business enterprises, public authorities and Bremen University of Applied Sciences. It will also include photometric tests and a study on insect-friendliness. The project has also led to the establishment of a permanent energy efficiency network between the ports in the Metropolitan Region. In addition to exchanging information on all aspects of “Ports & Energy”, the members will also inform one another of best-practice examples and innovative technologies for special applications at the ports. The project will receive EUR 145,000 from the North-Western Metropolitan Region support fund. The total project implementation costs will amount to EUR 308,500.

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Links: http://bremenports.de/unternehmen/hafenkooperation-bremen-und-niedersachsen-testen-lep-technologie/ https://www.senatspressestelle.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen146.c.179045.de&asl=bremen146.c.25714.de http://www.thb.info/rubriken/umwelt/single-view/news/hafen-kooperation-mit-strahlkraft.html http://green-economy-bremerhaven.de/2017/05/lep-bremen-und-niedersachsen-testen-neue-beleuchtungstechnologie/ http://bremenports.de/innovative-leuchtmittel-fuer-einen-effizienten-hafenbetrieb/ https://binnenschifffahrt-online.de/2018/03/haefen-wasserstrassen/2594/led-oder-lep-licht-noch-kein-sieger-im-hafen-test/ https://www.weser-kurier.de/bremen/bremen-wirtschaft_artikel,-hafengesellschaft-spart-durch-ledbeleuchtung-_arid,1713060.html http://www.metropolregion-nordwest.de/

Illustrations:

Figure 43: LEP lighting at the lock in “Bremen-Oslebshausen”

http://bremenports.de/unternehmen/hafenkooperation-bremen-und-niedersachsen-testen-lep-technologie/

http://bremenports.de/unternehmen/hafenkooperation-bremen-und-niedersachsen-testen-lep-technologie/

https://www.senatspressestelle.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen146.c.179045.de&asl=bremen146.c.25714.de

https://www.senatspressestelle.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen146.c.179045.de&asl=bremen146.c.25714.de

http://bremenports.de/innovative-leuchtmittel-fuer-einen-effizienten-hafenbetrieb/

https://binnenschifffahrt-online.de/2018/03/haefen-wasserstrassen/2594/led-oder-lep-licht-noch-kein-sieger-im-hafen-test/

https://binnenschifffahrt-online.de/2018/03/haefen-wasserstrassen/2594/led-oder-lep-licht-noch-kein-sieger-im-hafen-test/

https://www.weser-kurier.de/bremen/bremen-wirtschaft_artikel,-hafengesellschaft-spart-durch-ledbeleuchtung-_arid,1713060.html

https://www.weser-kurier.de/bremen/bremen-wirtschaft_artikel,-hafengesellschaft-spart-durch-ledbeleuchtung-_arid,1713060.html

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5.2 Conformity review of environmental performance and legal requirements / Achievements and planned activities This environmental report demonstrates in chapter 3 with Annex A the detailed analysis of environmental impacts, the legal standards for port-related activities and environmental policies for the ports. The EPI’s in Chapter 3.2, the monitoring of legal requirements in chapter 3.3 and the monitoring of policy requirements in chapter 3.4 show the relevant indicators and aspects that are monitored for several years. They are in line with our standards and show a positive trend. If not, explanations are given and it can be assumed that in the coming years the trends gets better (e.g. as regards detected deficiencies at ship inspections). So far, the public port administration has been able to meet the legal standards of environmental legislation. Furthermore, according to the environmental policy, the ports of Bremen are taking steps over and beyond the legally required environmental standards and installed with the greenports sustainability programme an ambitious continuous improvement policy. Environmental priorities according to our “greenports”programme (2017): Sustainable development in the port of Bremen and Bremerhaven is characterized by a process of continuous improvement. The social, ecological and economic goals which we have set ourselves en route to a sustainable port as well as the specific measures in place for achieving the former have been bundled in the “greenports” programme. This programme is regularly published in the sustainability report and presented on the following pages. The relevant management aspects are presented with a policy, a goal, the dedicated measures, the actual status, our timeline and the resulting performance. As this programme is published, all stakeholders and the public get transparent information about our former and planned activities. For the greenports programme 2018 we consider further actions to improve our environmental performance:

• Extension of the existing air-monitoring in the port area • Assessment of additional contamination parameters in port sediments • Additional sampling of port sediments in contaminated hot spots • Reduction of detected deficiencies at ship inspections • Practical handling of ship waste


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6 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY STATEMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS, LABOUR AND PORTS

As the second-largest port location in Germany, the ports of Bremen handle functions which are of central economic importance at both national and regional level. The Senate of Bremen is fully aware of its responsibility for reconciling economic and environmental concerns in the interests of sustainability.

“I herewith declare that the ports of Bremen

• will pursue the Environment Management System “PERS” which was implemented in 2011 and recertified since then twice and meets the requirements of Ecoports. It makes a contribution to improvements continuously, documents the port’s performance in terms of environment protection and provides a framework for setting and reviewing environmental objectives and targets;

• comply with relevant environmental legislation and regulations, and with other requirements to which the ports of Bremen subscribe;

• regard the avoidance of environmental pollution and due regard to nature conservation as a decisive factor for port operations and port development;

• are taking steps above and beyond the legally required environmental standards in order to introduce innovative environment technologies and procedures e.g. LNG as midterm environmentally friendly energy source will actively be enhanced in the ports of Bremen;

• characterize sustainable development by a process of continuous improvement. The social, ecological and economic goals as well as the specific measures have been bundled in the “greenports” programme;

• have the goal to develop a carbon neutral port infrastructure until 2024. Therefore they manage their resources as efficiently as possible and endeavour in particular to raise energy efficiency, consequently reduce carbon emissions and introduce new technologies (e.g. the production and use of green hydrogen) as important steps for energy transition to renewables in transport.

• demand and deploy products whose manufacture and disposal cause minimum environmental impact;

• attach central importance to the avoidance of waste with adverse environmental effects and to exploiting potential for accident control;

• are engaged in the development of environmentally friendly techniques and practices;

• update the Environment Report, which was firstly drawn up in 2010/11, every two years and publish it in a suitable manner.

In order to implement the above environment policies, the ports of Bremen shall ensure continuously that their employees are aware of the policy and receive appropriate information and training to deliver and maintain a high standard of environment protection.

The ports of Bremen shall further communicate their “greenports” programme with the local community and endeavor to convince all shipping and port actors to implement sustainable and environmentally friendly technologies and procedures”.

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CONTACT INFORMATION, PUBLISHERS & PICTURE CREDITS


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7 CONTACT INFORMATION, PUBLISHERS AND PICTURE CREDITS

Published by The Senator for Economic Affairs, Labour and Ports

Zweite Schlachtpforte 3 D-28195 Bremen www.wirtschaft.bremen.de

bremenports GmbH &Co. KG GmbH & Co. KG Am Strom 2 27568 Bremerhaven www.bremenports.de

Coordination Dr. Carola Lampe, SWAH Texts Jochen Kreß, SWAH

Uwe von Bargen, bremenports GmbH &Co. KG Katja Pape, bremenports GmbH &Co. KG Sabine Müller, bremenports GmbH &Co. KG

Picture credits Cover picture: bremenports GmbH & Co. KG

Figure 1, 2; 4- 42: bremenports GmbH & Co. KG

Figure 3: Wasser- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes (figure translated by bremenports GmbH &Co. KG GmbH)

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APPENDIX

Annex A: Register of significant environmental aspects

Register of significant environmental aspects Twin-Ports of Bremen/Bremerhaven 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Ref. No.

Environmental impact by port

activities

Exposure pathway /

Impact on

Responsible

organisation55

Applicable legislation / strategies /

programmes (red: European legislation, blue: Federal legislation, black:

State legislation)

Legal and other requirements56

Control measures

A. Port own aspects (Infrastructure) A. 0

Sustainable port management

All aspects of the environment

bremenports GmbH &Co. KG57, Director Environment & Sustainability58; Division Manager Port Construction

Directive 2014/95/EU amending Directive 2013/34/EU as regards disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large undertakings and groups Text with EEA relevance CSR-Instrument directive59 Port’s own greenports strategy (incl. greenports programme), Global Reporting Initiative, PERS, Environ- mental Partnership Network Bremen (PUU)

• greenports-

Programm • GRI-Reporting • PERS-

Reporting

• Yearly • Yearly • Every two

years

55 Here only operational responsible organisations are mentioned. 56 In the current version 57 Responsible administration 58 Authorized unit in management company 59 https://www.bgbl.de/xaver/bgbl/start.xav?start=%2F%2F*%5B%40attr_id%3D%27bgbl117s0802.pdf%27%5D#__bgbl__%2F%2F*%5B%40attr_id%3D%27bgbl117s0802.pdf%27%5D__1524471869494


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A. 1

Port development planning

All aspects of

the environment

bremenports GmbH &Co. KG, Division Manager Port Construction

Legislation Habitat Directive 92/43/EWG (1992) and Birds Directive 2009/147/EG (2009) Federal Nature Conservation Act (2009)60 Nature Conservation Act of Bremen (2010)61 Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EG Federal Water Act62 Nature reserve bye-laws Weserportsee Luneplate63 Natura2000-Area Weser Bird protection Area Nationalpark Natura2000-Area Nationalpark Narura2000-Area Weser in the area at the mouth of the Ochtum Bird protection Area Niedervieland

Prevention, mitigation & compensation concepts to avoid negative effects on the environment by port planning, targets sustainability as objective Protection of designated nature areas

Legal assessment in planning procedures and trial monitoring of compensation measures Monitoring by environmental agency

60 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bnatschg_2009/gesamt.pdf 61 Find the current version at https://www.transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.107687.de&asl=bremen02.c.732.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d 62 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/whg_2009/gesamt.pdf 63 Find the current version at http://transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.68633.de&asl=bremen203_tpgesetz.c.55340.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d


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All aspects of the environment

bremenports GmbH &Co. KG, Division Manager Port

Construction

Planning schemes Master Development and Town Planning Scheme Bremen Master Development and Town Planning Scheme Bremerhaven (2006) and amendments Landscape Programme Bremen Landscape Planning Scheme No. 1 Bremerhaven (1999) Municipal Town Planning Scheme No. 441 (Westlicher Fischereihafen) No. 445 (Offshore Terminal Bremerhaven) Regional Planning Scheme Cuxhaven (2012) Traffic Development Scheme Bremen Agreement of the governmental parties of the Federal State of Bremen (2015) Integrated Management Plan Weser (2012)64

Planning frame

Master strategies greenports strategy (incl. greenports programme)

Mission statement and programme to develop a sustainable port

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All aspects of

the environment

bremenports GmbH &Co. KG, Division Manager Port

Construction

Port Master plan

Port development concept 2020/25 - Ports left hand side of the River Weser - Industrial ports - Car handling Bremerhaven - Inland navigation

Description of the future development of the port

10 years

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65 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bimschg/gesamt.pdf 66 Find the current version at https://www.bauumwelt.bremen.de/umwelt/laerm-23474 67 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bimschg/gesamt.pdf

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Noise of the port area

Air, neighbouring population

Ministry of Economic Affairs, Labour and Ports, units 02&32; bremenports GmbH &Co. KG, Director Environment & Sustainability; bremenports GmbH &Co. KG, Division Manager Port Construction

Legislation Directive 2002/49/EG relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise - Declaration by the Commission in the Conciliation Committee on the Directive relating to the assessment and management of environmental noise Federal Immission Control Act65(2013), §§ 47a-f Strategic Noise Mapping Bremen (2007) Action plan for noise reduction Bremen (2009)66 Strategic Noise Mapping Bremerhaven (2012) Action plan for noise reduction Bremerhaven (2014) Federal Immission Control Act (2013), §§ 22, 5067 Authorizations - in particular extensions of CT 4, CT IIIa, CT III Court judgement as regards the extension of CT 4 (OVG 1 D 224/04) and CT IIIa (OVG 1 D 299/01), settlement in court as regards the determination of constitutionality of the development plans CT II and III (OVG 1 N 7/89)

Containment and reduction of industrial port noise, relevant assessment values (court decision (OVG 1 D 299/01): 60 dB(A) day and 45 db(A) night and limit value of 35 dB (A) indoor at night

Monitoring of port noise via state of the art monitoring system, in case of violation relevant noise values: quick responses to reduce the port noise

Strategies greenports strategy

PERS-MPI: Noise at the container terminal

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68 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bimschg/gesamt.pdf

A. 3

Air pollution

Air, neighbouring population, animals, plants

bremenports GmbH &Co. KG, Director Environment & Sustainability; bremenports GmbH &Co. KG, Division Manager Port Construction Ministry of Eco- nomic Affairs, Labour and Ports, units 02&32

Legislation Directive 2008/50/EG on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe 39th Federal Immission Control Ordinance (2010) Federal Immission Control Act (2013), particularly § 2268

Containment and reduction of air pollution; relevant limit values: see Directive 2008/50/EG and 39th Federal Immission Control Act

Monitoring by environmental protection agency (SUBV)


PERS-ECI: Air quality PERS-OPI: Calculated air pollutants from vessels in the port area

Monitoring by the port

Programme Environmental Shipping Index (since 2012 in the ports of Bremen/Bremerhaven)

The best ships are rewarded (ESI Score)

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69 Find the current version at https://www.transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.102544.de&asl=bremen02.c.732.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d 70 Find the current version at http://transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=kogis_tp_berlin01.c.85849.de&_article_id=1459&fulltext=hafenbetriebsgesetz

A. 3

Air pollution

Air, neighbouring population, animals, plants

Harbour Master Office, units 21&31

Legislation Directive 2012/33/EC amending Council Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels (implemented by § 28 a of Bremen Port Bye Laws69, § 6 of Bremen Port Operation Law70)

Sulphur content of ship fuel < 0,1 %

bremenports GmbH &Co. KG, Director Environment & Sustainability; bremenports GmbH &Co. KG, Division Manager Port Construction


PERS-MPI: Compliance of sulphur limit regulations

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71 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/edl-g/gesamt.pdf 72Find the current version at https://www.transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.68216.de&asl=bremen203_tpgesetz.c.55340.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d

A. 4

Climate protection/ energy efficiency

Climate & all aspects of the environment


Legislation Act on Energy Services and Further Energy Efficiency Measures (EDL-G)71 Bremen’s Act on Climate Protection and Energy (BremKEG)72

Energy Audits or Energy Management (DIN ISO 50001); CO2-Reduction by 40% compared to 1990 until 2020

Monitoring by environmental protection agency (SUBV)


PERS-MPI: Use of regenerative energy

Monitoring by bremenports GmbH &Co. KG


Programmes World Port Climate Imitative; new: WPSP Climate protection and energy saving programme 2020 for the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (KEP2020) Environmental Shipping Index (since 2012 in ports of Bremen/Bremerhaven) Environmental Partnership Network Bremen (PUU)

World Port Climate Declaration (2008), Green logistics, promotion of renewable energies/ increase or maximization of energy efficiency

Monitoring (KEP2020) Audits (ESI)


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Climate change adaptation

Climate, water, port, infrastructure, neighbouring population


Climate adaptation strategy for the cities of Bremen and Bremerhaven (2018) Coastal Protection Plan (2007) R+D-Project Nordwest 2050 (2009-2013) R+D-Project “Tidepolder Drepteniederung” (2013)

Key measures: adaptation concepts for the port areas in Bremen and Bremerhaven

Monitoring of climate change by the port; Monitoring of coastal defense requirements by SUBV


Port development, port construction and compensation measures have to integrate climate adaptation requirements

Monitoring of climate change risks by internal risk management


84

73 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bnatschg_2009/gesamt.pdf 74 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/uvpg/gesamt.pdf 75 Find the current version at https://www.transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.107687.de&asl=bremen02.c.732.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d 76 Find the current version at http://transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.70214.de&asl=bremen203_tpgesetz.c.55340.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d 77 Find the current version at http://transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.65663.de&asl=bremen203_tpgesetz.c.55340.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d

A. 6

Warranty of service capability of nature and landscape (negative influences on nature and land consumption)

All environmental aspects

bremenports GmbH &Co. KG, Division Manager Port Construction & Port Maintenance

Legislation Habitat Directive 92/43/EWG (1992) Birds Directive 2009/147/EG (2009) Federal Nature Conversation Act (2009)73 Federal Environmental Impact Assessment Act (2010)74 Nature Conservation Act of Bremen (2010)75 Environmental Impact Assessment Act of Bremen (2008)76 Landscape Programme Bremen Tree preservation bye-laws of Bremen (2002)77 Nature reserve bye-laws (e.g. Weserportsee (1994))

Ecological sustainability and safeguarding of “green infrastructure” (support for the greenports strategy), conservation of nature and landscape, safeguarding nature capacity

Monitoring of Natura2000 sites; implemented compensation measures by SUBV


PERS-ECI: Habitat Index



85

78 As far as not subsumed under A. 6 79 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bnatschg_2009/gesamt.pdf 80 Find the current version at http://transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.74482.de&asl=bremen203_tpgesetz.c.55340.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d 81 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/whg_2009/gesamt.pdf 82 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/uvpg/gesamt.pdf 83 Find the current version at http://transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.70214.de&asl=bremen203_tpgesetz.c.55340.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d 84 Find the current version at http://transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.72128.de&asl=bremen203_tpgesetz.c.55340.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d 85 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bimschg/gesamt.pdf

A. 7

Port construction (environment -friendly project design)78



Legislation Habitat Directive 92/43/EWG (1992) Birds Directive 2009/147/EG (2009) Federal Nature Conservation Act (2009), §§ 31- 3479 Nature Conservation Act of Bremen (2010), § 24 clause 280 Federal Nature Conservation Act (2009) §§ 13-17, 37-40, 44 Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EG Federal Water Act (2009)81, §§ 27, 68 Federal Environmental Impact Assessment Act (2010)82 Environmental Impact Assessment Act of Bremen (2008)83 environmental regulations - in particular extensions of CT 4, Water Act of Bremen (2011)84, particularly § 20; Federal Immission Control Act (2013)85 §§ 22, 50

Prevention, mitigation & compensation of negative effects on the environment by construction projects (design and execution)

Project Management in design and construction phase; Building inspection


86

86 As far as not subsumed under A. 6 87 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bbodschg/gesamt.pdf 88 See the current version under https://izw.baw.de/wsv/umwelt/handbuch?highlight=Regelungen%2C%C3%BCbergreifende%2Cregelungen 89 Find the current version under https://izw.baw.de/wsv/umwelt/handbuch?highlight=Regelungen%2C%C3%BCbergreifende%2Cregelungen 90 See http://www.weser-in-bewegung.de/infothek/

A. 7




Federal Soil Protection Act (1998)87 GÜBAK 200988Transitional instruction on dredged material handling in coastal areas (former HABAK-WSV) HABAB-WSV 201789 Instruction on dredged material handling in inland areas Authorizations with environmental regulations - in particular extensions of CT 4, CT IIIa, CT III Court judgement as regards the extension of CT 4 (OVG 1 D 224/04) and CT IIIa (OVG 1 D 299/01), settlement in court as regards the determination of constitutionality of the development plans CT II and III (OVG 1 N 7/89)

See above

See above

Planning schemes Master Development and Town Planning Scheme Bremen (2015) Master Development and Town Planning Scheme Bremerhaven (2006) Landscape Programme Bremen (2015) Integrated Management Plan Weser (2012)90

Planning frame


87

91 As far as not subsumed under A. 6

A. 7




Strategies

greenports strategy

greenports programme gives general guidelines for sustainable projects; PERS – OPI: Amount of dredged material


Programmes Environmental Partnership Network Bremen (PUU)

Energy efficient and sustainable projects


88

92 See the current version https://izw.baw.de/wsv/umwelt/handbuch?highlight=Regelungen%2C%C3%BCbergreifende%2Cregelungen 93 Find the current version https://izw.baw.de/wsv/umwelt/handbuch?highlight=Regelungen%2C%C3%BCbergreifende%2Cregelungen 94 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/wastrg/gesamt.pdf 95 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/whg_2009/gesamt.pdf 96 Find the current version at http://transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.72128.de&asl=bremen203_tpgesetz.c.55340.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d 97 See at http://www.weser-in-bewegung.de/infothek/

A. 8

Warranty of water depth by prevention of sedimentation and dredging of sediments

Water habitat/ water quality (e.g. pollutants, turbidity)

bremenports GmbH &Co. KG, Division Manager Port Maintenance

Legislation OSPAR Convention (1992) GÜBAK 200992Transitional instruction on dredged material handling in coastal areas (former HABAK-WSV) HABAB-WSV 201793 Instruction on dredged material handling in inland areas Federal Waterway Act (2007)94 Federal Water Act (2009)95 Water Act of Bremen (2011)96 Regulations as regards maintenance dredging in resp. development authorizations in particular extensions of CT III, CT IIIa, CT 4, port related turning area for ships (use of accredited methods)

Ecological sediment management, environmental- friendly methods for the maintenance of water depths TBT guidance level: 100 microgram per litre, other limit values see GÜBAK (2009)


Planning Schemes Integrated Management Plan Weser (2012)97

Planning frame


PERS-OPI: Amount of dredged material



89

98 As far as not subsumed under A. 6 99 See the current version under https://izw.baw.de/wsv/umwelt/handbuch?highlight=Regelungen%2C%C3%BCbergreifende%2Cregelungen 100 Find the current version under https://izw.baw.de/wsv/umwelt/handbuch?highlight=Regelungen%2C%C3%BCbergreifende%2Cregelungen 101 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/depv_2009/gesamt.pdf 102 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/wastrg/gesamt.pdf 103 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/whg_2009/gesamt.pdf 104 Find the current version at http://transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.72128.de&asl=bremen203_tpgesetz.c.55340.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d 105 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bbodschg/gesamt.pdf

A. 9

Relocation of dredged material in open water, recycling or disposal

Water habitat/ water quality, hydrology & morphology, soil

bremenports GmbH &Co. KG, Division Manager Port Maintenance98

Legislation OSPAR Convention (1992) GÜBAK 200999Transitional instruction on dredged material handling in coastal areas (former HABAK-WSV) HABAB-WSV 2017100 Instruction on dredged material handling in inland areas Council Directive 1999/31/EC on the landfill of waste transposed in Ordinance on waste disposal sites (2009)101 Federal Waterway Act (2007)102 Federal Water Act (2009)103 Water Act of Bremen (2011)104 Federal Soil Protection Act (1998)105 Regulations as regards maintenance dredging in development authorizations in particular extensions of CT III, CT IIIa, CT 4, port related turning area for ships (use of accredited methods)

Relocation of dredged material in the first place, recycling instead of disposal of dredged material, reduction of negative effects on environment, involvement of polluters on dredging with water-sanitation-effect



90

106 As far as not subsumed under A. 6 107 See http://www.weser-in-bewegung.de/infothek/ 108 http://bremenports.de/unternehmen/mediathek/

A. 9

Relocation of dredged material in open water, recycling or disposal

Water habitat/ water quality, hydrology & morphology, soil

bremenports GmbH &Co. KG, Division Manager Port Maintenance106

Planning schemes Integrated Management Plan Weser (2012)107

Planning frame; Sediment management concept108


PERS-MPI: Disposal of dredged material PERS-ECI: Sediment quality



91

109 As far as not subsumed under A. 6 110 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bbodschg/gesamt.pdf 111 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/whg_2009/gesamt.pdf 112 Find the current version at http://transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.72128.de&asl=bremen203_tpgesetz.c.55340.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d 113 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bimschg/gesamt.pdf 114 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bimschv_16/gesamt.pdf 115 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/krwg/gesamt.pdf 116 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/alt_lv/gesamt.pdf 117 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/altholzv/gesamt.pdf 118 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/gefahrgutg/gesamt.pdf 119 Find the current version at https://www.transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.102544.de&asl=bremen02.c.732.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d

A. 10

Operation of port railway facilities

Air, soil, water, noise

bremenports GmbH &Co. KG, Technical General Manager

109

Legislation Federal Soil Protection Act (1998)110 Federal Water Act (2009)111 Water Act of Bremen (2011)112 Federal Immission Control Act (2013)113 16th Federal Immission Control Ordinance (1990)114 Closed Substance Cycle Waste Management Act (2012)115 Bye-laws concerning waste oil (2002)116 Ordinance on the management of waste wood (2002)117 Law on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (2009)118 Bremen Port Bye Laws (2001) section 4, subsections 1 and 2119

Aim: prevention, mitigation & compensation of negative effects on the environment (Oil spills, noise, waste, transport of dangerous cargo)

Monitoring by GAA (trade supervisory office)


92

120 As far as not subsumed under A. 6 121 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/krwg/gesamt.pdf 122 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/alt_lv/gesamt.pdf 123 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bbodschg/gesamt.pdf 124 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/whg_2009/gesamt.pdf 125 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bimschg/gesamt.pdf 126 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bimschv_16/gesamt.pdf 127 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/gefahrgutg/gesamt.pdf 128 Labour inspectorate

A. 11

Contamination of water and soils by the use of port’s own facilities (technical facilities and ships)

Dangerous goods, waste, water, soil, air


120

Legislation Directive 2000/59/EC on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues - Commission declaration Closed Substance Cycle Waste Management Act (2012)121 Bye-laws concerning waste oil (2002)122 Federal Soil Protection Act (1998)123 Federal Water Act from (2009)124 39th Federal Immission Control Ordinance (2010) Federal Immission Control Act (2013)125 16th Federal Immission Control Ordinance (1990)126 Law on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (2009), §§ 8 and 9127

Aim: prevention, mitigation & compensation of negative effects on the environment

Waste monitoring by waste inspector; Dangerous goods monitoring by GAA128; Water, soil and air monitoring by environmental agency


93

129 As far as not subsumed under A. 6 130 Find the current version at https://www.transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.102544.de&asl=bremen02.c.732.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d 131 Find the current version at https://www.transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.111290.de&asl=bremen203_tpgesetz.c.55340.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d 132 Find the current version at https://www.transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.101050.de&asl=bremen203_tpgesetz.c.55340.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d 133 Labour inspectorate

A. 11

Contamination of water and soils by the use of port’s own facilities (technical facilities and ships)



129

Bremen Port Bye Laws (2001), section 4, subsection 3, §§ 41-44 and section 5, §§ 54-55130 Waste Management Plan for the Public Ports of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (2015)131 Bremen Act on Port Reception Facilities for Ship Waste and Cargo (2002)132

Aim: prevention, mitigation & compensation of negative effects on the environment

Waste monitoring by waste inspector; Dangerous goods monitoring by GAA133; Water, soil and air monitoring by environmental agency



94

134 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/gefahrgutg/gesamt.pdf 135 Find the current version at https://www.transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.102544.de&asl=bremen02.c.732.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d 136 Find the current version at https://www.transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.101050.de&asl=bremen02.c.732.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d 137 Find the current version at https://www.transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.111290.de&asl=bremen203_tpgesetz.c.55340.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d

A.12

Contamination of water and soils by ships and cargo operation


Harbour Master Office, units 21&31

Legislation Directive 2000/59/EC on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues - Commission declaration Law on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (2009), §§ 8 and 9134 Bremen Port Bye Laws (2001), section 4, subsection 3, §§ 41-44 and section 5, §§ 54-55135 Bremen Law on Reception Facilities for Ship Generated Waste and Cargo Residues (2002)136, § 13 Waste Management Plan for the Public Ports of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (2015)137

Prevention of soil, air and water contamination

Inspections on ships and in terminals by Harbour Master Office


PERS-MPI: Detected deficiencies at ship inspections



95

138 Relatively low influence of state agencies by approvals in line with legal requirements, as shareholder in relation to the shares or as landlord 139 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bimschg/gesamt.pdf 140 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/gefahrgutg/gesamt.pdf 141 Find the current version at https://www.transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.102544.de&asl=bremen02.c.732.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d

B. PORT-USERS ASPECTS (SUPERSTRUCTURE)138

B.I. Terminal operators

B.I.1

Noise emissions from handling

Neighbouring population

e.g. EUROGATE (CTB), MSC Gate, NTB, BLG Logistics Group, Weserport

Federal Immission Control Act (2013), § 22139 Authorizations - in particular extensions of CT 4, CT IIIa, CT III Court judgement as regards the extension of CT 4 (OVG 1 D 224/04) and CT IIIa (OVG 1 D 299/01) Settlement in court as regards the determination of constitutionality of the development plans CT II and III (OVG 1 N 7/89)

All legal standards transferred to the operator agreements

CT 4-Noise Monitoring: noise reduction action as regards loud events

B.I.2

Contamination of water, soil and air (oil, pesticides, gases)

Dangerous goods, air, water, soil, workers, neighbouring population


Approval of installations, particularly authorizations in relation to CT 4, CT IIIa, CT III; Law on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (2009), §§ 8 and 9140 Bremen Port Bye Laws, section 4, subsection 3, §§ 41-44 (2001)141

Prevention of soil and water contamination accidents, Emergency plans

Monitoring by environmental agency (SUBV)


96

142 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bimschg/gesamt.pdf

B.I.3

Light emissions through cargo handling facilities

Air, neighbouring population/ animals


Approval of installations, particularly authorizations in relation to CT 4, CT IIIa, CT III Federal Immission Act (2013), particularly § 22142

Prevention and mitigation of light emissions; Keep facilities state of the art

B.II. Ocean Carrier/Shipping Lines B.II.1

Ship noise emissions


e.g.: Maersk Line, MSC, CMA CGM, Hapag Lloyd, WWL, Eukor Car Carriers, NYK Line, K-Line, Yang Ming, Glovis, , UECC

There are no IMO-, EU-, Federal- or State-legal requirements for the design and operation of ships so far.

It is part of the noise monitoring at the CT-4 (as ship noise cannot be separated)


97

143 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/gefahrgutg/gesamt.pdf 144 Find the current version at https://www.transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.102544.de&asl=bremen02.c.732.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d 145 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/whg_2009/gesamt.pdf 146 Find the current version at http://transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.72128.de&asl=bremen203_tpgesetz.c.55340.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d 147 Find the current version at https://www.transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.102544.de&asl=bremen02.c.732.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d 148 Find the current version at https://www.transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.67321.de&asl=bremen203_tpgesetz.c.55340.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d

B.II.2

Handling/stowing of dangerous cargo, oil, pesticides, gases (particularly by accidents)

water, soil, air, workers, neighboring population


Law on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (2009), §§ 8 and 9143 Bremen Port Bye Laws (2001) section 4, subsection 3, §§ 41-44144 Federal Water Act (2009)145 Water Act of Bremen (2011)146

Prevention of water, soil and air contamination, Emergency plans

Event-related Monitoring by the Harbour Master Office

B.II.3

Air pollution

Air, neighboring population, animals, plants


Directive 2005/33/EC the European Sulphur Content of Marine Fuels Directive (SCMFD) Bremen Port Bye Laws (2001), § 28 a 147 Bremen Port Operation Law (2000), § 6 148

Prevention of air contamination

Monitoring by environmental agency (SUBV); Air measurement station Bremerhaven: monitoring by the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH)


98

149 Find the current version at https://www.transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.101050.de&asl=bremen02.c.732.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d 150 Find the current version at https://www.transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.111290.de&asl=bremen203_tpgesetz.c.55340.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d

B.II.3

Air pollution

Air, neighboring population, animals, plants


Environmental Shipping Index

The best ships are rewarded (ESI Score)

Assessments, Audits of self-declaration

B.II.4

Ship waste

Water

Shipowners/ charterer: e.g. e.g.: Maersk Line, MSC, CMA CGM, Hapag Lloyd, WWL, Eukor Car Carriers, NYK Line, K-Line, Yang Ming, Glovis, , UECC

Directive 2000/59/EC on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues - Commission declaration Bremen Law on Reception Facilities for Ship Generated Waste and Cargo Residues (2002)149 Waste Management Plan for the Public Ports of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (2017)150

No special fee system for reasonable amounts of garbage (no dangerous goods) and sludge.



99

151 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bimschg/gesamt.pdf 152 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bbodschg/gesamt.pdf 153 Find the current version at http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/awsv/AwSV.pdf 154 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_arbschg/englisch_arbschg.pdf 155 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bimschg/gesamt.pdf

B.III. Shipyards/Dockyards B.III.1

Noise emissions

Neighboring population

e.g. Lloyd Werft, MWB, Bredo, GERMAN DRY DOCKS

Federal Immission Control Act (2013) particularly § 5 and following151 Approval of installations Development plans

Monitoring by GAA

B.III.2

Contamination of air, water and soil especially by dangerous substances

Air/water, soil, workers, neighboring population


Federal Soil Protection Act (1998)152 Ordinance on installations for handling of substances hazardous to waters (2010)153, Labour Protection Law (1996)154 Federal Immission Control Act (2013)155 Approval of installations

Prevention of water and air contamination, Oil water separator required, cleaning of waste water



100

156 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_arbschg/englisch_arbschg.pdf 157 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/wasgefstanlv/gesamt.pdf 158 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/whg_2009/gesamt.pdf 159 Find the current version at http://transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.72128.de&asl=bremen203_tpgesetz.c.55340.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d 160 See current version under http://transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.64149.de&asl=bremen203_tpgesetz.c.55340.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d 161 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/krwg/gesamt.pdf 162 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/alt_lv/gesamt.pdf 163 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/whg_2009/gesamt.pdf 164 Find the current version at http://transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.72128.de&asl=bremen203_tpgesetz.c.55340.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d

B.III.3

Risk of explosion and fire

Air, environment, workers, neighboring population


Labour Protection Law (1996)156 Ordinance on installations for handling of substances hazardous to waters (2005)157 Approval of installations

Emergency plans

Local Fire brigades

B.III.4

Dockyard waste water

Water


Federal Water Act (2009)158 Water Act of Bremen (2011)159 Wastewater Charges Act of Bremen (1989)160 Approval of installations

Technical cleaning

Monitoring by environmental Agency (SUBV)

B.III.5

Dockyard waste

Soil, water


Closed Substance Cycle Waste Management Act (2012)161 Bye-laws concerning waste oil (2002)162 Federal Water Act (2010)163 Water Act of Bremen (2011)164 Approval of installations

Reduction of waste

Monitoring by environmental agency (SUBV, GAA)


101

165 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bimschg/gesamt.pdf 166 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bbodschg/gesamt.pdf 167 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/whg_2009/gesamt.pdf 168 Find the current version at http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/awsv/AwSV.pdf 169 Find the current version at http://transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.72128.de&asl=bremen203_tpgesetz.c.55340.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d

B.IV. Storage and distribution (logistics) e.g.: storage of oils, fuels, metals, wood, coal, pet food, cereals and other bulk cargo B.IV.1

Noise emissions particularly

• Cargo traffic

• Company

operation

Air, neighboring population

e.g. BLG Logistics (PKW, H&H) BLG Coldstore, Heuer, HGM, Diersch & Schröder, Hellmann, Glomb, Oiltanking (Tanklager BHV), Großmarkt

Federal Immission Control Act (2013) particularly § 22165 Approval of installations Development plans

Containment and reduction of industrial port noise

Monitoring by GAA

B.IV.2

Contamination of air, water and soil especially by dangerous goods

Air, water, soil, workers, neighboring population

see above

Federal Soil Protection Act (1998)166 Federal Water Act (2009)167 Ordinance on installations for handling of substances hazardous to waters (2010)168 Water Act of Bremen (2011)169 Approval of installations

Prevention of soil, water and air contamination, Emergency plans



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170 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_arbschg/englisch_arbschg.pdf 171 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bimschg/gesamt.pdf 172 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/krwg/gesamt.pdf 173 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/alt_lv/gesamt.pdf 174 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_arbschg/englisch_arbschg.pdf 175 Find the current version at http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/awsv/AwSV.pdf 176 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/betrsichv_2015/gesamt.pdf 177 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/gefstoffv_2010/gesamt.pdf

B.IV.3

Bulk product dust

Air/area, smell nuisance, neighboring population

see above

Labour Protection Act (1996)170 Federal Immission Control Act ( 2013)171 Approval of installations

Reduction of dust and smell emission

Monitoring by GAA

B.IV.4

Waste

Soil, water

see above

Closed Substance Cycle Waste Management Act (2012)172 Bye-laws concerning waste oil (2002)173 Approval of installations

Reduction of waste, safe waste removal


B.IV.5


Air/ environment, workers, neighboring population

see above

Labour Protection Act (1996)174 Ordinance on installations for handling of substances hazardous to waters (2010)175 Bye-laws concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work, the safety with regard to the operation of facilities requiring special supervision and the organisation of safety at work (2015)176 Bye-laws concerning the protection from dangerous substances (2010)177 Approval of installations

Emergency plans

Local fire brigade


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178 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bbodschg/gesamt.pdf 179 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/whg_2009/gesamt.pdf 180 Find the current version at http://transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.72128.de&asl=bremen203_tpgesetz.c.55340.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d 181 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bimschg/gesamt.pdf 182 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bimschv_16/gesamt.pdf 183 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/krwg/gesamt.pdf 184 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/alt_lv/gesamt.pdf 185 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/altholzv/gesamt.pdf 186 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/gefahrgutg/gesamt.pdf 187 Find the current version at https://www.transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.102544.de&asl=bremen02.c.732.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d

B.IV.6

Operation of port railway facilities

Air, soil, water, noise

Railway operation companies, transport companies

Federal Soil Protection Act (1998)178 Federal Water Act (2009)179 Water Act of Bremen (2011)180, Federal Immission Control Act (2013181 16th Federal Immission Control Ordinance (1990)182 Closed Substance Cycle Waste Management Act (2012)183 Bye-laws concerning waste oil (2002)184 Ordinance on the management of waste wood (2002)185 Law on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (2009)186 Bremen Port Bye Laws (2001), section 4, subsection 1 and 2187

Prevention, mitigation & compensation of negative effects on the environment

Monitoring by environmental agency (SUBV) and GAA


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188 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bimschg/gesamt.pdf 189 Find the current version at http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/awsv/AwSV.pdf 190 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bbodschg/gesamt.pdf 191 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/whg_2009/gesamt.pdf 192 Find the current version at http://transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.72128.de&asl=bremen203_tpgesetz.c.55340.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d

B.V. Other port business (particularly A: conditioning facilities e.g. cars, food, fish...B: port service) B.V.1

Noise emissions,particularly • Lorries • Production processes


A: e.g. BLG Autotec, Deutsche See, Weserport, Frozen Fish

B: e.g. Graue, Oiltanking (Tanklager BHV), Nehlsen, Protectis

Federal Immission Control Act (2013), particularly § 22188 Approval of installations Development plans

Containment and reduction of noise

Monitoring by GAA

B.V.2

Contamination of water and soil

Water, soil


B: e.g. Graue, Oiltanking (Tanklager BHV), Nehlsen, Protectis

Ordinance on installations for handling of substances hazardous to waters (2010)189 Federal Soil Protection Act (1998)190 Federal Water Act (2009)191 Water Act of Bremen (2011)192 Approval of installations

Prevention of water and soil contamination, Emergency plans



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193 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/whg_2009/gesamt.pdf 194 Find the current version at http://transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.72128.de&asl=bremen203_tpgesetz.c.55340.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d 195 Find the current version at http://transparenz.bremen.de/sixcms/detail.php?gsid=bremen2014_tp.c.64149.de&asl=bremen203_tpgesetz.c.55340.de&template=20_gp_ifg_meta_detail_d 196 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_arbschg/englisch_arbschg.pdf 197 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/bimschg/gesamt.pdf

B.V.3

Wastewater

Water

See above

Federal Water Act (2009)193 Water Act of Bremen (2011), particularly § 103194 Wastewater Charges Act of Bremen (1989)195 Approval of installations

Municipal sewage plant

B.V.4

Bulk product dust

Air/area, smell nuisance, neighboring population


B: e.g. HGM Energy, Oiltanking (Tanklager BHV), Nehlsen, Protectis

Labour Protection Act (1996)196 Federal Immission Control Act (2013)197 Approval of installations

Reduction of dust and smell emission

Monitoring by GAA


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198 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_arbschg/englisch_arbschg.pdf 199 Find the current version at http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/awsv/AwSV.pdf 200 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/betrsichv_2015/gesamt.pdf 201 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/gefstoffv_2010/gesamt.pdf 202 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/krwg/gesamt.pdf 203 Find the current version at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/alt_lv/gesamt.pdf

B.V.5


Air, environment, workers, neighboring population

See above

Labour Protection Act (1996)198 Ordinance on installations for handling of substances hazardous to waters (2010)199, Bye-laws concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work, the safety with regard to the operation of facilities requiring special supervision, the organisation of safety at work (2015)200 Bye-laws concerning the protection from dangerous substances (2010)201^ Approval of installations

Emergency plans

Local fire brigades

B.V.6

Waste

Soil, Water

See above

Closed Substance Cycle Waste Management Act (2012)202 Bye-laws concerning waste oil (2002)203 Approval of installations

Reduction of waste, safe waste removal



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ABOUT THIS REPORT In this environmental report, the port management company bremenports GmbH &Co. KG GmbH & Co. KG publishes financial and non-financial information on the company itself and the port infrastructure which it manages in the capacity of trustee [the “Special Asset Ports”” and the “Special Asset Fischereihafen (Waterside)”] as well as the Senator for Economic Affairs, Labour and Ports, and the Harbour Master Office [“Hansestadt Bremisches Hafenamt“]. The organisations bremenports GmbH &Co. KG GmbH & Co. KG, and the special assets Ports and Fischereihafen (Waterside) are publicly owned by the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Management of the above special assets in the capacity of trustee was entrusted to bremenports GmbH &Co. KG GmbH & Co. KG, which was founded specifically for that purpose, by the competent ministry Bremen’s Senator for Economic Affairs, Labour and Ports in 2001. There have been no significant changes in terms of size, structure or ownership since the previous year. Scope of reporting To facilitate comparison of the contents on an international scale, this presentation of our environmental performance systematically adheres to the guidelines of the Port Environmental Review System. In 2018, we are reporting in accordance with Version 5, published in December 2016. The contents of the report comply with the requirements of Sections 1.1 to 1.6. of the guidelines. Data quality We constantly endeavour to improve the quality of our data. To ensure that all key performance indicators are comparable, we have defined regulations for the retrospective adjustment of data. Retrospective adjustments due to changes in methods and error rectification are made if the aggregate effect on previously reported figures differs by more than 5 %. Time frame and profile Our environmental management covers annual key performance indicators which we use to review, compare and assess our environmental performance. We publish these KPIs every two years; the KPIs published in the 2018 PERS Report refer to the period 2010 to 2017. Audits In 2018, we will subject our environmental performance to an external audit in order to ensure the credibility and quality of reporting. The management endorses this procedure and provides the necessary budget. The audit will be conducted in accordance with the Port Environmental Review System by Lloyds Register, Amsterdam (LRQA).


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