Green Marine - May 29, 2015<\/p>\n
Green Marine awarded their environmental performance certificates to more than 80 maritime companies yesterday during its GreenTech 2015 conference being held in Seattle, Washington.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s wonderful to welcome colleagues from across the continent to talk about further greening our business,\u201d says Linda Styrk, Managing Director, Maritime Division, Port of Seattle and a Green Marine Board member. \u201cGreen Marine\u2019s program helps organizations improve their environmental performance, and GreenTech is a great opportunity to learn from each other\u2019s experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
The past year has been a banner one in terms of Green Marine\u2019s recognition. A total of 11 participating companies \u2013 including the sixth largest U.S. cruise port, a major container terminal operator in New York, New Jersey and Vancouver, B.C., and one of the largest ferry operators in the world \u2013 achieved Green Marine certification for the first time:<\/p>\n
BC Ferries
\nCSL Australia
\nGCT Global Container Terminals Inc.
\nMarine Atlantique
\nOwen Sound Transportation Company
\nPinnacle Renewable Energy (Westview)
\nPort of New Orleans
\nRichardson International (Hamilton)
\nJohn\u2019s Port Authority
\nTidal Coast Terminals Ltd.
\nYellowline Asphalt Products<\/p>\n
The North American environmental program currently has 89 participants, compared to 34 when the initiative was launched in 2007.<\/p>\n
The overall average obtained for 2014 was 3.1, compared to the average Level 2 achieved when participants submitted reports for the first evaluation year of 2008. Companies evaluate their performance for 11 indicators on a scale of Level 1 to 5. Individual company results are subject to an independent verification and published annually.<\/p>\n
Green Marine\u2019s positive results for 2014 clearly demonstrate that the ship owners, ports, terminals and shipyards participating in the program continually strive to improve their environmental performance.<\/p>\n
In fact, 57% of the participants advanced at least one level in one or more performance indicators in comparison to their evaluation a year earlier. This increase is even more significant among the ship owners: 65% of them attained a higher level for at least one of the performance indicators.<\/p>\n
Air and Water Quality<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThis continual improvement reflects the concrete actions taken by our participants,\u201d explained David Bolduc, Green Marine\u2019s Executive Director. \u201cA full 88% of the ship owners achieved higher levels for at least one of the indicators related to air quality, and nearly three-quarters of the ports and terminals have a plan in place to prevent water and land pollution. All these measures go beyond regulatory compliance.\u201d<\/p>\n The 2014 results also demonstrate the program\u2019s effectiveness in driving the maritime industry towards environmental excellence year after year, according to Paul Gourdeau, President of Federal Marine Terminals. \u201cBeing a participant in the program makes a real difference in the long term, as evidenced by the 3.4 overall average of the longest participants compared to the global average of 3.1 for all the participants combined,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n A member of the Green Marine board since 2012, Mr. Gourdeau was elected as the new chair yesterday upon the departure of Greg Wight, who is retiring as President and CEO of the Algoma Central Corporation. In addition, Green Marine welcomes two new members to the board: Allister Paterson, the President of Canada Steamship Lines; and, Stephen Edwards, the President and CEO of GCT Global Container Terminals.<\/p>\n The 2014 performance report, which includes the individual results of all the certified participants, is available ici pour<\/a>.<\/p>\n