Breakout session: Arctic commercial opportunities and corporate social responsibility

Arctic shipping needs safe and sustainable ports

Robert Howe

Technical CEO, bremenports GmbH & Co.

Reykjavik, 31th October – 2nd November 2014

Breakout session: Arctic commercial opportunities and corporate social responsibility

Arctic shipping needs safe and sustainable ports

(1) Introduction - bremenports

(2) Arctic shipping – risks & chances

(3) Sustainability – precondition for development of arctic ports

(4) Safe and Sustainable ports – development with certification

(5) Future prospects - solutions and prospects

Reykjavik, 31th October – 2nd November 2014

(1) Introduction of bremenports

Port Management in Bremen and Bremerhaven

(1) Introduction Geographical location

The smallest

Federal Land in Germany

Bremen

consists of the two cities

Bremen and Bremerhaven

Maritime location

at the centre of the North Range

Maintenance, development, planning,

expansion and marketing

of the ports of Bremen

Organised as a special asset fund

for budgetary purposes

(shareholder: Free Hanseatic City of Bremen)

Senator for Economic Affairs, Labour

and Ports

Government ministry tasks

Public port authority

Tasks of the harbour master and shipping office, public

authority tasks

(1) Introduction Organisation of port management

(1) Introduction Key activities - Bremerhaven

Containers Automobile Offshore Automobiles

(1) Introduction Key activities - Bremen

Freight village Automobile Bulk cargo Conventional general cargo

(2) Arctic shipping

Risks and chances

Photo: Aker Arctic Technology & Sara Francis/US

risks:

Highly sensitive environment

Environmental accident

Mayday call

Important for global climate

system

chances:

Energy saving by polar ship-

transport

Greening of shipping &

maritime industry

Part of sustainable value

chains

Regional economic growth

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(2) Arctic shipping risks & chances

Source: dapd Coast Guard

http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/kuow/files/201302/USCG-KullukToDutchTow.jpg

(3) Sustainability

Precondition for development of Arctic ports

(3) Sustainability precondition for development of Arctic Ports

Sustainability needs specific management

1. Assessment of ecological, economic and social conditions

2. Identification of risks and chances

3. Definition of objectives

4. Sustainability program & measures

5. Monitoring

6. Evaluation & Reporting

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Pressure / Demand:

SOCIAL

» Limitation of resource

consumption

» Climate protection

» Integrated management

concepts

» Stakeholder involvement

» Cooperation

ECOLOGICAL

» Land consumption

» Loss of Biodiversity

» Water-, Air-, Noise- and

Light-pollution

» Dredging impacts

ECONOMIC

» Possibilities to growth

» Efficient & secure

procedures

» High-class service quality

» 100% port availability

Innovations

(3) Sustainability precondition for development of Arctic Ports

(4) Safe and Sustainable ports

Forward-looking port development - Certified sustainable management

Due to the facts

about the oil, gas,

mineral resources,

shipping routes etc.:

New ice free and

secure trans-

shipment hubs on

both sides of the

Pole are needed.

Locations of those

will very likely be in

Iceland and Alaska.

(5) Safe and sustainable ports Forward-looking port development

Wave forecast for the North-Atlantic – a typical situation

Icelandic Marit. Administration

(5) Safe and sustainable ports Forward-looking port development

Sustainable Port

with certified sustainable management (e.g. according GRI)

» Efficient in technical & organizational

services

» Economic offers to all port users

» With own green infrastructure

» Transparent information and

communication structures

» Stakeholder dialogues

» CO2-neutral or at least CO2-efficient

» Pro-active for innovation and

sustainable economic growth

» Controlled resource consumption

» Energy supply from renewable sources

(5) Safe and sustainable ports Certified sustainable management

(5) Future prospects

solutions in Bremen/Bremerhaven and prospects in Iceland

… solutions » Sustainability strategy “greenports“TM

» GRI-Certificate 2013 (B+)

» PERS-Certificates 2011 & 2014

» ISO 9001:2008-Certificate

» Habitat creation & management

» Integrated Management Plans (e.g. IBP Weser)

» ESI-discount on harbor dues

» Innovative/emission reduced workboats (LNG-fleet)

» Sustainable water-depth-management

» Carbon Footprint Studies

» greenports Award

» LNG-Fuelling-Facilities

» Monitoring systems (e.g. Noise at the Container terminal)

» Energy-Management

…ideas » CO2-neutral port

» Supply chain concepts

» Renewable Hydrogen as fuel for maritime use

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(6) Prospects solutions in Bremen/Bremerhaven

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(6) Prospects prospects in Iceland – the FINNAFJORD PORT

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• Base port for oil &

gas E&P operations

» Support site for prospecting activities.

» Base harbour for E&P operations

» Site for LNG liquefaction plant/terminal

• Hub port/way port

for transarctic

shipping

» Exploration of the potentials of receding ice

cover in the Arctic for shipping along the

Northern Sea Route.

» Access point to Northern Europe

» Transshipment to North America

• Offshore / Arctic

shipping service port

» Search & Rescue base port

» LNG bunkering facility

(6) Prospects prospects in Iceland – the FINNAFJORD PORT

You are welcome to visit our homepage www.bremenports.de and www.greenports.de

The Future of the Ports is sustainable! ©World port in good hands

Robert Howe

Managing Director

bremenports GmbH & Co. KG

Am Strom 2

27568 Bremerhaven

Tel + 49 (0) 421 – 30901-0

office@bremenports.de

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