APM Terminals Cut Emissions 8 Percent - The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story

Posted - Peter T. Leach | Feb 26, 2010 3:09PM GM The Journal of Commerce Online

Calls for cooperation with other operators to standardize measurement

APM Terminals’ chief environmental officer is calling for cooperation among the leading global terminal operators to standardize ways of measuring their carbon footprints so as to reduce their greenhouse emissions.
Speaking at the GreenPort 2010 International Ports and Environment Conference on the topic of “Carbon Footprinting for Container Terminals,” APM Terminals Senior Director of Sustainability Henrik Kristensen emphasized that while initial progress has been made, a “long journey” lies ahead before “eco-efficiency” can be realized for container terminals.
He said more cooperation among terminal operators is necessary to drive the industry forward in improving environmental performance....

  
http://www.joc.com/maritime/apm-terminals-cut-emissions-8-percent

Note from Wordsmith - for a possible solution to this proposal see -
The Development of a Global Maritime Emissions Inventory Using Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Techniques = Authored by Dale Neef PhD Managing Director -
http://www.qcs-facts.com/resource/TheDevelopmentofaGlobalMaritimeEmission.pdf