Laem Chabang Port Takes Next Step on Green Port
Initiative
Earlier this year, Mr Chalermchai Meekun-iam, Director General of the Port Authority of
Thailand (PAT) announced an agreement with four other major ports on the
Pacific rim: Port
of Tacoma, Port
of Dalian, Port
of Incheon
and Port of Kitakyushu. The agreement will unite the
ports in a drive to become more environmentally friendly under the Green Port
initiative.
The objective of the initiative is to cooperate with one another on
environmental issues involved with port activities such as reducing emissions,
improving the quality of the environment and controlling the affect port
operations have upon it.
Laem Chabang Port has led the way in setting Green Port
strategies, especially with the third phase of its expansion in which the port
highlighted key objectives in reducing global warming and ecological awareness
in accordance with expanding container throughput capacity. The Green Port
initiative will allow Laem Chabang Port
to exchange information and technology with other participating ports in the Asia
Pacific region and apply better resources into designing better infrastructure
for its next phase. It will also allow the port to adopt more environmentally
friendly tools and methods such as the capability to generate electricity for
vessels berthed alongside its terminals or bring in innovative equipment that
will help reduce emissions and consume less energy.
In addition to this, Laem Chabang Port
has been continually pro-active in preserving the environment with successful
projects such as restoring the mangrove forests along Laem
Chabangs coasts and diving activities to collect
underwater trash. The port is also promoting awareness in energy conservation
throughout its community. Its ultimate goal: to create an efficient business
that has a minimal impact on the environment in which it operates.