Port of Igoumenitsa. Environmental Sustainability Report

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1 Port of Igoumenitsa Environmental Sustainability Report

2 INDEX 1 INTRODUCTION PORT FACILITIES PORT HISTORY AND STRATEGY FIRST PERIOD THE OLD PORT THE NEW PORT PASSENGER PORT COMMERCIAL PORT FIGURES OF PORT ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY OF IPA SA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IMPACTS RELATED TO PORT S ACTIVITIES OBJECTIVES FOR IMPROVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE WATER ENERGY WASTE AIR EMISSIONS NOISE ORGANISATION STRUCTURE STAKEHOLDERS COOPERATIONS - PARTICIPATIONS EXAMPLES OF ACTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT CONTACT INFORMATION

3 IGOUMENITSA PORT AUTHORITY S.A. Environmental Report 1 Introduction This report shows IPA SA s environmental performance during last years period. Port of Igoumenitsa (IPA SA) implements a Port Environmental Review System (PERS) in order to achieve the objectives of sustainable development and environmental protection and participate. PERS is a tool for participating to the international network of environmentally responsible ports (ECOPORTS). PERS is a part of Port s certified Environmental Management System, following the requirements of ISO 14001, since IPA develops an environmental management system by identifying significant aspects, policy and performance criteria. This report is a detailed presentation on the actual performance on the major environmental aspects. Data outlining the footprint of Port s operation concerning environmental issues. Information related to the port of Igoumenitsa is available on the web-page of the Port Authority Chairman of the Board of Directors, Mr Diamantis Vasileios states: We are committed for continual effort for environmental impacts reduction and performance improvement of the organization itself and the environmental quality. 3

4 2 Port facilities Port of Igoumenitsa lies on the west coast of Thesprotia County opposite of Corfu island, 53 km far from Ioannina city to south west direction, almost 20 km far from port of Kerkyra and 18 kilometers far from borders with Albania. The port is next to town of Igoumenitsa, at the end of Egnatia Motorway, the main national motorway of northern Greece and one of the biggest of the country. Egnatia connects Igoumenitsa with Thessaloniki and the far eastern prefecture of Greece, Thrace which lies on the borders with Turkey. Igoumenitsa Port Authority S.A. provides the following services of ships performing international routes to and from Italian ports: Passenger Terminal Building covering a total surface of 6,326 m 2. Central Passenger Terminal of the New Port has a modern waiting room, restaurant and shops for the service of passengers, info kiosks and a free wireless network. It provides passengers with a friendly environment and high quality services. Land zone 21,000 m 2, of which 13,000 m 2 land port zone and 8,000m 2 parking areas and other auxiliary areas. 12 mooring positions, able to service up to 7 ships at the same time. Each position has approximately 2,000m 2 of land areas. Provision of water supply and electricity services to ships. Length of platforms: 781 m 4

5 Channel is 1,500m long and 100m wide, while its depth ranges starting from 10.5m. Port Authority of Igoumenitsa basically provides services regarding the mooring of vessels and the transport of passengers and vehicles. Due to lack of storage facilities (Container Terminal, silos) and adequate infrastructure, no cargo and goods are transferred, apart from those transported by trucks, and a few bulk loads. The annual traffic of goods, through the port, reaches 2 million tones through international transport of trucks. 5

6 3 Port History and Strategy 3.1 First Period Although the area of Thesprotia was inhabited since prehistoric times, there is no archaeological evidence to support the existence of settlements in the current region of Igoumenitsa and its port. During the Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic periods the area's port however seems to be used only as an occasional anchorage. The next references come from During the Ottoman Empire the area's port was not deemed important and thus marked no growth until In 1912, after liberation from the Turks and integration into the Greek state, new arrivals gradually settled in the town until the 1930s. The town's location as a port opposite Corfu attracted ship owners, while in 1925, the residents asked for the port's connection via a highway with the city of Ioannina and in 1928 the government decided to build the port of Igoumenitsa. The port had a small jetty for the mooring of motorboats, barges and boats and a shed for the storage of goods. The situation remained unchanged until 1950 when the ferry boat connection of Greece and Italy via the Patras-Igoumenitsa-Corfu-Brindisi line was decided. The works for the further development of the port began in 1958 and were delivered in The Old Port Until 1996, this natural harbour in the cove of Igoumenitsa bay was bounded by two piers, one in the north and one in the south. The north pier was 100 meters long and 30 meters wide. That is where the ferries on the Greece - Italy line anchored. The south pier was 100 m long and 125 m wide and was the main pier of the port. It served both ferries on the Greece-Italy line and the tankers and cargo ships arriving at the port. Today the old port is used to house the service department of the central harbor of Igoumenitsa and for its boats to dock. 3.3 The New Port The creation of the new port of Igoumenitsa is part of a greater Strategic Plan for the Evolution of Transport Infrastructure (2010), planed by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. From this plan, the need for the construction of a closed high speed motorways network came about, including: a) Egnatia Odos Motorway b) P.A.TH.E (Road axes of PATRA ATHENS THESSALONIKI - EVZONI) and c) the western ax from the North to the South (Ionia Odos) Igoumenitsa s new port was programmed in combination with the effort of reassuring the country s direct connections with the other EU countries. 3.4 Passenger port The port is mainly passengers' port, connecting Igoumenitsa with internal destinations (Corfu Paxi Patras) and external destinations (Italy). The internal destinations are served by the Old Port, while the external destinations by the New Port. 6

7 The internal lines served from and to Igoumenitsa are: Igoumenitsa Corfu Igoumenitsa Leukimi Igoumenitsa Paxoi Igoumenitsa Patra Igoumenitsa-Kefalonia (at the summer) The external lines served from and to Igoumenitsa are: Igoumenitsa Ancona Igoumenitsa Venice Igoumenitsa Bari Igoumenitsa Brindisi Igoumenitsa-Ravenna (occasionally) 3.5 Commercial Port The completed projects for the expansion of its infrastructure (Phase II), significantly upgrade the dynamics and service quality mainly of the passenger but also of the tourist and cargo traffic of the port. 7

8 4 Figures of Port Passenger and vehicles traffic through last years are presented in the next Figures. 8

9 Total data of passengers - vehicle traffic and ship mooring of last years are shown below: Passengers 2,288,991 2,492,036 2,512,981 Ships mooring 11,648 10,930 11,276 Vehicles 2,599,200 2,469,600 3,169,118 9

10 5 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY of IPA SA Basic principles of our Environmental Policy are: Contribution to sustainable development Continuously reduction of all the negative environmental impacts, including emissions to air, land and water Natural resources and raw materials conservation and pollution prevention Implementation of a certified Environmental Management System Minimization and safe disposal of waste produced by our activities Applying of best environmental practices and techniques for energy and raw materials saving and waste management Training our employees and enable them to actively regard the importance of environmental protection Prevention of environmental accidents and achievement of a high level of preparedness An open and creative relationship of trust with clients, authorities, the local community, general public and other participants in order to consult adequately on our environmental programs Communicate our environmental performance to the public Our full Policy statement is posted in our website. 10

11 6 Environmental Management 6.1 Impacts related to Port s activities IPA has great concern about the activities that take place under its responsibility or inside its area of authority and have direct interaction with environment. The most significant environmental issues are: Waste management Wastes that are collected from ships belong to many different categories (cargo or fuel residues, electrical equipment, domestic waste, wastewater) and their quantities are significant Water consumption Water is the most valuable natural resource and an organization has to care primarily about the effective control and reduction of consumption Energy and Resources consumption Natural Resources conservation is a crucial issue for the quality of local and broader environment Air emissions Various sources of air pollutants emissions exist in a port and their register is essential Noise Noise should be monitored and controlled in ports, where activities, such as people and vehicles gathering and construction projects take place From March 2003, Port Authority of Igoumenitsa, according to the directions of the European communities and the Greek legislation, provides services for the facilitation of receiving waste and ship residuum. In that way it, affectively, contributes to the protection of the environment. The proper equipment to manage pollution emergencies in the marine environment is purchased and adequate emergency plans have been composed for the preparedness of Port Authorities. Additionally, IPA has scheduled and performs monitoring of air emissions and noise, as well as water consumption. 11

12 6.2 Objectives for improvement and Performance Indicators IPA SA, focusing on its reported significant issues, has taken all the required measures to control them and improve its environmental performance. Port s specific environmental objectives and related environmental management programs are: S/N Environmental Objective Environmental Program 1. Reduction of Water Monitoring and control of consumption water consumption 2. Environmental Policy Reduction of complaints communication and related to environmental improvement of environmental issues performance 3. Sea and soil pollution Monitoring and management prevention caused by solid of ships solid and liquid and liquid ships waste/ waste compliance with environmental legislation 4. Soil pollution prevention caused by hazardous waste 5. Reduction of electrical energy consumption 6. Awareness, training and encouragement of involved personnel and contractors and bodies Monitoring and management of organization s hazardous waste Monitoring and control of electrical energy consumption Environmental training of involved personnel and contractors and bodies 12

13 7 Environmental performance IPA SA believes that sustainable development and environmental protection is based on meaningful performance indicators. Igoumenitsa Port Authority SA has identified performance indicators in order to monitor and assure its progress in achieving compliance with legislation and improving environmental quality through the actions on its environmental aspect. Progress on the performance indicators is monitored and reviewed each year in order to ensure that environmental performance is in the desirable levels. Concerning its major objectives for environmental improvement, Port of Igoumenitsa presents data of its last period of operation. 7.1 Water For reducing water consumption and improving flow control and network status monitoring, Port of igoumenitsa has installed water monitoring system. Results have been already reported. Water uses have also been limited the last years, as less water is consumed for ships supply or for watering of green areas of the port. 13

14 7.2 Energy Energy saving is a major concern for Port of Igoumenitsa and actions of installing equipment of lower consumption are scheduled and taken. Energy consumption is monitored and controlled, while until the completion of Phase II of Port s facilities energy demands are increased due to construction projects. 14

15 7.3 Waste Port of Igoumenitsa assures that solid waste is collected by approved waste management contractors and provides all required reception facilities. 15

16 Liquid hazardous waste from ships includes oil residues, lubricant oil and waste mixtures from oil separators. Collected quantities and corresponding factor (per ship) have increased last two years. 16

17 Port of Igoumenitsa concerns and gives priority in separation, collection and proper management of hazardous solid waste, including paints, maintenance and medical waste. Total quantities of solid hazardous waste 17

18 Electrical waste is another flow that Port of Igoumenitsa manages properly and separately. Old lamps and similar equipment are collected and tranported to recycling facilities. Furthermore, port of Igoumenitsa supports recycling of special types of waste such as old batteries and printing toners. 18

19 7.4 Air emissions Regular monitoring of CO and NO 2 takes place since The last year equipment for continuous measuring and reporting of air emissions (CO, NO 2, O 3 and SO 2 ) has been installed in port s facilities. *limit value of CO is 10 mg/m 3 Mean values of air emissions are below limits specified in Greek and European Legislation (Greek Decision 14122/549/Ε.10/2011). 19

20 7.5 Noise Passenger ports are places where activities, such as people and vehicles gathering, raise noise levels. Last period noise has been measured in Port s area. Results show that mean values of noise are below 55db, which is the limit in Greek legislation for areas where industrial and urban environment equally coexist. Principle of Port s Top Management is the conservation of natural character of local environment. Port will be equipped with noise measuring device for continuous monitoring of noise in port s areas. 20

21 8 Organisation Structure Igoumenitsa Port Authority SA has the structure needed to achieve its goals based on its Policy for Environmental protection and sustainable development. The volume and the categories of resources for environmental management of IPA SA are defined due to port s environmental policy and significant environmental aspects. Chairman of IPA SA in collaboration with the appointed Management Representative for environmental management ensures that human and material resources required for the effective operation of the Environmental Review and Management System are recognized and readily available. Environmental management is integrated through all departments responsible for activities with environmental impacts (Port Services Directorate with Port Support Department, Civil Engineering Projects Directorate.) All Port s Environmental Aspects are controlled, assuring that commitments to environmental compliance, pollution prevention and continual improvement in the pursuit of a new goal of a sustainable port environment are fulfilled. Igoumenitsa Port Authority SA continues to grow and the new investment programs have been approved by the competent authorities. One of the main challenges for Igoumenitsa Port Authority SA is to effectively manage any impacts on the port, community and environment. 21

22 9 Stakeholders - Cooperations - Participations Port s main principle is to collaborate effectively with all Igoumenitsa a authorities, local organizations and bodies and of course community. Its Contingency Response Plan for marine pollution incidents is in total accordance with Central Port Authority of Igoumenitsa s Response Plan. Two Authorities communicate and cooperate successfully during every crucial phase of decontamination projects. IPA participates in various environmental actions such as exhibitions, seminars and conferences. Recently (March 2015), IPA co organized with Environmental Training Centre of Filiata and Municipality of Igoumenitsa, a training seminar for teachers with subject Ports of Greece Port of Igoumenitsa. IPA participates in TEN ECOPORT, which is a transnational cooperation project founded by the European Union within the framework of the South East Europe Transnational Cooperation Program. It involves 16 partners (Managing Bodies of Ports and Research Institutes) coming from 7 different countries (Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Montenegro, Croatia). TEN ECOPORT is focused on the creation of a permanent discussion platform, among Port Authorities and among each Port Authority and its stakeholders. The target is to enhance the cross-border and trans-european partnership among port areas in order to stimulate an integrated policy on environmental protection. The TEN provides decision-makers with the useful tools and policies that will help them plan the future common model for the efficiency of the Trans-European Network corridors. Co-operation with TEN ECOPORT includes actions such as environmental aspects registering (Eco-mapping), air pollution management, liquid waste management, natural resource saving through recycling. Training and technical seminars are scheduled and open table discussions with all involved parts. Project of TENECOPORT has been integrated in Financial Program South East Europe Transnational Cooperation Program, which is funded by European Fund of Regional Development and national sources. 22

23 Implementation of International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, August 2014, concerning of applying services related to facilities keeping, control of people and vehicles access, control of freight etc Participation in seminar presentation of Projects of international cooperation ADRIATICMOS - ELPORTAL, for the presentation of EMS of Port of Igoumenitsa and results of environmental monitoring, in Syvota Diamond Spa Resort, May

24 10 Examples of actions for improvement Port of Igoumenitsa through last years has taken significant initiatives for solving located problems and improvement of its environmental performance. Examples of Significant environmental actions are: Installation of an Air Quality Measurement Station suitably equipped with specialized instruments and calibrated to measure/record the concentration of specific air pollutants during all day. The measured concentrations are kept on appropriate files in order to provide reference and data for analysis and assessment. Air pollution is identified as one of the significant environmental issues that Igoumenitsa Port Authority and main Port Operators have to deal with. Effectiveness / Benefits Continuously and real time measure air pollutants including ozone (O 3 ), nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ), carbon monoxide (CO), sulphur dioxide (SO 2 ) and meteorological parameters such as temperature, humidity and wind speed and direction Location and Detection of peaks of pollutants concentration and consequently environmental discrepancies in port s operation Reduction of emissions to atmosphere and impacts on human health, biodiversity and other environmental aspects Temperature control permits long-term operation in extreme climates Residents, especially those most at risk from air pollution, can use the information from the station as a health management tool to control their exposure to air pollutants Information about relation between emissions and port traffic and activities Continuous improvement of port services to eliminate air emission caused by ship Can be used as part of the regional air quality mapping and be used to compare data across the region Determination of extent of the contribution of port operations to the air quality of the wider municipal - residential area 24

25 IPA SA, in order to provide a more detailed overview of water consumption, has installed a system for monitoring water consumption consisting of: o 25 water meters at key points of water network. The water meters indicate readings twice daily/every 12 hours. o Data sender and Concentrator. o Software for processing and presenting data Effectiveness / Benefits Reducing water consumption Reducing port s impact on the local environment Reducing costs by using less water, saving money on water supply costs, wastewater disposal charges and other associated costs, such as, energy for heating and chemicals for treating water Implementation of water management efficiency measures Identifying increases in consumption that need further investigation a sudden increase could indicate a leak Metering systems use hardware and software to collect the meter data for consumption and leakage alarm purposes. There are several benefits: data can be collected from difficult to reach meters; Automatic storage; data can be viewed in real-time or near real-time helping to identify leaks quickly; data can be collected more quickly, particularly if there are several submeters 25

26 Contact Information Igoumenitsa Port Authority Central Passenger Terminal New Port, GR Department of Port Support Mr Nikolaou Panagiotis Head Tel: Fax: For further information on our environmental management and performance visit our website: 26