Port
Canaveral Authority has announced it has earned Green Marine
re-certification for the eighth year in a row, underscoring the Port’s
commitment to environmental excellence in its port operations. The award was
presented to the Port at the GreenTech2024 environmental conference held in
Halifax, Nova Scotia.
“Port Canaveral has long held a high standard of
environmental responsibility with our commitment to long-term sustainable
goals,” stated Capt. John Murray, Port CEO. “This Green Marine re-certification
underscores the quality of our environmental program and dedication of our team
to best practices in planning, implementation and management of our efforts.”
Port Canaveral is among only 32 seaports in the U.S. and one
of only three ports in Florida to earn the Green Marine distinction. Green
Marine’s detailed criteria for specific performance indicators helped Port
Canaveral benchmark its environmental
performance during its initial certification in 2016.
“Once again, for an eighth consecutive year, the Port is
exceeding compliance for all applicable indicators,” stated Green Marine
President and CEO, David Bolduc. “Port Canaveral is also achieving the highest
level 5 for the spill prevention indicator, demonstrating environmental
excellence and leadership.”
Bob Musser, Port Canaveral Senior Director, Environmental,
attended the conference and accepted the certification on behalf of Port
Canaveral. "For eight years, we have actively engaged in this highly
valuable program, continuously raising the bar of our environmental performance,”
he said. “Our ultimate aim is to adopt and implement greener practices with
each evaluation."
Green Marine promotes voluntary protection measures to
continuously improve environmental performance. The certification process is
rigorous with the development of guiding principles beyond regulatory
compliance in key areas such as aquatic invasive species, greenhouse gases and
air pollutants, spill prevention, stormwater and waste management, underwater
noise, community impacts and environmental leadership.
These criteria are used to assess the performance of Green
Marine participants during an annual self-evaluation and a biennial third-party
verification, designed to improve the awareness of the marine industry’s
activities and environmental benefits.
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