BRAZIL's major port and maritime logistics operator Wilson Sons has reported an unprecedented reduction of up to 55 per cent in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from Santa Clara Container Terminal cargo operations in Rio Grande do Sul.
The company has developed a calculation methodology based on the Brazilian Greenhouse Gas Programme, validated by SGS, a world leader in inspection, verification, testing and certification, reports London's Port Technology International.
Using this methodology, Wilson Sons calculated GHG from cargo handled at the Santa Clara waterway terminal, located in Triunfo, and concluded that 55 per cent less GHG emissions are produced on the waterway compared to road transportation.
The study compared river and road transport on the route between Santa Clara and Rio Grande Container Terminals and found that, by transporting containers on the road, carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions may reach 0.196 tonnes of CO2e per TEU, which is twice as much as emissions from river transport.
Cleiton Lages, environment and safety manager at Rio Grande Container Terminal, said that 'since the start of operations, over 32,000 tonnes of carbon emissions have been reduced with the employment of inland navigation'.
Earlier this month, Porto Itapoa won recognition as Brazil's top port for customer experience for the eighth year in a row at a national port sector ceremony.
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The company has developed a calculation methodology based on the Brazilian Greenhouse Gas Programme, validated by SGS, a world leader in inspection, verification, testing and certification, reports London's Port Technology International.
Using this methodology, Wilson Sons calculated GHG from cargo handled at the Santa Clara waterway terminal, located in Triunfo, and concluded that 55 per cent less GHG emissions are produced on the waterway compared to road transportation.
The study compared river and road transport on the route between Santa Clara and Rio Grande Container Terminals and found that, by transporting containers on the road, carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions may reach 0.196 tonnes of CO2e per TEU, which is twice as much as emissions from river transport.
Cleiton Lages, environment and safety manager at Rio Grande Container Terminal, said that 'since the start of operations, over 32,000 tonnes of carbon emissions have been reduced with the employment of inland navigation'.
Earlier this month, Porto Itapoa won recognition as Brazil's top port for customer experience for the eighth year in a row at a national port sector ceremony.
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