Decarbonisation Starts at the Terminal

UAB-Online’s CEO Hans Bobeldijk explores how tank storage can reach net zero.

With the continuing emphasis throughout the maritime industry on finding ways to achieve net zero by 2050, it is important to examine the role that ports and terminals can play. There are numerous environmentally friendly practices that terminals could deploy in order to start making an impact on emission reduction. Stakeholders must first address the many factors that make the current port processes inefficient and have a direct tie to delays at ports. It’s widely known that delays contribute to increased emissions due to prolonged vessel idling, auxiliary engine use, and overall inefficiencies in the supply chain.

UAB-Online suggests three main issues behind terminal delays:

1. Inefficient ways of working
2. Suboptimal planning
3. Stakeholder waiting times
The sooner the tank storage sector examines and solves these issues, the closer to decarbonisation we will be.

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