Pulling the green strands together

Logistics industry thought-leader Mark Millar argues that emissions from ports and ships exacerbate public health problems within the populations that support them and are a sustainability problem for many Asian ports. He specifically points to the South China and Ho Chi Minh City port clusters as being vulnerable to this.


There is also a competitive issue. Not only have many ports in Europe and America dealt with the green agenda, but two ports with whom Hong Kong competes in the same cluster, Yantian and Chiwan are starting to tackle it.


“Hong Kong port still has great potential to lead the Pearl River Delta region into the next era of port management excellence, but needs to fully embrace sustainability as a strong value-add in its competitive differentiation and strategic positioning,” said Tony Wines, chief executive of Turnkey Consulting, in a recent industry white paper on the matter.


Stripped of its management speak, Mr Wines implies that big picture management that factors in things outside the immediate costs of running the facility is the way forward for those ports keen to be seen as improving, rather than just hanging on in there.
(Source:http://www.portstrategy.com)