Maritime Transportation And Shipping Talk

Back last summer when “Green Award” for shipping caught my attention for the first time and I didn’t realize how big this subject was going to be. “Green Award” for shipping was just the beginning. I soon realized that there was many other related ones happening around the globe and they were all having an impact on the environment.
“Green Award For Shipping” caught my eye in the beginning for one reason only and that was the ships getting a reduction on their fee to the “Port Of Montreal” and I wanted to know why. Why would a Port Corporation like the Port Of Montreal give a ship this kind of incentive or better yet, a ship owner or manager this kind of incentive? What were the benefits for Port of Montreal?
There was a whole lot of questions that I asked and during the study of this concept we will continue and try to answer some of these questions.
The last article that I wrote kind of ended as we started to get into the process of inspection and getting office and ships certified to the “Green Award” program. The certification process is a very detailed issue and we will not be able to cover it well and understand it all unless we go in dept and look at some of the underlying issues that brought this program into light in the first place. Therefore I will leave the certification process for a while and look at some of the underlying issues.
One issue that we have already touched on is the effect this has on port corporations. A port corporation, like the one we talked about previously, has a great responsibility towards its clients being shipping companies and some of that covers the environment. Proper protection and prevention against incidents that could damage the environment is part of that responsibility.
A port like “Port Of Montreal” being an inland port like it is on the shore of Saint Lawrence River has an even greater responsibility and that is adapting to River conditions. It means that people down stream are depending on Port Of Montreal doing the right thing if something is to happen, for instance an oil spill of major proportions. Do we know what kind of measures Port Of Montreal have in place to combat this kind of a problem or incidence? The “Green Award” program was one of the things that would help Port OF Montreal with this responsibility. If Port Of Montreal can draw these clients that has been awarded the “Green Award Certification” to the port they are standing a much better chance of not having any major incidences or at least reducing the risk. Port of Montreal is giving incentive for being and maintaining a “Green Award” certification. Many other ports around the globe are doing the same thing and the list is ever growing.
What is so important in this program for Port Of Montreal to issue a credit or reduction on your port fee?

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