As the leading company in Turkey for container terminal operations, it is the basis of our policy to carry out our activities and services at our terminal within the legal framework, in an environmentally friendly manner and to make continuous improvements for a sustainable environment.
Environmental Protection and Pollution Prevention
- Determining the environmental dimensions and effects of our activities and services, eliminating or minimizing the negative environmental effects at the source, if possible,
- To prepare emergency response plans, to implement emergency drills and to be ready in a possible emergency in order to respond quickly and effectively to pollution that may occur as a result of accidents and extraordinary situations,
- To carry out control and monitoring activities of sources that will cause air pollution, water pollution and soil pollution,
- To work towards reducing climate change and reducing our carbon footprint,
Compliance Obligations
- To comply with national legislation and international contracts related to our activities and services,
- To apply international environmental standards by considering country and business conditions,
- To consider environmental conditions in contracts with our customers and suppliers,
- To inform our neighbors and other external stakeholders about our environmental performance,
Continuous Improvement
- To engage in activities that reduce the use of natural resources and increase energy efficiency,
- To promote the use of recyclable and environmentally friendly materials,
- To increase the awareness on protecting the environment and to encourage them to take an active role in environmentally sensitive works by providing training to our employees and suppliers on environmental issues,
- To ensure that our environmental policy and targets are correctly understood and fully implemented by our employees and the people and organizations we receive/offer services from,
- To monitor, evaluate and continuously improve the environmental performance of our organization,
- To continuously improve the work equipment we use to perform our activities and services in accordance with technological developments.
Adherence to the Environmental policy and the goals of this policy is the fundamental duty of all MARPORT LIMAN ISLETMELERI SAN. VE TIC. A.S. (MARPORT TERMINAL OPERATORS) personnel.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
INTRODUCTION
Marport Port Management was inspected by TSE within the scope of the “Green Harbor Project” organized by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and became the first certified green port of Turkey.
Within the scope of management systems, we implemented the ISO 9001 Quality Management System, ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System and ISO 14001 Environmental Management System in an integrated manner in 2007, and we ensure continuous improvement through periodic audits conducted every year.
WASTE MANAGEMENT and ZERO WASTE
A three-year “Industrial Waste Management Plan” has been prepared for all types of waste generated within the borders of Marport Port and has been approved by the Provincial Directorate of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change.
Within the scope of the Zero Waste Regulation, the integration was completed and the Zero Waste Certificate was obtained. With the Zero Waste approach, recyclable wastes are collected separately from other wastes and then recycled by licensed companies.
Waste from ships is collected by ISTAC, a subsidiary of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.
WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT
With the wastewater treatment plants established within the borders of Marport, domestic and industrial wastewater are treated in accordance with the standards specified in the regulations and transferred to the receiving environment. Periodic maintenance of the treatment plants is carried out by professional teams and the effluent is constantly monitored. The effluent analyses are carried out periodically by accredited laboratories authorized by the Ministry. Sustainability is ensured by returning treated water to the receiving environment.
NATURAL RESOURCE CONSUMPTIONS AND ENERGY
Consumption of natural resources is constantly monitored and efforts are made to reduce this consumption.
Within the scope of the “Prime Route & Expert Decking” project, the fuel consumption and emissions of off-road vehicles decreased by 26% thanks to the optimization of transfer vehicles' in-port movements.
Zone-based LED conversion is being implemented in port lighting systems.
As per the objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, a feasibility study was carried out on the Solar Power Generation Plant, following which the plant was included in our near-future plans.
CLIMATE CHANGE AND CARBON EMISSIONS
In line with its sustainable service approach, Marport Terminal Operators spends efforts to determine its role in climate change and to reduce carbon emissions. It develops various projects in order to reduce the effect of greenhouse gases. In this context, an ISO 14064-1 Greenhouse Gas Management System was established and is annually licensed by the verifier institution.
FIGHTING MARINE POLLUTION
One of the most important areas of environmental protection in ports is the sea. A Coastal Emergency Response Plan was prepared to combat marine pollution, and a contract was signed with a company authorized by the Ministry in order to respond quickly to pollution in an emergency. Drills are carried out regularly to increase the response capability. Emergency response equipment is available 24/7 in designated areas within the port.
GREEN PORT
What is Green Port?
These are the ports that take the following factors into consideration while continuing their activities and take the steps which are required in the field of sustainability.
- Use of environmentally friendly new technologies
- Making improvements that prevent unnecessary energy use
- Waste management in accordance with standards
- Treating wastewater and discharging it below the limit values,
- Creating practices aimed at preventing loss of natural resources, etc.
Marport and Green Harbor Cruise
Based on the e-mail and notification on the subject of "Green Port Project and application conditions" conveyed to us by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Maritime on 22 October 2012, the file prepared in accordance with the conditions required for the application was submitted to the Ministry in a very short time of only 1 week.
- Following the examination of the application file, a delegation consisting of 3 persons affiliated to the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Maritime Affairs visited the port on 29-30 November 2012 and conducted an on-site inspection.
- Following the audit, the project was suspended by the Ministry due to some reasons under the conditions of that day and it has recently been opened for re-evaluation.
- This year, in order to make the audits more effective, TSI has been incorporated in the project, as well as sectoral criteria were established.
- In this direction, our port was re-inspected by the TSI between 27-28.05.2015 with a committee of 3 people, and was awarded the green port certificate.
- Since 2016, our Green Port certificate is annually renewed as a result of the audits carried out by TSE.
Green Harbor Preparation in Marport
Marport took its first steps towards becoming a green port with the establishment of the HSE department in 2005. Among the duties and powers of the department were the implementation of national and international legislation within Marport and the execution of feasibility studies in our port of innovative, environmentally friendly practices on a voluntary basis. Moving rapidly in this direction, Marport
- Ensures that the wastes are separated according to their types and sent for disposal by carrying out waste management effectively
- Discharges domestic and industrial wastewater treatment plants and wastewater to the receiving environment by fulfilling the provisions of the legislation on the treatment of wastewater.
- ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 Management Systems were established in our port in 2007 as an integrated system and are effectively maintained.
- A major investment has been made to save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enabling all RTGs to be switched from diesel to electric operating system.
- The ISO 14064 greenhouse gas management system was established in 2014 in order to ensure that practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are carried out systematically, and the Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventory Report was approved by the authorized verifier institution RINA.
- Environmental Aspects and Impact Analyses are conducted to determine environmental dimensions, and risks are reduced to an acceptable level by taking necessary precautions.
