ESPO Secretary General, Isabelle Ryckbost, handed over the PERS certificates to the port representatives in a dedicated ceremony in Venice on 12 October.

The ports of Bremen/Bremerhaven (represented by Jochen Kress) and Moerdijk (represented by Ferdinand van den Oever) are long-standing supporters of the EcoPorts tools and approach and are being awarded their PERS certificate for the third and fifth consecutive time respectively. ESPO congratulates the ports for their commitment and achievement. The port of Tangier Med (represented by Fatima Yahya) is the first Moroccan port that achieves PERS certification. ESPO is delighted to see the scheme expanding in the neighbouring countries of Europe and ensuring the application of the same high environmental standards.

“As every year it is a great pleasure, on the occasion of the GreenPort Conference, to give credits to ports achieving high envrionmental recognition to PERS Certification. I hope the achievement of Bremen/Bremerhaven, Moerdijk and Port of Tangier Med will motivate other ports to join the EcoPorts network.” said Antonis Michail, EcoPorts coordinator.

PERS is the only port sector specific environmental management standard. It is the flagship product of the EcoPorts network and is offered as part of the ESPO services to its members through the EcoPorts website. Compliance with the PERS standard is independently assessed by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance and the certificate has a validity of 2 years. There are 25 ports in Europe and its neighbouring countries currently certified by PERS. ESPO encourages all ports within its membership to implement the scheme and to get certified.”

Knud E Hansen has worked closely with DFDS and CSC Jinling Shipyard over the past 4 months in order to refine and optimise the concept. The result of these efforts is a new generation of RoRo vessels that will be among the largest in the world and will raise the bar for what is considered environmental friendly.

EEDI (Energy Efficiency Design Index) is a big challenge for RoRo vessels and there has been a strong focus on structural solutions and optimised hydrodynamic capabilities. During the contractual design, a preliminary model test has been performed in order to validate the vessel’s speed/power performance.

The future task for Knud E Hansen is to further develop the design into a basic design.

The project is aimed at improving infrastructure for offshore activities and forms part of efforts to develop the country’s marine transport and manufacturing industry in line with the South African government’s Operation Phakisa initiative.

“Port Nolloth has historically been overlooked, but this rehabilitation project has seen us invest R7.2 million to date of a budgeted project value of R39 million. The full project is expected to be completed in October 2017,” said Cape Town Port Manager, Sipho Nzuza, whose portfolio includes Port Nolloth.

The appointed contractor, Steffanuti Stocks Marine Pty Ltd, commenced preparatory site establishment activities during August 2016.

Nzuza said Port Nolloth would continue to serve as a support facility to the fishing and offshore mining industries and would play an active role as part of the Western Cape port system.

The primary Transnet infrastructure at Port Nolloth consists of an L-shaped concrete deck on pile jetty which includes a landing quay with a length of approximately 67 metres and a useable area of 1450 m2.

The scope of TNPA’s work includes refurbishment of the jetty structure, refurbishment or replacement of concrete where required, refurbishment of quay infrastructure and replacement of quayside fender systems by TNPA and De Beers. TNPA would also be undertaking revetment works to address erosion of the shore line.

Port Nolloth has operated under a 10 year lease agreement to De Beers Group Services which has used it as an offshore supply base for conducting diamond prospecting activity in Namibia. Smit Amandla supply vessels are stationed in Port Nolloth and are used for transferring supplies to De Beers’ offshore prospecting vessels.

The port was founded in the late 1800s as an export facility for copper from mines located in the Springbok area. This activity ceased in the 1940’s and the port has since acted mainly as a support facility to the fishing and offshore mining industries.

In line with Transnet’s Supplier Development requirements, 25% of the contract value would be invested into local companies, predominantly black-, women- and youth-owned businesses.
Port Nolloth poised for rehabilitation

Transnet National Ports Authority has commenced a multimillion rand port infrastructure rehabilitation project at the small domestic seaport of Port Nolloth on the northwestern coast of South Africa.

The project is aimed at improving infrastructure for offshore activities and forms part of efforts to develop the country’s marine transport and manufacturing industry in line with the South African government’s Operation Phakisa initiative.

“Port Nolloth has historically been overlooked, but this rehabilitation project has seen us invest R7.2 million to date of a budgeted project value of R39 million. The full project is expected to be completed in October 2017,” said Cape Town Port Manager, Sipho Nzuza, whose portfolio includes Port Nolloth.

The appointed contractor, Steffanuti Stocks Marine Pty Ltd, commenced preparatory site establishment activities during August 2016.

Nzuza said Port Nolloth would continue to serve as a support facility to the fishing and offshore mining industries and would play an active role as part of the Western Cape port system.

The primary Transnet infrastructure at Port Nolloth consists of an L-shaped concrete deck on pile jetty which includes a landing quay with a length of approximately 67 metres and a useable area of 1450 m2.

The scope of TNPA’s work includes refurbishment of the jetty structure, refurbishment or replacement of concrete where required, refurbishment of quay infrastructure and replacement of quayside fender systems by TNPA and De Beers. TNPA would also be undertaking revetment works to address erosion of the shore line.

Port Nolloth has operated under a 10 year lease agreement to De Beers Group Services which has used it as an offshore supply base for conducting diamond prospecting activity in Namibia. Smit Amandla supply vessels are stationed in Port Nolloth and are used for transferring supplies to De Beers’ offshore prospecting vessels.

The port was founded in the late 1800s as an export facility for copper from mines located in the Springbok area. This activity ceased in the 1940’s and the port has since acted mainly as a support facility to the fishing and offshore mining industries.

In line with Transnet’s Supplier Development requirements, 25% of the contract value would be invested into local companies, predominantly black-, women- and youth-owned businesses.