The port of Devonport has secured a certificate from EcoPorts, a worldwide environmental and sustainability standard for the port area.
TasPorts CEO Anthony Donald said the acknowledgement exhibited that TasPorts was working at a natural norm by other affirmed ports around the globe.
“It is an important, independent accreditation benchmarked against a global port environmental standard. It recognises our commitment to environmental management and sustainability, providing external credibility to the port and TasPorts,” Donald said.
Mr Donald said TasPorts is expecting EcoPort’s affirmation for its four significant ports.
“TasPorts is planning to have its other major ports at Burnie, Hobart and Bell Bay certified to the international standard this financial year. The accreditation process is a good internal process to go through.
It allows for a greater focus on the unique environmental nuances of each port, allowing the organisation to develop a deeper knowledge of the environmental assets of each port,” Donald added.
Devonport is the first Tasmanian port to be confirmed, and the third in Australia, after the ports of Newcastle and Geelong.
TasPorts featured a construction contract, endorsed as a component of the QuayLink project, as a contextual investigation for Devonport’s certification.
As indicated by TasPorts, EcoPorts is the main environmental administration standard intended for the worldwide port area that addresses and deals with the complex ecological challenges at ports.