Technical assistance for the Port of Bahía Blanca (Argentina), including the preparation of the environmental report, obtaining PERS certification, advice on the creation of an environmental group in the port community and the preparation of an Action Plan for the development of future strategies.

The preparation of the environmental report will include aspects such as the analysis of the competence, the definition of the structure of the contents, the collection and processing of the information, as well as the preparation, design, layout and editing of the final deliverable.

With regard to obtaining the Port Environmental Review System (PERS), after the written expression of interest of the port of Bahía Blanca to the organisation called ECOPORTS, the tasks of registration, self-diagnosis-SDM, application and initiation of the process, preparation of the documentation and final verification will be carried out.

The Fundación Valenciaport will also advise the port of Bahía Blanca in setting up a working group with the port community. The objective of this group is to contribute to the establishment of a common environmental strategy in line with Community legislation in this area. This is an innovative initiative for continuous improvement in port management and strategy.

Finally, the Fundación Valenciaport will draw up an Action Plan / roadmap based on those aspects that the Port of Bahia Blanca wishes to develop and implement derived from the results of the preparation of the Report and the obtaining of the PERS/ECOPORTS Certificate, designing the steps to follow in order to obtain these improvements.

As a continuation of these activities, a new technical assistance program was launched to support the port of Bahía Blanca in the creation of the working group called ECOBAHIA-PORT.

The objective of this working group is to promote collaboration among the entities that make up the Bahía Blanca Port Community, to carry out joint actions for environmental and energy improvement in the port and to establish joint strategies to improve its sustainability, as well as to increase the visibility of the green port in the eyes of other ports, organizations and the general public.

The ECOBAHIA-PORT project is an innovative initiative for continuous improvement in port management and strategy. The participation in the system requires, on the part of the interested companies, the fulfillment of certain requirements. This participation, in turn, entitles them to enjoy a series of special advantages.