Page 14 - Port of Baltimore - Issue 5 - 2022
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            PORT SOUNDINGS NEWSMAKERS
Wallenius Wilhelmsen
Makes Sustainability Strides
     Wallenius Wilhelmsen has received John Deere’s sustainability award, in recognition of the company’s efforts to collaboratively reduce harmful emissions with the use of its Carbon Compass tool.
Designed to provide transparent greenhouse gas emissions data for ocean shipments, Carbon Compass gives tailored, accurate and timely emissions data based on the actual weight of the products being shipped. This helps provide customers with information required for CO2 reporting needs.
Paying tribute to the two companies’ “long and productive relationship,” Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s Chief Customer Officer Xavier Leroi said: “We look forward to continued collaboration with John Deere to improve efficiency and sustainability
throughout their supply chain.” The sustainability award comes
on top of Wallenius Wilhelmsen being recognized for the 15th consecutive year as a partner-level supplier in John Deere’s Achieving Excellence program. Suppliers who participate in the program are evaluated annually in several key performance categories, including quality, cost management, delivery, technical support and wavelength.
Introducing the
‘RoRo Cube’
Furthermore, Wallenius Wilhelmsen showed its commitment to sustainability by developing a new, standardized packaging solution for the roll-on/roll-off shipping of chemical goods and EV battery components, specifically cathode and auto parts.
The new transportation option, created as part of an agreement with returnable galvanized container provider Goodpack, is named the “RoRo Cube.” The RoRo Cube’s dimensions will be 1,465mm x 1,150mm x 1,098mm with a weight of approximately 131kg and a capacity up to 1,500 litres.
      FUNDS
MPA Receives Coastal Resiliency Grant
THE STUDY WILL INCLUDE DETAILED AND FULL REVIEWS OF:
• All buildings and structures on the public terminals;
• Piers, berths and cranes;
• Roadways and rail;
• Storm drains and stormwater infrastructure;
• Wastewater and waste management infrastructure;
• Telecommunications, electrical, lighting and security systems.
 The Maryland Port Administration (MPA) has been awarded a $150,000 Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) grant under its Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Program to develop a thorough flood and storm vulnerability assessment and improve overall coastal resiliencies at the six state- owned public marine terminals of the Port of Baltimore.
The study will also include the World Trade Center Baltimore, which houses the MPA’s executive offices as well
as adjacent communities to the public terminals in Baltimore City, Baltimore County and Anne Arundel County.
“I want to thank FEMA for helping
to support our efforts to further protect Maryland’s Port of Baltimore,” said MPA
Executive Director William P. Doyle. “In recent years, we have seen a rise in significant rain and flooding events in our area and the Port has not been immune to those impacts. Through this funding, we will be able to better plan against the effects of storms, possible sea-level rise and climate change.”
   In recent years, we have seen a rise in
significant rain and flooding events in our area and the Port has not been immune to those impacts. Through this funding, we will be able to better plan against the effects of storms, possible sea-level rise and climate change.” – William P. Doyle, Executive Director, MPA
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