Port emissions toolkit

The emiTr (‘Port Emissions Toolkit’) is designed by AqualisBraemar LOC (ABL) in collaboration with Shoreham Port, and helps ports take action to meet emissions reduction targets.

“Although currently there is no legislation that specifically requires ports to reduce their emissions, in anticipation and as part of national plans, ports must start now to understand their profile,” said Paul Martin, ABL maritime director. “emiTr will help ports and other maritime facilities such as shipyards, offshore wind sites, and even the oil and gas industry, to get ahead of the curve and identify their carbon footprint, so they can take informed action,” he added.

Data is uploaded into emiTr and the level of pollutants and greenhouse gases emitted through the port’s operations calculated. The system also retrieves the live market price of carbon determined by UK and EU Emissions Trading Schemes and uses it to assign a monetary value to the CO2 emissions.

The portal identifies and calculates three different scopes of emitters – direct emissions under the port’s control such as port owned vessels, vehicles, and heating infrastructure; indirect emissions such as electricity bought for use within the port boundary and indirect emissions, which are not under the direct control of the port, such as tenants’ cargo handling equipment and ships.

“The first step to cutting emissions is understanding them – what they are and where they come from,” said Paul Martin.