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50... and Counting! SEPTEMBER 2016 L’INFOLETTREGREEN DE MARINE L’ALLIANCE NEWSLETTER VERTE IN THIS ISSUE New members 50... AND COUNTING! Participant: - Ledcor Transportation & Resources LP Through Green Wave, we like to share with you the environmental initiatives and successes of our participants, along Associations: with our partners’ technological innovations, our supporters’ concerted efforts, and the not-to-be missed events - Chamber of Shipping of America organized by our member associations. We also keep you informed about developments in the environmental - Washington Public Ports Association program’s criteria, annual results, additions to our passionate team and, of course, Green Marine News THE GREEN WAVE No1, October 2007 PRESENTING THE FIRST GREEN MARINE NEWSLETTER. AS A SUBSCRIBER, YOU all the newcomers that ensure the growth and further influence of our initiative. We WILL RECEIVE REGULAR UPDATES OF CURRENT AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS OF THIS ENVIRONMENTAL PARTNERSHIP OF THE MARINE INDUSTRY. What is Green Marine? It is a voluntary environmental partnership of the St. Lawrence and Great Lakes GreenTech: marine industry. This major alliance is being spearheaded by seven marine industry associations in Canada and the United States: American Great Lakes Ports Association St. Lawrence Economic Development Council like doing this all so much that this is our 50th edition of the newsletter! The very first Canadian Shipowners Association (SODES) Chamber of Marine Commerce St. Lawrence Shipoperators - 2016 Carboneutral report Shipping Federation of Canada United States Great Lakes Shipping Association Governance is provided by a steering committee of CEOs from shipping companies and port authorities who are providing strong leadership and stewardship within the industry. The steering committee’s three co-chairs are Gerry Carter (Canada Steamship Lines), Terry Johnson (Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation) - Commemorative plaque – which fit on a single page – announced the launch of a voluntary environmental and Laurence G. Pathy (Fednav Limited). For the first time in North America, all sectors of the marine industry have united to strengthen their environmental performance along a major maritime corridor. To accomplish this, Green Marine has developed an environmental program that businesses can adopt on a voluntary basis. Developing the Green Marine environmental program has represented a challenge for the marine industry. The complexity of the task - GreenTech 2017 partnership by the maritime industry in the St. Lawrence and Great Lakes region. has been increased by the diversity of industry sectors and by the international nature of marine transportation. A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY All companies within the marine industry committed to improving the environmental performance of their operations are welcome to become members of Green Marine. The program is designed to assist a wide range of companies, both in Canada and in the United States, operating within various sectors on the St. Lawrence and Great Lakes marine industry: domestic and international shipowners, ports, terminals, stevedoring companies, St. Lawrence Seaway, shipyards, shippers and shipping Industry success stories: agents. Green Marine targets not only the marine industry, but all organizations concerned by the environment: We’ve come a long way since October 2007 and it’s always a pleasure, Green Wave environmental organizations, government agencies and communities. A PROCESS THAT CALLS FOR EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT The Green Marine program requires companies to implement specific best practices that will contribute to reducing the environmental impacts of their business activities. Each company’s performance is rated on a scale, beginning with regulatory - Port of Québec compliance and culminating in excellence and leadership. The results are communicated to the general public after Green Wave, to relate the continual improvement in the maritime industry’s in a Green Marine annual report. TO COME... Green Marine is currently recruiting members from target companies before the official launch of the - CSL Environemental Program of the St. Lawrence and Great Lakes Marine Industry, which will take place in Quebec City on October 23, Quebec Marine Day. environmental performance. Happy reading! For more information about Green Marine or its environmental program, feel free to contact us at [email protected] - Port Everglades or 418 649.6004 or visit our website at www.Green-Marine.org. - Port of Cleveland - Port of Hueneme - Desgagnés - Port of Vancouver Spotlight on our partners NEW MEMBERS - Climate Smart Businesses - Terragon - Vapcor Events WELCOME TO OUR NEW PARTICIPANT - ACPA Conference Ledcor Transportation & Resources LP owns and operates nine tugboats and twenty-two barges, making - AAPA Annual Convention - Green Marine Seminar it one of the largest marine operations serving natural resources and industrial customers in Southwest British - Highway H2O Conference Columbia (BC). Their tugs are based in Richmond, BC in the North Arm of the Fraser River, - CFOA conference with one vessel working full time in Victoria. They can be deployed to any area along the List of all Green Marine members southern BC coast in a timely manner. Marine services include ship assist, barge and marine towing services, and emergency marine services. Ledcor works in unison with their forestry operations to provide closed-loop supply chain services for the forestry CONTACT US industry. Ledcor’s specially designed and In Quebec City: constructed barges feature higher sides, 25, du Marché-Champlain, suite 402 Quebec City, QC, G1K 4H2 which allow for high volume transport 418-649-6004 of fibre and other low-density materials. In Seattle: 1201, Alaskan Way, suite 200 Seattle, WA, 98101 206-409-3943 Email: [email protected] green-marine.org THE GREEN WAVE // GREEN MARINE NEWSLETTER NEW MEMBERS TWO ADDITIONNAL ASSOCIATIONS SUPPORT GREEN MARINE Based in Washington, D.C., the Chamber of Shipping of America America is a non-profit U.S. national ship owners’ trade association with 34 member companies. It focuses on compliance programs for large oceangoing ships for both existing and future regulatory requirements. Issues are worked out at a global level through the International Maritime Organization, as well as at the U.S. federal and state levels through various governmental agencies that include the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Washington Public Ports Association (WPPA) promotes the interests of the port community through effective government relations, ongoing education and strong advocacy programs. GM NEWS FAREWELL, GARY! On September 13th, Gary Paulson, VP, Operations & Harbour Master at the Port of Prince Rupert is leaving the port after 10 years of service. Green Marine thanks him for his commitment to the environmental program and all the work he did as chair of the West Coast Advisory Committee. It has been an honour and pleasure to form this committee with him and increase Green Marine’s presence on the West Coast. Thank you, Gary, and best of luck in your new role as CEO for the Commissionaires for Victoria, The Islands & Yukon. Green Marine President, Raymond Johnston, Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia former President, Stephen Brown, and Gary Paulson attending a networking event during GreenTech 2015, in Seattle. DEADLINE FAST APPROACHING TO BOOK YOUR GREEN MARINE MAGAZINE AD! The deadline to reserve your ad in Green Marine Fall 2016 issue, please contact our publishing partner, Magazine’s Fall 2016 issue is September 19th! Griffintown Media! Subscribe to When you now buy advertising space in Green Marine Green Marine Magazine is compulsory reading for The Green Wave Magazine, you double your impact by gaining highly everyone following Green Marine’s progress and relevant visibility for your message and by supporting the maritime industry’s environmental initiatives, NEWSLETTER Green Marine in a tangible way with a portion of the particularly those involving Green Marine members. ad revenues being re-invested in the environmental program’s further development. SEE THE MEDIA KIT > If you’d like to advertise in Green Marine Magazine’s GREEN MARINE – JULY 2016 I 2 THE GREEN WAVE // GREEN MARINE NEWSLETTER GREENTECH GREENTECH 2016 WALKS THE TALK! The GreenTech 2016 conference held in Quebec City May 30-June 1 has received its Planetair certification as a carbon-neutral event. For the third consecutive year, Green Marine purchased high-quality carbon credits to offset the environmental footprint of its annual conference. All factors were taken into account, including the conference’s geographic location, accommodations, food, supplies, land, air and ferry transportation, as well as paper, for a total of 85.6 tonnes of emitted CO2. KG CO2 SOURCE OF EMISSIONS EQUIVALENT Conference location, accommodations, food, supplies 4,320 Land transportation 5,210 Air transportation 75,625 Boat/ferry transportation 425 Paper 81 Thank you to our Green sponsor: kg 85,661 TOTAL EMISSIONS t 85.6 kg 380.715575 TOTAL eMISSIONS PER ATTENDEE t 0.380716 COMMEMORATIVE PLAQUE GREENTECH 2017: HEADING SOUTH! The bar is set high for GreenTech’s 10th anniversary next year, and we’re counting on your presence at the Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to ensure the success of this milestone conference. Mark your calendars now! The plaque unveiled during GreenTech 2016’s certification
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