AIR QUALITY IN PORTS CASE: PORT OF HELSINKI Gdynia 5.3.2019 Andreas Slotte LINER TRAFFIC CONNECTIONS 140 DEPARTURES A WEEK CARGO TRAFFIC 2018 Total traffic Liner traffic connections 14,7 million tonnes High frequency, 140 weekly departures 30 Destinations Unitized cargo Turnover 12,0 million tonnes 96,6 M€ Passenger traffic Organization 11,6 million passengers 520 000 cruise passengers 125 employees 12/2018 PASSENGER TRAFFIC Port of Helsinki EUROPE´S BUSIEST PASSENGER PORT WEST HARBOUR, HERNESAARI SOUTH & KATAJANOKKA VUOSAARI HARBOUR HARBOURS Port of Port of Loviisa Helsinki WEST HARBOUR & HERNESAARI Passenger Traffic in the Port of Helsinki in 2014 - 2018 Million passengers 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Sweden Estonia Germany Other Passenger Traffic in the Port of Helsinki in 2008-2018 Rolling 12 months 1000 passengers 10 000 9 000 8 000 7 000 6 000 5 000 4 000 3 000 2 000 1 000 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Tallinn Stockholm Other Passenger traffic between Helsinki and Tallinn 10 000 000 9 000 000 8 000 000 7 000 000 6 000 000 5 000 000 4 000 000 3 000 000 2 000 000 1 000 000 0 Passengers Passenger cars between Helsinki and Tallinn 1 600 000 1 400 000 1 200 000 1 000 000 800 000 600 000 400 000 200 000 0 19931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018 Passenger cars Lorries and trailers between Helsinki and Tallinn (both ways) 400 000 350 000 300 000 250 000 200 000 150 000 100 000 50 000 0 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Lorry Trailers AIR QUALITY Air quality monitoring as part of the Helsinki metropolitan area common monitoring • nitrogen monoxide NO • nitrogen dioxide NO2 • sulfur dioxide SO2 • fine particles PM2,5 Measuring station every second year at one of the harbours • 2014 West Harbour • 2016 Vuosaari Harbour • 2018 South Harbour New air quality measuring plan in 2019 • Measuring station in West Harbour in 2019 Odours from sewage tackled with pre-treatment (onboard vessels, in treatment facility in Vuosaari harbour) In 2018 activated carbon filter installed in South Harbour Baltic Sea SECA since 2015 • Vessel fuel max 0,1 % sulphur • Scrubbers or alternative fuels, such as LNG or biogas Heavy duty Onshore Power in South Harbour NITROGEN DIOXIDE CONCENTRATIONS CLOSE TO WEST HARBOR 2008• Tarmonkuja 32 2014 Tyynenmerenkatu 27 2012• 2014 Hernesaari 2015 18->25 26->18 2017 Mechelininkatu Roof 14 2018 23 15 Source: Helsinki Region Environmental Services HSY TRAFFIC RHYTHM IS NOTICABLE Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) Source: Helsinki Region Environmental Services 17 HSY THE EFFECT ON THE 2015 SULPHUR CAP Sulphur concentration in the air decreased dramatically in the beginning of 2015 Source: Helsinki Region Environmental Services HSY SULPHUR EMISSIONS FROM SHIPS HAVE DECREASED -> BETTER AIR QUALITY IN HARBORS 20 raja-arvo SO2 ) 3 15 10 vuosikeskiarvo (µg/m vuosikeskiarvo 5 0 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 vuosi Vallila Kallio Leppävaara 2 Luukki** Länsisatama 1 Länsisatama 2 Länsisatama 3 Katajanokka Eteläranta Vuosaari Source: Helsinki Region Environmental Services HSY 19 What does the future look like? Port’s Carbon neutrality 2035 - program Continued improvements in West harbor ”Carbon neutral and resource smart business areas” Carbon neutrality • Source of electricity • On shore power • Environmental incentive program • Deflection of traffic from downtown harbors • Port emissions: where to draw the line? West harbor improvements • TwinPort3 • On shore power installations • Improved traffic arrangements, a total of six sections • Multimodal terminal, further improved public transport • Automooring ”Carbon neutral and resource smart business areas” • Consortium of several cities and entities • Business and cities work together • Study and facilitate harbor operators electrification process • Reduce heavy equipment emissions in harbors THANK YOU! [email protected] www.linkedin.com/in/andreasslotte Twitter: @aslotte.