26.06.2020
Artikel Nummer: 32521
Laurels for the Porto do Açu
The Porto do Açu, located half-way between Rio de Janeiro and Vitoria on the Brazilian coastline, has won the world ports sustainability award from the international association of ports and harbours (IAPH´s world ports sustainability award).
The award recognises on a global scale all ports that invest heavily in sustainability efforts. Açu was the only Latin American port that had its project selected along with 45 others who applied.
Finally, Porto do Açu was selected the winner in the safety and security category for its emergency preparedness project, the preventive, proactive and integrated plan aimed to train and prepare various Açu terminals. The Port has been in operation since the year 2014. (mw)