IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

FOR GREEN PORT AWARD SYSTEM

APSN Secretariat
2020
 Table of Contents

Chapter I General Provisions ................................................................................................. 1

Chapter II GPAS Indicator System ....................................................................................... 1

Chapter III Application .......................................................................................................... 1

Chapter IV Evaluation ............................................................................................................ 3

Chapter V Approval and Awarding ...................................................................................... 4

ANNEX 1-1: GPAS Application Form .................................................................................. 5

ANNEX 1-2: GPAS Re-Application Form ............................................................................ 6

ANNEX 2-1: GPAS Port Self-Evaluation Form ................................................................... 7

ANNEX 2-2: Green Activities Summary Report ................................................................ 17

ANNEX 3: Guide to GPAS Port Self-Evaluation ............................................................... 18

ANNEX 4: Guide to GPAS Expert Evaluation ................................................................... 32

ANNEX 5: GPAS Expert Evaluation Form ........................................................................ 34

ANNEX 6: Designs of GPAS Award .................................................................................... 35

 Chapter I General Provisions

1) The Green Port Award System (GPAS) is a green evaluation system for ports in the
APEC region developed by APEC Port Services Network (APSN). It represents an
integral part of APSN’s ongoing efforts to promote green growth of the APEC port
industry.

2) The objective of GPAS is to encourage green and sustainable development in port

and port related industries. In particular, it aims to provide a clear roadmap to
develop green port plans, to build a platform for sharing of best practices, to raise
the profile of ports to promote overall competitiveness, and to improve their
capacity for sustainable development.

3) The implementation process of GPAS is as follows:

a) Application by port through GPAS Port Self-Evaluation;

b) Completeness Check by the APSN Secretariat;

c) Evaluation by the GPAS Evaluation Committee; and

d) Approval and Awarding of GPAS Green Port by APSN Council.

4) The GPAS Award is valid for three years.

Chapter II GPAS Indicator System

5) The GPAS Indicator System is based on three Primary Indicators: Commitment

and Willingness, Action and Implementation, and Efficiency and Effectiveness.

6) Each Primary Indicator comprises Secondary Indicators that are defined by

several Reference Standards (see Table 2 in Annex 4).

7) Each indicator is weighted. The final score of each application shall be calculated
with consideration to the scores of all the indicators and their respective weights.

Chapter III Application

8) Applicants for GPAS can be any port (port authorities or port operators) who
achieved a good progress to become green ports in the last three or more years.

9) The GPAS Applicants are categorized as three types:

a) Applicants who have never been awarded GPAS awards are defined as Type

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 1 Applicants;

b) Applicants who have been awarded GPAS awards, which are still valid or
within one year after the expiration date, and plan to apply for the awards again,
are defined as Type 2 Applicants (the GPAS Award Re-Applicants); and

c) Applicants who have been awarded GPAS awards before but the awards
expired over one year are Type 3 Applicants.
10) Type 1 and 3 Applicants shall both conduct their applications in line with the
GPAS Award Application process. These kinds of prospective applicants can
download the GPAS Application Form (Annex 1-1), the GPAS Port
Self-Evaluation Form (Annex 2-1), and the Guide to GPAS Port Self-Evaluation
(Annex 3) from the APSN official website.

11) Type 2 Applicants shall conduct their applications in line with the GPAS Award
Re-Application process. Thus, the GPAS Re-Applicants shall conduct the
Re-Applications during the third year of the valid duration of their original awards
or in the first year following the expiration date. Prospective applicants can
download the GPAS Re-Application Form (Annex 1-2), and the Guide on Green
Activities Summary Report (Annex 2-2) from the APSN official website.

12) Type 1 and 3 Applicants need to conduct a Port Self-Evaluation while referring to
the Guide to GPAS Port Self-Evaluation and submit the application package,
including GPAS Application Form, GPAS Port Self-Evaluation Form and relevant
materials to the Secretariat.

13) The Re-Applicants are requested to fill in the GPAS Award Re-Application Form,
which provides an update on the green activities conducted after the last GPAS
Award in terms of the GPAS Indicator System. It is expected to include and
highlight such information in bullet form by the GPAS Re-Applicants, and keep
the length of the Re-Application Form to one page. In addition, the Re-Applicants
need to provide the Green Activities Summary Report as per Annex 2-2, covering
its green activities in the past years after the last Award as a supplementary report
for the GPAS Award Re-Application Form. The Green Activities Summary
Report should also address green strategies, initiatives, measures and
achievements and other relevant progress. The application package of the
Re-Applicant, including its GPAS Award Re-Application Form, Green Activities
Summary Report and relevant materials shall be submitted to the Secretariat.

14) The Re-Applicant is expected to summarize its green activities from the following
perspectives:

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 a) The improvements made by the Re-Applicant since its last GPAS award are
highly scrutinized by the Evaluation Committee, thus it is recommended for
the Re-Applicant to elaborate on the trend indicating the continuous
improvements of the Re-Applicant based on reviewing its original successful
activities;

b) It is understood that not all of the green port initiatives or plans of the GPAS
Award Re-Applicant may result in successful sustainable development,
although these initiatives or plans were reviewed favourably by the last
GPAS Evaluation for its original award. If the trend by the Port
Self-Evaluation for the Re-Application shows the previous initiatives/plans
require rectifications, redirected or even abandoned, the reasonable progress
(i.e. completion, changes or cessation) taken by the GPAS Award
Re-Applicant as well as its rationale should be provided.

15) Applications submitted before June 30th will be evaluated for the GPAS Award in
the same calendar year; applications submitted after June 30th will be evaluated for
the GPAS Award in the following year.

16) The Secretariat shall notify the Council Members when an application is made by
a port or entity from their economies.

Chapter IV Evaluation

17) The Secretariat shall first check the completeness of the application packages. In
case the submitted material is incomplete, the Secretariat shall request the
applicant to provide additional materials in support of its application.

18) Each application, shall be evaluated by an Evaluation Committee composed of

seven experts who shall be randomly selected from the APSN GPAS Expert Pool
but with due regard to their competence in the following categories:

a. Senior Consultants
b. Council Members and Advisory Board Members
c. Experts and Scholars recommended by Council Member
d. External Experts and Scholars
19) The selection of the experts shall avoid any conflict of interest with the applicant.

20) After checking its completeness, the Secretariat will provide the application
package to the Evaluation Committee for Evaluation. For the GPAS Award
Re-Applicant, the Secretariat will also provide the Evaluation Committee with the
Re-Applicant’s previous GPAS application package.

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21) The experts shall evaluate the application with reference to the Guide to GPAS
Expert Evaluation (Annex 4) and submit the completed GPAS Expert Evaluation
Forms (Annex 5) to the Secretariat in due course.

22) The Secretariat shall calculate the score of the applicant based on the GPAS
Expert Evaluation Forms.

23) Applicants with a score of 3.5 or above will qualify as GPAS candidates.

Chapter V Approval and Awarding

24) The Secretariat shall present all GPAS candidates to the APSN Council for
approval. All candidates will be invited to participate the annual meeting of the
APSN Council to share their experiences in green port development.

25) Approved ports will be awarded as APSN Green Ports in a formal award
ceremony.

26) APSN will award the APSN Green Port a certificate, a badge and a flag (Annex
6).

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ANNEX 1-1: GPAS Application Form

Port
Summarize the green activities in your port:

Green
Strategies

Green
Initiatives and
Actions

Achievements

Legal Representative

Name: Position:

I hereby certify that all the information provided in this Form, the GPAS Port Self-Evaluation Form
and its annexes are true and complete

Signature: Date:

Contact Person

Name: Position:
Email: Tel:
Address:

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 ANNEX 1-2: GPAS Re-Application Form
Applicant Latest GPAS Award
Port Name Certification Serial Number

Summarize the
green activities Update New Initiatives
by your port

Green Strategies

Green
Initiatives and
Actions

Achievements

Legal Representative Contact Person

Name: Name: Position:

Position:
Email: Tel:

Address:

I hereby certify that all the information provided in this Form, and its annexes of the summary report are true and complete.

Signature: Date:

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ANNEX 2-1: GPAS Port Self-Evaluation Form

General Information of Applicant

APPLICANT

PORT NAME ECONOMY

TOTAL TON
ANNUAL
--CONTAINER TEU
THROUGHPUT
--PASSENGER PERSON-TIME

BRIEF
DESCRIPTION OF
THE APPLICANT

(Location of your
port/terminals number
of terminals, cargo
type, main type of the
cargo, number of port
calls, etc.)

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1. Commitment and Willingness

1.1 Green Port Awareness and Willingness.

1) Green strategy or development plans

Description: (Your green strategy, public or internal, scope, implementation and etc.)

2) Green support funding

Description: (Green funding types and sources, usage, amount, and etc.)

3) Green annual reports

Description: (Public or internal, scope, progress of the implementation of green practices, consistency
with the green strategy/ development plans and etc.)

4) Others

Description: (Other good activities/practice implemented relating to this indicator other than the above
three items.)

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1.2 Green Port Promotion.

1) Green training programs

Description: (Types of training programs, frequency, funding, number of participants and etc. For
example, training programs which aim to increase the port staff's ability to implement green practices or
use green technology.)

2) Green promotion campaigns

Description: (Types of promotion campaigns that can raise the green awareness of port staff and port
users, frequency, funding, number of participants and etc.)

3) Others

Description: (Other good activities/practice implemented relating to this indicator other than the above
two items.)

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2. Action and Implementation

2.1 Clean Energy

1) Using renewable energy sources

Description: (Types and usage scope/amount of renewable energy resources, facilities and equipment
adopted relating to renewable energy, encouraging measures/policies and etc.)

2) Use of LNG

Description: (Usage scope/amount of LNG in port transportation and equipment (including the port's
pilot and transshipment vessels), port facilities for ships to refill on LNG, adoption of measures/policies
that encourage LNG usage and etc.)

3) Using cold ironing (shore power)

Description: (Infrastructure construction for cold ironing, usage scope, funding, encouraging measures/
policies and etc.)

4) Others

Description: (Other good activities/practice implemented relating to this indicator other than the above
three items.)

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2.2 Energy Saving.

1) Using energy-saving devices & technology

Description: (Types, usage scope, funding, encouraging measures/policies and etc.)

2) Optimizing power supply system

Description: (Optimizing plan, solved issues by the optimization, funding and etc.)

3) Others

Description: (Other good activities/practice implemented relating to this indicator other than the above
two items.)

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2.3 Environmental Protection.

1) Air pollution prevention

Description: (Action and implementation relating to this item, such as air quality monitoring system
installation, dust control measures, wind proof construction, low-sulphur fuel usage and etc. For
example, ports may set up restrictions on atmospheric emissions of port users, adopt low-sulfur fuel for
port vessels, establish dry-bulk handling and storage rules that reduce dust production, etc.)

2) Noise control

Description: (Action and implementation relating to this item, such as noise-insulation installation of
electrical motors, noise barriers construction and etc. For example, ports may reduce or not use
sound-making equipment, or ports can mandate port users to function under certain noise levels.)

3) Waste treatment (liquid and solid)

Description: (Wastewater collection and treatment system construction and usage, solid waste
collection, disposal and recycling and etc. For example, evidence of ports prohibiting waste water
discharge in certain areas, setting up a unit in charge of collecting vessel pollutants, classifying garbage
into different categories such as toxic and normal waste, establishing requirements that prevent the
washing of decks contaminated with pollutants, .)

4) Others

Description: (Other good activities/practice implemented relating to this indicator other than the above
three items such as efforts to reduce cargo residues, )

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2.4 Green Management.

1) Green Environmental Management System

Description: (Type of EMS, certification and implementation of the system, personnel/organization

dedicated to the system and etc.)

2) Green performance assessment

Description: (Assessment plans, measures adopted based on the assessment results,

personnel/organization dedicated to the assessment and etc.)

3) Others

Description: (Other good activities/practice implemented relating to this indicator other than the above
two items.)

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3. Efficiency and Effectiveness

3.1 Energy Saving

1) Energy consumption reduction

Description: (Energy consumption reduction resulted by the good activities/practice implemented

relating to Clean Energy, Energy Saving, Green Management and etc. Quantitative evidence should be
provided where appropriate, e.g. percentage of reduced energy consumption by which sectors of the
port.)

2) Renewable energy increment

Description: (Renewable energy increment resulted by the good activities/practice implemented relating
to Clean Energy, Green Management and etc. Quantitative measures should be used where appropriate,
e.g. the percentage of increase in the port's use of renewable energy.)

3) Others

Description: (Other good performance/effects relating to this indicator other than the above two items.)

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3.2 Environmental Protection

1) Air quality improvement

Description: (Air quality improvement resulted by the good activities/practice implemented relating to
Clean Energy, Energy Saving, Environmental Protection, Green Management and etc. Quantitative
measures should be included where appropriate to show the results of the green plans implemented, e.g.
the percentage of fuel consumption devoted to the use of low-sulfur fuel, the percentage of reduced
greenhouse gas emissions.)

2) Noise control result

Description: (Noise reduction resulted by the good activities/practice implemented relating to

Environmental Protection, Green Management and etc. Quantitative measures should be included
where appropriate to show the results of the environmental protection plans implemented, e.g. the
reduction in noise levels.)

3) Liquid & solid pollution control

Description: (The improvements of water quality, waste water and solid waste treatment resulted by the
good activities/practice implemented relating to Environmental Protection, Green Management and etc.
Quantitative measures should be included where appropriate to show the results of the green plans
implemented. For example, the result of establishing discharging prohibitions, garbage regulations, etc.)

4) Others

Description: (Other good performance/effects relating to this indicator other than the above three
items.)

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Your suggestions or comments with regards to the indicators and evaluation will
help us improve GPAS, please advise us and write them down in the box below:

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ANNEX 2-2: Green Activities Summary Report

The Report is to outline the green activities conducted after the latest GPAS Award,
addressing the detailed information highlighted in re-applicant’s GPAS Award
Re-Application Form. The report must be submitted to the APSN Secretariat together
with a completed GPAS Award Re-Application Form in Annex 1-2.

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ANNEX 3: Guide to GPAS Port Self-Evaluation

This document aims to provide instructive guidance for applicants to fill out the
GPAS Port Self-Evaluation Form. To complete the forms, the port needs to describe
the efforts that they have made according to the GPAS indicators. As for a certain
indicator, if any effort has been made, the port is expected to fill the column with
concrete activities, including outcomes, the projects in progress, the upcoming events
or any other activities. Any relevant documents including written proof or justification,
which are considered helpful to demonstrate the port’s efforts, are required to be
attached in annex to the GPAS Port Self-Evaluation Form. If no effort is applicable to
a certain criterion, the port is expected to provide explanations stating the reasons why
the criterion is not applicable.

In addition, the following notes are important for ports to apply for the GPAS:

1) The required criteria should in no case affect the safety of the ship or her crew. If
safety is compromised by the adoption of a new practice in a particular case, such
practice should be automatically considered non-applicable. In no case may a new
practice be contrary to the requirements of a regulatory authority.

2) For exceptional cases when a specific criterion cannot be fulfilled, the port may
request an exemption, which should be accompanied with a written justification.

3) The instructive indicators on each item are only provided for the port’s reference
and are non-exhaustive. The port is encouraged to present any activities or practice
further to these instructive indicators.

4) These practices are not a part of performance indicator to the port, and participating
ports are therefore not required to link their performance with the evaluation result.

5) The increment of green practice compared to the previous testing period is

highlighted in the GPAS.

A GPAS Port Self-Evaluation Example is also provided in the second half of this
document as a reference to help the applicants to fill out the GPAS Port
Self-Evaluation Form. However, it should be noted that all the data and facts listed
in the example are only used as a reference and should not be regarded as a
benchmark.

If you have any query, please contact:

Mr. Ouchen Cai Email: [email protected]

Tel: 86-10-65290590 Fax: 86-10-65290554

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 GPAS Port Self-Evaluation Example
General Information of Applicant

APPLICANT XXX

PORT NAME XXX ECONOMY XXX

TOTAL 600 million TON

ANNUAL
--CONTAINER 20 million TEU
THROUGHPUT
--PASSENGER None PERSON-TIME

Port XXX is the busiest port in the world in terms of cargo throughput.
It is also one of the rapidly growing ports in XXX with a cargo throughput
volume exceeding 100 million tons annually. It is one of the busiest
deep-water transshipment ports in XXX, with an over 18.2 meters inbound
channel depth and can provide a year-round navigation service. It enjoys its
unique natural conditions with convenient traffic reaching in all directions.

Port XXX is a modern multi-purpose deep water port, consisting of

inland, estuary and coastal harbors.
The green development has been included in the future strategy plan of
BRIEF
our port. Now, port XXX has implemented program like encouraging truck
DESCRIPTION OF
driver to use LNG instead of the gasoline. In the future, the port could be the
THE APPLICANT
most likely potential ECA in Asia.
(Location of your
It is well situated in the middle of XXX’s coastline, at the T-shaped
port/terminals number
joining point of XXX’s coastline and the XXX River.
of terminals, cargo
The large berths include the 250,000 tonnage crude oil terminal and the
type, main type of the
200,000+ tonnage ore loading berth. There is also a purpose-built terminal
cargo, number of port
for the 6th generation container vessel and the 50,000 tonnage berth
calls, etc.)
dedicated for liquid chemical products.
It is involved in economic trade with cargo shipment, raw materials and
manufactured goods.

It has trade with over 560 ports from more than 90 countries and
regions in the world.

Outwardly it links East Asia and the whole round-the-Pacific region.

Inwardly it connects XXX’s coastal ports and covers directly the whole East
XXX and the economically developed XXX River Delta by river-sea
through transport via the XXX River and the Grand Canal.

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1. Commitment and Willingness

1.1 Green Port Awareness and Willingness.

1) Green strategy or development plans

Description: (Your green strategy, public or internal, scope, implementation and etc.)

Sustainability and green concept were considered in the design of the new terminal in our port.
While not formally accredited, the terminal’s design achieves an equivalent 4.5 Green Star rating.
Some of the environmental initiatives incorporated into the building’s design include:

 Installation of a 50 kiloliter tank to harvest rain water for use in toilets and landscape irrigation.

 Use of efficient lighting for 95 per cent of the net let-table area, reducing lighting energy
consumption. This lighting has been linked to daylight and/or occupancy sensors.

 Installation of a Building Management System for the early identification of water leaks and
optimization of power usage including early detection of wastage and identification of supply
problems.

2) Green support funding

Description: (Green funding types, usage, amount and etc.)

The appropriate green support funding is $0.5 million a year with a 2% annual average growth
rate.

3) Green annual reports

Description: (Public or internal, scope, implementation, consistency with the green strategy/
development plans and etc.)

In 2013, our ports issued a review of the Green Port Guidelines, taking industry best practice into
consideration. A new and updated set of guidelines is due to be launched in 2014. A Development
Guideline to promote sustainable development in the precinct was also finalized.

4) Others

Description: (Other good activities/practice implemented relating to this indicator other than the above
three items.)

Several industry experts are paid to evaluate and improve the annual report on green development
of the port.

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1.2 Green Port Promotion.

1) Green training programs

Description: (Types of training programs, frequency, funding, number of participants and etc. For
example, training programs which aim to increase the port staff's ability to implement green practices
or use green technology.)

The port organized green training regularly. The green promotion funds of 2013 were more than
$10,000 with a 5% growth than that of 2012.

2) Green promotion campaigns

Description: (Types of promotion campaigns that can raise the green awareness of port staff and port
users, frequency, funding, number of participants and etc.)

The port conducted two special green promotion workshops in the year of 2013, the information
of the workshops is attached in Annex 1.

3) Others

Description: (Other good activities/practice implemented relating to this indicator other than the above
two items.)

Several industry experts are paid to evaluate and improve the performance of the green training
program in the port.

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2. Action and Implementation

2.1 Clean Energy

1) Using renewable energy sources

Description: (Types, usage scope/amount of renewable energy resources, facilities and equipment
adopted relating to renewable energy, encouraging measures/policies and etc.)

Solar cells and LED technology for bollard lighting are used in our port, the wind power
generators is planned to introduce this year. The pictures of Solar and LED used in port are attached in
Annex 1.

2) Using of LNG

Description: (Usage scope/amount of LNG in port transportation and equipment (including the port's
pilot and transshipment vessels), port facilities for ships to refill on LNG, adoption of
measures/policies that encourage LNG usage and etc.)

Infrastructure construction on introducing and using LNG is strengthened, LNG devices is

purchased.

The port has started a project to evaluate the feasibility of LNG-powered terminal equipment
beginning with yard hostlers or tractors, and a test will be completed in 2014.

3) Using cold ironing (shore power)

Description: (Infrastructure construction for cold ironing, usage scope, funding, encouraging
measures/policies and etc.)

For the electrical infrastructure for shore-side power (cold-ironing), the port initially launched a
master plan for upgrading the port’s electrical infrastructure to accommodate cold-ironing throughout
the port and the plan will be completed in 2014. A brief introduction of the plan is attached in Annex 1.

4) Others

Description: (Other good activities/practice implemented relating to this indicator other than the above
three items.)

The Port has established an electric transportation system in the port. Relevant pictures are
attached in Annex 1.

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2.2 Energy Saving.

1) Using energy-saving devices & technology

Description: (Types, usage scope, funding, encouraging measures/policies and etc.)

For locomotives, the port committed $1 million to upgrade all the locomotives, use emulsified
diesel and idling controls, and test diesel hybrid and liquefied natural gas locomotives.

In 2013, our port upgraded portions of its vehicle and marine fleets with newer, more fuel efficient
models. Ten diesel utilities were replaced by more fuel efficient diesel utilities and vans while five
additional utilities are on order to replace other larger diesel and petrol utilities. Other cars in the port’s
fleets are being replaced with hybrid vehicles to further improve fuel efficiency. Relevant pictures are
attached in Annex 1.

With respect to the marine fleet, significant fuel savings have been achieved through the
replacement of old pilot cutters with two new, purpose designed vessels and the replacement of three
aging survey vessels with a single, multi-purpose survey vessel. Relevant pictures are attached in
Annex 1.

2) Optimizing power supply system

Description: (Optimizing plan, solved issues by the optimization, funding and etc.)

A new electricity supply contract, begun on 1 July 2011, is providing regular usage data for our 10
largest sites for operational review, allowing our port to optimize its power usage and identify potential
problems. Data gathered during the contract’s first 12 months provide a baseline for changes in the
operation and maintenance of electricity usage at key ports’ sites.

3) Others

Description: (Other good activities/practice implemented relating to this indicator other than the above
two items.)

For the marine vessels, the port initially dedicated as much as $2 million a year toward financial
incentives to improve compliance with the vessels came to the port to have a speed limit on 100% of
their trips.

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2.3 Environmental Protection.

1) Air pollution prevention

Description: (Action and implementation relating to this item, such as air quality monitoring system
installation, dust control measures, wind proof construction, low-sulfur fuel usage and etc. For
example, ports may set up restrictions on atmospheric emissions of port users, adopt low-sulfur fuel for
port vessels, establish dry-bulk handling and storage rules that reduce dust production, etc.)

The port has taken a rewarding and subsidizing policy for reduction of 10% docked charges to the
ships incoming and outing the port to use low-sulfur fuel inside the sea area with a distance of 20 sea
miles to the port. The information can be found in our homepage as XXX.

The port has installed and operated two air monitoring stations to sample and report via the port
website on air quality, including concentrations of key pollutants.

The port has applied measures to improve the management of bulk cargo storage (ports,
terminals), such as covering cargo that is stored in piles, reducing the height of such piles, moving piles
to areas that are less exposed to wind, etc.

$20 million worth of new equipment and technology has been invested to reduce the proportion of
petroleum coke dust.

Systematically cover dry bulk piles when they are likely to blow away by the wind or to leach out
on the ground. Piles are covered with an impervious tarpaulin as soon as possible after unloading and
adjusting the cover as material is removed. And also the followings:

 Used enclosed conveyors or chutes and telescoping arm loaders or other similar equipment to
reduce spillage and dust.

 Used dust suppression, bag-house, screw conveyors, vacuum collecting equipment or other
similar equipment in the handling of fine, granular or powdery material.

Relevant pictures are attached in Annex 1.

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2) Noise control

Description: (Action and implementation relating to this item, such as noise-insulation installation of
electrical motors, noise barriers construction and etc. For example, ports may reduce or not use
sound-making equipment, or ports can mandate port users to function under certain noise levels.)

The port provided a telephone number to residents living close to the port so that they would
report instances of noise. Once a complaint has been made to the port, the port moved swiftly in
dispatching responsible personnel to the site and, to the extent possible, ensuring that corrective
measures are taken.

3) Waste treatment (liquid and solid)

Description: (Wastewater collection and treatment system construction and usage, solid waste
collection, disposal and recycling and etc. For example, evidence of ports prohibiting waste water
discharge in certain areas, setting up a unit in charge of collecting vessel pollutants, classifying garbage
into different categories such as toxic and normal waste, establishing requirements that prevent the
washing of decks contaminated with pollutants, .)

All waste water produced by our port facilities and collected from vessels is treated by the waste
water treatment plant of our port.

Several sustainable practices have been used by our port in terminal developments, including
adopting “Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design” (LEED) certification for new
construction, recycling of demolition debris, using of construction materials with recycled content and
controlling types of fuel used in construction equipment.

4) Others

Description: (Other good activities/practice implemented relating to this indicator other than the above
three items such as efforts to reduce cargo residues, )

There are several emergency spill kits available on site for dealing with minor fuel oil spilling, and
trained employees to respond to small fuel oil spilling.

During the year, our ports continued to co-fund University of XXX research into new technologies
for cleaning up contaminated sediments.

A project included expanding the existing shorebird habitat, planting sea grass and extending the
salt marsh was launched, with the primary objectives of these environmental works to expand the
existing shorebird habitat to attract increasing numbers of migratory birds, Create sea grass habitat,
Expand the area of salt marsh habitat and Provide controlled public access and so minimize disturbance
within the estuary.

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 In early 2013, our Port began a five-year, $1 million environmental program to monitor and
control the Port entrance sediment & coastal erosion. Results completed so far are detailed in the Post
Construction Monitoring Annual Report. Based on the results, no changes to any component of the
monitoring program have been recommended. Erosion of the roosting habitat will be repaired to
maximize the environmental outcomes of the project.

2.4 Green Management.

1) Green Environmental Management System

Description: (Type of EMS, certification and implementation of the system, personnel/organization

dedicated to the system and etc.)

The Eco Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) have been applied in our port.

2) Green performance assessment

Description: (Assessment plan, measures adopted based on the assessment results,

personnel/organization dedicated to the assessment and etc.)

The energy auditing and efficiency rating were implemented in the port in 2014

3) Others

Description: (Other good activities/practice implemented relating to this indicator other than the above
two items.)

The port has optimized dispatching and communication to reduce the waiting time of vessels,
barges and container truck to reduce engine idling.

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3. Efficiency and Effectiveness

3.1 Energy Saving

1) Energy consumption reduction

Description: (Energy consumption reduction resulted by the good activities/practice implemented

relating to Clean Energy, Energy Saving, Green Management and etc. Quantitative evidence should be
provided where appropriate, e.g. percentage of reduced energy consumption by which sectors of the
port.)

The reduction of energy consumption per ton is 6% compared to the past year (from XXX to
XXX), which is a result of a series of policy and strategy implemented in the past year including
promoting the energy-saving equipment, upgrading of port machinery, equipment and vehicles, used
the solar cells and LED technology for bollard lighting and so on.

2) Renewable energy increment

Description: (Renewable energy increment resulted by the good activities/practice implemented

relating to Clean Energy, Green Management and etc. Quantitative measures should be used where
appropriate, e.g. the percentage of increase in the port's use of renewable energy.)

The renewable energy increment of our port is shown in Table 1.

Table1 The port’s energy utilization structure.

Renewable energy
Coal (tons) Petroleum (tons)
Electrical resources(Kwh)
LNG
energy
Low- Low- (tons)
In In In
Other Other (Kwh) Sun Wind
total total total
sulfur sulfur

20,00 22,0 90,0 10,0 1500

2012 2,000 10,000 80,000 1,000 500,000 5,000
0 00 00 00 0

10,00 13,0 72,0 15,0 20,5

2013 3,000 12,000 60,000 1,200 600,000 5,500
0 00 00 00 00

Increasing

or 40.9 36.7
50% 50% 20% 25% 20% 20% 20% 50% 10%
reduction % %

rate

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3) Others

Description: (Other good performance/effects relating to this indicator other than the above two items.)

The yearly increasing rate of LNG of our port is 20%

3.2 Environmental Protection

1) Air quality improvement

Description: (Air quality improvement resulted by the good activities/practice implemented relating to
Clean Energy, Energy Saving, Environmental Protection, Green Management and etc. Quantitative
measures should be included where appropriate to show the results of the green plans implemented,
e.g. the percentage of fuel consumption devoted to the use of low-sulfur fuel, the percentage of reduced
greenhouse gas emissions.)

The port’s Air pollution reduction is listed as Table 2.

Table 2 Air pollution reduction by various categories.

Marine Vessels upgrading Introducing Cold-Ironing Using low-sulfur fuel

Diese Diesel
NOX Investment NOX Investment SOX Investment
l PM PM

2012 250 6 5.2 22 0.8 4 150 10

2013 200 5 6 20 0.6 4.2 130 12

Increasing

or 16.7
20% 15.4% 9.1% 25% 5% 13.3 20%
reduction %

rate

Locomotives upgrading Port Vehicles upgrading Coke dust fallout

Proportion

Diese Diesel of
NOX Investment NOX Investment Investment
l PM PM petroleum

coke dust

2012 185 4.5 5 15 50 3 10% 1

2013 180 5 5.5 13 30 3.2 8% 1.2

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 Increasing

or 11.1
2.7% 10% 13.3% 40% 6.7% 20% 20%
reduction %

rate

Cargo-handling equipment
Using LNG
Upgrading

Diese Cargo-handling
NOX Investment NOX Diesel PM SOX Investment
l PM amount (TEUs)

2012 35 150 4 6.2 million 5 4 4 4

2013 30 130 4.2 6.5 million 4.4 3.8 3.8 4.2

Increasing

or 14.3
13.3 5% 4.8% 12% 5% 5% 5%
reduction %

rate

Note: the unit of air pollutants is tons, and the unit of investment is million USD.

2) Noise control result

Description: (Noise reduction resulted by the good activities/practice implemented relating to

Environmental Protection, Green Management and etc. Quantitative measures should be included
where appropriate to show the results of the environmental protection plans implemented, e.g. the
reduction in noise levels.)

Number of complain on noise in 2012 is 165, and No. of complain on noise in 2013 is 132 with a
reduction rate of 20%.

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3) Liquid & solid pollution control

Description: (The improvements of water quality, waste water and solid waste treatment resulted by the
good activities/practice implemented relating to Environmental Protection, Green Management and etc.
Quantitative measures should be included where appropriate to show the results of the green plans
implemented. For example, the result of establishing discharging prohibitions, garbage regulations,
etc.)

With respect to the hazardous materials abatement, the port has completed an assessment of
asbestos in an old warehouse and initiated the abatement program. The port will remove hundreds of
tons of asbestos and dispose them in a safe and environmentally sound manner (See Table 3).

Table 3 Efficiency and effectiveness on solid waste dumping management.

Contaminated soils
Hazardous materials
and sediments Investment(million
abatement removed or
removed or treated USD)
treated (tons)
(tons)

2012 9,000 150 1

2013 10,000 200 1.5

Increasing rate 11.1% 33.3% 50%

The two key indicators and investment on liquid pollution control and water quality of the harbor
water was listed in Table 4.

Table 4 Efficiency and effectiveness on liquid pollution control.

Dissolved oxygen Water clarity of harbor Investment(million

concentrations (mg/l) waters USD)

2012 3 Good 1

2013 4 Good 1.5

Changing rate 33.3% ----- 50%

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4) Others

Description: (Other good performance/effects relating to this indicator other than the above three
items.)

In the past year, the port, working closely with the regulatory agencies, has removed nearly 10,000
tons of contaminated soils and sediments from the environment and disposed of them in approved
landfills and recycling facilities. Several million tons of soils and sediments have been treated on-site
and isolated deep inside port lands, in accordance with corresponding standards to remove them from
contact with air, water and people.

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ANNEX 4: Guide to GPAS Expert Evaluation

APSN will organize an Evaluation Committee by inviting port experts from different
economies. The experts will be responsible for evaluating the green development
level of all types of the applicants in line with the same evaluation criteria showed in
Table 1 by providing a score for each indicator from 1 to 5 based on the information
provided by ports in their applications for GPAS. The score of a port will be
calculated with the weight of the indicators by APSN secretariat. The award boundary
was determined with the inputs and information to be collected from the pilot projects
of GPAS.

This document aims to provide a guide for experts in Evaluation Committee to assess
the GPAS application packages submitted by the ports. The grade should be based on
the GPAS Indicator System shown in Table 2, while it can be never limited to it. Any
practice which is relevant to the Secondary Indicator should be considered reasonably.
Taking the imbalance of port development in APEC region into consideration, the
green improvement made by ports is suggested to be given priority.

The following Table 1 shows the details of the fundamental criteria for each indicator.

Table 1 GPAS Evaluation Criteria

Level Criteria
1 Very poor (No green practice has been implemented to date )
2 Poor (Only very limited green practice has been implemented to date )
3 Medium (Compliance with certain number of applicable green practice)
4 Good (Systematic use of a defined number of best practice)
5 Excellent (Integration of best practice into an adopted management,
Introduction of new technologies or management )

According to the fundamental criteria, Level 1 to Level 5 represent the corresponding

score is 1-5. Level 1 indicates the port has scarcely made any green development
efforts. Level 2 indicates that the port has made a limited effort on green development,
and the more the efforts, the higher the level achieved. It should be noted that the
scoring is not limited to this guide and the Evaluation Committee reserves the right to
give an independent assessment that would affect the scores.

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 Table 2 GPAS Indicator System

Primary Indicator Secondary Indicator Reference Standard

(1) Green strategy or development plans

Green Port Awareness and (2) Green support funding
Commitment and Willingness (60%) (3) Green annual reports
Willingness (4) Others
（25%）
(1) Green training programs
Green Port Promotion (40%) (2) Green promotion campaigns
(3) Others
(1) Using renewable energy sources
(2) Using of LNG
Clean Energy (15%)
(3) Using cold ironing (shore power)
(4) Others
(1) Using energy-saving devices & technologies
Energy Saving (30%) (2) Optimizing power supply system
Action and (3) Others
Implementation
(1) Air pollution prevention
（50%）
Environmental Protection (2) Noise control
(40%) (3) Waste treatment (liquid and solid)
(4) Others

(1) Green environment management system

Green Management (15%) (2) Green performance assessment
(3) Others
(1) Energy consumption reduction
Energy Saving (40%) (2) Renewable energy increment
Efficiency and (3) Others
Effectiveness
(1) Air quality improvement
（25%）
Environmental Protection (2) Noise control result
(60%) (3) Liquid & solid pollution control
(4) Others

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 ANNEX 5: GPAS Expert Evaluation Form

The following form is used for the GPAS Expert to evaluate the applicant.

Applicant:

Expert ( Print Name ):

( Signature ):

Date:

Primary Indicator Secondary Indicator Score

Green Port Awareness and Willingness

Commitment and Willingness
Green Port Promotion

Clean Energy

Energy Saving
Action and Implementation
Environmental Protection

Green Management

Energy Saving
Efficiency and Effectiveness
Environmental Protection

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ANNEX 6: Designs of GPAS Award

Logo Badge

Certificate

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