Germany’s Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) has signed a joint declaration of intent with the South Korean Busan Port Authority (BPA) and Ulsan Port Authority (UPA) to collaborate on the decarbonization of maritime transport in the future by expanding the use of environmentally friendly marine fuels.
The agreement between the three ports, signed on the sidelines of Hamburg’s First Mayor Peter Tschentscher ‘s trip to South Korea, is said to be an example of global ports collaborating to achieve sustainable growth.
The three port organizations, which see themselves as ‘important gateway ports’ in their respective regions, want to work together on programs to reduce emissions in ports and on infrastructure improvements. They also want to jointly promote standardization in the use and bunkering of low-carbon ship fuels and work on digitalization processes.
The exchange on environmentally friendly practices, bunkering initiatives and marketing cooperation is also to be intensified.
“Together with the largest ports in South Korea, the Hamburg Port Authority is working on the future transport, storage and use of climate-friendly fuels in our port. This is a major contribution to the energy transition in the maritime economy and an important step on Hamburg’s path to becoming a leading hydrogen location in Europe,” Tschentscher commented.