Print Email Facebook Twitter Sustainability Performance of Port Infrastructure Title Sustainability Performance of Port Infrastructure: A Case Study of a Quay Wall Author Taneja, P. (TU Delft Rivers, Ports, Waterways and Dredging Engineering) van Rhede van der Kloot, Godert (Maritime and Transport Business Solutions BV) van Koningsveld, M. (TU Delft Rivers, Ports, Waterways and Dredging Engineering) Date 2021 Abstract Ports form a vital link in the global maritime supply chain, and adherence to the UN sustainable goals in each port development and operation is all-important. Improving the sustainability performance of port infrastructure requires identifying all relevant aspects of sustainability, defining suitable performance measures, applying tools for quantification, and proposing intervention measures if needed. We present a framework for assessing and managing the sustainability performance of port infrastructure incorporating these elements. We apply the framework to quay walls in the Port of Rotterdam (PoR); however, the information to assess only four out of fourteen sustainability themes was available. This fact underlines the need for sustainability monitoring and reporting. We also present a case study of a quay wall in PoR. Based on the vision of PoR and literature, the sustainability theme ‘air pollutants’ was given priority, the selected performance measure being the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. Dubocalc was chosen as a quantification tool and estimated a total emission of 1.9 kt of CO2eq for a 100-m length of quay wall over a 100-year lifecycle. The measures proposed to achieve climate neutrality in 2050 include using renewable energy for the Impressed Current Cathodic Protection and the temporary drainage systems, electrified transport and machinery, hydrogen as dredging fuel, and steel with hydrogen as a reduction-agent in the future. These could result in a total GHG reduction of 86% by the year 2050 Subject sustainability performance;GHG emissionssustainable infrastructurequay walls To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:a454ed0f-edc0-4f0b-b653-b263f7321177 DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/su132111932 ISSN 2071-1050 Source Sustainability, 13 (21), 1-13 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2021 P. Taneja, Godert van Rhede van der Kloot, M. van Koningsveld Files PDF sustainability_13_11932.pdf 16.13 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:a454ed0f-edc0-4f0b-b653-b263f7321177/datastream/OBJ/view