MedCruise actively participated at the “1st EcoPorts Workshop on Waste Reception facilities” which was organised by the European Sea Ports Organization (ESPO) in cooperation with Piraeus Port Authority at the hall of Piraeus Port Authority S.A.
The Workshop focused on policy issues in the sector of ship-generated waste management while port members of the ECOPORTS network as well as MedCruise Association and Euroshore the association of port reception facilities in Europe and beyond shared their experience and point of view.
MedCruise President Mr. Stavros Hatzakos presented the existing waste reception facilities in MedCruise Ports based on data collected as part of the participation of MedCruise Association at the Sustainable Cruise project while at the same time he pointed out the importance of Environmental Management for the ports.
The Workshop was attended among others by the General Secretary of ESPO Mrs. Isabelle Ryckbost as well as the representative of the General Directorate for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) of the European Commission Mrs. Anna Bodo Remijn.
