Ege Port Kuşadası has become the first cruise port in the world to be granted the Ecoports Port Environmental Review Systems (PERS) certificate, Global Ports Holding said in its release.
Ecoports PERS is the only port sector specific environmental management standard. The standard requires, amongst others, that the port presents an overview of major environmental issues that shows the environmental impact of the port operations and connected with this, to present the legal requirements that are aimed to reduce this impact. It also requires that the port has trained personnel and budgets to be able to realize this improvement, to use performance indicators to measure results and to demonstrate the results. Certification is awarded after a successful audit by the independent auditor Lloyd’s Register, Netherlands.
Operated by the world’s largest cruise port operator Global Ports Holding Plc (GPH), Ege Port Kuşadası received Ecoports PERS accreditation in May 2019, which will be valid for a period of two years.