SINGAPORE: Singapore Jurong Port will have the world’s first green berths made of recycled concrete from existing berths and yards incoming 2016.
And to reduce the project’s carbon footprint, the berths will utilise certified green construction materials such as green cement, green steel mesh and green reinforcement bars.
Upon completion, the berths will be 13.8-metres deep and better equipped to handle bigger vessels. Storage area will also expand by 3.1 hectares – an increase of almost 30 per cent.
The berths have been certified by the Public Utilities Board (PUB) as an Active Beautiful and Clean (ABC) Waters Project. The ABC features for the project includes a 100 per cent irrigation of its landscape using collected rainwater and the water’s slow discharge into main drains to prevent flooding.
Earlier on Jan 16, Jurong Port also announced it will install solar panels worth S$30 million. “Construction of these green berths is one of several initiatives Jurong Port has taken to promote environmental sustainability,” said Jurong Port CEO Ooi Boon Hoe.
He added: “This and other initiatives based on a green port study supported by the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore will be implemented progressively.”
In recognition of its efforts, Jurong Port received the Green Mark Award (Gold) from Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority (BCA).
