The Murmansk Sea Trade Port managed to reduce its emissions four times. This achievement came after the Port invested 1.8 billion rubles ($27.4 mln) on the environmental safety of coal transshipment over the last two years.
The Chairman of Board of Directors of the port Denis Ilatovsky at the Arctic Days in Moscow Federal Arctic Forum pointed out the importance of the investment as it resulted a 4 time decrease of the amount of harmful emissions.
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According to TASS, regarding the environmental safety of coal transshipment, Ilatovsky explained that “snow cannons” were installed along the entire perimeter of the seaport, snow and water mist generators that prevent dust from spreading in the air.
At the time, a dust wall is being built in the port 2 km in length and 20 meters in height. Furthermore, an industrial area is being planted, technological driveways are irrigated, and all passing cars are cleaned in order not to carry the dirt on.
Moreover, he added at the forum that the total investments in environmental protection made by port facilities that handle coal reached 4.2 billion rubles ($62 mln) and investments are made in several areas: monitoring, purchasing cleaning equipment, water cannons and other sprinkler systems, creating dust shields and others. Ilatovsky said that some port facilities use such innovations as local sprinkler systems.
Ilatovsky, also, said that he expects that total investments made by stevedores over three or four years will be at least 10 billion rubles. The Murmansk sea port alone has already spent 1.8 billion rubles and will spend about 3 billion more.
