The Director of Decarbonization at the Tanger Med Group, Amine Benyessef, highlighted on Wednesday in Casablanca the efforts undertaken to make Tanger Med a benchmark port in terms of energy performance.
Speaking during a panel on the theme "Ports, transport, and logistics facing the challenges of decarbonization," organized as part of the International Transport and Logistics Exhibition for Africa and the Mediterranean (Logismed, May 13-15), Mr. Benyessef presented the port complex's energy strategy, based on a dual ambition: achieving carbon neutrality in its own operations and deploying decarbonization services for its operators.
This strategy is based on four major pillars: the supply of green electricity, energy efficiency, sustainable mobility, and circular economy management, the director specified. He emphasized that the Tanger Med port is now 100% supplied with electricity from renewable sources, thanks to long-term purchase agreements, adding that several self-production projects are already underway.
Among the concrete achievements, Mr. Benyessef cited the deployment of the infrastructure necessary to supply ships at berth with green electricity, allowing them to turn off their auxiliary engines during stopovers, reports the MAP.
"This onshore power supply system is already operational on 800 meters of quay and will be generalized to other terminals and ferries," he indicated, specifying that this electrification is set to become a global standard in ports by 2030.
For his part, the Regional Director of XPO Logistics Morocco, Miguel Troitiño, detailed the efforts made by his company to reconcile operational performance with environmental sustainability.
Present in 14 countries, the group manages one million square meters of warehouses between Morocco, Spain, Italy, and Portugal, making it a significant consumer of goods and energy, he indicated.
Thus, he emphasized the importance of a sustainable approach at every stage of the logistics chain, ranging from optimizing vehicle loading to reducing empty kilometers.
In this sense, Mr. Troitiño mentioned the use of concrete solutions such as the increased use of HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil), the progressive replacement of energy-intensive bulbs and equipment, and the use of tandem road convoys to reduce CO2 emissions.
Placed under the High Patronage of HM King Mohammed VI, Logismed was held this year under the theme "The Supply Chain in Morocco: an industry serving competitiveness, sovereignty, and the sophistication of the economy."
Speaking during a panel on the theme "Ports, transport, and logistics facing the challenges of decarbonization," organized as part of the International Transport and Logistics Exhibition for Africa and the Mediterranean (Logismed, May 13-15), Mr. Benyessef presented the port complex's energy strategy, based on a dual ambition: achieving carbon neutrality in its own operations and deploying decarbonization services for its operators.
This strategy is based on four major pillars: the supply of green electricity, energy efficiency, sustainable mobility, and circular economy management, the director specified. He emphasized that the Tanger Med port is now 100% supplied with electricity from renewable sources, thanks to long-term purchase agreements, adding that several self-production projects are already underway.
Among the concrete achievements, Mr. Benyessef cited the deployment of the infrastructure necessary to supply ships at berth with green electricity, allowing them to turn off their auxiliary engines during stopovers, reports the MAP.
"This onshore power supply system is already operational on 800 meters of quay and will be generalized to other terminals and ferries," he indicated, specifying that this electrification is set to become a global standard in ports by 2030.
For his part, the Regional Director of XPO Logistics Morocco, Miguel Troitiño, detailed the efforts made by his company to reconcile operational performance with environmental sustainability.
Present in 14 countries, the group manages one million square meters of warehouses between Morocco, Spain, Italy, and Portugal, making it a significant consumer of goods and energy, he indicated.
Thus, he emphasized the importance of a sustainable approach at every stage of the logistics chain, ranging from optimizing vehicle loading to reducing empty kilometers.
In this sense, Mr. Troitiño mentioned the use of concrete solutions such as the increased use of HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil), the progressive replacement of energy-intensive bulbs and equipment, and the use of tandem road convoys to reduce CO2 emissions.
Placed under the High Patronage of HM King Mohammed VI, Logismed was held this year under the theme "The Supply Chain in Morocco: an industry serving competitiveness, sovereignty, and the sophistication of the economy."