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The Port of Kristiansand will be a leading environmental port that contributes to restructuring in the maritime industry
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Environmentally friendly operation

The sea route is the environmental route

The most important environmental effort the port makes is its primary task - to be a good tool for efficient and increased use of maritime transport. Increased use of maritime transport is an important climate measure, and a single container ship can replace several thousand trucks.

Solar panels and environmentally friendly operations in port areas

In the Kongsgård terminal area, the port has purchased a solar cell system for a selected warehouse building. Going forward, the port will continue to use technology that reduces emissions, and at all times be one of the country's leading environmental ports. This will largely be achieved through electrification and efficiency improvements at the port. We are well on the way to replacing our fleet of vehicles and machinery with electric cars and emission-reducing alternatives.

Railroad tracks

Sea and rail have also been a priority area in recent years, and in 2017 the port track was reopened to the container terminal. Today, there is one train a day carrying cargo from Voss Water, representing a total reduction of around 6,000 trailers annually.

Environmental plan

In 2022, an environmental plan was drawn up for the Port of Kristiansand.

The purpose of this plan is to have a document that can guide our environmental efforts, communicate the port's environmental work externally, and be an active document for environmental management that management should have ownership of.

The plan is our documentation of the mapped status of environmental aspects related to maritime transport, port operations and real estate activities at the Port of Kristiansand. Furthermore, the plan contains adopted environmental goals and specific instruments and measures to implement these goals. There are many environmental issues related to shipping and marine activities, many of which are beyond the port's control.

This plan will therefore focus on the environmental aspects where the Port of Kristiansand can make a difference by setting concrete, time-bound goals. The selected environmental aspects have also been selected in accordance with the four UN Sustainable Development Goals, which are defined in the Port's Strategic Plan 2020-2030:

Environmental plan - Port of Kristiansand

For inquiries related to port operations, contact the harbor guard 24/7:

Telephone:
+47 970 90 504

VHF:
Channel 12

E-mail:
trafikk@kristiansand-havn.no

Address:
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4610 Kristiansand

E-mail: post@kristiansand-havn.no
Telephone: +47 38 00 60 00

Org.no: NO 926 180 711 MVA
Bank account: 3207.34.60807

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