Which is Which: "Best port" or "most polluting port"?

Rotterdam crowned best port during the pandemic
January 28, 2022 https://splash247.com/rotterdam-crowned-best-port-during-the-pandemic/

Rotterdam has been crowned as the best port during the pandemic in an exclusive poll carried by Splash.

Europe’s largest port received the greatest praise from the more than 1,700 votes cast around the world over the past 10 days.

Last week Splash set out to find out which port city has sought the best solutions for crews over the past two years, asking which port has proven to be the most flexible during Covid-19.

Many so called leading port cities have not lived up to their billing during the pandemic, making slap dash decisions which have made the lives for many in shipping harder – whether it be ill thought out travel restrictions, bans on garbage disposal or rolling out vaccines. Other port cities, however, have proven to be agile, responsive and willing to find solutions and it is this band of port communities Splash was keen to highlight and congratulate with this global survey.

Commenting on coming out top in the pandemic poll, René de Vries, chief harbour master at the Port of Rotterdam, said: “Covid-19 have been difficult times for all of us. Despite the fact that we have announced and complied with strict precautions, we have always kept an eye on the impact on the seafarers of the ships visiting us. The human dimension is always our top priority in the port of Rotterdam. It is very nice and heartwarming that this is recognized by the readers of Splash. We thank them for the recognition and hope to welcome everyone back to our port soon without any restrictions.”

Other notable port mentions in the survey include Auckland topping the polls in Australasia, Vancouver crowned the best in North America, Montevideo named best in South America, Cape Town the top destination in Africa, with Colombo deemed to have been the best Asian port during the pandemic.

Rotterdam ranked as most polluting port in Europe
February 8, 2022 https://container-mag.com/2022/02/08/rotterdam-ranked-as-most-polluting-...

A study by green NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) has found that the Port of Rotterdam is associated with almost 14m tonnes of CO2 each year, putting it on a par with Europe’s fifth biggest industrial polluter – the Weisweiler coal power plant in Germany

Antwerp and Hamburg came second and third in T&E’s ranking of Europe’s ports by carbon emissions while three of the top 10 polluting ports are in Spain.

The study assesses carbon emissions from ships departing and entering ports from across the supply chain, as well emissions from activities at port like loading, unloading and refuelling.