SOLUTIONS TO SOME CHALLENGES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SMARTPORT STRATEGIES

The SmartPort strategies include all kinds of initiatives and projects that improve the operation efficiency and the sustainability of the activities in the ports. The main targets for these strategies usually are the energy consumption reduction, the port operators carbon footprint decrease, the increase in the use of clean energies, the security increase and the reduction of the port activities impact in the urban environments, among others. On the one hand, savings that can allow the return on the investment are sought, on the other hand, we want to improve the people quality of life.