Huanghua Port
Summary:
Huanghua Port is a major coal port on Bohai Bay, with 17 coal berths, two general cargo terminals and one oil terminal (Zhao et al., 2020).
The port received the 2021 GPAS Award. Its green measures include dust suppression technology, shore power, an ecological water system that keeps coal wastewater out of the sea, and wetland restoration (CHN Energy, 2022).
Dust control is a focus: Huanghua Port has constructed enclosed conveyor-belt corridors, a 10,176 m windproof net around all storage yards, and automatic sprinkling at the car dumpers to reduce coal dust emissions; it also uses desalinated water from a power plant as one of its water sources (Fang et al., 2021). Shore power supply has been installed at 11 coal berths (Zhao et al., 2020).
Transferability:
Huanghua shows how a bulk port can be recognized under GPAS for targeted controls on its main impacts. DMC ports that handle coal or other dusty bulk cargo can prioritize enclosed conveyors, windproof netting around stockyards and water sprays, and keep coal-contaminated wastewater out of the sea. The GPAS scorecard gives a structure for choosing these measures, while larger investments such as shore power can be phased in at the busiest berths.
Sources
All information used for this case study was based on publicly available resources.
- Zhao, D., Wang, T. and Han, H. (2020) Approach towards Sustainable and Smart Coal Port Development: The Case of Huanghua Port in China. Sustainability 12(9): 3924, (opens in new tab)
- China Shenhua Energy Company Limited (2021) Huanghua Port Won 2021 APSN Green Port Award, (opens in new tab)
- CHN Energy (2022) Huanghua Port Awarded with the Title of 'Chinese Green Port', 29 August 2022, (opens in new tab)
- Fang et al. (2021) Optimization of water resource dispatching for Huanghua Port under uncertain water usage scenario. Science of The Total Environment, (opens in new tab)