The Port Community of Barcelona reaffirms its commitment to the environment with an action to conserve marine biodiversity

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The Port Community of Barcelona reaffirms its commitment to the environment with an action to conserve marine biodiversity

On the occasion of World Environment Day, which took place yesterday, Thursday, June 5th, the Port of Barcelona led a collective action in which 21 organizations participated.

The activity was made possible thanks to the sponsorship of Exolum, APM Terminals, Relisa, Enagas, and Tradebe, which made the day focused on environmental awareness and collective responsibility possible.

On the occasion of World Environment Day, which took place on Thursday 5 June, the Port of Barcelona has led a collective action for the protection of marine biodiversity, reaffirming its commitment to sustainability and the care of the coastline. The day, held today at the facilities of the Marine Animal Recovery Centre (CRAM) on the Prat de Llobregat beach, combined a beach clean-up action with an educational workshop on the impact of marine waste.

The initiative was promoted by the Environment working group of the Governing Council of the Port Community of Barcelona, with the active participation of 21 companies from the logistics and port sector, as well as the Port of Barcelona itself. The participating entities were: APM Terminales Barcelona, Amarras de Barcelona, Barcelona Clúster Náutico, Cilsa, Coma y Ribas, Decal, Exolum, Ecoimsa, Enagas, Ergransa, Hutchison Puertos BEST, ICL Iberia-Tramero, Marina Barcelona’92, Marina Port Viejo, Portcemen, TEPSA, Tradebe Puerto Services, Terquimsa, Relisa, TMA and Intercruises.

The activity was made possible thanks to the sponsorship of Exolum, APM Terminales, Relisa, Enagas and Tradebe, which made possible a day focused on environmental awareness and collective responsibility.

During the event, participants carried out an intensive clean-up of the beach, followed by a workshop on the interpretation of the waste collected, analysing its origin and the risks it poses to marine ecosystems and the health of the oceans.

This is the fifth consecutive year that the Barcelona Port Community has organised a joint action to commemorate World Environment Day, consolidating itself as an example of collaboration between institutions and companies to move towards a more sustainable port model committed to decarbonisation.

‘This type of initiative not only has a direct impact on the conservation of our natural environment, but also strengthens the environmental awareness of the port business community’, said Eduard Duran, Chairman of the Environment working group of the Barcelona Port Community Governing Council.