Ensenada, Mexico's First Green Port

The Port of Ensenada is the first port in Mexico to be certified as a Green Port. This certification certifies that the Port of Ensenada has the best environmental practices and quality standards in its port activities, joining the group of Green Ports in the world, most of which are European.

This international certification is in addition to the Port's existing environmental certifications: ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004 and Clean Industry.

What is a Green Port?

A Green Port is one that performs its port activities causing minimum damage to the environment and society, providing measures to improve and control the quality of air, water, noise and waste.

How is it obtained?

The "PERS" PORT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW SYSTEM certification is created by ESPO/ECO PORT (European Sea Ports-Ecological Ports Organization) and is a certification endorsed by the recognized certifying entity Lloyd's Register, being the only environmental management system for the port sector in the world.

Advantages of Certification

• The Port performs its activities with the highest standards, promoting safe trade, improved competitiveness, compliance and efficiency in its port operations.
• Enter the environmental logistics chain of companies that only invest and do business with ports that are within the group of certified ports, thus not only contributing to the improvement of the environment, but also brings economic benefits to the Port.
• Certified ports gain positive feedback in attracting new customers in the market.
• It offers a reduction in operating costs.
• This change in culture means that the port can continue to promote trade and foster jobs.
• Port operations have no adverse impact on the community.
• Minimizing impacts makes society support port initiatives.
• Acquire a worldwide environmental reputation for ports.

With this certification, the Port of Ensenada demonstrates its commitment to effective port environmental management, as evidenced by its environmental actions in the areas of energy, water, materials recycling, atmospheric emissions, and wildlife conservation programs.

In the same way this certification makes the Port strengthen its environmental policy, its cargo handling and storage operations, as well as strengthens the environmental compliance measures in the port industries, making the Port of Ensenada environmentally sustainable.

With this certification, the Port of Ensenada will become the first port to obtain this recognition in Mexico and the second in Latin America after Santa Martha, Colombia.

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