Mercator Media teams up with GreenPort
Mercator Media Ltd has teamed up with EWP Communications Limited
As part of the strategy to develop its international business, Mercator Media Ltd has teamed up with EWP Communications Limited - a specialist B2B media company focussing on the environmental aspects of the Ports / Terminals, Shipping, Transportation and Logistics sectors - whose current offerings include a quarterly GreenPort Magazine, E – Newsletter, Website and Events (including the ‘Energy for Green Ports’, ‘GreenPort Logistics’ and ‘GreenPort Congress’).
‘This is a great opportunity for both businesses. It brings valuable knowledge and experience of the environmental challenges faced by the ports and terminals as well as the role inland waterways play in the European intermodal and logistics chain’, says Andrew Webster, MD of Mercator Media. He adds: ‘They are great brands that overlap our existing business through Port Strategy magazine. Our existing business support and online backup will help them to grow. It will also complement and improve the B2B channels we both provide to our clients’.
The driver for this initiative is the future performance of the global marine ports and services market which, according to business information analyst Datamonitor, will accelerate with an anticipated compound annual growth rate of 7% over the next five years. It is expected to drive the industry grouping to a value of over £42 billion by the end of 2014. Governments around the world view ports and terminal as critical infrastructure assets, which are subject to government control and regulations. Their ability to ‘go green’ by reducing their carbon footprint and by being more sensitive to environmental considerations will be vital to their future success. GreenPort provides senior decision makers with the crucial content on aspects of sustainable environmental practice that will enable them to effectively implement these changes.
The next GreenPort event will be ‘GreenPort Logistics 2011’ and ‘Energy for GreenPorts 2011’, taking place on 23 & 24 February next year in Venice, organised in co-operation with the Venice Port Authority. This will be followed by the annual GreenPort Congress on 14 & 15 September 2011 in Hamburg, the 2011 European Green Capital. Both events have the support of the European Sea Ports Organisation. The next Danube Summit is scheduled for Belgrade in September 2012.
Following the success of the 2010 event, the 2nd Energy for Green Ports conference, 23 and 24 February 2011, Venice, will focus on the latest in renewable energy technology. In light of European, national and regional rules and regulation, it will also examine methods of reducing power consumption and more efficient use of energy as well as examining option for alternative sources of energy to reduce emissions and noise pollution.
The first GreenPort Logistics day was part of the 2010 GreenPort Congress. 
This latest dedicated conference,
23-24 February 2011, Venice, will focus on green supply chain management developments. It will examine the central role ports and terminals can play in reducing the carbon intensity of the logistics chain and enhancing its sustainability.
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