The impact of environmental noise generated from
ports: outcome of MESP project

Schenone, Corrado; Pittaluga, Ilaria; Borelli, Davide; Kamali, Walid; Moghrabi, Yara El

doi:10.1515/noise-2016-0002

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“…Although ports are the backbone to the global economy; increased shipping through ports, new port infrastructure development projects and functional activities at ports can be associated with adverse environmental and social impacts on coastal locations and neighboring communities [2, [45][46][47]. Consequently, stricter environmental legislations as well as social and environmental performance standards and requirements have emerged from various quarters in recent years [48][49][50].…”

Section: Green Port As a Concept And A Labelmentioning

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Selective Adoption: How Port Authorities in Europe and West Africa Engage with the Globalizing ‘Green Port’ Idea

2019

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The scholarly debate on ‘green ports’ since it emerged in the policy discourse of international maritime organizations has largely focused on exploring the economic benefits associated with implementing related policies and developing green guides and codes of conduct for port authorities. In contrast, it has received little attention how the green port idea and according measures are taken up and what role is played by contextual factors in places of such uptake. By engaging with the expanding literature on policy mobilities and drawing on empirical information collected through interviews with port officials from four ports in Europe and West Africa, we argue that context-specific factors strongly influence what we call the selective adoption of green port tools and measures for transitioning ports towards sustainability. They include environmental priorities, regulatory requirements, financial resources and the immediate areas of competence of port authorities, which all vary widely across regions and specific ports.

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Selective Adoption: How Port Authorities in Europe and West Africa Engage with the Globalizing ‘Green Port’ Idea

2019

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“…Thus, with increasing port size and ship movements, inhabited areas could come near to industrial and operative port areas, leading to possible health issue and citizens' complaints, as reported in Athens [37] and Dublin [38]. For this reason, European projects like HADA [39], Eco.Port [40], NoMEPorts [41], SIMPYC [42], EcoPorts [43], MESP [44], and the on-going Interreg Maritime projects REPORT, RUMBLE and MON ACUMEN [45], have shed a bit of light on port noise in the very recent years. Mostly, all of them were focused on defining guidelines and assessing the problem on the END basis, while the Neptunes project [46] is studying noise produced by ships at berth.…”

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Pass-by Characterization of Noise Emitted by Different Categories of Seagoing Ships in Ports

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In the light of sustainability, satisfactory living conditions is an important factor for people’s positive feedback in their own living environment. Acoustic comfort and noise exposure should then be carefully monitored in all human settlements. Furthermore, it is already well-known that high or prolonged noise levels may lead to unwanted health effects. Unfortunately, while in the last decades scientists and public authorities have investigated the noise produced by roads, trains, and airports, not enough efforts have been spent in studying what happens around the coastal and port areas. Following the attention brought to the subject by recent European projects on noise in port areas, the present paper characterizes the sound power level and 1/3 octave band sound power spectrum of seagoing ships while moving at low speeds. Five different categories have been distinguished: Roll-on/roll-off (RORO), container ship, oil tanker, chemical tanker, and ferry. The analysis is based on a continuous noise measurement lasting more than three months, performed in the industrial canal of the port of Livorno (Italy). The resulting noise emissions are new and useful data that could be inserted in acoustic propagation models to properly assess the noise in the areas affected by port activities. Thus, the present work can act as a supporting tool in planning ship traffic in ports towards better sustainability.

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“…The recent flourishing of European projects such as HADA [15], EcoPort [16], NoMEPorts [17], SIMPYC [18], MESP [19], and Anchor [20], give evidence of a keen interest in the theme, despite the small number of scientific papers on port noise and the absence of a complete understanding and description of the phenomena involved.…”

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Port Noise and Complaints in the North Tyrrhenian Sea and Framework for Remediation

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Compared to the other relevant noise sources such as railways, roads, and airplanes, the regulation regarding port noise is lagging behind. The absence of specific laws is likely one of the main causes of the increasingly high number of complaints reported by the citizens living nearby the ports. At the same time, scientific literature concerning the impact of port noise and its mitigation is not so widespread and only a few studies are available at the moment. However, the volume of maritime traffic has increased in the last years and consequently, Port Authorities are required to assess the impact of port operations on the city soundscape without using specific directives or guidelines. In this context, the INTERREG Maritime programme projects RUMBLE, MON ACUMEN, and REPORT aim to fill this gap, by investigating the state-of-the-art of port noise in the north Tyrrhenian sea and developing helpful instruments. Data were collected via a survey sent to the Port Authorities, local environmental protection agencies and universities involved in the projects. The survey was focused on monitoring systems, previous measurement campaigns, noise maps, and citizens’ complaints already taken. The results confirmed both a lack of awareness among residents and authorities and the absence of actions aimed at reducing port noise. In this framework, the difficulties encountered by the Port Authorities in managing the ports sustainably are highlighted. An underestimation of citizens’ exposure to noise in port areas could be expected.

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The impact of environmental noise generated from ports: outcome of MESP project

Cited by 21 publications

References 9 publications

Selective Adoption: How Port Authorities in Europe and West Africa Engage with the Globalizing ‘Green Port’ Idea

Selective Adoption: How Port Authorities in Europe and West Africa Engage with the Globalizing ‘Green Port’ Idea

Pass-by Characterization of Noise Emitted by Different Categories of Seagoing Ships in Ports

Port Noise and Complaints in the North Tyrrhenian Sea and Framework for Remediation

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