September 20, 2022 - BY Admin
On
Thursday Sept 16th, the Port Managers Association of the Caribbean (PMAC- a
grouping of 21 Caribbean Port managers) hosted at their 25th Annual General
Meeting (AGM), a presentation on "The Decarbonised Port - A Fully Integrated
Approach to Renewable Energy Technologies" by Mr. Ferhat Acuner, the
General Manager and Director of NAVTEK Naval Technologies INC. (part of KIRAN Holding).
Mr. Acuner presented on the
methods available to ports, for reducing and eliminating their need for fossil
fuels, for their heating/cooling needs, for powering their buildings, their
port landside equipment, and most importantly for their tugboats, workboats and
service vessels.
Present at the event were
CEO's and COO's of regional Caribbean ports, members of international
developmental finance agencies, executives from some of the main USA East Coast
ports, vendors to ports, press and other specially invited guests. Also present
were the team from Alixum International, the Caribbean representative of NAVTEK
said Mr. Avi Levi, a director of Alixum who was instrumental in inviting NAVTEK
to this event, "We thought it was very timely to have Mr. Acuner present
to the Caribbean Ports, as climate change resilience has become such an
important consideration for the ports in the Caribbean as they plan their
strategies for dealing with sea level rise and other climate change phenomena.
Many of the ports in the Caribbean have already started their pivot away from
fossil fuels or are considering making these changes, and we saw an opportunity
to connect NAVTEK with PMAC, to lend as much assistance as possible to these
efforts. Ferhat and his team have been welcomed with their energy, enthusiasm
and obvious great expertise in this area of -Port Decarbonization-."
Mr. Glenn Roach, the Executive
Secretary from PMAC also added "We extend our appreciation to Mr. Acuner
for an informative and engaging presentation, and to the ALIXUM team for
facilitating it. We at the Port Managers Association of the Caribbean
are looking forward to our continued collaboration." Mr. Roach also
added "We trust the event which from accounts received was highly
informative and engaging, met the required expectations of attendance and
encourages your continued support as we strive to increase the mutual benefits
to members and fellow stakeholders of our regional port and logistics
industry."
Mr. Darwin Telemaque, the CEO
of Antigua Port Authority and Chairman of the AGM invited all members of PMAC
to take advantage of the opportunity to engage with NAVTEK to discuss their own
unique needs as they plan their own decarbonisation strategies.
For more information, please contact:
Alixum International- Mr. Avi Levi; avi@alixum.org
NAVTEK Naval Technologies
INC. – Mr. Ahmet Kirez; ahmetk@navtek.net
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