The environmental system

The operations of the Port of Turku are covered with certified quality, environmental and safety systems. Together they form the Port´s operating system. The systems are based on international standards: ISO 9001:2000 (quality), ISO 14001:2004 (environment) and OHSAS 18001:1999 (safety). Certified operations ensure a sufficient level of services to the Port´s customers in terms of quality, environment and safety. The operating system also provides a basis for the continuous development of the Port´s processes and customer service.

Key activities for preventive environmental work take place within the environmental programme related to the Port´s environmental system. The annually updated programme sets goals and actions for the most important environmental aspects for improving the Port´s environmental work and preventing contamination of the environment.

The environmental work of the Port of Turku focuses on reducing emissions into air (sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides), noise abatement, development of waste management (waste sorting and reception services), improvement of energy economics, and reducing the environmental impacts of dredging and embanking.