Environmental work

Ports of Stockholm works actively, long-term and strategically for sustainable port operations and shipping. Sustainability is an integral part of our daily business operations.

For Ports of Stockholm it is important to improve our own business operations and at the same time work together with the shipping companies, our tenants and other stakeholders to contribute to reducing the impact our customers have on the environment.

We enable our customers to reduce their environmental impact through:

• vessel onshore power connection
• offloading facilities for waste and sewage
• environmental discounts

We reduce our own environmental impact through:

• reduced emissions
• increased waste recycling
• energy saving
• use of renewable energy, i.e. through solar cell systems
• environmentally aware selection of materials and chemicals

Read more about the environmental measures

One of the largest upcoming environmental investments is in onshore power connection facilities for cruise ships. These will be operational in 2024, are the first of their kind in Sweden and are also among some of only a few in Europe.

An important aspect is also collaboration with other stakeholders. Read more about EU projects and collaborations

Environmental report

Ports of Stockholm produces an annual report according to GRI Universal Standards.

Environmental report 2023 (pdf)

Ports of Stockholm's environmental targets

• Reduced CO2 emissions from maritime customers within the Ports of Stockholm’s port areas.
• Reduced emission of air pollutants from shipping customers within Ports of Stockholm’s port areas.
• Sustainable handling of solid and liquid waste from vessels across all Ports of Stockholm ports.
• Reduced negative effects of noise levels from shipping customers and port operations within Ports of
  Stockholm’s port areas.
• No emissions of any form of CO2 from Ports of Stockholm’s forklift truck operations by 2025.
• Ports of Stockholm’s operations to be entirely fossil-free by 2030.
• Efficient energy use in Ports of Stockholm’s own operations.
• Higher proportion of material recycling or reuse of waste in Ports of Stockholm’s operations.
• Gradual phasing out of products containing harmful substances in Ports of Stockholm’s operations