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Located within Brazil’s Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve, Portos
do Paraná manages one of South America’s most strategic port
complexes. Beyond operational excellence, the Port Authority
has embraced climate leadership by integrating robust
carbon accounting, international partnerships and innovative
regulatory instruments to accelerate maritime decarbonisation
and strengthen environmental resilience.

Plan, also developed with Fundación Valenciaport. through cleaner technologies, alternative fuels or
Aligned with the International Maritime other recognised emission-reduction strategies.
Organization’s ambition of achieving net-zero By granting preferential berthing to greener
emissions by 2050, the roadmap identifies priority ships, the Port Authority sends a clear market
mitigation measures, establishes emission signal: environmental performance is becoming
reduction pathways and supports strategic an operational advantage rather than simply a
investment decisions, including equipment compliance requirement. This regulatory approach
electrification, improved energy management illustrates how ports can actively accelerate the
and future shore power assessments. More maritime energy transition while maintaining
importantly, the plan actively involves terminal operational competitiveness.
operators and other stakeholders, recognising
that decarbonisation can only succeed through Climate mitigation at Portos do Paraná also
collective action. extends beyond operational emissions. Through
its Degraded Areas Recovery Programme
However, measuring emissions and defining (PRAD), the Port Authority restores degraded
targets are only part of the solution. Influencing watersheds upstream of the Paranaguá Estuarine
behaviour across the shipping industry is equally Complex using agroforestry systems developed
important. Based on the inventory’s findings, in partnership with local farming communities.
Portos do Paraná introduced an innovative Besides increasing biodiversity and promoting
berthing policy that rewards vessels capable of carbon sequestration, the programme reduces
demonstrating lower greenhouse gas emissions soil erosion and sediment transport into »

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