The Port of Thessaloniki (ThPA S.A.), Greece, has become the first port in the European Union and the Mediterranean to integrate RightShip's Maritime Emissions Portal (MEP) under the HELMEPA-led METAVASEA project, supported by Lloyd’s Register Foundation.
This one-year pilot program aims to set a new regional benchmark for sustainability by providing critical insights into Scope 3 emissions, enabling targeted, data-driven actions to reduce environmental impact.
The METAVASEA project focuses on a people-centered transition for maritime decarbonization in the Eastern Mediterranean. Coordinated by HELMEPA, it involves collaboration with organizations such as Lloyd’s Register, World Maritime University, CYMEPA, and CMMI, among others. Supported by Lloyd’s Register Foundation, this 5-year initiative aims to map existing infrastructure for maritime decarbonization in Greece, Cyprus, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It also seeks to empower seafarers, port workers, and maritime executives through the development of flexible training tools for retraining.
The MEP, developed by RightShip, is a tool designed to monitor, measure, and manage maritime emissions with accuracy and efficiency. ThPA S.A.'s adoption of the MEP reflects its commitment to sustainability as a cornerstone of its operations. As a multi-gateway intermodal network and logistics solutions provider for the Balkans and the broader Southeast, Central, and Eastern European region, ThPA S.A. aims to align its operations with global decarbonization goals and stakeholder expectations.
This initiative enhances emissions monitoring, empowering ports and shipping stakeholders to track and reduce their environmental impact. By integrating the MEP, ThPA S.A. gains vital insights into the environmental impact of incoming vessels, enabling targeted actions that support greener practices in the maritime industry.
The METAVASEA project also includes training and re-skilling/up-skilling of 1,500 employees on topics related to new fuels, enhanced safety culture onboard ships and in ports, digital transition, soft skills, environmental leadership, and marine environmental awareness. Additionally, it seeks to enhance the participation of shipping companies and port organizations in decarbonization initiatives, measure the preparedness of shipping and coastal communities in the use of new fuels, identify related opportunities, gaps, and challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean, improve operational efficiency in ship and port operations, and raise awareness among 10,000 students, 750 teachers, and about 2 million inhabitants of the Eastern Mediterranean.