Sustainability
APM Terminals Mumbai is committed towards mitigation of environmental impact not only from its own operations, but also to inculcate a ‘Green Consciousness’ amongst employees and the immediate society at large.
APM Terminals Mumbai is well aligned with the Government of India’s decarbonization vision – “Harit Sagar” (Green Ocean) vision. Launched in 2023 by India’s Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, provides a framework to adopt eco-friendly practices that aim to reduce carbon emissions by 30% by 2030 and 70% by 2047, while reaching net-zero by 2070. As a terminal, we are committed to reduce 60% carbon footprint by 2028.
In 2023, we set ourselves an ambitious target to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% — a 12,000-tonne reduction — over the next 5 years. With this goal, our terminal's decarbonization roadmap is based on three pillars:
- Reduce
Various projects have been initiated to reduce carbon emissions by increasing productivity and reducing equipment run-time. Our goal is to do more with less.
- Replace
We are piloting zero-emission trucking, and over the next few years, we will transition to 100% electrical trucks for internal transportation. We will also be the first terminal in India to offer shore power connection for vessels – a project that is being piloted by JNPA at GTI and is set to be operational in 2026.
- Decarbonize
The biggest boost to our decarbonization journey came in July 2024 when we commissioned a captive solar power plant that now supplies more than 80% of our electricity needs. With this switch to renewable power, we have already achieved a 40% reduction in our emissions and are well on way to meeting our targets.
Recent sustainability initiatives
- A Bio Composting Plant
- PUC Check for all Internal Container Handling Equipments and Vehicles
- Ambient Air Monitoring
- Drinking Water Analysis
- Sewage Water Treatment Plant
- Oil-Water Separator Unit
- Disposal of Hazardous waste through authorized Agency
- Special Chassis to keep leaking containers
- Imported Oil Spill Response Unit for handling Tier 1 Spill
- Bio-Blocks
- Procurement of 11 Eco-friendly RTGCs
Sustainable equipment
While we carefully execute initiatives that cause measured awareness amongst employees and the community, we understand the need to back these initiatives with tangible alterations at an operational level. APM Terminals Mumbai invested in two major re-engineering activities listed below:
- Two Speed Engine Conversion - By implementing a two-speed operation of RTG engines we managed to reduce fuel consumption by 268,800 liters annually in 29 RTG operations. This huge reduction in fuel has actually improved our carbon footprint by reducing 711782.4 Kg CO2, as the engine runs at idle speed only when no operation is performed.
- Wind Turbine Ventilators – We replaced forced ventilation fans used in STS (QC) machine houses with Wind Turbine Ventilators which reduced 556800 Kg CO2.
ElectromiZer Units in Yard Lighting - The engineering team introduced `ElectromiZer’ panels for yard area illumination circuits to reduce electrical energy consumption of 235570 KG CO2.
- Recycling of Engine & Gear Box Oils - The Used Engine Oils and the Gear Box Oils of cranes are recycled using filtration methods and then reused for lubricating the engine parts. This has resulted in an increased lifespan of the oil by 60%.