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Environmental impact on port logistics

Environmental impact, also known as anthropic impact or anthropogenic impact, is the alteration or modification caused by human action on the environment.

What is environmental impact?

Waste from dredging activities

Dredging activities

Dredging activities are generated in the port areas, which have the purpose of eliminating the sediments that are generated in the middle of the exploitation processes in the area. what causes some marine species to change

Consequent

The alteration of natural waters can result in a direct impact on the ecosystems that are the living organisms present in the dredging area, what is dredging? Dredging is the extraction of sediment, what it does is clean and deepen the bottom of a sea port. So, living organisms are not adapted to the current conditions of turbidity, this is where they leave their habitat and the growth of these so necessary beings is not thought of.

Dispersion of gas emissions

Gas emission

It is associated with the continuous arrival and departure of ships and different means associated with maritime transport, in addition to the use of machinery in the area.

Consequent

Regarding the emission of gases, the combustion of fuels to produce energy such as carbon dioxide, oil spills, are the type of pollution most associated with maritime transport. Oil spills have extremely devastating effects, since the presence of these gases develops the greenhouse effect and, consequently, global warming.

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