ANALYSIS OF TOWING ACTIVITY IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE IN CONSTANTA PORT

The shipping sector is under accelerating pressure to decarbonise, driven by regulation, customers and society. However, there are areas of the supply chain that are often overlooked, such as towing services, due to the small size of vessels. The world's major ports have set carbon reduction targets, which are also mobilizing towing service providers to decarbonise. This paper presents a first calculation of the CO2 and N2O emissions generated by the towing activity in the period 2019-2023 in Constanta Port. This service is provided permanently in the port, which makes it important to quantify the emissions generated, considering that the Port of Constanța is part of the European environmental initiatives and has concerns to become a green port. Also, the paper proposes solutions regarding the decarbonization of the towing service in Constanța Port, but also a perspective for future analyzes that will facilitate the decarbonization process of Constanța Port and neighboring regions.