Integration of An Environmental Management System and Asset Management Approaches at the Port of New York and New Jersey

The expansion of international trade is creating a growing demand for adequate transportation capacity at ports and along intermodal corridors in the United States. Port Authorities are seeking to expand their infrastructure to meet this demand. However, environmental issues are becoming an increasing concern of the impacted public. To address the management of transportation-related environmental impact of increased freight movement, Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and Asset Management (AM) approaches are being combined. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has developed a comprehensive EMS program using the ISO 14001 benchmark as the standard. Now the EMS process is being applied to other Port Authority assets. The concept and framework of using the EMS Plan-Do-Check and Act procedure is being integrated with systematic AM economic and engineering approaches to evaluate the value and need to maintain, re-invest and manage specific terminal infrastructure and environmental assets. An example of activities around reducing business impacts and improving resource management of potable water at public berths is given.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board

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  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Authors:
  • Ahmed, Atef A
  • Nurthen, William A
  • Wakeman III, Thomas H
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 86th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2007-1-21 to 2007-1-25
• Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 17p
• Monograph Title: TRB 86th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers CD-ROM

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access control (Transportation); Asset management; Infrastructure; Intermodal terminals; Intermodal transportation; International trade; Marine terminals; Port authorities; Port congestion; Port operations; Port traffic
• Identifier Terms: Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
• Geographic Terms: New Jersey; New York (State)
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Marine Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01045026
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 07-2766
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Feb 8 2007 7:28PM