Can Albanian Port Area be Part of The European Network of Eco-Ports Based on Environmental Information systems?

Abstract

Nowadays, port areas can constitute the entry point and core place for sustainable development for the entire urban system with their dynamism. When these port areas are in the same time port cities, the eco-performance of these hotspots asks to balance economic prosperity with social needs and conservation of eco-systems in reinventing the city. Durres Port Authority, in accordance with national and European legislation, checks pollution in the port basin supporting the initiative for clean technologies at ports of Eighth Corridor partners of Bari-Durres-Varna. Since 2011, is presented the “New Eco Ports” as A New Era for Ecoports in Europe, using on-line systems for evaluating environmental performance of ports,. Can Albania be part of the European network of Eco-Ports based on Environmental Information systems? This paper is focused on thecurrent analyse of Environmental Information Systems supporting the eco-performance monitoring ports in Albanian ports. The study notes that Eco Ports Network Platform enables European port communities to exchange environmentally effective solutions, and work together in collaborative projects addressing sustainability issues in ports and the logistic chain. The novelty of this article is confronting of the Albanian port area with eco-European ports, in point of view to prevent the pollution of water, air and landbased in environment information systems. This paper will conclude with recomandations about this future challenge for Albanian ports; how tobe part of the European network of Eco-Ports based on Artificial Intelligence.

DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2013.v3n2p139