Efficiency and performance



Examples Resource efficiency and environmental performance often go hand in hand, as can be seen from the following examples of recent transport improvements. By the end of 2001, 450 transport suppliers had gone through the Compass system, which evaluates suppliers' environmental management. More than 90% of the suppliers successfully passed this assessment, and the remainder have been given a year to improve their operations. Examples of several successful measures are presented below. The Base Port System Mussalo Harbour London The Base Port System The Base Port transport system, launched in 2000, links mills in Sweden to markets in Continental Europe by integrating rail traffic with international shipping. Emissions have been reduced significantly due to high loading efficiency, and the catalytic cleaning equipment and low-sulphur fuel used by the ships. The Kvarnsveden–Lille transportation chain well illustrates the impact of the Base Port System on CO₂ and NO_x emissions, which were cut by 50% and 75%, respectively. During 2001 a million tonnes of goods were channelled through the Base Port System, and in 2002 the total is expected to be 1.3 million tonnes. Further increases in volume will continue to reduce emissions Mussalo Harbour In Southern Finland, Stora Enso has channelled all container transportation through Mussalo Harbour instead of Helsinki, reducing the CO₂ emissions due to land haulage by 30%. The latest cargo handling equipment was also taken into use in the terminal resulting in emission reductions of 35% for nitrogen oxides, 45% for carbon monoxide, and 85% for particulates. London In London, the transportation of Stora Enso products in vehicles fuelled with liquefied natural gas has begun. These lorries deliver newsprint from the Stora Enso rail terminal to major publishers around Greater London. The emissions of nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide are some 90% and40% lower, respectively, than those of diesel lorries. Particulate emissions are also reduced by nearly 90%, and the gas engines are quieter.