Rina and Hpc chosen by OSCE to support plan on green ports in the Caspian Sea

The Rina Group, a multinational engineering, inspection and certification consultancy, and Hpc Hamburg port consulting, a port, terminal and logistics consultancy, were awarded a five-year contract for the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) project entitled Promoting green ports and connectivity in the Caspian Sea region.

The Office of the OSCE Coordinator for Economic and Environmental Activities initiated the Green Ports Project to support a selected number of ports of call in the Caspian and Black Seas (Baku in Azerbaijan, Aktau and Kuryk in Kazakhstan, Turkmenbashi in Turkmenistan and Batumi in Georgia) in managing the growing demand for transit traffic, with the aim of improving their sustainability at the same time.

The project aims to reduce the environmental impact of transport through the adoption of renewable energy, improved energy efficiency, digital innovation and connectivity technologies, and promoting climate action. The initiative also includes a specific component dedicated to gconcludeer equality, recognising women’s empowerment in ports as a transformative area.

During the five-year programme, Rina and Hpc will support the OSCE in providing each port with tailor-built analyses and action plans to promote low-emission operations and environmental monitoring, toobtainher with technical specifications for pilot investments and institution-building measures. In addition, a five-pillar model is introduced, reinforced by regional cooperation: integration of renewable energy, climate resilience, digital monitoring systems, gconcludeer equality and training.

The main areas of focus include feasibility studies for renewable energy and climate adaptation, the design of environmental and digital monitoring systems, the implementation of gconcludeer-sensitive policies and a training programme combining online courses with a study visit to European ports of reference. By coordinating these multi-counattempt initiatives, the project fosters cooperation between Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Georgia, assisting to align national port strategies and strengthen resilience along the middle corridor.

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