This evening the roadies went on a boat trip through the harbor of the German city Hamburg. The harbor authorities have already put a lot in effort to sustainability, though they admit they still haven’t reached to the point of sustainable satisfaction.

The sea transport is becoming more and more environmental friendly, but the ferry services departing from Hamburg all over the Baltic Sea are yet to be given the same sustainable healing the harbor is having right now.

Second largest harbor
Hamburg, having the second largest harbor of Europe after Rotterdam, will relate the port charges not only to boat sizes, but also on environmental considerations.

Energy
At this moment over 60% of all containers shipped in are transported by either small cargo ships or by train, thus leaving the polluting trucks on a side track. Another good point is the fact ships are able to use environmental generated energy, instead of electricity generated by their own diesel engines.

Polluting area?
Hopeful words coming from what on first sight looks like a enormous polluting area. And yes, it is nice to be told that most of the steam pipes all around the wide spread industrial area blow very less CO2 into the air, but still… Don’t people still judge books by covers, are opinions more often formed by what people see instead of what they know (and not even hear or are being told)?

Act now
Here lies the challenge. Not only for the roadies, but for everyone. Act now, and create solutions fitting into the selected knowledge of mankind. Only then can you widen their view, open their eyes and make them hold their breath for a minute. But only then.

Over ‘n out.