CNP認証（コンテナターミナル）

CNP Certification (Container Terminal)

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is promoting the development of Carbon Neutral Port (CNP), focusing on enhancing port functions with consideration of decarbonization while developing environments for handling hydrogen, ammonia, etc.

As one of the initiatives to promote the development of CNP, the "Study Group for the Establishment of a Certification System for the Decarbonization of Port Terminals." has been holding repeated discussions toward the establishment of a certification system. Based on the discussions so far, the "CNP Certification (Container Terminal)" has been compiled and the system has been launched.

The need to decarbonize port terminals

1. With the global trend to incorporate decarbonization into business management, domestic and international companies are working to decarbonize their supply chains, and shipping lines and logistics companies need to respond to these shippers' needs.
2. Port terminals, which are the hubs of the maritime supply chain, are also required to respond to these needs by enhancing port functions in consideration of decarbonization
3. In light of these circumstances, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is promoting the development of Carbon Neutral Port (CNP), whereby port functions are enhanced in consideration of decarbonization, under government targets such as ‘carbon neutrality by 2050’.

The purpose of this certification system

This certification system aims to promote decarbonization efforts at terminals for the development of CNP by providing transparency and objective evaluation of such efforts.

The Significance of this certification system

1. By providing evaluation items and indicators for terminal decarbonization, the path to terminal decarbonization will become more concrete, making it easier to advance with efforts.
2. Advanced decarbonization at port terminals will contribute to decarbonization initiatives by shippers, shipping lines and logistics companies, including those using terminals in the supply chain, as well as those in the hinterland transport sector.
3. By promoting the objective evaluation results of decarbonization efforts at port terminals to shippers, shipping lines, port users, related businesses, financial institutions, and society as a whole, the system contribute to form competitive ports chosen by shippers and shipping lines.
4. Contribute to the realization of the ‘Green Shipping Corridor,’ which promotes the decarbonization of ports and shipping at the global level, led by Japan, by disseminating and expanding the decarbonization of port terminals overseas, using this certification system as an evaluation axis.

Benefits of certification

1. It is possible to appeal the results of their own decarbonization efforts as an objective evaluation by The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
2. Through the evaluation of terminals, momentum can be created for the development of CNP in the port as a whole, and synergistic effects can be expected, such as the enhancement of the brand power of companies and others involved in CNP and of the port itself.
3. The certification system will also contribute to the acquisition of international recognition.

For details of this system, please refer below

Outlines of the Certification Systems for Decarbonization Efforts at Port Terminals (PDF)

Guidelines for the Certification System for Decarbonization Efforts at Port Terminals (PDF)