MANIFESTS Genius Project: Final Conference

The final meeting of the MANIFESTS Genius project, held in Brussels, brought together experts, partners and stakeholders from across Europe. It was a key moment to look back on two years of intensive collaboration and exchange on operational risks at sea and in ports, as well as on human health issues related to HNS pollution. The meeting also provided an opportunity to discuss the impact of the HNS Convention with maritime and port authorities, with contributions from the IOPC Funds, the Port of Antwerp-Bruges and the DGMM.

The project's objectives were to assess the risks associated with volatile and gaseous HNS, including some upcoming alternative fuels in the maritime sector, and to identify emergency response solutions to better protect the population and the environment. The results offer innovative decision support tools: HNS risk prediction models, a database and a decision tree to guide containment or evacuation, as well as a module (COPTool) facilitating information sharing between all response actors.