The HOTSPOT project has three partners from the private sector.
Private sector partners in HOTSPOT 2
LITEHAUZ (Denmark) is a specialist consultancy on maritime issues, and will contribute to knowledge transfer regarding shipping and maritime activities as sources of environmental contamination and on the evolving management options.
WSP is a global engineering and professional services company which provides solutions to governments, businesses, architects and planners. WSP offers comprehensive and sustainable solutions across various domains, including engineering, design, and project management.
Zeal Environmental Technologies Limited (ZETL, Ghana) is the IMO Licensed Company in charge of the operation of the Takoradi Port Waste Reception Facility. ZETL will contribute to the project with practical knowledge of environmental and waste management issues, e.g., hazardous wastes, oil-waste water and other challenges in Ghana’s maritime sector.
People from the private sector partners
People from the private sector involved in the HOTSPOT project:
Frank Stuer-Lauridsen, LITEHAUZ is a Master of Biology and a PhD in Environmental Chemistry. He has 25 years of experience in cross discipline studies of impact of industrial activities in the marine environment and coastal zone. He is a specialist in strategic management and assessment of hazardous activities and materials in the offshore oil and gas industry, in shipping and in port related activities. He has experience with marine and coastal industry issues from projects in many countries, and of particular interest are the coastal zone projects in Namibia where mineral, oil and gas, and fishing resources are exploited on a large scale. Frank Stuer-Lauridsen has been engaged in the environmental issues of shipping for the last 15 years with 10 years in his own company LITEHAUZ. He has published a dozen well cited academic papers.
Karen Riisgaard, WSP Denmark A/S, PhD and educated as marine biologist. She is currently positioned in WSP Denmark A/S as project manager and specialist in marine ecology. She works multidisciplinary with marine spatial planning and environmental permitting in the coastal zone, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the ecological and regulatory landscape. Karen has undertaken Social Impact Assessments (ESIA) and Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) for numerous plans and projects in the coastal zone for both NGOs, private companies, and public authorities.
Private sector partners in HOTSPOT 1
COWI (Denmark) has extensive experience in environmental impact assessment, and in advising how to manage risks to the marine environments by mapping, evaluating and analyzing the most effective risk reducing measures in a complex system with many stakeholders.
LITEHAUZ (Denmark) is a specialist consultancy on maritime issues, and will contribute to knowledge transfer regarding shipping and maritime activities as sources of environmental contamination and on the evolving management options.
Zeal Environmental Technologies Limited (ZETL, Ghana) is the IMO Licensed Company in charge of the operation of the Takoradi Port Waste Reception Facility. ZETL will contribute to the project with practical knowledge of environmental and waste management issues, e.g., hazardous wastes, oil-waste water and other challenges in Ghana’s maritime sector.