The shipping lines were awarded for their efforts to improve Southern California\u2019s air quality by slowing down or deploying cleaner vessels.<\/p>\n
POLB\u2019s Green Flag Programme was created in 2005 and participation today is nearly universal. In 2012, almost 96%of all ships calling at the port slowed to 12 knots within 20 nautical miles, while more than 83% of vessels slowed from 40 nautical miles.<\/p>\n
Slower ships burn less fuel, producing less pollution. 13 shipping lines including CMA CGM, COSCO, Alaska Tanker Co LLC, Mitsui OSK Lines and BP Shipping, were awarded the Green Flag<\/i>.<\/p>\n
In addition, a total of 10 shipping lines, including Navig8 Group, Wan Hai Lines, OSG International and Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics, received the first Green Ship<\/i> awards for assigning the cleanest ships to Long Beach.<\/p>\n
Of those awarded, three companies collected both Green Flag<\/i> and Green Ship<\/i> awards \u2013 Hanjin Shipping, Mediterranean Shipping Co and OOCL.<\/p>\n
The Green Ship Programme supports the port\u2019s Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP). By 2023, the port aims to have 50% of all its ship calls be from Tier 2 vessels and 40% from Tier 3, which will reduce NOx emissions from ships by 2,700 tonnes a year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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