Green award in Long Beach
Japanese carrier, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd (K Line), has received an Environmental Excellence Award from the Port of Long Beach for reducing its environmental impact at the port.
POLB’s “Green Flag Program” is a voluntary vessel speed reduction programme for ships to reduce speed to 12 knots in the coastal waters in order to reduce emissions of exhaust gas. The port rewards compliant shipping lines according to their participation.
This will be the ninth time that K Line has been awarded under the programme. Last year it participated in the programme with a total of 58 ships, representing 303 qualifying legs into and out of the port of Long Beach. The carrier managed to achieve the number one position in 2013 with a 100% compliance rate within the 40 nautical miles limit for the greatest amount of ships.
Meanwhile, K Line has also been awarded the “Green Ship Program” award for the very first time with regards to the performance of four of its vessels during nine callings at the port in 2013. The voluntary programme aims to encourage vessel operators to assign ships which emit fewer NOx (Nitrogen Oxide) in exhaust gases to the port.
The K Line group said that it will continue to participate in worldwide environmental conservation and contribute to marine and global environmental protection.
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