Maersk Line to join Port of Gothenburg’s fuel switch programme

Maersk Line has become the first container carrier to join Port of Gothenburg’s fuel switch programme.

The aim of the programme is to reduce sulphur emissions by 90% within the port control area. Maersk Line announced the fuel switch programme will be implemented on all its vessels calling at the Port of Gothenburg.

Maersk Line vessels, calling at the Port of Gothenburg on a weekly basis, will switch to low sulphur marine diesel oil containing less than 0.1% sulphur from January 2012 before entering the fairways into Gothenburg. The vessels are sailing in direct service to Asian ports such as Malaysia and China.

"Maersk Line really welcomes the Port of Gothenburg fuel switch programme and hopes that other Northern European ports will follow this example," said Nicklas Viby, Senior Director Maersk Line Northern Europe Operations. "Port of Gothenburg’s programme basically maintains a level playing field while keeping it costly for polluters to continue their behaviour and at the same time providing incentives for the ones that change behaviour and take extra costs for switching to low sulphur fuel."

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