Maersk’s zero SOx program prompts new fuel switch solution
As part of its drive to reduce its fleet’s sulphur emissions towards zero, Maersk Line continues to expand on its fuel-switch implementations, and the program has now been implemented in New Zealand. Switching from bunker to low-sulphur fuel in New Zealand reduces sulphur to the air by 80% – 95% in port. As a first in the industry, Maersk Line applies its fuel switch program to a country – in this case, all nine ports of call in New Zealand, most of which are in or near major urban areas. To improve the air quality around ports, Maersk Line’s sustainability strategy pledges to reduce SOx emissions significantly with a drive towards zero. The shipping line has committed itself to implementing fuel switch programs in at least ten global locations by 2015. Quelle: eyefortransport Maersk Line pioneered voluntary fuel-switching in California in 2006, and has steadily extended the program to other regions, including ports in Texas, Hong Kong and the US Pacific Northwest. |