JAPAN's third largest shipping company "K" Line has been awarded "Green Flags" Air Quality Compliance by the Long Beach Board of Harbour Commissioners for the second year in a row.
A company statement said the shipping line has been recognised for its contribution to environmental conservation during 2006 by staging a voluntary speed reduction programme to curb air pollution from exhaust gas in certain designated waters. Under the programme, ships are asked to observe a 12-knot speed limit within 20 miles of the harbour to curb emissions of exhaust gas.
During 2006, a total of 5,648 sea voyages in and out of San Pedro Bay called at the port of Long Beach and about 82 per cent of them voluntarily complied with the programme introduced in 2001.
The statement explained that vessels operated by the "K" Line Group made 345 callings at Port of Long Beach with a 99.13 per cent compliance rate during the year, which is the highest among the carriers with more than 200 calls during 2006.
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