OOCL has confirmed that it has been using low sulfur fuel in Hong Kong since the beginning of the year as part of the Fair Winds Charter, a voluntary shipping industry initiative.
OOCL vessels switched to using fuel with 0.5 percent or less sulfur content in their auxiliary engines while at berth in Hong Kong starting Jan. 1, 2010.
The Fair Winds Charter initiative has been facilitated by the Hong Kong Liner Shipping Association, Hong Kong Shipowners Association, and Civic Exchange.
“As a Hong Kong-based container shipping company, we believe this voluntary initiative conveys our absolute dedication and commitment to cleaning up the air in Hong Kong,” said OOCL Director of Corporate Planning, Stephen Ng.
“With some 1,000 vessel calls in Hong Kong every year, we estimate this action will lower harmful sulfur emissions by more than 80 percent,” Ng said.
Ng said OOCL customers can take advantage of environmentally-friendly services as a way of meeting their sustainable supply chain commitments.
OOCL said the voluntary Fair Winds Charter is the latest in a string of environmental initiatives it has taken in 2010.
Since 2008, OOCL also voluntarily slow steams and avoids the migration paths of the North Atlantic Right Whales.
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