Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has announced a new company policy to use fuels with no more than 0.1% sulphur content while at berth following China’s new standards on marine emissions.
The shipping giant has committed to using cleaner fuels, after China stipulated that from April 1, 2016, ships must not use more than 0.5% sulphur fuel when berthed in the Yangtze River Delta, one of three Emission Control Areas (ECAs), the Pearl River Delta and the Bohai Sea, covering 11 ports in total, including Shanghai and Tianjin.
The company will invest in and support new technologies, promote wind and solar power and upgrade existing ships to contribute to the development of a green and sustainable port and shipping industry. WWL will also collaborate with ExxonMobil on hybrid ships.
Furthermore, WWL will establish detailed guidelines on enforcement and specify the basis for determining non-compliance. The company will implement fuel sampling to establish compliance, issue high penalties for non-compliance, carry out remote monitoring and measurements, offer training for enforcement officials and assist ship owners and operators by offering incentives for early adopters of emissions reducing technologies/methods.
The company expects a 20% reduction in nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions at berth by 2020 as a result.
Anna Larsson, WWL Head of Sustainability, said the company will also cooperate with government agencies, ship builders and other organisations.
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