“K” Line was Awarded as a Top Ocean Carrier by the Port of Los Angeles’s Vessel Speed

June 17, 2013

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.

 

"K" Line was Awarded as a Top Ocean Carrier by the Port of 

Los Angeles’s Vessel Speed Reduction Program

 

 

The Port of Los Angeles commended top ocean carriers in compliance with the VSR (Vessel Speed Reduction) program in designated coastal zone for the purpose of reducing exhaust gas from their vessels in 2012.
On 13th Jun 2013, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line) received the award from the Port of Los Angeles based on its total of 31 ships, representing 59 qualifying legs into and out of the port, meeting 100% compliance rate within 40 nautical miles from the port during 2012.
The vessels speed reduction is effective for reducing emissions of diesel particular matter (PM), sulfur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide (CO2) by decrease of a fuel consumption rate.

 

The Port of Los Angeles is asking calling vessels to comply with the speed limit of 12 knots within 20 miles (about 37 kilometers) from the port in order to reduce emissions of exhaust gas, with the same speed limit within 40 miles (about 74 kilometers) from the port. This is the program that the Port Authority asks ocean carriers for voluntary cooperation by their calling ships.

 

The "K" Line Group is making every possible effort to successfully implement its own environmental program, as well as cooperate with any other environmental preservation objectives being introduced by other concerned parties around the world, and will continue to actively contribute to protection of the global environment.