The maritime industry was recognised for its green initiatives at the 19th Singapore Environmental Achievement Awards, with a shipping and logistics company bagging two awards.
Wallenius Wilhemsen Logistics (WWL) won the SEC-CDL Outstanding Singapore Environmental Achievement Award, making it the second consecutive year that a maritime organisation has received the award. Last year the Maritime and Port Authority won this award.
WWL also won the inaugural SEC-MPA Singapore Environmental Achievement Award (Maritime), which recognises maritime companies that are at the forefront of sustainability efforts, ensuring environmental conservation through their actions.
The measures introduced by the company in its efforts to reduce atmospheric and marine pollutant emissions such as limiting sulphur at berth to less than 0.1 per cent for all vessels in all ports globally were recognised. The company is one of the founding members of Trident Alliance, an international coalition of more than 35 ship owners and operators from 12 countries launched in July 2014 to raise awareness on the enforcement of sulphur regulations.
