Award Ceremony for the Best Shipping Company Participating in the Yeosu-Gwangyang Port Slow-Speed Navigation Program
Janggeum Shipping Selected as Best Shipping Company for Air Quality Improvement
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] Yeosu Gwangyang Port Authority (President Cha Min-sik) announced on the 18th that it awarded Janggeum Shipping Co., Ltd., which was selected as the best participating shipping company in the slow-speed vessel operation program conducted last year to improve air quality at Yeosu and Gwangyang ports.
The slow-speed vessel operation program is a system that reduces particulate matter emissions from ships by partially discounting the port facility usage fee's entry charge when vessels enter the port at speeds below a certain limit. The first year of operation was completed last year.
Yeosu and Gwangyang ports started a pilot operation in December 2019, and over 13 months until December 2020, out of 7,408 target vessels, 2,216 participated in the program, with 2,120 vessels complying, showing a participation rate of 29.9% and a compliance rate of 95.6%.
Among the shipping companies participating in the program, the top five contributors were Janggeum Shipping Co., Ltd. (389 cases, 19.6%), Korea Marine Transport Co., Ltd. (349 cases, 16.8%), Namseong Shipping Co., Ltd. (189 cases, 9.1%), Korea Maersk Co., Ltd. (187 vessels, 9.1%), and Heung-A Line Co., Ltd. (167 cases, 8.1%), respectively.
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Kim Seon-jong, Vice President (Head of Operations Headquarters), said, “We thank the shipping companies that actively participated in the slow-speed vessel operation program to improve air quality at Yeosu and Gwangyang ports,” and added, “We ask many shipping companies to join us again this year to create a cleaner Yeosu and Gwangyang port.”
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