Green Transportation- Ocean Carrier Leads the Way

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Aiming to reduce noxious fumes in one of the most densely populated parts of Asia, the Danish shipping giant Maersk Line said Tuesday that its ships would switch to low-sulfur fuel when at berth in Hong Kong — a move it hopes will help speed up much-needed regulation in Asia.

Go to Blog .Maersk, which makes about 850 port calls annually to Hong Kong, said the voluntary switch from cheap, polluting bunker fuel to the cleaner fuel, which costs about $250 more per ton than bunker fuel, would cost the company an extra $1 million per year.