Hamburg offers Green Award incentives

Mar 21 2014

From 2014 oil, product and chemical tankers, LNG and, after a launch of the certification programme later this year, LPG carriers, holding the Green Award certificate are eligible for a 3% reduction in port fees when calling at the port of Hamburg.

The reduction of 3% in port fees will be given to crude oil, product and chemical tankers and LNG carriers of any size that have been assessed and certified by the Green Award foundation. Hamburg will also award Green Award certified LPG carriers as soon as the certification programme for this ship type, which is now in development, has been launched.

On the 9^th of January, 2014, Wolfgang Hurtienne, managing director of Hamburg Port Authority (HPA), accepted a Green Award board and a flag from Jan Fransen, Green Award managing director, on the occasion of the HPA officially joining the Green Award scheme.

Green Award currently has 241 seagoing vessels and over 500 inland barges certified. Its assessment criteria cover environmental issues, quality and safety and performance of management and the crew.

With 34 ports and 20 other institutions providing discounts to certified ships, the scheme motivates shipowners and managers to invest in the improvements on board and ashore and serves as a reliable corporate social responsibility and risk reduction tool for ports, the foundation said.