Maersk won the IMO 2013 themed award: “Sustainable Development – IMO’s contribution beyond Rio+20” in support of the IMO’s theme for World Maritime Day for 2013, at the 25th annual Seatrade Awards ceremony held in London recently.
The award ceremony was held at the historic Guildhall, London, on Friday, 10 May, with over 350 of the maritime industry’s key players celebrating the outstanding contributions made over the last year in shipping.
Jacob Sterling, Head of Environment & CSR at Maersk Line received the award from IMO Secretary-General, Koji Sekimizu on behalf of A.P. Moller – Maersk.
In his acceptance speech, Jacob spoke about the importance of sustainability in shipping: “ Sustainability is becoming an integral part of the way we do shipping and how we have to do shipping in order to be successful. We need to be energy efficient not only to reduce CO2, but also to save costs and thereby improve profitability. We need to be a responsible global citizen not only because it is the right thing to do, but also because it helps us foresee and mitigate risks to the business. ”
“ We also see it as a great opportunity to help our customers reach their sustainability targets, ” continued Jacob . “ In 2012, Maersk Line reached its 2020 target of reducing CO2 emissions by 25% per container (TEU) from its benchmark 2007 levels – eight years ahead of time. Maersk Line is now targeting a 40% reduction in CO2 per container (TEU) by 2020. ”
The Seatrade Awards programme promotes significant contributions and pioneering achievements from the industry. The independent judging panel chaired by Koji Sekimizu, Secretary-General of the IMO, selected the winners of the 2013 awards.
[mappress] Maersk Line, May 20, 2013