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hat was the key theme to emerge from the latest meeting of The Environment Club, a forum established by Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) to promote public discussion about environmental issues in maritime logistics, held in London, UK, recently. The tone was set by WWL CEO Arild Iversen who talked about the need to take “small steps with a large impact”. “We should do the small things that can be done today rather than talk about the grand solutions which may or may not come in the end. We do not have time to wait for those.” In that context, he continued, WWL was working with shipping line owners Wilh. Wilhelmsen and Wallenius Lines to further develop ideas embodied in the WWL concept cargo vessel E/S Orcelle which is designed to be operated using sustainable resources and not produce any emissions. Several projects based on the E/S Orcelle concept were underway, he said, including vessel hull design, fuel cell technology, sustainable propulsion and ballast water treatment to avoid the unwanted transfer of micro-organisms. Arild also highlighted WWL’s launch of the Orcelle Fund to “advance creative ideas directed at developing more sustainable energy sources” by providing “seed funding for early stage projects that otherwise would have difficulties finding sources of financing”. The fund is initially financed by money received by WWL for winning the 2007 Thor Heyerdahl International Maritime Environmental Award. Director, Global Marine Programme, WWF International, the global conservation organisation, outlined a series of “12 steps to heaven” which the global shipping industry should take to improve its environmental performance. One of those steps, he said, should be to require all shipping companies to develop a policy and action plan on how to eliminate emissions to the air and comply with international standards. Another should cover emissions to sea, with all companies being required to state full commitment to the IMO ballast water management convention and bilge water management regulations. Jaguar/Landrover’s Director Material Planning and Logistics highlighted the automotive manufacturing group’s commitment to protecting the environment by first outlining the increasingly ‘green’ design of its vehicles, backed by the implementation of CO 2 offset programmes around the world, and then focusing on his efforts to switch more products from road to rail. Kevin Wall, said railheads established at two UK production plants were used to move export vehicles to UK ports to connect with ro-ro shipping services. Overall, he continued, Jaguar/Land Rover had so far managed to switch the transport of 100,000–120,000 units out of an annual near 300,000 vehicles produced, onto the railways – saving around 5.5 million UK road miles (8.9 million kilometres) a year. Wall also suggested environmental considerations would become an increasing important issue for Jaguar/Land Rover in future business discussions with logistics service suppliers. “They are likely to become a significant element of the specifications in our next round of our contract negotiations,” he predicted.
okohama is one of the most important ports for WWL,” explains Hiroyuki Matsuda, General Manager, Tokyo. “It is located in the center of the important Keihin manufacturing area, and is near the many factories of the Kanto Plain (greater Tokyo), with excellent transportation links.” It is big: WWL had 143 port calls in 2007. “We handled nearly 250,000m 3 of static cargo in 2007, and move some 1,200 H&H units monthly,” says Michio Sato, Manager Vessel Planning. “We also have 36,000m 2 of storage space, and a skilled partner stevedore company.” “We’ve introduced a pre-receiving system at the terminal,” adds Mr. Matsuda, “so the stevedore company can accept the cargo and have it ready on the dock before the ship arrives.”
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