Meeting ambitious emissions targets

Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics works to reduce emissions, including carbon dioxide, sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides, from the vessels we operate.

Carbon dioxide emissions

Reducing the carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fuel consumption helps mitigate the effects of climate change. In 2008, we reduced carbon dioxide emissions per transported unit in grams per tonne kilometre (g/tkm) by 6.9% compared to 2007 levels. Our goal is to reduce CO₂ emissions per transported unit by 10% by end of 2009. Since 2004, we have reduced CO₂ emissions per transported unit by 18.12%.

Sulphur oxide emissions

For the 10th consecutive year in a row, WWL used bunker fuel that contained well below the 4.5% sulphur content mandated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for global use and 1.5% for Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECAs), which include particularly sensitive sea areas such as the Baltic Sea.

During 2008, the average sulphur content of the fuel oil used by WWL worldwide was 1.39% – not only in SECAs. Our goal for 2008 was to maintain of the level of sulphur content in bunker fuel at 1.5%.

Over the past eight years, our low-sulphur fuel policy has reduced sulphur emissions by more than 121,000 tonnes compared to the industry average level of sulphur content in fuel oil of 2.7%.

We work closely with bunker fuel suppliers to ensure that an adequate supply of bunker fuel with low-sulphur content is available for our operations.

Nitrogen Oxide emissions

WWL has reduced NOx emissions by nearly 21% over the past 10 years. In 2008, we achieved a 12% reduction compared to 2007 levels.