- Port of Rotterdam extends its incentive to reward LPG and LNG carriers and oil, product and chemical tankers with Green Award.
- Every liquid bulk carrier of any size enrolled to Green Award will benefit from a discount of 15% when calling at Rotterdam.
- The Port Authority has also facilitated the pay-out process and will introduce a new system which makes claiming incentives unnecessary.
- The scheme celebrates 25 years of successful promotion of green and safe shipping.
The Port of Rotterdam, the very first Green Award incentive provider extends its incentive to reward LPG and LNG carriers and oil, product and chemical tankers of any size certified by Green Award.
Discounts to be offered
From 1st of January, 2019, every liquid bulk carrier of any size enrolled to Green Award will benefit from a discount on the vessels’ port dues when calling at Rotterdam. A discount of 15% on the vessels’ port dues related to the GT-size will apply. The Port Authority has also facilitated the pay-out process and will introduce a new system which makes claiming incentives unnecessary.
The incentive will soon be automatically awarded upon notification by the agent that a vessel with a Green Award certificate is calling at the port. This takes away an extra burden for Green Award certificate holders meaning they will never miss this incentive.
Good news for bulk carriers
This is great news for all Green Award certified liquid bulk carriers. Port of Rotterdam remains one of the main world ports visited by a great number of ships including the Green Award fleet, and this makes Rotterdam’s contribution so significant.
Award certification
Green Award is a certification and incentives program for shipping that was established in 1994. This year the scheme celebrates 25 years of successful promotion of green and safe shipping. The Port of Rotterdam was one of the founding fathers of Green Award and its very first incentive provider. It all started with oil tankers that up to date prevail in numbers within the Green Award scheme.
Later Green Award became independent and introduced certification programs for other types of vessels, both for inland waterways and sea-going, which includes dry bulk, container and offshore supply. The updated and expanded incentive by the Port of Rotterdam Authority is a big step in strengthening the relationship between the two organizations. It is symbolic that this revised incentive that allows all Green Award liquid bulk ships to benefit, is introduced in 2019 – the year of the 25th Anniversary of Green Award.
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