As announced 12 months ago, in a move that reflects its commitment to a better environmental future, Evergreen Line is cooperating with
The first vessel to participate in the programme, Evergreen’s 5364 TEU Ever Ultra, has just completed her initial data-gathering voyage and her arrival on 4 July in the new container port of Taipei was marked by a press conference attended by representatives of important political and academic institutions associated with this project and with other environmental programmes.
Ever Ultra had just completed a voyage taking in the ports of
The PGGM project is combining data from the FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC satellites, commercial aircraft and with Evergreen Line’s participation, from container vessels. This is enabling scientists to monitor in three dimensions the distribution of greenhouse gases over the Pacific. This data will be extremely valuable for scientists now estimating the total emissions of greenhouse emissions in the Pacific region and represents one of the key contributions from
Speaking at the ceremony in
“This is an unprecedented effort that will over the next 20 years observe the global distribution of greenhouse gases, which will put
Stressing that
“This is the best present that
By the end of 2009, Evergreen expects to have three ships gathering data on specific routes covering the Pacific, Caribbean and US Atlantic Coast, and the Indian Ocean and
“The Evergreen Group is committed to playing its part in the battle to restrict global warming. Striking a balance between providing transport services and being environmentally sensitive is not easy but Evergreen’s strong sense of social responsibility will ensure that the company will seriously consider every possible way of minimising its global footprint thus enabling its customers to develop greener supply chain systems.”
Source: Transport Weekly