Officials of Qatargas, MOL, Green Award and RLIC Port after the award ceremony on board SS Dukhan
Qatargas-chartered liquefied natural gas vessel, SS Dukhan has received the ‘world’s first ever’ Green Award certificate of recognition, for a specific ship, acknowledging what the LNG major said the vessel’s compliance with global environment regulations and safety standards.
The Green Award for ‘SS Dukhan’ was presented to the vessel operator MOL LNG Transport (Europe) in the presence of Abdurrahman al-Mulla, Qatargas’ shipping manager by Jan Fransen, Green Award managing director at a ceremony on board the vessel in Ras Laffan Industrial City Port recently.
The Green Award for LNG carriers comes from the Green Award scheme, established in 1994, which promotes quality shipping amongst sea-going vessels. All over the world the Green Award certifies ships, ship managers and energy companies that prove their dedication to ‘high quality, safety and environmental standards’.
In March 2011 Qatargas, in conjunction with the Green Award Foundation, received recognition for its Qatari LNG fleet and launched the LNG vessel category of Green Award, which has now led to the first Green Award being presented to a specific Qatargas chartered vessel.
Qatargas chief executive officer Khalid bin Khalifa al-Thani said, “We are proud to receive the world’s first ever LNG vessel Green Award and the recognition for one of our LNG carriers from the Green Award Scheme that endorses our safe and environmentally responsible shipping.”
Al-Mulla said, “This is a testament to the dedication of our shipping team and the pioneering innovation of our LNG Fleet.”
Fransen said, “The Green Award programme with all its partners is a perfect example of a joint industry corporate social responsibility. We are delighted here in the Green Award Foundation to have the support of Qatargas and the first LNG carrier is now listed with the prestigious Green Award.”
Also present at the ceremony on board SS Dukhan were Ed Carr, managing director of the vessel operator, MOL, Larry Dickens MOL Qatar Marine operations manager, Peter Blackett, Ras Laffan Harbourmaster, and Captain Feisal Saad RLIC port manager.