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Two NYK vessels receive Panama Canal's Green Connection AwardTwo NYK vessels receive Panama Canal's Green Connection Award

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has awarded two NYK-operated vessels — Garnet Leader, a pure car and truck carrier (PCTC), and NYK Remus, a containership —its Green Connection Award, a new initiative started on 1 January to recognise vessels that demonstrate excellent environmental stewardship.

Michele Labrut, Americas Correspondent

April 3, 2017

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Both vessels Captains received the award from ACP environmental specialist Alexis Rodriguez, after transiting the waterway.

The award is part of the Panama Canal Authority’s Green Connection Environmental Recognition Programme, and recipients are determined by evaluating eligible candidates based on the ship’s Environmental Ship Index (ESI) score. The  Environmental Ship Index (ESI) is an index administered by the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) to measure a ship’s emissions based on the amount of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulphur oxide (SOx), particulate matter (PM), and greenhouse gas released.

NYK said it considers environmental issues to be an opportunity for differentiation, and the company will continue to promote environment-minded activities.

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About the Author

Michele Labrut

Americas Correspondent

Michèle Labrut is a long-time Panama resident, a journalist and correspondent, and has continuously covered the maritime sector of Central & Latin America.

Michèle first came to Panama as a press attaché to the French Embassy and then returned to the isthmus as a foreign correspondent in the 1980s.

Author of Seatrade Maritime's annual Panama Maritime Review magazine and of several books, Michèle also wrote for Time magazine, The Miami Herald, NBC News and the Economist Intelligence Unit. She has also collaborated in making several documentaries for the BBC and European and U.S. television networks.

Michèle's profession necessitates a profound knowledge of the country, but her acumen is not from necessity alone, but a genuine passion for Panama.

In 2012 she was awarded the Order of Merit (Knight grade) by the French Government for her services to international journalism and in 2021 the upgrade to Chevalier grade.

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