Ships at sea
Evergreen fleet use the residual heat generated by recycling the engine cooling water. The low-temperature vacuum heat exchanger is used to distill seawater and produce about 20-30 tons of fresh water per day, which is sufficient for shipping equipment and living requirements on board, in order to reduce the consumption of terrestrial water resources.
Waste water emission management
Waste water produced on the ship sailing on the seas:
Engine room bilge water: Must be processed using an oil-water separator that satisfies MARPOL requirements and meet the following conditions before it can be discharged into the sea: specified ship speed, oil concentration is below 15ppm, and ship is in non-Antarctic waters. All Evergreen Marine ships use MARPOL compliant oil-water separators to process the bilge water before they are discharged at more than 15/25 nautical miles. Our coastal and port environmental protection policy exceeds the requirements of MARPOL.
Greywater: Refers to run-off from dish-washing, bathing, laundry, showers and wash-basins. Greywater disposal is currently not covered by MARPOL. Evergreen Marine has nevertheless exceeded MARPOL requirements by installing or modifying grey water storage tank. All new ship built will be equipped with grey water storage tank in the future and it has now been fitted to almost 80 ships. Greywater is not discharged within 15/25 nautical miles of the seashore and is instead stored in the shipboard greywater tank.
Onshore operations
Evergreen Kaohsiung Terminal keeps track of readings on the water meter monthly on a regular basis to monitor whether there is any anomaly in the water consumption. In the case of anomaly is an abnormality, it will analyze the cause and make improvement. The current water source of the Kaohsiung Terminal Division is from the Taiwan Water Corporation, and there is no groundwater or other water sources. Based on the response from the Taiwan Water Corporation, the water supplied to Kaohsiung Terminal Division is from the Fengshan Water Treatment Plant of the Taiwan Water Corporation, and the main source of the water is from the surface water of the Dongshi River. The water resource of the office building in Nankan also comes from tap water.
Water consumption in the past 3 years
| Water withdrawal | Types of water resources | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ships at sea | Surface fresh water | 103.2 | 88.6 | 81.679 |
| Onshore operations | Third-party surface fresh water | 51,348 | 50,383 | 51,352 |
| Total Water withdrawal | 51,145 | 50,472 | 51,434 |
Wastewater discharge from onshore operations in the past 3 years
| Wastewater discharge | Types of wastewater destination | 2018 Total water discharge |
2019 Total water discharge |
2020 Total water discharge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onshore operations | Surface fresh water | 6.12 | 7.968 | 7.334 |
Performance of 2020, future goals and plans as following：
Performance of onshore operations water consumption reduction and future goals：
| 2020 vs 2019 Performance |
2021 vs 2020 Goal |
2025 vs 2020 Goal |
2030 vs 2020 Goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.9% | -0.5% | -2.5% | -7.5% |
Evergreen Marine will continue to promote cherish the water resources, install water-saving equipment and adjust water volume. At the same time, we will keep monitoring the water inflow to avoid the occurrence of leakage.
Waste disposal plans have been developed for dealing with all solid or liquid wastes produced aboard our ships. Waste disposal is carried out in strict accordance with international and local environmental regulations. All Evergreen fleets have a waste management plan that specifies how waste should be handled. Records are also kept of all waste disposal to comply with the requirements of international environmental regulations.
Evergreen Kaohsiung Terminal
Currently there are two ways of waste management: recyclable and non-recyclable in Evergreen Kaohsiung Terminal and is committed to improving the cleanliness of the environment in terminal. Evergreen Kaohsiung Terminal will continue to require all departments in the terminal to perform well in waste classification and management, so as to create a clean and comfortable environment and achieve the target of waste reduction.
Performance of 2020, future goals and plans as following：
Evergreen Kaohsiung Terminal waste reduction performance and future goals：
| 2020 vs 2019 Performance |
2021 vs 2020 Goal |
2025 vs 2020 Goal |
2030 vs 2020 Goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| -6.4% | -1% | -4.9% | -13.8% |
In addition to continuing in waste classification and reduction, in the near future once the current 4th and 5th container terminal moved to 7th container terminal, Evergreen Kaohsiung Terminal will install trash carts and garbage sorting bins in 7th container terminal to achieve the waste reduction, also will remove the waste from time to time so as to keep the trash off the ground and prevent breeding the rats and pests in the field.
Currently employees have their lunch by way of ordering lunchbox, once moved to 7th container terminal, it will change to dining in restaurant, this move will not only provide employees with more comfortable and sanitary dining environment but also reduce the waste of lunch boxes.
Evergreen Marine Office Building
Evergreen Marine has long-term statistics and tracking of the company's waste and recycling volume, so as to self-manage and ensure that there is no abnormal increase in waste output. Evergreen Marine cherishes natural resources and adheres to the principle of reduction at source, recycling and reuse.
Each floor of Evergreen Marine’s office building is equipped with general garbage, paper, metal, glass, plastic recycling bins, employees are all required to follow 3 steps: wash, squash, sort/store when doing recycle, to save waste disposal fees and improve the quality of recycling.
Performance of 2020, future goals and plan as following：
Evergreen Marine office building waste reduction performance and future goals：
| 2020 vs 2019 Performance |
2021 vs 2020 Goal |
2025 vs 2020 Goal |
2030 vs 2020 Goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| -27.5% | -0.5% | -2.5% | -7.5% |
To achieve the goal of waste reduction in the future, Evergreen will continue to carry out waste classification management, reduce the use of paper towels and strengthen advocacy of decreasing in using disposable products.