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Feature, Freight News, Sea
Del Monte Brings Green Vessels to Port of Hueneme
[ April 7, 2021 // Karen Thuermer ]The Port of Hueneme welcomed the first of two cutting-edge, energy-efficient Del Monte vessels to the Port of Hueneme on March 19. The ships’ arrival marks a new chapter in environmental partnership, continuing the Port’s mission to be the cleanest, greenest, most efficient port possible.
Del Monte Valiant was the first to arrive; the Del Monte Harvester made its first call the during the week of March 26. These ships are part of a new, six-vessel fleet — all have full cargo capacity of 1,276 TEUs with 634 plugs for 40-foot high cube reefer containers. The air-cooled containers will maintain the cargo at specified temperatures, traveling in reefer mode with multiple temperature variants from -25C to 40C. These features will help ensure that the produce ships, bringing bananas and pineapples to the Port, will arrive as fresh as possible, so that they can be transported to stores and homes in our communities.
Port CEO & Director Kristin Decas as well as representatives from Del Monte, Ports America, A.R. Savage and Son LLC and Moran Shipping Agencies welcomed the Del Monte Valiant. Ms. Decas presented a First Vessel plaque to Captain Aleksandrs Oniscenko.
“Del Monte is our longest-standing customer at the Port,” said Oxnard Harbor District President Jason T. Hodge. “This development shows 42 years of cooperation and collaboration between Del Monte and the Port of Hueneme, and we look forward to many more years of success.”
In addition to innovative design ensuring efficient fuel consumption, the Valiant and her sister ships are fitted with environmentally beneficial features, including a Hybrid Scrubber system, which meets all international requirements to reduce pollution and control emissions of noxious substances, and shore power connection, so that the ships are zero emission while docked at the Port.
“We have been working towards this goal since 2017 and could not be more excited to see it come to fruition,” said Helmuth Lutty, Senior Vice President of Shipping Operations for Fresh Del Monte Produce. “As one of the world’s leading producer, marketer and distributer of fresh fruits and vegetables, we have set a very high bar for all the reefer containers and ships in our fleet. These six new vessels set the bar even higher, and allow us to deliver the high-quality fresh fruits and vegetables we are known for while meeting our sustainability goals.”
“Today, shipping accounts for the largest portion of our global energy use,” said Hans
Sauter, Chief Sustainability Officer of Fresh Del Monte Produce. “In 2018 we committed to lead by example and reduce our vessel emission by 10 percent. With the addition of these six new container vessels we are well on our way, estimating a savings of nearly 19 thousand metric tons of fuel each year.”
Tags: Del Monte, Port of Hueneme