Progress 2018: Oil spills

21 February 2019

Spills environment sustainability maersk

We strive to minimise our operations’ negative impact on the natural environment and are committed to full compliance with regulatory demands.

Ambition

Zero oil spills.

Targets 2018

Zero non-contained oil spills above 10 m3.

Progress 2018

No oil spills above the threshold our internal operations guidelines determine as significant (greater than 10 m3). Rolled out a Spill Prevention, Control and Response Standard to all terminals and inland service locations.

Targets 2019

Read more on page 31 in our Sustainability Report 2018.

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