The agreement is part of a port authority program designed to curb emissions in New York Harbor. Under the plan, APL vessels will use low-sulfur fuel in auxiliary generators while berthed.
The port authority will reimburse half of the added cost APL incurs by using the low-sulfur fuel. According to APL low sulfur fuel can reduce particulate matter emissions 75 percent and sulfur oxides by more than 85 percent.
Earlier in October, APL joined a low-sulfur fuel program at the Port of Hong Kong. It has long been part of similar programs at the ports of Los Angeles, Oakland, Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia.
APL, the world's fifth-largest container carrier, will enroll the 19 vessels it sends to New York Harbor in the program.
