Alaska Marine Lines earns Port of Seattle Sustainable Century Award

From left, Jeremy Webb, Port of Seattle; Bret Harper and Dan Kelly, Alaska Marine Lines; and Jane Dewell of the Port of Seattle.

The Port of Seattle presented Alaska Marine Lines with a 2024 Sustainable Century Award May 30 in Seattle. Commercial and nonprofit partners are selected annually in maritime and aviation divisions for supporting the Port’s environmental goals and exhibiting outstanding leadership and sustainability efforts.

“The Port of Seattle is known for setting ambitious environmental goals for all Port operations,” said Port of Seattle Commission President Hamdi Mohamed. “The Commission prioritizes working with our Port partners to innovate and take on programs that move the Port and our region forward on climate action and noise abatement strategies. We’re excited to recognize the work our partners are doing to amplify our Century Agenda goals.”

The Sustainable Century Awards celebrate the dedication of local Port business partners to engage in healthier communities for cleaner land, air, and water and to invest in enhanced energy efficiency and environmental improvements in both the maritime and aviation sectors.

Alaska Marine Lines received the Maritime Sustainable Century Award for Environmental Performance for reducing diesel fuel use and air emissions by 75 percent. Its efforts to increase use of local clean electricity through high-efficiency refrigeration units and timeshare electric panels were also mentioned in the award. Energy reductions in 2023 amounted to over 1 million gallons of diesel, which equals nearly 11,000 (10,701) metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions. This level of greenhouse gas reductions is equivalent to taking 2,547 gas-powered cars off the road or the energy use of 1,396 homes annually.

“Our entire team continually focuses on opportunities for innovation and efficiency,” says Jason Jansen, President of Alaska Marine Lines. “This award is only possible because of the dedication of our people, and I am extremely proud of their achievement.”