SIGNALIS Holdings was officially inaugurated into the Green Award Foundation . SIGNALIS is the first Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) provider to join this scheme.
On presenting the award Mr. Jan Fransen, Executive Director, of the Green Award Foundation stated
“Today, we have welcomed to the Green Award network SIGNALIS – a company that has vast experience in the maritime safety and security domain. The Green Award scheme motivates shipping companies to be Frontrunners in the fields of sustainability, safety and quality, by means of incentives by ports and service providers that are globally spread. The frontrunners go beyond regulations and reduce environmental and safety risks. Now SIGNALIS takes it a step further by rewarding Green Award incentive ports and encouraging them to remain supporters of the excellence in the shipping industry. A great example of the industry’s joint Corporate Social Responsibility!”
On accepting the award on behalf of SIGNALIS, Mr. Luc Bentolila, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) commented that SIGNALIS were delighted to receive such recognition as this partnership cemented “the Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) upon which SIGNALIS is based and validated our commitment; through our delivery of our premier Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) systems, to meet the key principles of the International Association of Lighthouses Authorities (IALA) for the provision of Safety and Environmental protection.”
Source & Image Credit: Green Award Foundation