Participating Ship Operators & Award Tiers
Participants in the Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies program range from companies with a handful of vessels to the largest shipping companies in the world. Together they account for roughly 80% of all container traffic that passes through the Vessel Speed Reduction (VSR) zones.
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Participating Ship Operators & Award Tiers
Each VSR Season BWBS awards recognition by operator's cooperation rates based upon our analysis of AIS data from each vessel within a companies fleet that transited through program VSR zones. Below reflects the latest 2025 Season results.
Sapphire
(2025 VSR Results)
Sapphire tier operators travelled 90% or more of total distance at 10 knots or less within the VSR zones.
Gold
(2025 VSR Results)
Gold tier operators travelled 70% - 89% of total distance at 10 knots or less within the VSR zones.
Blue Sky
(2025 VSR Results)
Blue Sky tier operators travelled 50% - 69% of distance at 10 knots or less within the VSR zones.
Sapphire Tier (90%+)
Sapphire
BP Shipping
2025
Sapphire
Campbell Shipping Company
2024
Sapphire
CMA CGM
2018
Sapphire
ConocoPhillips Polar Tankers
2024
Sapphire
COSCO
2018
Sapphire
CSL Americas
2022
Sapphire
Goldenking Ship Management Co
2025
Sapphire
Hakuyo Shipping Co.
2025
Sapphire
Hapag Lloyd
2018
Sapphire
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
2024
Sapphire
MSC
2018
Sapphire
Nhat Viet Transportation Corporation
2025
Sapphire
NYK Ro-Ro
2018
Sapphire
OOCL
2022
Sapphire
OSG Ship Management
2023
Sapphire
Scorpio Group
2023
Sapphire
Seaspan Corporation
2025
Sapphire
Swire Shipping
2019
Sapphire
Toyofuji Shipping Co LTD
2022
Sapphire
Unity Ship Management
2025
Sapphire
Wan Hai Lines
2022
Sapphire
Yang Ming
2018
Gold Tier (70-89%)
Gold
Canfornav
2025
Gold
Eastern Pacific Shipping
2025
Gold
Evergreen
2018
Gold
Liberty Maritime
2025
Gold
Maersk
2018
Gold
MOL ACE – NMCC
2022
Gold
ONE Line
2018
Gold
Unisea Shipping Ltd.
2023
Gold
Wallenius Wilhelmsen
2020
Gold
Weihai Weitong Marine Shipping Co.
2025
Blue Sky Tier (50-69%)
Blue Sky
Anglo-Eastern Shipmanagement
2024
Blue Sky
Asan Merchant Marine Co
2025
Blue Sky
Champion Tankers AS
2025
Blue Sky
d’Amico Group
2023
Blue Sky
Hyundai Glovis
2018
Blue Sky
Hyundai Merchant Marine
2022
Blue Sky
K Line
2018
Blue Sky
MT Maritime Management USA
2025
Blue Sky
Shih Wei Navigation Co. Ltd
2023
Blue Sky
Swire Bulk
2022
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