As a shipping company, it is particularly important to us to protect the environment, especially the seas, and to reduce our ecological footprint. Throughout the Group, FRS implements sustainable business practices and provides food for thought for intelligent solutions and ways to reduce the environmental impact of its subsidiaries.
FRS Helgoline joins this approach and works on innovative concepts to protect the ecosystem.
Since 2020, one of our goals is to reduce the environmental impact by reducing waste production. We will therefore completely abandon plastic bottles on the "Halunder Jet" and reduce waste in general. Thus, we installed Dyson Air Blade Hand dryers on our Restrooms - this saves paper and protects the environment.
To flush the toilet facilities on the "Halunder Jet", water from the Elbe or North Sea is used to conserve drinking water supplies. An ultra-modern waste water treatment plant according to the latest IMO regulations for "Green Shipping" is also installed on the "Halunder Jet". In this way, we ensure that drinking water is not wasted unnecessarily and that rivers and seas are not polluted by waste water.
All lamps on board the “Halunder Jet” are also fitted with LED bulbs - for a longer service life and more economical power consumption.
In addition, the silicone coating of the “Halunder Jet” ensures less wear and tear on the ship and thus also reduces fuel consumption.
Together with FRS, we stand for the protection and preservation of the maritime environment. To this end, we work throughout the Group on projects relating to marine and coastal protection.
In July 2022, FRS Helgoline took part in the “Lange Anna Challenge” on Heligoland with the “Halunder Jet” and went head-to-head with Heligoland's mayor over 1/2 nautical mile. The focus of the bet was the “Plastic-free harbors” project. By taking part, FRS Helgoline was able to successfully support the search for sponsors for this good cause and, as one of the main sponsors, also made a contribution itself.