APL Goes Green in Seattle.(starts using cleaner burning low-sulfur fuel)(Brief article)

APL is converting ships it sends to the Port of Seattle to cleaner burning low-sulfur fuel.

The shift to cleaner fuel will reduce diesel particulate emissions generated by APL ships docked in Seattle by 75 percent, said APL Americas President John Bowe. Sulfur oxides - which contribute to acid rain - could be cut 80 percent, he said.

The clean diesel will be used in auxiliary engines that power the ships in port. Over a year, the switch is expected to eliminate 3.5 tons of particulates emissions and 30 tons of sulfur oxides.

The step affects all ships in APL''s Pacific South 1 Service.

"We''re taking this step unilaterally because it''s …