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Maersk Line has announced that it won the Environment Protection Award at the 2013 Seatrade Asia Awards ceremony, which was held on 21 June in Hong Kong.

The Seatrade Asia Awards is an annual award function aimed to reward companies who have achieved excellence in the year, adjudicated by an independent panel of judges from different industries.

Held at the JW Marriott Hotel in Hong Kong, this year's function saw clients and business partners join hundreds of shipping executives to reward outstanding regional performances.

Cliff Chow, General Manager for Sales at Maersk Line South China, accepted the award on behalf of Maersk Line.

“It is a great honour for us, which again demonstrates that our continuous efforts to reduce environment footprint has been recognised by the industry and by customers,” he said. ”We will continue to improve our energy efficiency and contribute to drive the industry-wide change with a strong sustainability profile.”