Health, Safety, & Quality Assurance

TEKRON is committed to maintaining the highest standards of Health, Safety, & Quality Assurance, for our customers and employees, as well as for the community and the environment.

All Working Conditions are as per local and international regulations and laws with Health and Safety risk assessments been conducted regularly.

At TEKRON, we see our job as part of a wider social responsibility to better our world. This vision begins at home with our uncompromised approach to occupational Health & safety, and extends to our environmental standards and community projects that are creating a positive impact across the globe.

Periodic Information Security Risk Assessment and training performed, and employees are updated regularly on new incidents.

Occupational Safety

Safety on the job is our highest priority. All operational activities at TEKRON adhere to the highest standards of maritime safety, and all our vessels comply with International Safety Management regulations. Our employees undergo regular safety training, and we rigorously monitor compliance levels to ensure our employees stay safe.

We regularly monitor our accidents frequency rate aiming for no fatal accidents. During 2015 they were no fatal accidents on TEKRON vessels or in our offices.

TEKRON is also C-TPAT certified by the US Customs & Borders Protection.

Structured Social Dialogue

TEKRON is conducting regular assessment procedures (at least once a year) of individual and team performance of all employees, setting individual development goals and a career plan.
TEKRON’s general policy is to give priority to internal recruitment when possible.
Cargo Incident Notification System (CINS)

CINS is a shipping lines initiative, launched in September 2011, developed to increase safety in the supply chain, reduce the number of cargo incidents on-board ships and highlight the risks caused by certain cargoes and/or packing failures.
CINS permits analysis of operational information on all cargo and container incidents which lead to: Injury or loss of life, Loss or serious damage of assets and Environmental concerns. Data relating to any cargo incident on-board a ship is uploaded to the CINS database. Membership of CINS comprises over 60 percent of the world’s container slot capacity
TEKRON has Regional and Head Office Hazardous and Dangerous Goods and chemicals (DG) Centers, checking and approving each DG Shipment, prior loading on our vessels. All Teams are regularly trained according to IMO/IMDG Code requirements and local law and regulations.

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Our Safety Target is: Zero fatality records!

Environmental Protection

In keeping with our pioneering tradition, TEKRON was one of the first shipping companies in the world to receive Environmental Management certification ISO 14001 for its company-owned fleet. On some major services, we operate Super-Slow Steaming to enable substantial fuel savings and significantly reduced CO2 and NOx emissions. In addition, the TEKRON fleet complies with all relevant treaties for the prevention of marine pollution, including MARPOL, IMDG, ballast water management, oil spills (SOPEP), sewage, garbage, and air pollution standards. TEKRON ships use low-sulfur fuels, and are also equipped for the use of electric shore power while in port (cold ironing), to reduce the environmental impact of the main engines. Wherever we are in the world, TEKRON takes the future of our environment to heart.

Our Environmental Target is: to improve our average environmental emissions per unit every year, by at least 1%! We also aim at reducing it by at least 10% in the next 10 years between 2015 and until 2025!
The Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG)

TEKRON is a member of the Clean Cargo Working Group, a global shipping industry initiative dedicated to improving the environmental performance of marine container transport through measurement, evaluation, and reporting. TEKRON acknowledges its commitment to the environment and its long-standing policy of a responsible and far-sighted approach to protecting the seas and the planet.
The company’s vessels CO2 Emissions as well as NOX/SOX and the use of oils, fuel and sewage treatment facilities are checked, analyzed and reported.

Serving & Supporting the Community

TEKRON has a strong and long-standing commitment to the communities in which we operate. Our staff places a high priority in getting involved with many aspects of communal life. One example is an innovative after-school program for at-risk children, which provides a surrogate home environment, hot meals, and homework assistance on a daily basis for children aged 6 to 17. TEKRON is proud to contribute financially to this important program, in addition to the time and energy devoted by our staff as volunteers.

TEKRON is working in communities worldwide to support social initiatives such as these, where they are needed most.
Assured Quality

At TEKRON, our dedication to quality is certified and assured. We maintain the very highest standards of quality in every aspect of container shipping, and hold all relevant international and industry certifications.