Rederij Doeksen operates as sustainably as possible
Sustainable Core Values
The terminal in Harlingen is heated by a pellet-fired carbon neutral central heating system.
In our catering facilities plastic cutlery and cups have been replaced by metal cutlery and china crockery as much as possible. For our catering produce we choose as much as possible honest and delicious products with a UTZ-certified-label.
We have started to use fewer printed leaflets and brochures and a lot of the information has been made digitally accessible. For the few printed information leaflets still in use, we have selected FSC-certified-paper since 2007.
On a number of our ships the standard lighting has been replaced by LED-lighting. That means a saving in energy and no more chemical waste. This translates into a reduction of carbon emissions of 120 kg a year.
Since 2012, we have been offering travelers the option of making their crossing more sustainable with a voluntary charge of € 0,50 per crossing. We did this for years in close collaboration with the FairClimateFund. Since 1 April 2021, all contributions from passengers will go to the Climate Fund Terschelling Vlieland (Dutch). This climate fund is a collaboration between the municipalities of Vlieland and Terschelling, Energiecoöperatie Vlieland, Terschelling Energie and Rederij Doeksen and invests in local, CO2-reducing projects. Are you participating?
Since 2013 we have been using green electricity and deforestation compensated green gas provided by Waddenstroom / Greenchoice for all our locations on Terschelling and Vlieland and in Harlingen. Wadden electricity is generated locally and at a small scale and is delivered to us directly.
Old paper is collected and processed separately (also aboard ship).
Uncollected Lost and Found items are given a proper second life. Sleeping bags are taken to the homeless shelter in Amsterdam, clothes and other consumer articles are taken to the Dorcas Foundation. Valuable items are auctioned off, and the proceeds given to charity (e.g. the Cancer Foundation, the Ronald McDonald Home, Stichting Thuishaven Terschelling).
