ABS issued the Environmental Monitor, as a key part of its risk management platform “My Digital Fleet™”. The new technology will assist shipowners achieve their sustainability goals.
Specifically, ABS’ Environmental Monitor™ is according to ABS “the maritime industry’s most comprehensive digital sustainability solution to help shipowners achieve their sustainability goals by leveraging multiple data sources, including vessel routing, waste stream, operations, and emissions data, to provide transparent reporting.”
Referring to the technology, Georgios Plevrakis, ABS Director, Global Sustainability, stated that sustainability is the industry’s priority, and ABS is committed to supporting the industry on this journey. He added that
ABS Environmental Monitor is the latest example of how we are applying digital technologies to assist operators in understanding how their assets may be affected by the rapidly evolving landscape of global environmental regulation. A comprehensive solution to monitor sustainability related key performance indicators, ABS Environmental Monitor can help operators make data-informed decisions in light of these new, complex reporting schemes.
The Technology will be able to:
- Monitor and track overall fleet or vessel-specific environmental categories, such as emissions, garbage, waste, and consumables data
- View vessel emissions profile, including total emissions across laden and ballast voyages, emissions per transport, emissions per distance and total emissions per consumer
- Performs calculations in accordance with the Environmental Ship Index and Poseidon Principles
- Track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) on garbage, waste, and consumables metrics, such as disposal methods and categories, water production efficiency, consumption efficiency by voyage, among others
- View scrubber system performance based on Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) reporting
- View historical voyage data by fleet or vessel
