During the first annual meeting of the Sea Cargo Charter Association, held on 11 March 2021, 13 members were elected to the Steering Committee, in order to coordinate the Association on behalf of its members.
To remind, the Sea Cargo Charter provides a global framework for aligning chartering activities with responsible environmental behavior to promote international shipping’s decarbonization.
In other words, it establishes a common, global baseline to quantitatively assess and disclose whether chartering activities are in line with climate goals set by UN maritime agency, the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
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In its first annual meeting earlier this month, 13 members were appointed to the Steering Committee, which is tasked with supporting the Sea Cargo Charter Association in decision-making processes and future reviews for improvement.
In fact, Jan Dieleman was elected as Chair of the Steering Committee, while Rasmus Bach Nielsen was elected as Vice Chair of the Steering Committee and Claire Wright was elected as a Treasurer of the Steering Committee.
As explained, Jan Dieleman and Rasmus Bach Nielsen previously acted as interim Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, and played an important role in the establishment of the Sea Cargo Charter.
Their appointment to their official roles will help ensure continuity in the Sea Cargo Charter Association’s activities.
Alessio La Rosa, Engebret Dahm, Eva Birgitte Bisgaard, Hans Christian Jensen, Heidi Aakre, Jürgen Willemsen, Maria Damkær, Peter Lye, Seb Landerretche, and Sebastien Roche were elected as new members of the Steering Committee.
In light of the situation, Jan Dieleman, President, Cargill Ocean Transportation and Chair of the Sea Cargo Charter Association, noted:
I welcome all my newly appointed colleagues to the Steering Committee and look forward to working with them to ensure that the Sea Cargo Charter remains true to its mission of promoting responsible environmental stewardship in chartering activities and throughout the maritime value chain.
The 13 members of the Steering Committee, from March 2021, are:
- ADM
- Anglo American
- Cargill Ocean Transportation
- Cofco International
- Dow
- Equinor
- Louis Dreyfus Company
- Mærsk Tankers
- Norden
- Shell
- Torvald Klaveness
- Total
- Trafigura Maritime Logistics
Concluding, the Sea Cargo Charter was first launched in October 2020 and allows for the integration of climate considerations into chartering decisions to favor climate-aligned maritime transport, while enables leaders from diverse industry sectors to use their influence to drive change and promote shipping’s green transition.
