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2013 Green4Sea Forum: Focus on Green Shipping & Energy Management

Rickmers Shipmanagement achieves ISO 50001 Certification

Dr John Ryan, SAEE Convention Interview Dr. John Ryan, Commericial Director of Certification Europe discussing energy management standard ISO50001 at the Southern African Energy Efficiency Convention 2011

Target for zero marine emissions ABB has won an order to provide an energy management system for one of the world's most environmentally-friendly cruise ferries, which is due to be delivered to Viking Line in 2013. The ship is being built in Finland at the STX Yard in Turku. The new cruise ferry, a 218 meter vessel with a top speed of 22 knots, will have the capacity to carry 2,800 passengers and will serve the route connecting Turku, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden. In line with Viking Line's environmental commitments, the new generation ferry will use liquefied natural gas as its fuel, which will be a first for a passenger vessel of this size. Through efficient use of this fuel, the ship will have extremely low emissions and virtually zero marine emissions.Viking Line chose ABB's energy management system for marine applications software - EMMA, which is a part of ABB's marine automation and control offering, to help manage energy-related processes, practices and decisions on the new ferry, to use fuel efficiently from the very first day of operation."One of the top priorities at Viking Line is to lower the emissions and fuel consumption on our fleet . We were looking ...

ISO 50001 certification by Lloyd's Register Lloyd's Register has awarded Maran Tankers Management, Inc. (MTM), the oil tanker management company of the Angelicoussis Shipping Group, with ISO 50001 certification as commercial ship operators continue to search for ways to lessen their environmental impact and operating costs.ISO 50001 is a voluntary international standard that specifies the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an energy-management system. It offers companies a systematic approach to continually improve energy performance, including energy efficiency, use and consumption."Certification to ISO 50001 was a milestone for our company," MTM Managing Director Stavros Hatzigrigoris said. "Having in place an effective and efficient energy-management system for the operation of our fleet brings real added benefits to the company and it allows us to be proactive in satisfying upcoming regulations, customer requirements and society's expectations."Energy management has become a critical part of ship operations in part because fuel is an increasingly major cost element for any shipping company, according to Sokratis Dimakopoulos, MTM's HSQE Manager."Improving energy efficiency reduces fuel consumption and operating costs for MTM and its clients. In addition, being energy efficient has become a legal and industry requirement and assists in reducing the environmental impact associated with CO2 ...

DIN EN ISO 50001:2011 Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has been accredited by DAkkS (Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle), the national accreditation body for the Federal Republic of Germany, to provide worldwide certification of energy management systems according toDIN EN ISO 50001:2011. GL is among the first certification organisations worldwide to be able to offer accredited certifications according to ISO 50001. A company's energy efficiency and performance can be sustainably improved by implementing systems and processes which conform to the new standard."The continuing increase in global green house gas emissions should prompt many companies to rethink the energy management systems they have in place", says Bernhard Ständer, Global Head of ISO Systems Certification at Germanischer Lloyd. "I am convinced that this new ISO-Norm will have a positive impact on the energy efficiency of many firms. Our experience has shown that implementing systematic energy management can not only improve the environmental performance of a company, but result in significant savings. In many countries governmental support is available for the implementation and maintenance of such management systems."The core rationale behind the ISO 50001 is to promote continuous improvement in the "energy and environmental performance" of a company. The norm describes the requirements for energy management systems, which ...

New standard ISO 50001: 2011 - Energy Management Systems Bureau Veritas has completed the first certification audit of any shipping company in the world to the new standard ISO 50001: 2011 - Energy Management Systems.Stena's ship management division, Northern Marine Management Ltd including Northern Marine Management (USA) LLC, has achieved certification to BS ISO 50001, which ensures systematic monitoring and control of energy usage, helping to optimise efficiency, reduce fuel consumption, reduce the company's environmental footprint and provide a cost saving for the vessels owners.Only four other organizations in the UK have this certification, one being the Royal Mint, and no other shipping company has yet achieved this. Northern Marine Management technically manages 57 vessels, including the Stena tanker and gas carrier fleet as well as vessels for various other blue chip ship owners. Says Philip Fullerton, Technical Director, Northern Marine Management, "Achieving this new and high standard for energy management across the whole company is a key step for us in demonstrating that shipping is at the forefront of environmental responsibility." BS ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems is intended to assist organizations in making better use of their existing energy consuming assets, create transparency and facilitate communication on the ...

Thenamaris' Objective is to continually improve energy efficiency The Greek ship management company Thenamaris has decided to implement Marorka's energy management systems for their fleet of Tankers, Bulk Carriers and Container ships. The two companies entered recently into a contract that will bring the leading Marorka energy management systems on board all Thenamaris ships. Further to system installation the companies will cooperate on future development of energy management for the maritime sector.Thenamaris' Objective is to continually improve energy efficiency and reduce environmental footprint. Thenamaris is committed to be a leading company in the maritime industry in energy management.Thenamaris has selected Marorka energy management solutions covering all major energy systems on board their fleet of vessels. The solutions selected include Marorka's Propulsion, Trim & Hull, Power Plant, Steam, Voyages, Navigation and Reporting products."We are very proud of our work together with Thenamaris. They are a top class company with modern ships and staffed with well educated and very capable and experienced personnel. We see this as a big opportunity for everybody involved and we are committed to assist Thenamaris in reducing their fuel bill", said Kristinn Aspelund, Marorka Sales and Marketing Director."We have been working with Marorka now for three years, ...