OOCL vessels meet Clean Shipping Index verification standards
OOCL announces that once again attained its certification on the integrity and disclosure of 2012 environmental data by adopting Clean Shipping Index (CSI) verification standards, the company said in its press release.
OOCL was accredited the Verification Certification after an audit conducted by DNV GL, a world leading classification society, by using an internationally recognized and accepted verification guideline to check OOCL vessels on a wide variety of scoring parameters, including emissions of carbon dioxide, sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, wastes handling, chemicals usage, and wastewater control.
“By demonstrating that the environmental performance data are prepared with high accuracy and transparency, OOCL is making an effort to go beyond the mandatory regulations to reduce their impact on the environment. Since DNV GL Group is also committed to work towards sustainable shipping, we are pleased to play a part in this work with OOCL,” said Mr. Henning Mohn, Head of Green Shipping Advisory of DNV GL Maritime Advisory S.E. Asia-Pacific.
In many of today’s environmentally conscious supply chains, customers are also paying more attention to sustainability and their effects on the environment. On receiving the certification, Mr. Stephen Ng, Director of Trades of OOCL said, “This is the second consecutive year that OOCL obtained certification of this kind, reflecting our continued commitment to a high standard of data integrity and information management. We believe this verification reinforces and improves our sustainability profile as well as effectively helping our customers and business partners across the supply chain to meet their environmental objectives and sustainable business models.”
Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. Headquartered in Hong Kong, OOCL is one of the world's largest integrated international container transportation and logistics companies, with more than 290 offices in 60 countries. Linking Asia, Europe, North America, the Mediterranean, the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East and Australia/New Zealand, the company offers transportation services to all major east/west trading economies of the world. OOCL is one of the leading international carriers serving China, providing a full range of logistics and transportation services throughout the country. It is also an industry leader in the use of information technology and e-commerce to manage the entire cargo process.