Five shipping companies have enlisted the support of emissions verification company, Verifavia, in ensuring they comply with new carbon emission regulations.
MRV Regulation 2015/757 came into force on 1 July 2015 and from 2018, operators of ships exceeding 5,000gt will be required to monitor, report and submit independently verified carbon emissions on all voyages to, from and between EU ports.
To meet this requirement DFDS Seaways, Euronav Ship Management, NEDA Maritime Agency, Seaspan Ship Management and Synergy Maritime have appointed Verifavia to assess their organisations for MRV readiness.
Poul Woodall, director, environment and sustainability, DFDS Seaways said: “MRV regulation is new and therefore unfamiliar. The process has required very little investment of our time and resource, but now provides us with the reassurance that we are on track to meet MRV compliance.”
Verifavia’s audit will comprise assessing each company’s existing data accounting procedures and systems, and transmission and transformation procedures, reviewing voyages, fuel and cargo data collection, and performing preliminary analysis of carbon emissions and activity data.
Julien Dufour, Verifavia’s CEO, said: “As an experienced verification company we understand that MRV is new to the shipping industry, which is why we are committed to sharing information and partnering with ship owners, operators and managers to help them navigate MRV compliance efficiently and effectively.”
