Green Award Topics October / November 2003

 


New Green Award Incentive Provider: Porto de Setúbal (Portugal)

Green Award is happy to announce that Porto de Setúbal (Portugal) is a confirmed Green Award incentive provider.

The Port of Setúbal is very important for the hinterland which includes all the main production centres south of the River Mondego (i.e. the southern half of the country) and in Spanish Extremadura. Setúbal is situated on the crossroads of the main north-south and east-west sea routes.

Porto de Setúbal grants Green Award tankers and bulk carriers a 3% premium on the Tariff for port use (TUP) (oil tankers)

Porto de Setúbal
Praça da República
2904-508 Setúbal
T +35 1 265 542 000
F +35 1 265 230 992
www.portodesetubal.pt


Capt. C. Oudendijk



Changes in Green Award Committee

Mr. Pieter Struijs, Vice Chairman and founding father of Green Award, has now executed his wish to resign. Green Award respects his decision and is very grateful to him for his efforts to make Green Award a success.

Capt. Cor Oudendijk, Executive Director Shipping, Port of Amsterdam Authority and since 1994, a member of the Board of Experts, has been appointed a member of the Green Award Committee. We extend him a warm welcome.

 

Teekay's M/T Poul Spirit

  

Teekay Shipping (Canada) Ltd. certified by Green Award

Recently, the Green Award Audit Team was invited to conduct an audit at the office of Teekay Shipping (Canada) Ltd.

The Green Award Audit Team was impressed by the performance of Teekay; the organisation withstood the test of the Green Award audit and received the Green Award Office Certificate, which is valid for 3 years. The next step is the certification of Teekay oil tankers.

Teekay Shipping transports oil around the globe for major oil companies, refiners and traders. Their marine operations are driven by their commitment to maintain the highest standards of safety and service in the industry.

Teekay Shipping is a recognised leader in the oil transportation industry. Teekay provides marine expertise and safe, reliable transportation services. Teekay provides global service to customers, through 15 offices located around the world.

 

 

Green Award and Transport Canada

Bureau Green Award has been in regular contact with Transport Canada on the subject of green shipping since early December 2000. In the summer of 2003, our Deputy Managing Director Mr. Jan Fransen was travelling in Canada and visited several interested parties. He was happy to give several presentations on Green Award and to learn more about the Canadian intentions to develop an incentive based green support system for ships entering and operating in Canadian waters.

The Green Award Foundation, as an independent, neutral and non-profit organisation, is willing and able to offer know-how, expertise, strategy and implementations to jointly develop a Canadian Green Shipping system that can be linked with the Green Award system. Apart from the certificates for oil tankers and dry cargo bulkers which already exist, the development of a dedicated certificate for the domestic "lakers" is possible.

A major advantage of this proposal is that Canada does not have to invest large amounts of money to develop a green system as Green Award has done that already. Such a Green Ship Award program would offer a number of benefits for the shipping industry, coastal communities, wildlife and the environment. Previous consultation with marine sector stakeholders has determined that there is significant support for a Green Ship Award certification program in Canada.

To implement such a program, Transport Canada is holding the next stage of consultations. Houlihan & Associates, a Vancouver-based firm, is charged with facilitating the consultations.

 

M/T New Horizon, managed by Expedo
and certified by Green Award

  

Renewed certificate for Expedo Ship Management

Expedo is part of a ship management group which, for over 40 years, has provided services to charterers and owners of tankers, bulkers and general cargo ships trading worldwide. The company has experienced, professional staff both ashore and onboard, operating in accordance with the shipping industry's highest standards. Expedo is committed foremost to every aspect of safety and to protection of the environment.

Recently, the office of Expedo withstood the test of the Green Award audit again and received the Green Award Office Certificate, which is valid for another 3 years. A reaction from Expedo:

"The initial motivation for Expedo to join Green Award is simply to receive a discounted port due in some ports when vessel visits those ports.

But after 3 years with the program, we realize that we benefit not only just a discounted port due but also a better management. Expedo is now proud of being part of Green Award".

www.expedo.com

 

 

Short Sea Shipping and Green Award

The Dutch Short Sea Shipping (SSS) industry has shown an interest in co-operating with Green Award. The idea is to create an incentive scheme for SSS Vessels whereby NML takes the financial risk and Green Award delivers the expertise. A pilot study concerning Incentive Schemes for SSS is currently in progress in the form of a final thesis by Ms. Jacqueline Oud, graduate student from the Technical University of Delft.

The results will be avaible soon.
 


M/T Album

M/T Tempera

M/T Tordis Knutsen

  

Recently certified vessels

New certificates

  • Album / Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company
  • Eagle Phoenix / Eagle Shipmanagement Pte Ltd
  • Eagle Tucson / Eagle Shipmanagement Pte Ltd
  • Eagle Trenton / Eagle Shipmanagement Pte Ltd
  • Mastera / Fortum Shipping
  • Tempera / Fortum Shipping

Renewed certificates

  • Anna Knutsen / Knutsen OAS Shipping A/S
  • Astro Libra / Kristen Navigation Inc.
  • Front Comor / Wallem Shipmanagement Inc
  • Juanita / Ugland Marine Services
  • Navion Clipper / Rasmussen Maritime Services AS
  • Ragnhild Knutsen / Knutsen OAS Shipping A/S
  • Tordis Knutsen / Knutsen OAS Shipping A/S
  • Tromso Reliance / Unicom Management Services Ltd

Withdrawn certificates (due to trade-change or change of ownership)

  • Athina / Stavros G.L.
The complete list of certified vessels can be found here.

 

 

 

The purpose of Green Award is to promote clean and safe shipping through the certification of ships
(oil, product tankers and dry bulk carriers of 20,000 DWT and above).

For more information:
Bureau Green Award
Telephone + 31 10 21 70 200
Fax + 31 10 28 29 762
E-mail info@greenaward.org