OOCL emissions data verified by Lloyds

The data not only assured the CO² and SO_x emissions of the 97 vessels submitted to the BSR CCWG, but also included the total direct GHG emissions of the whole OOCL 2013 container fleet.

Mr Stephen Ng, director of trades of OOCL, said: “This is the third consecutive year that OOCL completed the verification by using the CCWG standard. By extending the scope of the verification to include the ISO standard for greenhouse gas, it not only demonstrates our long-term commitment to emissions data integrity and environmental performance, but also enhances OOCL’s sustainability profile to a wider audience of stakeholders that appreciates greater transparency and forward-thinking green objectives.”

Verification was carried out for 2013 by Lloyd’s Register Marine and LRQA – both of which are members of the Lloyd’s Register group and hereafter collectively referred to as Lloyd’s Register – utilising the basic principles of ISO 14064-1:2006. ISO 14064 series give guidance for the quantification and reporting, and validation and verification of GHG assertions.

The BSR CCWG is a global business-to-business initiative by leading cargo carriers and their customers, dedicated to environmental performance improvements in marine container transport through measurement, evaluation, and reporting.

It gathered environmental data from more than 2,600 container vessels for calendar year 2013. Lloyd’s Register developed the verification procedure for BSR that is now used by all CCWG verifiers.