Peter Curtis, Vice President, Seaspan Ship Management The rating, which was handed over at a ceremony in Vancouver, Canada
by DNV President Tor E. Svensen, has been designed as a voluntary tool
to help ship operators improve their organisational performance,
identify ways to minimise their environmental impact and optimise their
fuel consumption and thereby reduce costs.– The Triple-E rating
is based on the capture of environmental and operational data from
ships. The common denominator of the requirements covered in the rating
is that most of them can easily be influenced by the owner of the ship;
either by themselves or with the assistance of third parties such as
DNV. Thus in effect the Triple-E encourages a process of continuous
improvement, says Tor E. Svensen.With the handing over of the rating, Seaspan Ship Management became the first containership owner to receive a Triple-E rating.– Seaspan was very excited to be the first containership owner globally
to receive a Triple-E rating. Over the past two years Seaspan has
focused on developing and operating more energy efficient and
environmentally sound vessels and we see the Triple E rating as an
excellent path towards continuous improvement and market leadership,
says Peter Curtis, Vice President, Seaspan Ship Management.The Triple-E
The Triple-E is a voluntary service which delivers a rating from 4 to 1 (1 is best) based on an independent assessment of a ship’s environmental performance. The rating is given per vessel, however the Triple-E requirements are two-fold and consist of company-specific requirements as well as vessel-specific requirements. Among other things it looks at a vessel’s discharge of harmful substances to sea as well as the shipping company’s environmental management system.– As the Triple E rating scheme is a standardized rating method delivered by an independent third party, it serves as a demonstrable method for us to prove to our charterers, investors and the public that we are investing in our policies, operations and vessels in order to support greater corporate sustainability, protect the environment and manage fuel consumption, says Mr. Curtis.
The Triple-E is a voluntary service which delivers a rating from 4 to 1 (1 is best) based on an independent assessment of a ship’s environmental performance. The rating is given per vessel, however the Triple-E requirements are two-fold and consist of company-specific requirements as well as vessel-specific requirements. Among other things it looks at a vessel’s discharge of harmful substances to sea as well as the shipping company’s environmental management system.– As the Triple E rating scheme is a standardized rating method delivered by an independent third party, it serves as a demonstrable method for us to prove to our charterers, investors and the public that we are investing in our policies, operations and vessels in order to support greater corporate sustainability, protect the environment and manage fuel consumption, says Mr. Curtis.