ClassNK and Green Award
announced that they would further broaden their cooperation to ensure safety
and minimize negative effects of the shipping industry. ClassNK became a Green
Award incentive provider.
ClassNK, a ship
classification society, known for its highest quality classification services,
covers about 20 percent of the world merchant fleet. The society is committed
to safety and the prevention of pollution of the marine environment. As such a
representative of ClassNK has been a member of the Board of Experts of Green
Award Foundation for a number of years. The Foundation audits and certifies
ships and ship managers that demonstrate excellent performance and go beyond
industry statutory regulations in terms of safety, quality and environmental
protection.
Current issues of concern of
the shipping industry are the focus of both organisations: Green Award and
ClassNK. Improvement of maritime security, safety of seafarers and reduction of
ecological footprint require actions and industry-wide implementation of
Corporate Social Responsibility principles. Stakeholders of the maritime
industry need to continue to take steps for protection of public health, the
ocean and the environment. Green Award actively promotes and supports this
idea, while ClassNK, dedicated to the safety and environmental pollution
prevention, shares the goal.
Ship recycling is one of the
major issues that cannot be omitted and needs urgent attention. ClassNK has
been addressing this issue in numerous ways including carrying out inspections
on compliance with the Hong Kong Convention (HKC). ClassNK issued the world
first HKC statement of compliance for ship recycling facilities in 2012 and the
South Asia first statement in 2015. ClassNK’s verification has provided the
industry with the transparent and reliable criteria for safe and
environmentally sound ship recycling, and has been welcome by shipping
companies, ship recyclers, and labor unions. Moreover ClassNK offers a software
solution for the development and maintenance of the Inventory of Hazardous
Materials (IHM), which is one of the regulatory requirements for ships. The
software has been widely used by 3,000 companies in shipping, shipbuilding, and
manufacturing sectors. ClassNK has issued the HKC statement of compliance for
approximately 1,000 IHMs.
ClassNK, a leader in
promoting safer and greener ship recycling hopes to further encourage early
implementation on compliance by offering a 10% discount on the issuance of HKC
statement of compliance for the IHM to Green Award certificate holders.
Source: marine
link. 9 July 2017
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