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ThenamarisThenamarisfirst to receive DNV’sTriple-E ratingGreek ship operator Thenamaris is the first company to receive DNV’s newTriple-E rating, which was awarded for the Seabravery tanker. The rating,which is designed to demonstrate active environmental management and theenergy efficient transportation of goods, is a voluntary scheme developedin close cooperation with Thenamaris Ship Management in addition toStena RoRo, Seaspan Ship Management and Skaugen Petrotrans.Text: Magne A. Røe, DNVCaptain John M. Mavrides is head ofThenamaris’s safety and quality supportdepartment and he underlines Thenamaris’slong tradition of quality, energyefficiency and operational excellence:“Triple-E is a continuation of our ongoingefforts to improve our energy efficiencyand to focus on this in our daily operations.The crew of Seabravery finds thatTriple-E gives them a measure of how theyperform, and helps them focus on thisduring the daily operations. In today’ssluggish tanker market, we must ensurethe efficiency of our operations.”Triple-E is a voluntary environmentalrating scheme for ships that represent asustainability benchmark for players in themaritime industry, including ship operators,ports and cargo owners. The ratingrepresents the individual ship’s level ofenvironmental performance, and it isdesigned to help shipowners obtain a competitiveadvantage both commercially andwith regard to environmental performanceand efficiency. Triple-E delivers a rating ona scale from four to one where one is best,based on an independent assessment of aship’s environmental performance.“The Seabravery obtained a score ofthree on the Triple-E scale,” continuesCaptain Mavrides. “To us, this is a verygood rating. It underlines the success ofour efforts to focus on environmental performance,which is an important cornerstoneof the Thenamaris company culture.Furthermore, a score of three means thatwe have an implemented environmentalmanagement system in place.”A Triple-E level three means that clearenergy efficiency targets have been setthrough, and established in, the Ship EnergyEfficiency Management Plan (SEEMP)and in the calculation of the Energy EfficiencyOperational Indicator (EEOI). Also,it means that an environmental awarenesssurvey has been completed to identifytraining needs and improvement areas.“Our most important customers arethe oil majors, who have their own vettingsystems as well, in addition to those ofthe port authorities and TMSA. We havea good reputation among the oil majors.In this industry we must be truly transparentin our operations and procedures, asbusiness relationships are based on mutualtrust at all levels. In this equation, wemust also demonstrate very clearly how weoperate, and how we ensure that we arevery sensitive towards the environmentas well. We started out with the GreenAward back in ‘97, then we received ISO14001 and ISO 9000 certification beforemoving into the efficiency aspects of ouroperations and environmental excellence.Our Triple-E certification further underlinesthese commitments to our clientsas well, and this is highly appreciated bythem.”“The issues we focus on through Triple-E are good for the crew as well as it createsawareness. For them, the rating is evidencethat the results they work hard to achievecan be measured. They find this bothinspiring and challenging. Inspiring in thesense that the figures measured are expressionsof a good safety culture. Challengingas there is always room for improvement,but then, to good working crews the challengeis also the inspiration. We have acompany culture of being proactive, andto me that is what Triple-E helps us be. We20 | Tanker UPDATE NO. 2 2011
ThenamarisTriple-EThe Triple-E environmental rating and energyefficiency rating scheme for ships has been developedto provide ship operators with a well-documentedtool to improve their organisational performance,identify ways to minimise their environmental impactand, ultimately, optimise their fuel consumption andthereby reduce costs.Triple-E has four rating levels – 4, 3, 2 and 1 (where1 is the highest). For each of these levels, thereare requirements within the areas of management,operation and design. To reach a specific level, all therequirements stated for this level and the levels belowit have to be complied with.A Triple-E rating is a verification of a ship’s actualenvironmental performance, and each leveldemonstrates a different level of environmentalcompetence and pro-activeness for a vessel andcompany:Level 4: Heightened environmental performancethrough a company environmental policy andtargets in place Verified compliance with all currentenvironmental rules and regulations Reliableoperation through quality testing of all fuel used.Level 3: Systemised environmental performancethrough an implemented environmentalmanagement system Clear energy efficiency targetsthrough an established Ship Energy EfficiencyManagement Plan (SEEMP) and calculation of theEnergy Efficiency Operational Indicator (EEOI) Anenvironmental awareness survey completed withtraining needs and improvement areas identified.Level 2: Sustained environmental performance andimprovements documented through a certifiedenvironmental management system Minimisedemissions to air and optimal fuel efficiencythrough an implemented Ship Energy EfficiencyManagement Plan (SEEMP) and the EnergyEfficiency Operational Indicator (EEOI) monitoredover time to document performance Verifiable fueloil measurements and an Inventory of HazardousMaterials (IHM).Level 1: Leading environmental performance throughoperational risk assessment and enhanced crewcompetence levels Minimised environmental impactthrough state-of-the-art ship and equipment designA verified Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI).›› The Seabravery.Photo: Thenamaris›› Captain John M. Mavrides Head of Thenamaris’s Safety and Quality Support Department receiving theTriple-E Certificate from President Tor E. Svensen, DNV (to the left).feel that we’ve developed Triple-E togetherwith DNV and that this has been time wellspent,” says Captain Mavrides. He addsthat there are indeed many – and enough– safety and environmental regulations,and that regulators should ensure implementationof the existing schemes and notimpose additional requirements.“Thenamaris is currently expandingits fleet to include two Suezmax tankers,four 50,000-ton product tankers and oneVLCC. But we are also expanding intoother ship segments – with four containerships and three LNG carriers. Our strategyis to expand through diversification,” addsCaptain Mavrides.The Triple-E rating is based on theship’s environmental and operational data.The rating focuses on factors such as theship’s environmental management practices,the energy efficiency of its operations,and the verifiable monitoring, measurementand documentation schemes that arein place. Many of these factors can easilybe influenced, either by the ship’s owneralone or with the assistance of third partiessuch as DNV. Triple-E encourages a processof continuous improvement. ThenamarisThenamaris Ship Management is a leading globalprovider of ship management services. The fleetunder management consists of oil tankers for thetransportation of crude oil, oil products and bulkcarriers.• Owned fleet: a modern fleet of 34 tankers, sixbulk carriers and one container carrier.• Under construction: two Suezmax, four producttankers, one VLCC. The company is diversifyinginto container and LNG shipping by having fourcontainer ships and three LNG ships.• Headquarters: Athens• Number of employees in the Group: 2,500• Thenamaris Ship Management manages 41ships, 54 including newbuildings.Tanker update NO. 2 2011 | 21
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