- Port of departure and port of arrival including the date and hour of departure and arrival
- Amount and emission factor for each type of fuel consumed in total
- CO2 emitted
- Distance traveled
- Time spent at sea
- Cargo carried
- Transport work
Veson Nautical Solution Awarded European Union’s MRV Certification
posted by AJOT | Jun 08 2017 at 08:40 AM | Logistics
Verifavia Shipping Officially Certifies Veslink Voyage Reporting
BOSTON, MA, LONDON, & PARIS – June 8, 2017: Veson Nautical, the leading provider of commercial maritime software and services, today announced that Verifavia, the world’s leading emissions verification company for the transport sector (aviation and shipping), officially certified its Veslink Voyage Reporting system as a solution for the European Union’s (EU) upcoming Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) regulation.
Veslink Voyage Reporting streamlines data collection and distribution from vessels, operators, agents, and counterparties, and is used by more than 100 of the top shipping organizations worldwide, managing over 5,000 vessels. Verifavia Shipping, a fully-accredited global EU MRV Verifier by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) and the French Accreditation Body (COFRAC), certified that the system complied with ISO standard 25051 on software engineering and 17065 on product certification.
According to the EU Commission for Climate Action, maritime transport emits around 1 billion tonnes of CO2 annually and is responsible for approximately 2.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Because ships' energy consumption and CO2 emissions could be reduced by up to 75% by applying updated operational measures and using existing technologies, all ship-owners with vessels exceeding 5,000 GT are required to provide monitoring plans to an accredited verifier by 30 August 2017.
The EU MRV regulation requires ship-owners operating vessels within EU ports to report on specific parameters of fuel consumption and other relevant voyage data, including: