News from the Clean Shipping Project
Maersk Line first verified shipping company in the Clean Shipping Index
Maersk Line is the first verified shipping company in the Clean Shipping Index. The Clean Shipping Index is a tool for cargo owners to evaluate the environmental performance of shipping companies. The Clean Shipping Index has now a global reach with 30 large international cargo owners – the Clean Shipping Network – and around 45 world wide shipping companies have submitted environmental performance data regarding their vessels to the Index.
The verification of Maersk data as a shipping company has been a process with random inspections of vessels all over the world. This has been done by Lloyds Register in London which is one of so far three classification societies accredited to make verification according to the Clean Shipping Index. - It is an absolute need to have verified environmental data in a selection process of carriers for our products”, says Stefan Bodelind, Global Sourcing Manager Sea Containers at AkzoNobel, the large Dutch paint and chemical manufacturer and also a member of the Clean Shipping Network. “If we fully can trust the information it is easier to take serious environmental decisions with sometimes large economical consequences”. For more information check out the press release.
2011-12-02
Clean Shipping Index will present for German shippers
Clean Shipping Index has been invited to speak at das Deutsches Seeverladerkomitee (German Maritime Shippers Council) at their autumn meeting on the 22nd-23rd of November in Peine, Germany. The council stands for the interests of the users of maritime transport services and hence represents the main German industries: steel, metal, chemistry, automobile, paper, mechanical engineering, ship building and sea technology, electro / electronics, kali and salts.
Since last year, the Clean Shipping network is open for all companies around the world that want to incorporate environmental issues in their procurement process for contracting sea carriers. Members of the Clean Shipping network get access to the online database with environmental performance data of shipping companies and individual ships. Over 1600 ships have been entered in the database and new ships are entered on a daily basis.
2011-11-23
AJ Products and Nilson Group joins the Clean Shipping Network
AJ Products is a leading mail order company for office furniture, materials handling and storage solutions. Nilson Group is the leading Swedish retailer in shoe business.
2011-11-16
Clean Shipping Index in Vancouver
The Clean Shipping Index was invited to the Sustainable Shipping "All Abord" conference in Vancouver 12th-14th of October. Sara Sköld from the Clean Shipping Project was invited to speak and participate at two expert panels on shipping and environment. The conference gave insights in the difference between the European and American shipping markets.
2011-10-11
News letter September
Check out the September issue of the news letter from the Project.
2011-09-05
Invitation to seminar in Hamburg
The Clean Shipping Project and the NorthSea foundation invite you all to a seminar on Market incentives for clean shipping in Hamburg on the 12th of October, for more information check out the Seminar program.
2011-07-20
Article on Clean Shipping Developments in GreenPort Magazine
The Clean Shipping Project latest developments and updates is featured in the latest edition of GreenPort magazine.
2011-07-05
Royal Philips Electronics joins the Clean Shipping Network
The Dutch global company Philips joines the Clean Shipping Network. Philips is well known all over the world for their many environmentally focused initiatives such as their 2015 sustainability targets, under the program name EcoVision5. These new targets broaden Philips’ approach to sustainability well beyond the ecological footprint, in line with the company’s health and well-being strategy. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips employs about 117,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries worldwide. With sales of EUR 22.3 billion in 2010, the company is a market leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications, as well as lifestyle products for personal well-being and pleasure with strong leadership positions in male shaving and grooming, portable entertainment and oral healthcare. Read more on Philips website.
2011-06-26
Clean North Sea Shipping in Newcastle
The Clean Shipping Project presented at the Clean North Sea Shipping assembly in Newcastle on the 8th of June. See CNSS website and the official statement from the conference.
2011-06-09
New information brochure on Clean Shipping
The Clean Shipping Project has a new brochure with information on the network and the project in general. Read what the network members and shipping companies have to say about the Clean Shipping Index in the new brochure
2011-06-04
Newsletter for April
The Clean Shipping Newsletter for April contains the latest updates from the project. Among other things we are happy to announce the initiative of Port of Gothenburg where the first verified ships classified as having a "good performance" according to the Clean Shipping Index can get a rebate on the port dues. See more in the newsletter. Check also out the website of port of Gothenburg.
2011-04-08
Verification guidelines can now be downloaded
The Clean Shipping Index verification guidelines can now be downloaded here.
2011-03-31
Ulf Duus speaks at the Annual Green Ship Technology Conference
Mr Ulf Duus, Project manager of the Clean Shipping Index, will speak at the 8th Annual Green Ship Technology Conference in Oslo the 21st /22nd of March. The general topic will be “Improved supply chain sustainability and efficient logistics.” It is large conference on innovative approaches and technological solutions for sustainable shipping. For more info check out the Green Ship Technology Conference website.
2011-03-21
Macintosh Retail Group joins Clean Shipping Network
Clean Shipping Project are happy to announce that Macintosh Retail Group, a large-scale non-food retailer specialised in the distribution of consumer products and services has joined the Clean Shipping Network. Macintosh Retail Group has some 1,250 shops and 12,000 employees in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and the United Kingdom. Macintosh Retail Group achieves consumer retail sales of more than 1.3 billion Euros. Find out more on the Macintosh Retail Group website.
2011-03-08
Clean Shipping Index speaks on Green Port Conference in Venice
Sara Sköld from the Clean Shipping Index will speak at the Green Port conference in Venice on the 23rd-24th of February. Sara will speak on the subject "Major indexes from a port perspective". Find out more on the Green Port website.
2011-02-21
Interesting presentations at the MARKIS conference on 8th of February
Ulf Duus from the Clean Shipping Index will speak at the MARKIS conference on the 8th of February. Emma Albinsson from Lindex and member of the Clean Shipping Network will also present why Lindex is a member of the network. Transatlantic is represented by Annelie Rusth Jensen, who will answer why the entire fleet of Transatlantic has been submitted to the Clean Shipping Database. Find out more on MARKIS website.
2011-01-28
InterfaceFLOR has joined the Clean Shipping Network
InterfaceFLOR is the modular flooring division of Interface Inc., based in Atlanta, USA, a worldwide leader in the production of environmentally-responsible modular floor coverings and other textiles. Please check out the InterfaceFLOR website.
2011-01-14
Akzo Nobel has joined the Clean Shipping Network
The chemical company Akzo Nobel is the first Dutch company to join the Network. Akzo Nobel is the largest global paints and coatings company and a major producer of specialty chemicals. The company has over 57,000 employees in 80 countries and their total revenue was 13.9 billion Euros in 2009. Please check out the press release and the Akzo Nobel website.
2010-11-15
Clean Shipping Index to Rotterdam
Today Clean Shipping holds a seminar together with the North Sea Foundation in Rotterdam. The seminar ‘New perspectives on sea freight’ is the official European launch of the Clean Shipping Index. From now on large importers and exporters with main office anywhere on the globe are welcome to join the Clean Shipping Network. Please also see the program of the seminar and the North Sea Foundation website.
2010-11-11
Clean Shipping Index presented at ESC in Brussels
The Clean Shipping Index was presented to the European Shippers' Council meeting on the 22nd of October in Brussels by Ulf Duus, project manager of the Clean Shipping Project.
2010-10-22
Clean Shipping Project won the Green Initiative of the year in this years' Sustainable Shipping Awards
We are proud and honoured to announce that Clean Shipping Project has won the Green initiative of the year at this years' Sustainable Shipping awards in London 2010.
This is taken from the website of Sustainable Shipping awards: "Green Shipping Initiative of the Year - Clean Shipping Project - For their continuous approach and dealing with the needs of both the ship and cargo owner to become more environmentally aware. "Jan and I are grateful to get this prestigious award from Sustainable Shipping. It is great timing as we plan to approach European companies this Autumn and it gives us great strength to go forward," commented Ulf Duus, from the Clean Shipping Project on receiving the award."
Check out Ulf and Jan in tuxedos: Sustainable Shipping Award Winners
2010-06-25
Preparing for Network meeting
On Wednesday the 2nd of June the Clean Shipping Network will meet to discuss current topics and future developments of Clean Shipping Project. After the meeting some of us will continue to 'Mötesplats miljö' arranged by Port of Gothenburg. The Clean Shipping Project representative Jan Ahlbom will be a member of the panel discussing a sustainable Baltic Sea.
2010-05-25
Clean Shipping Project has been nominated to the Sustainable Awards
Clean Shipping Project has been nominated to the Sustainable Awards "Green Shipping Initiative of the Year". On Sustainable Shipping's website it says "This award celebrates and rewards the important work that is going on all over the world to assist the marine industry in improving environmental efficiency."
Keep your fingers crossed for us!
2010-05-24
New Clean Shipping PP-presentation
There is a new version of the Clean Shipping PowerPoint presentation available. Go to the link below to check it out!
2010-04-14
Clean Shipping on Green Port in Stockholm
Clean Shipping Project participated in the annual Green Port, this year held in Stockholm. A brochure was handed out during the meetings to interested participants. Did you miss the brochures? No worries, you can download it here.
2010-02-26
Clean Shipping in the magazine "Skärgårdsredaren"
Clean Shipping Project is described in the latest issue of Skärgårdsredaren (number 1, year 2010, volume 61), see link to the article below.
2010-02-18
Clean Shipping Index database goes live
The new Clean Shipping Database is finished and has been well accepted by the Clean Shipping Network. It is now possible for shipping companies to log on with their unique ID and submit information.
A lot of new ways of showing the data is possible for all cargo owners who use the database. You can choose to only show the performance of a specific vessel or shipping line or to make a list of the shipping lines or vessels that have the best performance in carbon dioxide emissions, or any other variable you're interested in.
Are you a cargo owner who wants to use the database in your procurement process?
Are you a shipping company who wants to reach out with your environmental performance?
Go to Contacts and mail us!
2010-01-19
Clean Shipping Project receives award
Jan Ahlbom and Ulf Duus receive the environmental diploma of Maritime Forum in the year 2009. See Swedish press release.
2009-10-02