Environment certificate to Petroships

Lloyd's Register Asia has awarded ISO 14000 certification to Petroships Pte Ltd for its entire managed fleet of tankers. ISO 14000 is an internationally recognised standard which indicates that a company has mitigated its environmental risks. Lloyd's Register Asia's Singapore Office conducted the audit leading to the certification.

"As well as being one of Southeast Asia's most respected ship operators, Petroships is a leader for risk management and environmental awareness. While the tanker sector continues to come under enhanced scrutiny from regulators and the public at large, it is reassuring to see the company setting such a good example," says John Curley, Marine Manager for Singapore and Southeast Asia, Lloyd's Register Asia.

Prior to the award of ISO 14000 certification, Petroships was one of the first companies to roll out Lloyd's Register's operational risk assessment software, Mariner, across its fleet and in its head office to help it mitigate environmental risks. Using risk assessment principles and a structured approach, Lloyd's Register Mariner helps operators achieve the safety management objectives of the ISM Code and the security objectives of the ISPS Code and enables them to demonstrate compliance with prevailing risk assessment requirements and best practice.

"We are a major transporter of petroleum products in Southeast Asia, providing a branded service," says Kenneth Kee, Managing Director of Petroships Pte Ltd. "Lloyd's Register Asia's input has been invaluable in helping us to minimise the environmental impact of our operations and achieve a proven track record of both safety and reliability."

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Notes for editors

1. Lloyd's Register Asia is an independent risk management organisation. The Lloyd's Register Group works to help improve its clients' quality, safety, environmental and business performance throughout the world, because life matters. Its expertise and activities cover shipping, railways, other land-based industries and oil and gas. ISO 14000 certification is carried out by the Management Systems part of the Lloyd's Register Group, known as LRQA.
2. Petroships' core business is in the operation of clean product and IMO III tankers for sea transportation of liquid bulk petroleum products and easy chemicals. It presently owns and manages a fleet of nine tankers with an average age of eight years ranging from 5,000 to 16,500 dwt. The vessels operate principally in East Asia with occasional forays into Oceania and the Indian sub-continent, carrying a wide range of petroleum products from naphtha, jet fuel, gasoline, gas oils as well as lube oils and easy chemicals. Petroships has established itself as a constant carrier for oil majors such as BP, ExxonMobil and Shell.
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For more information

John Curley
Lloyd's Register Asia
T +65 6370 4553
F +65 9839 1772
E john.curley@lr.org

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