Lloyd's Register awards ISO 14000 to BW Shipping

Lloyd's Register has awarded ISO 14000 certification to BW Shipping Managers Pte Ltd for its entire managed fleet of tankers and bulk carriers. 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.

"BW Shipping is not only one of the world's largest ship operators, it is also one of the market leaders for risk management and environmental awareness. The company is setting an excellent example at a time when the shipping industry as a whole and the tanker sector in particular is coming under enhanced scrutiny from regulators and the public at large," says John Curley, Marine Manager for Singapore and Southeast Asia, Lloyd's Register Asia.

BW Shipping is also one of the first companies to have committed its fleet of 18 tankers and six bulk carriers to the auditing regime required for obtaining the Green Passport. The Green Passport, as laid out in the International Maritime Organization's Guidelines on Ship Recycling, is a document which contains an inventory of all the materials onboard a ship which may be hazardous to human health or to the environment which should accompany the ship throughout its operational life. When a ship comes to the end of its operational life, the Green Passport can be used by the ship recycling yard to dismantle the ship in an environmentally friendly manner.

BW Shipping's ongoing fleet planning encompasses all environmental aspects of ship operation, and BW Shipping has also asked Lloyd's Register to approve the ballast water management plans for its entire fleet in accordance with IMO requirements. This approval will lead to the awarding of Lloyd's Register's Ballast Water Management Plan Descriptive Note.

"We are fully committed to minimising the impact of our operations on the environment, and Lloyd's Register has been a valuable partner in helping us to do this," says Andreas Sohmen-Pao, Managing Director of BW Shipping Managers Pte Ltd. "The maritime transport of raw materials and goods is a vital element of global commerce. We are keen to perform this service in a manner which preserves the maritime environment."

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Notes for editors

1. Lloyd's Register 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 Managements Systems part of the Lloyd's Register Group, known as LRQA.
2. BW Shipping Managers is one of the world's largest tanker operators, with a fleet of 24 vessels operating worldwide. It provides shipmanagement services to the tanker and dry bulk assets of the BW Group, one of the world's leading shipping companies. BW Shipping Managers Pte Ltd is the new identity of World-Wide Shipping Managers Pte Ltd. This identity was launched as part of a corporate restructuring of the gas, tanker, dry bulk and offshore assets of the Bergesen Worldwide group which have all been aligned under a single BW brand.
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For more information

Dolly Robinson
Marine Media Manager
Lloyd's Register
T +44 (0)20 7423 1682
F +44 (0)20 7423 2069
E dolly.robinson@lr.org

Bernard Stringer
BW Shipping Managers Pte Ltd
30 Hill Street #03-00
Singapore 179360
T 65 6337 2133
F 65 6337 1623
E bernard.stringer@
bwshipping.com

Supporting documents

John Curley (Marine Manager for Singapore and SE Asia, Lloyd's Register Asia), John Stansfeld (Director, Lloyd's Register Asia), Andreas Sohmen Pao (Managing Director, BW Shipping Managers), Trevor Smith (Director, Ship Management, BW Shipping Managers), Paul Jones (General Manager, Marine, BW Shipping Managers)

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