Lloyd’s Register has awarded ISO 14001certification to BW Shipping Managers Pte Ltd. The audit leading to the certification was conducted by Lloyd’s Register Asia’s Singapore Office.

“BW Shipping is one of the market leaders for risk management and environmental awareness. The company is setting an excellent example,” 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 help 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.