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ported and sea mile travelled. EEDI was developed by IMO to establish a standard benchmark for the energy efficiency and environmental impact of cargo vessels. The aim ? much as it is with commonconsumer products, from light bulbs to automobiles ? is to help ships with re-duced energy consumption and CO2 emissions to gain a greater market share. EEDI will be mandatory for newly built ships from 2013, and the energy effi- ciency standard, in terms of the allowable upper limit for EEDI, will then be tight-ened over time. As Hapag-Lloyd has already invested in the development and implementation of the latest maritime technology, its more recent ships in particular are espe-cially low in CO2 emissions. In 2010, the Vienna Express was the very first ship in the world to receive an EEDI certificate, according to the shipping company. The 8,750 TEU ship is equipped with the lat- est technology and electronic control sys-tems, which result in a 25% smaller CO2footprint compared with the world fleet average for container vessels. ?The voluntary EEDI certification of our existing fleet means we have had the CO2 emissions of our vessel?s design ex- amined by an independent third party. The results are extremely gratifying, but the EEDI figures also show us where we can do even better. And that is what we are always looking for when it comes to conserving natural resources,? said Michael Behrendt, Chairman of the Ex-ecutive Board of Hapag-Lloyd AG. In 2011, Hapag-Lloyd transported more than 5.2 million TEU and generated revenue of around $9.7b (preliminary fig- ures). It has around 6,900 employees at 300 sites in 114 countries. It operatesmore than 82 of its own liner services and has an extensive feeder network, linking over 430 ports around the world. The total fleet (including charters) consists ofsome 150 vessels with a total capacity of nearly 680,000 TEU. ?The voluntary EEDI certification of our existing fleet means we have had the CO2 emissions of our vessel?s design examined by an independent third party,? said Michael Behrendt, Chairman of the Executive Board of Hapag-Lloyd AG. May 2012www.marinelink.com 37MR May 12 # 5 (34-41):MR Template 5/7/2012 3:10 PM Page 37