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To comply to new EU MRV Regulation

Cloud

About the Author

Alexander Buchmann founded Han-

SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS seaticsoft in 2009 to develop software solutions for shipping companies.

Since March 2017, Lloyd’s Register

Software holds a share in the company.

The EU MRV (Monitoring, Reporting count for 55% of all ships calling into web browser.

To Conclude and Veri? cation) regulation came into EU ports and 90% of related emissions As with our other applications, we

To ensure compliance and avoid any force on January 1, 2018, and it will see . Only certain vessels, such as warships, placed great emphasis on intuitive us- penalties companies should acquire a the EU collect data for over 12,000 ves- naval auxiliaries and a number of very ability and clarity in the design of our MRV solution to monitor the KPIs re- module. The user interface on board is quested by the EU. This is the ? rst step sels calling at EU ports to load or unload specialised ships are exempt reduced to the most relevant elements towards real performance management. cargo and passengers, and make it pub- licly available. and enables the crew to work directly

Ensuring Compliance

Cloud MRV is making compliance

Shipping companies are increasingly in a productive way – as usual for the simple, painless and cost-effective. The

The MRV regulation applies to all ves- sels with more than 5000 Gross Tonnage turning to technology to implement Cloud Fleet Manager, this can be accom- core bene? t is its simplicity. All data is (GT). The aim is to quantify and reduce smarter, faster and more effective pro- plished without training.

stored in the cloud, all that is needed is

CO2 emissions from shipping and the cesses. Technology is now providing the an internet connection to access the data regulation will create a new kind of solution to achieving MRV compliance

Why use Cloud MRV?

from all vessels. The MRV solution ful-

The fact that all data is managed in ? ls all criteria of the MRV regulation benchmarking system in Europe. easily and with minimal effort. one system and further calculations are and can be expanded for companies who

Dealing with the increasing amount of For example, we launched a new Cloud regulation is an ongoing challenge for MRV module last year within our Cloud carried out automatically within the sys- want to focus on performance manage- tem makes collating the data extremely ment. shipping companies and it’s becoming Fleet Manager (CFM) solution that sim- crucial for companies to anticipate, pre- pli? es the process of data monitoring, straightforward.

Companies that upgrade to Cloud pare and plan ahead. capture and reporting by offering a sin- All the data is automatically aggre-

Event Reporting can gather a lot more

Whilst MRV is currently a regional gle app, into which data can be entered gated, and the results are prepared in a information than the MRV regulation from the ship. This data is aggregated, format ready for companies to submit to demands, plus they will also be able to regulation, there is scope for the Interna- tional Maritime Organisation (IMO) to synchronised and transmitted to relevant a member of the International Associa- conduct a real analysis of data – enabling tion of Classi? cation Societies (IACS) them to monitor and increase their over- implement it globally in the near future, parties quickly and seamlessly. who have been approved as veri? ers of all performance sustainably. especially since shipping is responsible Cloud Fleet Manager offers a technol- for around 3% of global carbon emis- ogy platform for companies to manage the data.

Shipping companies need a robust sys-

Another bene? t for companies is they tem in place to collect the MRV data and sion. their entire ? eet and for all information to be centralised, processed and accessed don’t need to install any software in the Cloud MRV could be just the solution

To meet MRV requirements, compa- of? ce. CSM can be used productively as for those not yet fully prepared.

nies must capture and report on a range in real time using apps and mobile de- of data, including the origin and des- vices. an of? ine application - so companies can tination information; the amount and The software portfolio comprises more enter all their data without internet ac- emission factors for each type of fuel than 20 different business apps, with the cess and later the data is synchronised to Sources consumed in total; the CO2 emitted; the MRV software being one of the most re- the cloud as soon as the ship has a con- •https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/ distance travelled; the time spent at sea; cent additions. nection.

pii/S1877705817333386 the cargo that was carried and transport Using Cloud Ship Manager (CSM), the Companies that want to monitor and work. application for use at sea, all data can be sustainably improve the overall perfor- •http://www.cms-lawnow.com/ealerts/2017/02/

This data will be published by the Eu- captured of? ine on board and synchro- mance of their ? eet also have the option government-consults-on-penalties-for-noncompliance- with-eu-ship-emissions-reporting ropean Commission by 30th June 2019 nised to the cloud as soon as there is an to upgrade to the full-featured Event and every year from then on. The en- internet connection available. As the data Reporting within the company’s Cloud •http://www.cms-lawnow.com/ealerts/2017/02/ forcement process for MRV is going to is stored in the cloud all that is required Fleet Manager (CFM) platform. government-consults-on-penalties-for-noncompliance- be left up to each EU member state, and is internet access to inspect data from all With Cloud Event Reporting, there with-eu-ship-emissions-reporting under UK Regulations a company could vessels any time or in any location. Data are a variety of additional key ? gures be made criminally liable if they are is transmitted from the vessels easily by available such as times of anchorage •http://www.verifavia-shipping.com/shipping-car- found to be non-compliant . e-mail and can be accessed immediately and docking, machine-related data or bon-emissions-veri? cation/press-media-key-challeng-

How many ships will be affected? Es- by relevant parties who can inspect re- bunker analyses, with the MRV module es-for-shipping-emissions-regulations-in-2018-298.php timates suggest that relevant ships ac- ports about their entire ? eet using their included.

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