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ClassNK Marks EU MRV Accreditation from UKAS
Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) today announced that, effective March 1, it has been accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) as a verifier in relation to the European Union (EU) Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) regulation.
As Ship & Bunker has reported, the MRV regulation requires shipping companies to submit ship-specific monitoring plans to verifiers for approval by the end of August 2017, with per-voyage monitoring set to start on January 1, 2018.
"Following this accreditation from leading accreditation body UKAS, ClassNK will be now able to assess Monitoring Plans, verify Emission Reports and issue DOCs in accordance with the EU MRV regulation," said Toshiro Koiwa, Director of ClassNK's Assurance Operations Division.
"With extensive experience in the GHG verification, we are committed to providing the same high-quality assurance services for the EU MRV assessment and verification activities."
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