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LRQA to Deliver EU MRV Services Globally Through UKAS Approval
Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) has announced that it has been accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) to globally deliver services for the assessment of monitoring plans and verification of emissions reports related 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.
"MRV Regulation represents a significant change in the way ship owners and operators will be required to monitor, report and have their CO2 emissions verified," said Ged Farmer, Sustainability Technical Manager at LRQA.
"The achievement of accreditation to ISO 14065 will allow LRQA to deliver a range of assessment and verification services to our many clients that operate within shipping, ensuring that they are well prepared and all relevant ships are compliant."
The new accreditation is noted to be an extension of LRQA's existing accreditation to ISO 14065, under which related schemes are delivered.
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