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Shipowner Orders EEDI Certification for Whole Fleet
The NSC Group has commissioned the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) certification of its entire 53-ship fleet, according to Germanischer Lloyd (GL), which will handle the certification.
GL has already issued the voluntary EEDI certificates for eight ships, showing that all of them are at least 10 percent below the global average for energy efficiency, and the best-designed vessels are 20 percent below the average.
"We have already scored some very pleasing results in this respect," said Heiko Meyer, NSC's managing director.
"But we still have not reached the top of the flagpole in terms of the EEDI figures.
"We are also aiming to achieve additional potential savings in the operation of our vessels through efficiency enhancing measures, such as GL's trim optimisation software ECO-Assistant, which is already installed on our fleet."
All the ships, including 31 container vessels, four tankers, four bulkers, and 14 multi-purpose vessels, will be certified within the next few months.
GL said rising fuel prices make efficient design a greater priority for shipowners, and the EEDI certification helps companies like NSC Group highlight their advantages.
"The EEDI reflects the energy efficiency of ship design by weighing the environmental effects, i.e. the CO2 emissions, against the commercial benefit," said GL's Jörg Lampe.
"Having an EEDI score which can be compared to the existing global fleet, can put a ship in a favourable position on the charter market."
NSC is based in Germany and deploys vessels worldwide through charters and long-term partnerships, according to its website.
