1. EU Shipping MRV Regulation MRV Regulation Implementation
Verify. Comply. Navigate. ®
Nikolas Theodorou, Managing Director, Verifavia Shipping (Hellas) Ltd
Athens, 31 May 2016

2. Update on the EU MRV Regulation
Summary 1
Update on the EU MRV Regulation 2
How to become MRV-Ready? 3
About Verifavia Shipping

3. The Regulation 2015/757 came into force on 1 July 2015
Monitoring
…of fuel consumption, CO2 emissions, and transport work of ships R
Reporting V
Verification

4. Which ships are concerned by the EU MRV Regulation?
Ships exceeding 5000 GT Regardless of Flag or country of ownership Calling at an EU port from 1 January 2018 And carrying cargo or passengers for commercial purposes

5. Who is the accountable entity?
Every ship must:
Develop its own Monitoring Plan and have it assessed
Monitor and report its emissions and activity data
Have its Emissions Report independently verified
Carry on-board a Document of Compliance (DOC)
The accountable entity is the Ship

6. Before the start of the monitoring period After the monitoring period
The EU MRV Process
Before the start of the monitoring period
(Aug-Dec 2017)
Monitoring period
(2018 onwards)
After the monitoring period
(Jan-Apr 2019 onwards)
Deadline
30 Apr 2019
Deadline
30 Jun 2019
Monitoring
of fuel consumption,
CO2 emissions
& transport work
Reporting
of fuel consumption,
CO2 emissions
& transport work
Submission
of verified information
to Commission
& flag state
Issuance of Verification Opinion Statement
Document of Compliance kept on-board
the ship
Drafting
Monitoring Plan
Assessment
of the
Monitoring plan
Document of Compliance issued
Is the Emissions Report in line with the Regulation and the Monitoring Plan?
KEY DATES
End of 2016: Implementing / Delegated Acts
Start of 2017: Accreditation of verifiers
: Monitoring Plan submitted to verifier
: Start of the 1st Reporting Period
: End of 1st Reporting Period
: Final date to submit a verified Emissions Report to Commission & Flag State
: On-board Document of Compliance
Is the Monitoring Plan in line with the Regulation? NO
YES NO
YES
Revision of the Emissions Report
RESPONSIBILITIES
Shipping Company
Verifavia Shipping

7. Which voyages must be reported?
A reportable voyage is a voyage where at least one Port of Call is in the EU
A Port of Call is a port where a ship stops to load or unload cargo or to embark or disembark passengers
A voyage is a journey
between two Ports of Call

8. What data must be monitored for each voyage?
Fuel Consumption at Sea
Fuel Consumption at berth
Time
at Sea
Distance
Sailed
Cargo
On-board
Transport
work
Energy
Efficiency
parameters
Emission sources to consider:
Main engines
Auxiliary engines
Boilers
Gas turbines
Inert gas generators

9. How will emissions be calculated?
Four available monitoring methodologies available
Method A
Bunker Fuel Delivery Note (BDN) and periodic stocktakes of fuel tanks
Method B
Bunker fuel tank monitoring on board
Method C
Flow meters for applicable combustion processes
Method D
Direct CO2 emission measurements.
CO2 Emissions = Fuel consumption * Emission factor

10. How cargo shall be monitored?
Ship Type
Cargo to be monitored per ship type
Chemical tankers, Gas carriers, Bulk carriers, Combination carriers, Reefers, Vehicle carriers
Mass of the cargo on-board
LNG carriers
Volume of the cargo on discharge
Pax ships
Number of passengers
Ro-ro ships
Occupied lane-meters * default weight
OR, Nb of cargo units * default weight
Container ships
Total weight of the cargo
OR, Nb of TEU * default weight
Ro-pax
ISO to split fuel between pax and cargo
Passengers: number of pax
Freight: same Ro-ro ships
General cargo
Deadweight carried
Con-ro ships
Volume of cargo on-board

11. Which emission factors shall be used?
Type of Fuel
Emission factors, IMO Values 2012/63 (t CO2 / t fuel)
Heavy Fuel Oil
3.1144
Light Fuel Oil
3.1510
Diesel/Gas Oil
3.2060
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Propane)
3.0000
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Butane)
3.0300
Liquefied Natural Gas
2.7500

12. What shall be covered by the Monitoring Plan?
Identification of ship and shipping company/shipowner Description of emission sources and fuel measuring equipment Description of procedures for monitoring voyages, fuel consumption and activity data Methodology for data gaps Procedures for quality control Description of data flows Identification of responsibilities

13. What happens in case of non-compliance?
Non-compliance penalties:
Defined by each Member State
Must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive
In case of non-compliance for two or more consecutive years:
Expulsion order issued by the Member State of the port of entry
Ban from entering any EU port

14. How to become MRV-Ready?
Summary 1
Update on the EU MRV Regulation 2
How to become MRV-Ready? 3
About Verifavia Shipping

15. EU MRV Roadmap for ship operators – With 95%+ of the rules defined, no need to wait until 2017, start MRV now!
Pre-verification GAP-Analysis
Draft Monitoring Plan
MRV-Ready Certificate
2016
Final Monitoring Plan
Conformity assessment of Monitoring Plan vs. EU MRV Regulation and company procedures
2017
Monitoring of fuel, carbon emissions, cargo and other relevant data on a per-voyage basis for each ship according to Monitoring Plan
2018
Preparation of Emission Report
Independent verification of Emission Report
Document of Conformity (DOC)
2019

16. GAP-Analysis – Advantages for shipping companies
Early identification
of required corrective actions 03 02
Advance on the assessment of the Monitoring Plan
Communication / marketing advantage 04 01
Preparation for EU MRV Regulation
Compliance
Without
delay 05

17. Verifavia Shipping issues MRV-READY certificates to shipping companies
Global Shipping Co. 17

18. About Verifavia Shipping
Summary 1
Update on the EU MRV Regulation 2
How to become MRV-Ready? 3
About Verifavia Shipping

19. About Verifavia
Verifavia is a global, independent and accredited environmental verification, certification and auditing body for aviation, airports and maritime transport.

20. What makes us different
Truly Independent verification services
Specialized services with dedicated expertise
Flexible,
efficient & competitive
Multi-lingual & global services

21. Timeline of the accreditation process
About our accreditation
Verifavia Shipping will be one of the first ever Shipping MRV verification bodies to be accredited
Already accredited by UKAS according to ISO for Aviation
Requested ‘extension to scope’ to include Shipping
4599
Timeline of the accreditation process
First Meeting
Application Deadline
Application Review
Accreditation
January 2016
March 2016
June 2016
January 2017

22. The Delegated and Implementing Acts
Verifavia Shipping is an active member of the Commission’s expert groups on MRV
Technical rules for monitoring cargo for other types of ships
Rules on verification and accreditation of verifiers
Set monitoring and reporting templates
First
meeting
July 2015
Second meeting
October 2015
Third
meeting
January 2016
Fourth
meeting
April 2016
Fifth
Meeting & draft Acts
June 2016
Consultation process
Jul - Dec 2016
Coming into force
Dec 2016

23. information & guidance Pre-verification GAP-Analysis audits
Our services
MRV regulatory
information & guidance
Pre-verification
GAP-Analysis audits
Independent carbon emissions verification
Monitoring
Plan
assessment
EU MRV IT system certification

24. Market Focus in Greece and Cyprus
Verifavia Shipping Hellas set up in 2016 as our Regional HQ and in order to further support our market focus in Greece and Cyprus
Verifavia SARL
Paris, France (2010)
(administrative entity)
Verifavia Shipping Hellas Ltd.
Greece & Cyprus (2016)
Verifavia (UK) LTD
London, UK (2010)
(UKAS accredited body)

25. Our worldwide presence
Paris & London
Vancouver
Piraeus
Delhi

26. EU MRV in DANAOS ONE

27. Interact with Verifavia about EU MRV though DANAOS ONE

28. Thank You Get in touch with us! Julien Dufour, CEO
Nikolas Theodorou, Managing Director
Verifavia (UK) Ltd. : Suite 13399, 2nd Floor, St John Street, London EC1V 4PY (UK) /
Verifavia Shipping (Hellas) Ltd