Ship management and marine services company V.Group (V.) is teaming up with carbon trading company Aither.
The partnership is designed to facilitate trading of carbon credits for the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).
It will provide shipowners with a dedicated online portal to ascertain the cost of the carbon and purchase carbon credits, which can then be deposited with the EU Registry to maintain compliance with the ETS, which will cover emissions from maritime transport from January 2024.
V. is installing systems to measure and report emissions data after each voyage, built directly into its in-house ShipSure digital platform.
Emissions data will be transferred from the vessel to a classification society as the EU-accredited verifier of emissions data.
The ship manager will also provide an annual ETS impact evaluation.
Aither will help shipowners acquire carbon credits, and assist with other matters, such as setting up the accounts, advising solutions for any issues and providing training.
V. chief executive Rene Kofod-Olsen said the measures would ensure “the most seamless experience for carbon trading”.
“Decarbonisation is top of mind for all shipowners around the world, and the inclusion of the shipping industry in the EU ETS scheme from 2024 has made the requirements for capturing verified emissions data even more imminent,” he said.
V. is involved in several decarbonisation projects and is a partner in the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Centre for Zero Carbon Shipping
