Thenamaris

Thenamaris has been a firm supporter of the Green Award since the Bureau Green Award was established in 1994, instigated by Rotterdam Municipal Port Management and the Dutch Ministry of Transport. The driving force behind the Green Award was to acknowledge the importance of high safety and environmental standards in shipping by identifying the extra clean, extra safe seagoing vessels that use the port of Rotterdam. "These awards aim to create a market preference for high quality operations, resulting in fewer incidents and accidents that can jeopardize the marine environment," says Jan Fransen, Managing Director of Bureau Green Award, the awarding organization. "We wanted to recognize the good performers among ship owners and managers, and encourage others to raise their standards." The Green Award Foundation is now completely independent, and currently certifies over 230 vessels managed by more than 40 companies based in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Russia and Canada. Two years Green Award also implemented a similar kind of program for European inland shipping which addresses "greening the maritime chain". This way the Green Award along with its partners addresses an industry-wide Corporate Social Responsibility program with the participating ports as a central point. In order to achieve certification, Bureau Green Award carries out a competent assessment of a vessel's crew, and a range of operational, environmental and managerial standards. If the audit results meet the stringent requirements, the vessel receives a Green Award certificate, which is valid for three years and is updated on a yearly basis.