Author: tve@globalmaritimeforum.org

Global Chartering, a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and DryLog, is the latest company to join the pioneering framework for measuring and reporting the climate impact of ship chartering activities.

Copenhagen, 17 March 2022 – The Sea Cargo Charter sets a benchmark for what it means to be a responsible charterer within the maritime sector and provides actionable guidance on achieving this. Less than a year and a half after its launch, the initiative has now grown to 30 Signatories.

“Global Chartering Limited (GCL), a 50/50 joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Drylog, is very pleased to become a Signatory of Sea Cargo Charter and join a network of members highly committed to sustainability and decarbonization of the shipping industry. This will provide a great opportunity to us to work with like-minded organizations and adopt a common approach in shipping emission reporting to join and contribute to the global fight against climate change. At GCL, we remain fully committed to reducing GHG emissions from International Shipping,” said Capt Nitin Mehrotra, General Manager, AM Shipping.

As part of the shipping ecosystem, ship charterers have a role to play in encouraging responsible environmental stewardship. By committing to quantitative climate reporting, Signatories create transparency on the current climate impact of chartering activities and promote accountability to progress.

“I am pleased to welcome Global Chartering to the Sea Cargo Charter. Measuring and reporting GHG emissions enables us to increase our transparency, an important step to understand where we, as a company and collectively as an industry, stand when it comes to our carbon footprint. Just as importantly, it increases our accountability towards the targets we have set ourselves and sends a signal to the maritime industry that decarbonization is a priority for its customers,” added Jan Dieleman, President, Cargill Ocean Transportation and Chair of the Sea Cargo Charter Association.

Signatories assess and disclose the climate alignment of their activities on an annual basis. The climate alignment scores are measured against the IMO’s ambition for GHG emissions from international shipping to peak as soon as possible and to reduce annual GHG emissions by at least 50% by 2050 compared to 2008 levels. The Sea Cargo Charter applies to bulk ship charterers.

To date, Signatories include ADM, Anglo American, Bunge, Cargill Ocean Transportation, Chevron, COFCO International, Copenhagen Commercial Platform (CCP), Diamond Bulk Carriers, Dow, Eagle Bulk, Enviva, Equinor, Global Chartering, Gunvor Group, Holcim Trading, K+S Minerals and Agriculture, Klaveness Combination Carriers, Louis Dreyfus Company, Maersk Tankers, Navig8, Norden, Nova Marine Carriers, NYK Bulkship (Atlantic), Rubis Energie, Shell, Tata Steel, Torvald Klaveness, TotalEnergies, Trafigura, and Viterra Chartering.

Other responsible bulk charterers are invited to join.

About Global Chartering

Global Chartering Limited (GCL) is a 50:50 shipping joint venture between ArcelorMittal, the leading steel and mining company and DryLog Ltd, a significant player in the dry bulk shipping industry.

About the Sea Cargo Charter

The Sea Cargo Charter is a framework for measuring and reporting the alignment of ship charterers’ activities with climate goals. Recognizing charterers’ role in promoting responsible environmental stewardship throughout the maritime value chain, the Sea Cargo Charter provides them with the tools to foster collaboration with shipping business partners, gain insight to enhance strategic decision-making, and address the impacts of climate change.

The Sea Cargo Charter is built on four principles – Assessment of climate alignment, Accountability, Enforcement, and Transparency – which it shares with the Poseidon Principles for Financial Institutions and the Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance. Established under the auspices of the Global Maritime Forum, the three initiatives aim to increase the transparency of environmental impacts within global seaborne trade, promote industry-wide change, and support a better future for the industry and society.

For more information, please visit www.seacargocharter.org

Media contact: Tina Maver | Communications Manager | +45 3114 1634 | tm@globalmaritimeforum.org

At today’s Annual Meeting, Signatories to the Sea Cargo Charter elected two new members to the Steering Committee, a governance body that coordinates the Sea Cargo Charter Association on behalf of its members.

Geneva, 10 March 2022 – Taking place as a hybrid meeting in Geneva, the Sea Cargo Charter Association’s Annual Meeting brought together representatives from Sea Cargo Charter Signatories to take stock of the Association’s activities over the past year and align on the work to be done in the year to come. An important item on the agenda was the election of two new Steering Committee members. 

Marcio Valentim Moura, Global Logistics Director at Bunge, and Matt Turns, General Manager for Strategy & Business Performance at Chevron, were elected to the Committee, which previously consisted of 13 Signatories.

“As the Sea Cargo Charter grows, I am also delighted to see the Steering Committee grow. A Steering Committee that is representative of the Signatories and the broader industry is essential to keeping the initiative true to its mission. I am happy to welcome Marcio Valentim Moura and Matt Turns and look forward to seeing the energy and knowledge they bring to the Sea Cargo Charter in the course of their two-year term,” said Jan Dieleman, President, Cargill Ocean Transportation and Chair of the Sea Cargo Charter Association.  

The Selection Committee now comprises the following 15 Signatories: 

Hans Christian Jensen and Jonathan Canaan (ADM), Peter Lye (Anglo American), Marcio Valentim Moura (Bunge), Jan Dieleman, Chair of the Sea Cargo Charter Association (Cargill Ocean Transportation), Matt Turns (Chevron), Alessio La Rosa (Cofco International), Jürgen Willemsen (Dow), Heidi Aakre (Equinor), Seb Landerretche and Martin Viquesnel (Louis Dreyfus Company), Eva Birgitte Bisgaard and Lars Sprogoe Bentzen (Mærsk Tankers), Henrik Røjel (Norden), Claire Wright, Treasurer of the Sea Cargo Charter Association, and Justine Clark (Shell), Engebret Dahm and Martin Prokosch (Torvald Klaveness), Sebastien Roche (TotalEnergies), Rasmus Bach Nielsen, Vice Chair of the Sea Cargo Charter Association (Trafigura Maritime Logistics). 

Additional information about the members of the Steering Committee is available here.

For more information, please visit www.seacargocharter.org   

Media contact: Tina Maver | Communications Manager | +45 3114 1634 | tm@globalmaritimeforum.org   

About the Sea Cargo Charter  

The Sea Cargo Charter is a framework for measuring and reporting the alignment of ship charterers’ activities with climate goals. Recognizing charterers’ role in promoting responsible environmental stewardship throughout the maritime value chain, the Sea Cargo Charter provides them with the tools to foster collaboration with shipping business partners, gain insight to enhance strategic decision-making, and address the impacts of climate change.  

The Sea Cargo Charter is built on four principles – Assessment of climate alignment, Accountability, Enforcement, and Transparency – which it shares with the Poseidon Principles for Financial Institutions and the Poseidon Principles for Marine Insurance. Established under the auspices of the Global Maritime Forum, the three initiatives aim to increase the transparency of environmental impacts within global seaborne trade, promote industry-wide change, and support a better future for the industry and society.  

At the first annual meeting of the Sea Cargo Charter Association on 11 March 2021, 13 members were elected to the Steering Committee to coordinate the Association on behalf of its members.

 

22 March 2021 – The Sea Cargo Charter provides a global framework for aligning chartering activities with responsible environmental behavior to promote international shipping’s decarbonization. During its first annual meeting on 11 March 2021, 13 members were appointed to the Steering Committee, which is tasked with supporting the Sea Cargo Charter Association in decision-making processes and future reviews for improvement. 

Jan Dieleman was elected as Chair of the Steering Committee. Rasmus Bach Nielsen was elected as Vice Chair of the Steering Committee. Claire Wright was elected Treasurer of the Steering Committee. 

Jan Dieleman and Rasmus Bach Nielsen previously acted as interim Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, and played an important role in the establishment of the Sea Cargo Charter. Their appointment to their official roles will help ensure continuity in the Sea Cargo Charter Association’s activities. 

Alessio La Rosa, Engebret Dahm, Eva Birgitte Bisgaard, Hans Christian Jensen, Heidi Aakre, Jürgen Willemsen, Maria Damkær, Peter Lye, Seb Landerretche, and Sebastien Roche were elected as new members of the Steering Committee. 

“I welcome all my newly appointed colleagues to the Steering Committee and look forward to working with them to ensure that the Sea Cargo Charter remains true to its mission of promoting responsible environmental stewardship in chartering activities and throughout the maritime value chain,” says Jan Dieleman, President, Cargill Ocean Transportation and Chair of the Sea Cargo Charter Association. 

Hereafter, the Steering Committee consists of:
Jan Dieleman (Chair), Rasmus Bach Nielsen (Vice Chair), Claire Wright (Treasurer), Alessio La Rosa, Engebret Dahm, Eva Birgitte Bisgaard, Hans Christian Jensen, Heidi Aakre, Jürgen Willemsen, Maria Damkær, Peter Lye, Seb Landerretche, Sebastien Roche. 

More information about the members of the Steering Committee is available here. 

For further information, contact Head of Communications, Torben Vemmelund at tve@globalmaritimeforum.org or +45 2224 1446. 

About the Sea Cargo Charter 

The Sea Cargo Charter is a global framework for assessing and disclosing the climate alignment of chartering activities. It establishes a common, global baseline to quantitatively assess and disclose whether chartering activities are in line with climate goals set by UN maritime agency, the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The IMO’s initial GHG strategy prescribes that international shipping must reduce its total annual greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% of 2008 levels by 2050, whilst pursuing efforts towards phasing them out as soon as possible in this century.