OOCL has for the second year in a row attained accreditation for the accuracy and transparency of its environmental data disclosure.

The shipping group was awarded the certification for 2012 after going through an audit conducted by the Det Norske Veritas (DNV), the Norwegian classification society, using the Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG) verification standard to check for the carbon dioxide and sulphur oxides emissions from OOCL vessels.

DNV verified that OOCL has kept a clear and correct collection of documentation and records, which allow the stored data to be easily and efficiently retrieved for assessment. No discrepancy was identified between the emission data collected in the samples from the randomly selected OOCL vessels by DNV and the data submitted by OOCL towards CCWG measurement and evaluation for the year 2012.

On receiving the certificate, fleet manager and technical director James Tai said: "We are delighted and proud to receive our certification that verifies the high level of accuracy, transparency and credibility of our environmental data from our environmental reporting system. As a responsible corporate citizen, we believe this annual verification reinforces and improves our environmental performance and at the same time helps our customers meet their environmental objectives by sharing with them accurate and reliable data to track and benchmark their carbon footprint."