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JOINT PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MacGregor supports Green Award certified ships
21 December, 2017 – ATHENS – MacGregor, a company offering to offshore and marine industries world-leading engineering solutions and services, became a Green Award incentive provider.
On 19 December, 2017, MacGregor and Green Award announced co-operation. MacGregor became a Green Award incentive provider and during a welcome ceremony was handed a symbolic Green Award plaque by Capt Dimitrios Mattheou, Chairman of the Green Award Foundation, to commemorate MacGregor officially becoming a part of a Green Award network.
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, offers solutions and services for handling marine cargoes, vessel operations, offshore loads, crude/LNG transfer and offshore mooring. Shipbuilders, owners and operators are able to optimise the lifetime profitability, safety, reliability and environmental sustainability of their operations by working in close cooperation with MacGregor.
Voicing its support to safe shipping and quality-driven ship managers, MacGregor has joined the Green Award scheme to encourage further improvement of safe ship operations. Green Award certification scheme, which was launched almost 25 years ago, promotes the highest quality, safety and environmental standards in shipping through certifying vessels that go beyond mandatory regulations.
Captain Mattheou, Green Award Chairman, said addressing Mrs Athena Kanellatou, Branch Manager of MacGregor: ‘Only cooperation of all parties can make shipping safer. Each and every participant of the maritime industry matters and makes a difference. We welcome MacGregor’s decision to reward ships and ship managers that are prepared to invest in extra quality and safety.”
Athena Kanellatou, Branch Manager of MacGregor Greece says: "MacGregor operates in shipping industry as a reliable fellow traveller, dedicated to support this business. We cherish long business partnerships with shipbuilders, owners and operators optimising the lifetime profitability, safety, reliability and environmental sustainability. In that respect, we are pleased to become a member of this team of Green Award Foundation."
Green Award FoundationJulia DiyakonovaT +31 10 21 70 [email protected]
MacGregorJohn Carnall, Senior Vice President, MacGregor Global Lifecycle Support, E [email protected]
Athena Kanellatou, Branch Manager, MacGregor Greece, MacGregor Global Lifecycle Support, E [email protected]
"MacGregor started its Brave to be Safe campaign in June 2016. It is an ongoing process to all of us at MacGregor. The goal of the campaign - ‘No accidents’ – will be reached if everybody is 100% committed to safety. We are also now moving forward with our environmentally-friendly lubricants to help customers safeguard the environment,” emphasises John Carnall, Senior Vice President, MacGregor Global Lifecycle Support. "We look forward to cooperating with Green Award to get a safer and greener future for all seagoers and companies within marine business."
All Green Award Certified ships are entitled to various discounts or premium terms.
From left to right: Mr Jan Fransen, Executive Director (Green Award Foundation), Mrs Athena Kanellatou, Branch Manager (MacGregor Greece), Capt Dimitrios Mattheou, Chairman (Green Award Foundation)
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About MacGregor
MacGregor shapes the offshore and marine industries by offering world-leading engineering solutions and services with a strong portfolio of MacGregor, Hatlapa, Porsgrunn, Pusnes and Triplex brands. Shipbuilders, owners and operators are able to optimise the lifetime profitability, safety, reliability and environmental sustainability of their operations by working in close cooperation with MacGregor.
MacGregor solutions and services for handling marine cargoes, vessel operations, offshore loads, crude/LNG transfer and offshore mooring are all designed to perform with the sea. www.macgregor.com
MacGregor is part of Cargotec. Cargotec's (Nasdaq Helsinki: CGCBV) sales in 2016 totalled approximately EUR 3.5 billion and it employs over 11,000 people. www.cargotec.com
Green Award FoundationJulia DiyakonovaT +31 10 21 70 [email protected]
MacGregorJohn Carnall, Senior Vice President, MacGregor Global Lifecycle Support, E [email protected]
Athena Kanellatou, Branch Manager, MacGregor Greece, MacGregor Global Lifecycle Support, E [email protected]
About Green Award
The Green Award Foundation was established in 1994. Green Award is a global, independent, non-for-profit quality assurance organization that works by certifying ship managers and vessels that go beyond the industry standards in terms of safety, quality and environmental performance. The scheme is open for sea-going oil and chemical tankers, bulk carriers, LNG and LPG carriers, container carriers and inland navigation barges.
The essential of Green Award is that it covers a wide range of aspects related to safety quality and the environment. Green Award brings together high quality ships, maritime service providers and ports that want to improve safety, attract quality ships and reduce environmental and safety risks. In fact Green Award acts as the platform for the industry cooperation. Green Award incentive providers (ports and maritime service providers) award ships the highest safety and quality standards of which are confirmed by the Green Award certificate with various benefits such as discounts on the port dues, products and services.
With over 100 incentive providers in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Australasia and Asia currently participating in the scheme, Green Award motivates ship owners and managers to invest in the improvements on board and ashore and serves as a reliable indicator of the ship’s highest standards and as a Corporate Social Responsibility and risk reduction tool for shipping companies and ports.
www.greenaward.org
Green Award FoundationJulia DiyakonovaT +31 10 21 70 [email protected]
MacGregorJohn Carnall, Senior Vice President, MacGregor Global Lifecycle Support, E [email protected]
Athena Kanellatou, Branch Manager, MacGregor Greece, MacGregor Global Lifecycle Support, E [email protected]
