Bureau Veritas (BV) has announced the integration of its cloud-based emissions compliance solution, VeriSTAR Green, with OrbitMI’s market intelligence platform.
The French classification society, BV, is to partner with OrbitMI in a move that is intended to simplify emissions reporting for shipping stakeholders and improve environmental performance. The integration of the two systems – VeriSTAR Green and OrbitMI – was successfully piloted this year with Unitized Ocean Transport Limited as an agent only.
BV has hailed this development as “a significant milestone in harnessing the power of cutting-edge technology to support regulatory compliance”. According to BV, the integration of VeriSTAR Green with OrbitMI will streamline emissions reporting and increase transparency, which will reduce time, cost and the risk of penalties.
VeriSTAR Green provides automated emissions data collection, verification, and monitoring. This cloud-based system assists shipowners and operators in meeting their regulatory reporting obligations, which include the International Maritime Organization Data Collection System (IMO DCS), Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII), Energy Efficient Design Index (EEDI), UK-MRV regulations, European Union Emissions Trading System (EU-ETS), and FuelEU Maritime.
The partnership with OrbitMI’s real-time data collection and monitoring capabilities will improve the VeriSTAR Green platform’s automated processes and data quality. This integrated systems aims to improve the accuracy and efficiency of emissions compliance reporting and increase operational efficiency in the process.
Ali Riaz, OrbitMI CEO, said: “Integration with VeriSTAR Green enhances data transparency and efficiency for our clients, supporting their compliance, sustainability, and operational goals. By extending intelligent connected workflows from ship to shore and to regulators, we simplify reporting processes, reduce manual workloads, and save time. This allows our clients to focus on leveraging data to improve efficiency, profitability, sustainability, and safety, while letting employees concentrate on critical tasks like problem-solving, forecasting, and client interactions.”
Argyris Chachalis from UOT, a fully owned subsidiary of Performance Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq: PSHG), said: “As a ship manager, we are required to collect performance data for our regulatory compliance workflow. By utilising OrbitMI with the integration to VeriSTAR Green, we can streamline this process with accurate and validated data in an effective and automated way.”
Source: BV