VPS records 10,000 tonnes of CO2 emission cut from campaign with top OSV players

Marine fuels testing company VPS on Thursday (7 September) published the results of a summer campaign with eight offshore vessel owners to see how much CO2 could be saved during the period.

The campaign involved 133 vessels and the total emission savings recorded in the two-month period exceeded 10,000 tons of CO2.

VPS said the results achieved are proof that industry-wide collaboration is an imperative part of the path towards meeting the industry emission reduction targets and showcased the emission reductions that can be achieved through smart use of data. 

The project was initiated by VPS and garnered participation from Solstad Offshore, Simon Møkster Shipping, Boskalis Offshore Energy, Rem Offshore, Tidewater, Skansi Offshore, North Sea Shipping, and DOF.

VPS added that all the vessel owners are already actively working on reducing the emissions footprint from their vessel operations and have incorporated ways of collecting and using vessel data to drive effective decision-making. VPS´ data-driven decarb solution Maress was used by all participating companies and vessels to track the emissions and efficiency of the vessels during the campaign.

More than 50 of the participating vessels saw emission reductions of more than 10% compared to their own past. The overall emissions reduction across all of the vessels was 5.7%. 

EVP Sustainability in DOF, Marianne Møkster, said: “The great performance from the crew onboard these vessels demonstrate the excellent work our people do on the vessels every day to help us reach our common decarbonisation goals. We participated in the campaign with 14 vessels, and a key aspect for us is to put focus on emission reductions while maintaining the safety of the operations. Having high quality data and decision support is an enabler to achieve these emission savings.”

Malcolm Cooper, VPS CEO, said: “The amount of savings achieved by the vessels in this campaign is just staggering and inspirational. My congratulations to everyone that participated. For us in VPS it is a key part of our strategy to help the industry decarbonise by leveraging the unique data access that we as a company have on maritime fuels and emissions. All the vessels in this campaign are using our data-driven decarb software Maress, and creating collective action and results for our customers – such as in this campaign – is something that we will aspire to do more of.”

Solstad Offshore´s Chief Sustainability Officer, Tor Inge Dale, said: “We strive to stay in the forefront of the industry’s change towards more sustainable operations, and we firmly believe in collaboration in combination with powerful digital tools such as Maress to facilitate just the kind of benchmarking to make this happen. We´ll be ready for the next campaign, and hopefully with friendly competition against even more vessels and companies wanting to be part of the change”.

Photo credit: VPS
Published: 11 September, 2023