Global Ro-Ro Community Develops guidelines for calculating GHG emission intensity for Ro-Ro ships

The six members of the Global Ro-Ro Community (GRC) - Eastern Car Liner Ltd., Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd., Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA, and ClassNK – have developed a standard model for calculating GHG emissions through open discussions ensuring fairness and transparency with stakeholders involved in Ro-Ro ships (shipping companies, shippers) and third-party verification organizations.

The standard model complies with the ISO 14083 and GLEC(Global Logistics Emissions Council) framework and was first announced at the Smart Freight Centre (SFC)  annual event ‘Smart Freight Week’ held in Amsterdam in March. Derived from the standard model presented by GRC, it now features as a set of guidelines on the SFC website.

In the future, the SFC plans to collect actual data on environmental performance on a ship-by-ship basis and publish average high-precision emission intensity data for the industry.

Consequently, the initiative is seen as providing a cross-industry first step towards decarbonising global logistics and contributes to promoting measures against global warming.