Maritime industry advances harmonisation of digital emissions reporting

The JIWG, chaired by BIMCO, was established under the Tripartite, a forum bringing together shipowners and operators, shipbuilders, and classification societies. As part of its work to develop a common approach for Maritime Emissions Reporting, the JIWG has released version 1.0 of the Operational Vessel Data (OVD) and Vessel Emissions Reporting (VER) frameworks. The two frameworks complement each other and can help establish a common foundation for a more efficient exchange of data.

Both OVD and VER are voluntary industry frameworks. They do not create new reporting obligations but provide a common approach that organisations may adopt to support more efficient and consistent data exchange.

The JIWG’s development of the OVD and VER frameworks complements and builds on earlier work by BIMCO and IACS (International Association of Classification Societies) to add emissions-reporting data elements to the IMO Compendium on Facilitation and Electronic Business. While the IMO Compendium provides common definitions and formats for maritime information, the latest work adds a practical implementation framework for exchanging operational vessel data and verified emissions-reporting results between industry systems.

The initiative also forms part of a broader move towards using the IMO Compendium as a common foundation for maritime data exchange. Emerging use cases covering port-call optimisation, electronic seafarer certificates and maritime emissions reporting demonstrate how common data definitions can support interoperability across different parts of the maritime sector.

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