A standard is a guideline document that reflects agreements on products, practices or operations, by recognized government, industry or professional bodies or trade associations. A standard provides requirements, specifications, guidelines or characteristics that can be used consistently to ensure that materials, products, processes and services are fit for their purpose.
ISO International Standards ensure that products and services are safe, reliable and of good quality. For business, they are strategic tools that reduce costs by minimizing waste and errors and increasing productivity. They help companies to access new markets, level the playing field for developing countries and facilitate free and fair global trade.
Arcadia has won the Lloyds list "Tanker Company of the year" award for 2nd time on 2021
Using energy efficiently helps organizations save money as well as helping to conserve resources and tackle climate change. ISO 50001 supports organizations in all sectors to use energy more efficiently, through the development of an Energy Management System (EnMS).
ISO 50001 is based on the management system model of continual improvement also used for other well-known standards such as ISO 9001 or ISO 14001. This makes it easier for organizations to integrate energy management into their overall efforts to improve quality and environmental management.
ISO 50001 provides a framework of requirements for organizations to:
Develop a policy for more efficient use of energy
Fix targets and objectives to meet the policy
Use data to better understand and make decisions about energy use
Measure the results
Review how well the policy works, and
Continually improve energy management.
It specifies requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an energy management system, whose purpose is to enable an organization to follow a systematic approach in achieving continual improvement of energy performance, including energy efficiency, energy use and consumption.
It contains requirements applicable to energy use and consumption, including measurement, documentation and reporting, design and procurement practices for equipment, systems, processes and personnel that contribute to energy performance.
It applies to all variables affecting energy performance that can be monitored and influenced by the organization.
ISO 50001 is applicable to any organization wishing to ensure that it conforms to its stated energy policy and wishing to demonstrate this to others, such conformity being confirmed either by means of self-evaluation and self-declaration of conformity, or by certification of the energy management system by an external organization.
On July 2012, ARCADIA SHIPMANAGEMENT CO LTD became the first shipping Company to obtain Certification on ISO 50001:2011 by the Norwegian Classification Society DNV.
“On July 2020 the Company was Certified to the revised ISO 50001:2018 (Energy Management) by Det Norske Veritas”.
Outstanding Port State Control Performance Award
On January 2020, our company was awarded by DNVGL for achieving Outstanding Port State Control performance in 2019 globally, for a ship management company operating a fleet of 14 tankers or more, that resulted in zero detentions and a deficiency ratio 0.10 observations per inspection.
Arcadia receives SAFETY4SEA Tanker Operator Award 2018
Arcadia received the SAFETY4SEA Tanker Operator Award on October 2nd 2018, sponsored by ABS, for providing safe and reliable transportation of oil by sea, through a modern fleet, with top priorities set on achieving excellence over safety, quality and environmental protection. Company’s dedicated human capital efforts have resulted to the achievement of top industry quality indicators.
OUTSTANDING PSC PERFORMANCE AWARD BY ABS
On April 2019, our company was awarded by ABS for achieving the best Port State performance in 2018 for a ship management company operating a fleet of 14 tankers or more, that resulted in zero detentions and the fewest number of deficiencies while having more than 15 PSC inspections globally.
BEST PSC PERFORMANCE AWARD BY DNVGL
On February 2017, our fleet vessel AEGEAN POWER won the award of “BEST PSC PERFORMANCE” by DNVGL for achieving best PSC performance with zero detentions and zero deficiencies, over the entire life of the vessel and for a period of ten (10) years.
The vessel is an Aframax oil tanker, conforming to the requirements of ISO 9001, 14001, 50001 and OHSAS 18001, which are the standards of conformance of all ARCADIA fleet vessels. Furthermore AEGEAN POWER, as well as all ARCADIA fleet vessels, is GREEN AWARD certified.
Arcadia has won the Lloyds list “Tanker Company of the year” award on December 7th 2007 for:
- having continually laid emphasis on meeting high external and internal standards of safety, quality and environmental friendliness, achieving certification for ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 18001, as well as joining an elite of tanker and bulk shipping Companies that hold the prestigious Green Award,
- having the year’s largest delivery program of tankers above 100,000 dwt worldwide with its own fleet to be one of the youngest in the industry with an average of less than three years.
- its commitment in continuous training and education. ARCADIA operates its own modern training centre for crew and shore personnel, which in 2007 became only the second of its kind in Greece to be certified by Det Norske Veritas.
AMVER ASSISTED RESCUE Award
The fleet tanker “AEGEAN ANGEL” won the AMVER ASSISTED RESCUE Award during Lloyd’s List Global Awards on 2009, for rescuing the 11-men crew of the Korean flagged cargo vessel “TEL TALE II” who were forced to abandon the ship which was sinking 300 miles south of Puerto Rico on 16 April 2008. The “AEGEAN ANGEL” responded to an AMVER callout and deviated to the scene for providing assistance to the distressed mariners. The “TEL TALE II” crew was safely rescued thanks to the prompt reaction by the crew of AEGEAN ANGEL and communication with AMVER Command Center.