Draft:Aegean Shipping

Aegean Shipping Management SA is a shipping company headquartered in Piraeus, Greece. Aegean Shipping operates 15 ships, including ships for the transportation of bulk cargo and tankers..[1]

Fleet Extension

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COSCO have been contracted by Aegean Shipping to extend their fleet by an additional eight tankers and six bulk cargo carriers, making Aegean their largest European customer.[2]

Bilge Dumping Convictions

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In 2016 two chief engineers working for Aegean Shipping were found guilty of falsifying documents in an attempt to hide the repeated dumping of bilge waste directly into the sea, bypassing their ship's waste management system.[3][4]

Aegean Shipping have published since 2019 an annual environmental, social and governance report, in which they record zero spills into the marine environment since the report's inception.[5] The company reports to be compliant with international standards for environmental management.[6]

The testing and certification company Bureau Veritas certified Aegean's Green Admire ship as the first oil tanker to meet their CLEANSHIP SUPER designation, recognizing steps taken to limit environmental impact including the disposal of bilge waste water.[7]

Alleged Russian Oil Sanctions Violation

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Aegean Shipping have been accused of breaching the Embargo of Russian oil during the Russo-Ukrainian War[8]

References[3]

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  1. ^ Ang, Irene (2023-11-27). "Aegean Shipping turns to Cosco to build its first ice-class tankers". TradeWinds | Latest shipping and maritime news. Archived from the original on 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  2. ^ Mandra, Jasmina Ovcina (2023-11-29). "Aegean Shipping Management ups the ante with LR2 ice-class tanker order at COSCO". Offshore Energy. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  3. ^ a b Blenkey, Nick (2017-02-24). "Jury finds two Aegean engineers guilty in magic pipe case". Marine Log. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  4. ^ "Office of Public Affairs | Liberian Ship Management Company, Corporate Vessel Owner, and Three Engineering Officers Indicted for Environmental Crimes and Conspiracy | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  5. ^ "Sustainability Archive". Aegean. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  6. ^ Konomi, Doxela (2022-11-29). "Aegean Shipping published its third ESG Report!". Aegean. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  7. ^ "BV delivers "CLEANSHIP SUPER" notation to Aframax tanker "Green Admire", verifying vessel's pollution control credentials | Marine & Offshore". marine-offshore.bureauveritas.com. Retrieved 2024-06-24.
  8. ^ "BlackSeaNews | Violations of the embargo on crude oil imports from Russia to the EU in May 2023: Even direct voyages to Spain and the Netherlands were recorded". BlackSeaNews. Retrieved 2024-06-23.