Quality, Safety & Environment
Our Ship Manager commitment is to promote and establish a safe and pollution-free operating environment on board. To accomplish this, we use only the highest operating practices for environmental protection, safety, and quality issues. We aspire to improve our management systems continuously and reach a level of excellence in all aspects of our operation to ensure a pollution and accident-free operating status.
Environmental Awareness
At Danaos Shipping, we long ago recognized and acknowledged the importance of an environmentally sustainable future. We therefore take all appropriate measures to ensure that environmental safety will not be put at risk due to our business activities.
We have established and implemented a robust environmental management system to comply with relevant national and international legislation, regulations and voluntary initiatives which the company subscribes to. As an example, we are an active member of the Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Agency.
Danaos Shipping has been certified as conforming to the ISO 14001/2015 standard by the DNV / Norwegian Accreditation.
We are truly committed to providing a clean and healthy environment for the community.
Responsibility Policy
We have established standard and procedures to make sure that all vessels under management comply with all maritime environmental requirements set up under applicable international, flag state and port state laws.
These include but are not limited to:
- All United States’ federal and state statutes and regulations
- The Safety of Life at Sea Convention (SOLAS)
- The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL)
- The International Safety Management (ISM) Code
- The International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code
- The Ballast Water Management Convention
- Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) Convention
- The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
- International and nationally adopted low sulphur requirements.