This award was for best Port State Control performance in DNV GL’s region South East Europe and Middle East, with zero detentions and zero deficiencies over the entire life of the vessel - a period of 10 years.
Aegean Power was built by Samsung Heavy Industries under DNV class, with class assignment dated 5th April, 2007 and the vessel has remained in the DNV GL fleet ever since.
The vessel conforms to the requirements of ISO 9001, 14001, 50001 and OHSAS 18001, which are the standards of conformance for all Arcadia vessels. Furthermore, she has a Green Award certificate, as do all of Arcadia’s vessels.
Currently, Arcadia manages a fleet of seven Suezmaxes and nine Aframaxes, with three more Suezmaxes scheduled to be delivered by Hyundai Heavy Industries in the first months of this year.
Aegean Power has had 24 inspections since her delivery in 2007 until today, according to statistics available by DNV GL, with zero detentions and most importantly, zero deficiencies reported.
She has undergone inspections by a number of PSC regimes with the Black Sea and Paris together totalling 16 out of the 24 inspections during the last 10 years.
The excellent PSC record of the vessel is also supported by the results of the vessel’s SMC, ISSC and MLC management systems audits, with zero non-conformities since the delivery of the vessel.
Capt Dimitrios Mattheou, Arcadia managing director, commented: “This achievement demonstrates the dedicated efforts to significantly increase the safety on board and the endeavours made by all ship’s crew, who have sailed on board since her delivery. All of us in Arcadia are very proud to receive this award from DNV GL.
“We are confident and believe that by practising our principles and professionalism we will reach the Arcadia’s vision of zero environment, occupational, health and safety incidents on board all vessels of our fleet.
Capt Mattheou also underlined his company’s focus on training, adding: “Arcadia has also invested heavily in strengthening its management and ships’ staff, with continuous training and education. Arcadia strongly believes that experienced and well trained personnel, both at sea and ashore, provide and guarantee high quality services to meet its customers’ demands. To back this up, Arcadia has established since 2007 an in-house training centre where specified training is provided, with the use of bridge, engine, liquid cargo and GMDSS simulators.
“Furthermore, STCW and Industry-related training courses are offered to ship and shore-based personnel, in close co-operation with accredited training centres and service providers. Finally, since 2016, Arcadia has been applying the latest trends in reflective and resilient training, seeking for the best outcome in advanced training.
“Arcadia is a member of HELMEPA and INTERTANKO, is a Green Award certificate holder, and in 2007 was given the Lloyd’s List ‘Tanker Company of the Year’ award,” he concluded.
Ioannis Chiotopoulos, DNV GL rregional manager for South East Europe and Middle East, said: “We are very proud to see the amazing record of ‘Aegean Power’ with zero PSC detentions and zero deficiencies over the period of 10 years, since the vessel was delivered from newbuilding. This shows the excellent efforts Arcadia is making on this vessel, as they do on the rest of their fleet.
“PSC results are a significant quality indicator for DNV GL, and so we place a heavy emphasis on them. We are trying to assist our customers in different ways, so that they can achieve the best possible PSC results. During normal surveys, our attending surveyors focus on a number of critical items, which are usually the subject of particular attention by PSC inspectors, and we try to highlight to the crew on board what they should look for in their own inspections as well, so that the vessel is well prepared for PSC inspections.
“Other initiatives we take in DNV GL include specifically designed and delivered courses by our maritime academy, which are attended by superintendents and officers, with the aim of increasing awareness of the most critical items on board in terms of PSC deficiencies and findings,” he said.