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Our Business
Our Business
The global economy needs safe, efficient and environmentally sound ships to transport commodities around the world. Below we focus on a few of the key fundamentals to understanding what Costamare Bulkers Holdings Limited and its managers do.
Our Business In Context
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Global Trade
Global Trade requires ships.
Global trade volumes have multiplied in the last 20 years leading to an overall rise in living standards and the emergence of fast-developing economies in Asia and elsewhere. Due to their size and efficiency, ships are used to transport an estimated 90% of international trade to destination.
As populations grow and urbanization trends continue in many parts of the world, more ships will be needed to meet the increased demand for raw material, commodities and energy products.
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Environmental Impact
Environmentally, the industry outperforms other transport modes.
Shipping is the most carbon-efficient form of transport. While moving 90% of world trade, it is estimated to produce less than 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Despite this, the importance of the shipping industry makes vital its continued efforts to become even greener.
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Sustainability
Costamare Bulkers is positioned for the long term.
Using its existing assets and competitive advantages, Costamare Bulkers aims to further expand its fleet with high quality ships suited to serve our customers’ requirements.
Costamare Bulkers is proud to be a participant in an industry contributing in an environmentally sound way to the improvement of living standards and global growth. Costamare Bulkers corporate vision is to take this further by managing its business in a long-term and sustainable manner - for all our stakeholders including shareholders, employees and customers.
CSSF
Container Ship Safety Forum
Launched in 2014, the Container Ship Safety Forum (CSSF) is a global business-to-business network that improves safety performance and management practices in the container shipping industry.
CSSF members collaborate to advance the continuous improvement of safety culture and performance in the container shipping industry through measurement, reporting and benchmarking, sharing best practices and engaging with key stakeholders to develop durable solutions.
Costamare Shipping has been among the founding members of CSSF.
For more information, please see: www.cssf.global
Operating Standards
Operating Standards
Costamare Bulkers Holdings Limited (“Costamare Bulkers“) and its managers have a track record of providing a service that is on time, safe and environmentally friendly. To achieve this, the performance of management systems, crew and shore based staff are as important as the standard of the Costamare Bulkers fleet.
Quality
Costamare Bulkers’ managers have each implemented a Quality, Safety and Environmental Management system. Costamare Bulkers’ managers have integrated ISO 9001 quality management and ISO 14001 environmental management standards with the International Safety Management (ISM) Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention.
Safety
The Costamare Bulkers’ fleet and our managers have adopted operating procedures which meet strict internal and external safety criteria. Costamare Bulkers’ managers are devoted to looking after the Costamare Bulkers fleet and the crew and officers working on board and to protecting the environment. Costamare Bulkers places great importance on human resources and training. Prudent investment in dry bulk vessels as well as insistence on thorough monitoring and maintenance of the Costamare Bulkers fleet are also at the heart of the Costamare Bulkers philosophy.
Environment
Shipping is subject to strict standards of environmental protection driven by awareness of climate change and other effects from emissions. For many years, our managers have supported voluntary programs to protect the marine environment.
IMO 2020 global sulphur limit
Costamare Bulkers welcomes the conclusions of IMO’s MEPC 73 which direct IMO to work further towards a smooth, safe and consistent implementation of the 2020 global sulphur cap in marine fuels.
Costamare Bulkers follows the guidelines of the IMO, as the sole global regulator for shipping and believes that the IMO 2020 regulation will provide safeguards against the safety and operational issues already detected and will not burden the ships and their crews with unrealistic and disproportionate responsibility and liability.
It is vital to ensure a smooth implementation of properly considered and effective regulations for the benefit of the environment and the sustainability of the shipping industry. Costamare Bulkers will promote this new area in the shipping industry by any means possible setting the safety at sea as a top priority.
Labour
Costamare Bulkers insists on above-standard living and working conditions for seafarers employed on the Costamare Bulkers fleet. As part of this commitment, our managers, on top of their other quality, safety and environmental management systems have adopted the requirements of the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC 2006).
Training
http://www.costamaretraining.com/
Costamare Marine Training Services S.A. (“Costamare MTS”) is a company offering high quality maritime education and training services to ship officers, crews and shipping companies' employees. Costamare MTS is a company affiliated with Costamare Bulkers.
Costamare MTS Training Centre is equipped by state of the art training facilities such as the TRANSAS Navi Trainer Professional NTPRO 5000 240 degrees Simulator.
Costamare MTS's team of instructors comprises industry top professionals carefully selected on the basis of thorough theoretical knowledge and sea gained professional competence.
With the above facilities, courses and dedicated staff Costamare MTS provides maritime education and training of the highest industry standards.
