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CANCUN, Mexico--Carbon War Room, the non-profit organization co-founded by U.K. billionaire Richard Branson, Monday unveiled a new website it says will help ratchet down emissions from international maritime shipping by creating a registry where interested parties can look up the efficiency ratings of more than 60,000 commercial shipping vessels.
Organizers said they believe the ratings will be useful to ship buyers looking to acquire efficient vessels, sellers looking to retrofit their feet in order to increase its value, merchants that can state a preference for higher-rated ships, and port owners that can give preferential treatment to more highly rated vessels.
The website rates all sorts of vessels—container ships, tankers, cargo ships, cruise ships, bulk carriers, and ferries—on a scale from A to G based on a variety of factors, such as energy efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions, and the performance of other ships in the same class. Ships can move up or down the ratings depending on changes to their status, either because of retrofitting or aging.
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