SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT for the year 2017 Index
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Managing Director’s Message 3 Introduction 5 Organisational and Operational Boundaries 6 Organisational Profile and Governance 7 Safety 25 Our People 33 Our Communities 45 Carbon / Environment 52 Abbreviations 64 Data 69 Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards Content Index 86 Contact 104 Assurance Statement 105
The China Navigation Company / Sustainable Development Report 2017 Managing Director’s Message 3
• Owned and operated over 120 vessels. Behaving safely Our people • Shipped 21 million metric tonnes of commodities. Our most important goal is to work With the expansion of our business and global • Made 2,600 port calls across 105 countries. without causing any harm to people and footprint, in 2017, we employed 3,076 people • Employed 3,076 employees in 49 countries. the environment. 2017 saw a significant in 49 countries. This represented an increase • Embarked on our first safety maturity improvement in CNCo’s safety records with of 26% for seagoing employees and 34% for assessment. 10 Lost Time Injuries (LTIs). Safety excellence shore-based employees compared to 2016. ashore and at sea is our top priority. Sustainability at CNCo means respecting Our people are at the core of CNCo’s business people, their safety and the environment; At the end of 2017, CNCo appointed Green- operations and our people goal is to be helping the communities in which we operate Jakobsen, a consultancy highly experienced an Employer of Choice. We recognise the in to thrive and helping to create a resilient in safety in the maritime industry to conduct a contributions and hard work of our employees environment through decarbonisation and global safety maturity assessment. We want through long service awards and reward and Dear friends of CNCo, optimising energy efficiency. Our sustainability to build an industry-leading safety culture and recognition programmes. The quality of our strategy is aligned with the Swire group’s this assessment will help us improve our safety people is key to the success of the Company. Welcome to the seventh externally assured environmental strategy, “SwireTHRIVE”. programmes and advance towards Zero Harm. We work to maintain a productive, safe and Sustainable Development Report for The China healthy organisation, employ the right talent Navigation Company (CNCo). CNCo’s core values of continuity, endeavour, and enhance employee performance. excellence, integrity and teamwork underpin In 2017, CNCo continued to work hard on our approach. These principles, together achieving our organisational goals, seeking with our sustainable development objectives efficiencies, improving safety practices and and CNCo’s Code of Conduct, apply to the enhancing customer experiences. Over the way we do business and collaborate with the 2017 calendar year, CNCo: communities where we operate.
Sustainability at CNCo means respecting people, their safety and the environment; helping the communities in which we operate in to thrive and helping to create a resilient environment through decarbonisation and optimising energy efficiency.
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Our communities with the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound We believe in doing right by our communities. Recycling of Ships (HKC). Our commitment to From supporting the seafaring community safety ensured that there were zero injuries and to developing cricket talent in Papua New pollution incidents and led to better working Guinea and supporting environmental research conditions for the workers. programmes, we invest in worthy causes and are committed to building long-term, rewarding relationships with our partners and our Industry leadership communities. CNCo is an active member of the Sustainable One of our key markets, the Pacific Islands, Shipping Initiative (SSI). We are also a leading face an immense waste management company on the Ship Recycling Transparency challenge. In 2017, CNCo entered into a Initiative (SRTI) creating a paradigm shift on Memorandum of Understanding with the how vessels are recycled at the end of their Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment working life. Programme (SPREP) to ship recyclable waste from eligible Pacific Island ports to be Our annual Sustainable Development sustainably treated and recycled in suitable Reports keep our stakeholders informed of ports in Asia Pacific. our sustainability progress in an open and transparent manner. We will continue working with our customers, peers, suppliers and Thriving environment communities towards a thriving future and to be the leading provider of sustainable shipping CNCo is committed to decarbonising our solutions and our customers’ partner of choice. business. We build and operate a fleet of CNCo is committed to decarbonising our business. We build and modern and fuel-efficient vessels to optimise operate a fleet of modern and fuel-efficient vessels to optimise energy energy efficiency and reduce our environmental footprint. We measure and monitor the energy efficiency and reduce our environmental footprint. consumption and emissions of our operations and set challenging targets to improve every year. James Woodrow In 2017, CNCo oversaw the successful Managing Director sustainable recycling of two vessels at the end of their working life. This was done at a ship recycling facility in Alang, India, in compliance
The China Navigation Company / Sustainable Development Report 2017 Introduction 5
This Sustainable Development (SD) Annual Report covers the operations of The China Navigation Company Pte Ltd and its associated group companies (CNCo) from 1 January to 31 December 2017, with any point data being as at 31 December 2017.
For this 2017 annual report, we transitioned Standard: ISO 26000:2010, viz. Governance, from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Human Rights, Labour Practices, The “G4 Guidelines” to the “GRI Standards” Environment, Fair Operating Practices, as the basis for disclosure. This report has Consumer Issues, and Community Involvement been prepared in accordance with the “GRI and Development. These are reported under Standards: Core” option. the broad headings of ‘Safety’, ‘Carbon and Environment’, and ‘Our People’ and CNCo reports its full performance in all the ‘Communities’ throughout this report. areas covered by the Social Responsibility
CNCo reports its full performance in all the areas covered by the Social Responsibility Standard: ISO 26000:2010 and in accordance with the “GRI Standards: Core” option.
The China Navigation Company / Sustainable Development Report 2017 Organisational and Operational Boundaries (as at 31 December 2017) 6
THE CHINA NAVIGATION COMPAN
Organisational Boundaries
Ship Owners and Agencies, Branches and Liner Trades Liner Trades Bulk Division Bulk Division Bulk Logistics Division JV and Associates Managers Regional offices in: (owned fleet) (chartered fleet) (owned fleet) (chartered fleet) (owned fleet)
CNCo Pte Ltd Australia 4x Challenger Class Tonnage as detailed 4x Swire B.Delta39 Tonnage as detailed 1x Cement Carrier 67 Canada Singapore 5x Mihos in Fleet Profile handysize (grabbers) in Fleet Profile Quadrant Pacific Ltd Fiji e Hong Kong 8x S Class MPV31 20x Swire B.Delta39 60 India 1x N Class B170 ee age handysize (loggers) ee age Guadalcanal Travel Services Swire Bulk Indonesia 4x Chief Class MPV22 50 4x Imabari38 Swire Bulk Logistics New Caledonia Swire CTM Bulk Logistics Ltd 1x CV1100 handysize (loggers) Swire Shipping New Zealand Papua New Guinea 50 People’s Republic of China (PRC) 3 x Green Dolphins Tradco Shipping Limited handysize Republic of China (ROC) 25 Samoa Mandarin Shipping Group Ltd Pacifica Shipping Singapore Polynesia Line Ltd United Kingdom 25 United States of America PT Mitrabahtera Segara Sejati Tbk (MBSS)
Scope 1 GHG Office Vehicular Vessel HFC and Petrol / Diesel / LPG / Electricity etc HCFC consumption emissions
Vessel HFO MDO GHG emissions and LO consumption
Vessel NOx SOx PM and VOC emissions
Scope 2 GHG Office Electricity Usage
Scope 3 GHG Management Air Travel
Crew Air Travel
Operational Boundaries
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Organisational profile CNCo also owns: The China Navigation Company Pte Ltd (CNCo) is the The China Navigation Company Pte Ltd • 50% shares in Swire CTM Bulk Logistics wholly owned deep-sea ship-owning and operating arm – (CNCo) is the wholly owned deep-sea ship- Limited, a joint venture with C Transport and oldest operational entity – of the Swire group. owning and operating arm – and oldest Maritime SAM registered in Monaco; operational entity – of the Swire group. • 25% shares in Mandarin Shipping Limited CNCo was founded in 1872 to operate registered in Hong Kong; Mississippi-style paddle-steamers on China’s • 67% shares in Quadrant Pacific Ltd, a joint Yangtze River. Since then the Company has managing shareholdership with Ahrenkiel expanded globally. CNCo is one of the oldest Shipping; independent British shipping companies still • 25% shares in Mitrabahtera Segara Sejati managing its own tonnage in-house. (MBSS) in Indonesia; • 60% of Guadalcanal Travel Services; and CNCo is a Singapore-registered company and • 50% of TradCo Shipping in Solomon Islands. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The China Navigation Company Limited, registered in London. Neither company is publicly quoted Pacifica Shipping (Pacifica) is an operating on any stock exchange. As can be seen from division of The China Navigation Company the Organisational and Operational Boundaries New Zealand (NZ) Limited. Pacifica operates diagram (see page 6), The China Navigation MV Spirit of Canterbury, a New Zealand- Company Limited is also the parent company flagged coastal container ship. CNCo also for a number of agencies and has branches owns the New Zealand coastal cement carrier and regional offices in Australia, Canada, MV Aotearoa Chief; this is operated by The China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, New China Navigation Company NZ Limited. Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, American Samoa, Taiwan, United Polynesia Line Ltd. (Polynesia Line) is owned Kingdom and United States of America. by CNCo. Polynesia Line operates a shipping network from the United States to the Pacific Islands, offering a fortnightly service from Los Angeles and Oakland to Tahiti, Tonga, Samoa and American Samoa and the wider Pacific. Polynesia Line operates two chartered-in vessels: MV Polynesia and MV Cap Taputapu.
The China Navigation Company / Sustainable Development Report 2017 CNCo at a glance 8
>120 owned & operated vessels in 3 Operating Divisions 233 Commodities 21 million mt per annum 3.4m Dwt fleet capacity 2,652 port calls 105 countries serviced 16 Global offices
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CNCo's shipping coverage
The China Navigation Company / Sustainable Development Report 2017 3 Operating Divisions 10 Over 120 Owned & Managed Vessels
Swire Shipping Swire Bulk Swire Bulk Logistics 30 Multipurpose Liners 90 Handysize Bulk Carriers 1 Cement Carrier and 2 Transloaders
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The Company operates a global network of Divisional update: Swire Shipping multipurpose liner, dry bulk and bulk logistics Swire Shipping at a glance services through its three business divisions: In an increasingly competitive market, Swire Swire Bulk, Swire Bulk Logistics and Swire Shipping focused on optimising its network Shipping. in 2017 to ensure customers continue to receive the highest possible service levels and 30 schedule integrity. Swire Shipping owned & operated vessels Major service enhancements were launched As a multipurpose liner shipping specialist, on routes from North Asia to South Pacific, Swire Shipping has an unrivalled reputation as well as the Trans-Tasman trade between for service, operational excellence and Australia and New Zealand. Swire Shipping 50 reliability, and is equipped to handle breakbulk, also launched a weekly service connecting containerised, refrigerated and bulk cargoes, Asia with Guam and Saipan. Agency network in 50 countries connecting over 400 ports globally. Preparations were also made in 2017 for the It maintains a worldwide agency network commencement of a new office in American 2,400 in addition to its own representative offices Samoa (Pago Pago) where Swire Shipping across Asia Pacific, the Pacific Islands, North and its affiliate company Polynesia Line, have port calls America and Europe, providing its customers been previously represented by a joint venture with dedicated service and expert market agency business. The opening of a new office knowledge. At the end of 2017, Swire Shipping is in line with Swire Shipping’s business model owned 23 multipurpose vessels and had to operate close to its customer base, which 15 chartered-in tonnage with a total of 30 vessels also resulted in new offices opening in Fiji and Offices in 15 countries supporting our liner trades. Samoa in 2016. 5,000 customers As a multipurpose liner shipping specialist, Swire Shipping has an unrivalled reputation for service, operational excellence and reliability, 1.8 million and is equipped to handle breakbulk, containerised, refrigerated and bulk cargoes, connecting over 400 ports globally. network miles
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Swire Bulk These are scheduled for delivery in 2020 / Swire Bulk at a glance 2021. The vessels are a TIER II design and Swire Bulk operates a rapidly expanding global incorporate the new super-eco design features fleet. A large, modern fleet provides greater which will expand our fleet and enable them to flexibility, the surety of supply and a consistent continue to be the market leader by DWT and 90 technical standard to perform large volume efficiency in the handysize sector. freight contracts. owned & operated vessels People / Places Swire Bulk is represented in seven offices The shore-based Swire Bulk team increased around the world - London, Melbourne, Miami, its headcount by 25% to 62%. This will allow Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo and Vancouver. It adequate resources to trade a fleet of up to 96 operates an average fleet size of 90 handysize 120 vessels, in line with our strategic forecast vessels on the water at any one time. Despite by the end of 2020. The regional offices have countries served the challenging trading conditions, Swire been bolstered with the introduction of new Bulk continues to expand its footprint and Chartering Managers in Miami and Melbourne; market presence in tandem with a strategic while the Vancouver office was established 650 newbuilding programme that will deliver the at the end of 2017 and has a mix of internally largest and most eco-friendly handysize fleet transferred personnel and new hires. port calls trading today. The global presence across seven offices At the end of 2017, Swire Bulk owned 24 delivers improved coverage of the market and modern Swire B.Delta39 handysize bulk time zones. This in turn generates improved 16 million carriers, four Imabari38 loggers, three “Green access to our customers and cargo volumes, mt carried (per annum) Dolphin38” handysize bulk carriers and had a offering a more robust cargo platform to number of chartered-in vessels. In 2017, Swire expand the Swire Bulk fleet. Bulk traded an average of 90 vessels. Customer development 2.8 million In 2017, there was greater diversification Divisional update: Swire Bulk across both customer accounts and types of dwt / fleet capacity commodity. Logs remain a core component of Vessels / Fleet the Swire Bulk business plan. However, there 2017 saw the successful completion of has also been natural growth in other markets negotiations for eight Oshima 37k DWT and new trades, on the back of the expanded 7 vessels and two Hakodate 34k DWT vessels. global footprint across 2017. global offices
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Swire Bulk Logistics accordingly by increasing the production by 6.2% to 434 million tonnes, although Swire Bulk Logistics at a glance Swire Bulk Logistics is the industrial shipping these increases have not yet translated to division of CNCo. Deploying purpose-built a significant increase in freight rates due to vessels, Swire Bulk Logistics specialises in excess logistics capacity in the market. the handling of dry bulk materials at sea, 3 through floating transhipment vessels, and Amidst these conditions, MBSS, in which intermediate supply chain solutions to provide CNCo has a 25.68% stake, continued to specialised self unloading operations value-added services for our customers in implement various initiatives to improve the Asia-Pacific region. Working together with its safety and operational excellence, Swire Bulk and Swire Shipping, the division implementing cost efficiency and streamlining offers horizontally-integrated services and its organisational and business processes to a global network to provide innovative and increase productivity. 1,100 sustainable marine supply chain solutions for vessels unloaded our customers through long-term partnerships. In MBSS, safety continues to be the top priority and an on-going journey. MBSS Swire Bulk Logistics owns and operates a incident statistics have showed a remarkable purpose-built cement carrier, MV Aotearoa improvement. Thanks to the ‘boots on deck’ Chief, in Auckland, New Zealand, in a long-term on-board safety training for the crew, the 5,000 partnership between CNCo and Golden Bay number of incidents reduced by 10% year-on- Cement, a division of Fletcher Building Limited. year (y-o-y) while the Total Recordable Incident river vessels unloaded rate decreased by 24% y-o-y to 2.62%. MBSS Divisional update: Swire Bulk Logistics places strong emphasis on protecting the environment and MBSS’s bespoke, on-board MV Aotearoa Chief, the first cement carrier training programmes reinforce this message. in CNCo’s fleet, on charter to Golden Bay 10,000 Cement from December 2016, successfully Commercially, MBSS acquired several new more than 10,000 days on hire completed her first year of operation in New clients on long-term contracts towards the Zealand in 2017. The vessel has a carrying latter part of the year and also renegotiated capacity of 9,000 tonnes, the equivalent of some contracts from spot charter to time over 350 road tankers being taken off the charter basis. Several assets were deployed roads on each voyage and incorporates to assist a leading global company on salvage 35 million the latest technology in electronic engine projects; and parlayed MBSS’s technical management, providing optimum fuel asset management capabilities into asset mt handled since inception efficiency and low emissions. management services for one of the clients, both of which delivered new revenue streams In Indonesia, the raising of coal prices led to for the Company. Photo credit: Martin Budz Indonesian coal producers responding
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Organisational Governance While CNCo has no direct public shareholders, There are two women on CNCo’s ExCom CNCo management regularly review the it manages and operates all its businesses representing different nationalities. CNCo operating practices and the Enterprise Risk CNCo strongly believes that it is imperative in compliance with both the John Swire and is trying to attract more women into Management framework that ensures: to act with probity, transparency and Sons (UK)’s, and CNCo’s Corporate Code management positions and is addressing it accountability in order to achieve our long- of Conduct. We also have in place policies, through Leadership Development training and • satisfactory and sustainable returns to its term objectives. guidelines and procedures that comprise our succession planning (see Our People section parent company; organisational governance suite. All policies of this report). • the interests of stakeholders are The parent company’s Board of Directors is are regularly reviewed by the CNCo Executive safeguarded; the highest-level governance and oversight Committee (ExCom) and updated as required. The interests of internal and external • overall short and long-term business risk is body and sets the strategy for its subsidiary stakeholders relating to SD are fed back to understood and managed appropriately; companies. The Chairman of the Parent The General Manager for Sustainable the ExCom by the GM SD following both • the delivery of high-quality services; and Company Board of Directors is Mr. B. N. Swire. Development (GM SD) reports directly to the stakeholder engagement and surveys / • the highest standards of ethics are The CNCo Board of Directors at 31 December Managing Director and is a member of the feedback. The “interests” includes both risks maintained by our employees in all dealings. 2017 comprised nine members, of whom four ExCom, allowing him to provide SD input at and opportunities, and how we manage our were Independent Executive Directors. a strategic level, and at an early stage of any economic, environmental and social impacts. new project deliberation and planning. The shareholders are directly represented on CNCo’s SD Report is reviewed by the Managing the CNCo Board of Directors and use this The composition of CNCo’s ExCom is shown Director prior to publication to ensure accuracy platform to provide governance direction. in the organogram below. and inclusion of all material issues.