ATTICA GROUP

Attica Group is an international Shipping Group, which offers high quality shipping services with innovative and aesthetic vessels. The Group’s activities generate added value for shareholders and employees, reduce where feasible our environmental footprint and operate for our partner’s and local communities’ benefit.

Among others Attica’s Group companies evaluate annually such environmental issues and seek to minimize their impact on the environment. The most important of these issues pertain to air emissions, discharges into the sea, waste disposal, land pollution, use of raw materials and resources, and environmental demands of local communities.
The Group's environmental awareness cannot be viewed separately from our commitment to offer high quality services to the satisfaction of our passengers. Further to strict compliance with all international, regional and local regulations on environmental protection the Group aspires to the following policy objectives:
• Continuous investment in new technologies and to implement environment-friendly methods;
• Minimization of any adverse effects of machinery operation also by ensuring the unimpeded equipment operation through its proper and timely maintenance;
• Encouragement of staff (office and maritime personnel) to adopt environment-friendly practices and develop environmental awareness through proper information and training;
• Active participation in organizations that promote the principles of environmental safety and protection;
• Participation in international research and development programs that promote efficiency, accountability and pollutants reduction within the shipping sector;
• To be constantly updated on environmental issues and to adopt new cutting edge practices regarding the environment.
The Attica Group fleet consists mainly of modern, newly built vessels that meet the full range of international regulations on environmental protection, the major thereof being MARPOL 73/78 Regulation of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
As far as human resources are concerned , Attica Group trains its employees on best practices and minimum disturbance of the environment.
The Group companies Superfast Ferries and Blue Star Ferries were the first companies of the passenger-shipping sector that received the ISO 14001:1996 Environmental Management certification. The Group ships have all received the same certification. Furthermore, the effectiveness and dynamics of said Environmental Management System are certified by the American Certification Body ''ABS Quality Evaluations'', of the International Group of Companies ''American Bureau of Shipping''.
In 2006, the Group companies and vessels received the certification of the new environmental management standard ISO 14001:2004.In 2007, our Group decided to deeply engage with the major issue of climate change. A special programme was adopted constantly implementing further measures for the reduction of our ecological footprint. In implementing our program, we have thus far carried out the following:
ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
EDUCATIVE SEMINARS
PAPER MANAGEMENT - RECYCLING
BATTERY RECYCLING
INK WASTE RECYCLING
COOKING OIL RECYCLING
WATER & ENERGY MANAGEMENT ONBOARD
ALTERNATIVE - ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY WAYS TO TRAVEL
COASTAL PROTECTION
In Attica Group, we strive to be constantly up to date on environmental issues, through participation in environmental fora, subscriptions to special journals and publications. In addition, we are active members in research projects of the European Union (FLAGSHIP).
Superfast Ferries and Blue Star Ferries are active members of the HELMEPA (Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association), a non-profit, non-governmental association, the purpose of which is the development of ecological awareness and the establishment of the ''safe operation'' culture within the shipping sector, with the help of publicity, advertisement and information.

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