Shipowners need to prepare in detail for the requirements and compliance of the next phase of environmental regulations, writes Stamatis Fradelos, VP Regulatory Affairs, ABS.

Shipowners must shape their business strategies to reflect tightening environmental controls, writes Stamatis Fradelos, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, ABS

Stamatis Fradelos, DNV Hellas S.A., explains the key challenges of LNG as a marine fuel and issues surrounding the methane slip.

Mr. Stamatis Fradelos, Director, Business Development, ABS, highlighted key technical safety issues related to the installation of BWTS. His presentation provided an overview of the BWT Technologies and corresponding physical separation and different disinfection solutions currently available in the market.

Significant progress has been made on implementation of the Ballast Water Management Convention but deferral is not automatic in all cases, says ABS Global Marine Manager Stamatis Fradelos.

Stamatis Fradelos, ABS, provides an overview of latest green shipping developments including the BWM Convention, the unsettled implementation scheme and the USCG requirements, the establishment of the North Sea area (including the English Channel) and the Baltic Sea area as new NOx ECAs and the IMO decision on the applicability of global sulphur cap 0.5% after 1 January 2020.

Stamatis Fradelos, ABS gave a presentation on ‘’EU MRV Future Challenges’’ during the 2016 GREEN4SEA Conference & Awards. He said that there are various factors that can lead to inaccuracies in fuel measurement and subsequently in emissions reporting inconsistency.

During the  2015 GREEN4SEA Forum, Stamatis Fradelos, Principal Engineer, ABS provided an update on the most important international and regional regulatory developments in the environmental arena that we will have to cope with in the near future, highlighting also the most interesting submissions that will be discussed at the forthcoming MEPC 68 next month.