On September 25, Bureau Veritas and Port of Rotterdam officially joined the Global Industry Alliance, which is a new initiative by IMO with the aim to gather maritime industry leaders to support energy efficient and low carbon maritime practices.
Philippe Donche-Gay, President Marine & Offshore, Bureau Veritas said: ‘Whether it’s a better understanding of hull structures, digitalization, gas fueled and hybrid systems or the many other areas of research and development that are leading to practical solutions, our Marine & Offshore Division – and the 70,000 Bureau Veritas people around the world across our group – will be able to contribute towards this important initiative.’
The GIA was officially inaugurated on June 29 by IMO Secretary General, Mr Kitack Lim. Sixteen (16) companies have now signed up to join the GIA, which will work within a framework established by Global Maritime Energy Efficiency Partnership (GloMEEP) Project, a Global Environment Facility (GEF)-United Nations Development Program (UNDP) – IMO project.
The GIA is focused on five priority areas of collaboration:
- Energy Efficiency Technologies (EETs) and Operational Best Practices
- Alternative Fuels and Energy Carriers
- Digital Transformation
- Finance
- Human Element
Activities likely to be undertaken or promoted by the GIA on these priorities will include, inter alia:
- research and development
- showcasing advances in technology development and positive initiatives by the maritime sector
- industry fora to encourage a global industry dialogue
- implementation of capacity building
- information exchange activities
The sixteen members of Global Industry Alliance are:
- ABB Engineering (Shanghai) Ltd.;
- DNV GL SE;
- Lloyd’s Register EMEA;
- MarineTraffic;
- MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A.;
- Ricardo UK Ltd;
- Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.;
- Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited;
- Silverstream Technologies;
- Stena AB;
- Total Marine Fuels Pte Ltd;
- Wärtsilä Corporation; and
- Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd
- Grimaldi
- Bureau Veritas
- Port of Rotterdam
Find out more about the alliance at http://glomeep.imo.org/global-industry-alliance-gia/
A GIA Task Force comprising of representatives of the members has been formed to act as the advisory body to the GIA and to take decisions on which activities to undertake under the GIA umbrella.
The GloMEEP Project aims to provide long-term global environmental benefits by supporting the effective implementation of IMO’s energy efficiency regulations (chapter 4 of MARPOL Annex VI), particularly in the developing countries.