Tag: CO2

  The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) issued a Marine Notice to provide information to ship owners and operators on technical and operational measures to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships. Amendments to Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) introducing the mandatory global greenhouse gas reduction regime for the international industry sector were adopted at the 62nd session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in 2011 and entered into force on 1 January 2013. A new Chapter 4 entitled Regulations on Energy Efficiency for Ships has been added to MARPOL Annex VI which mandates: an Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for certain new ships; a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) for certain ships; and a requirement for certain ships to carry an International Energy Efficiency (IEE) Certificate. The new chapter 4 applies to ships of 400 gross tonnage and above engaged in international voyages, however does not apply to some ships not propelled by mechanical means, and platforms including FPSOs and FSUs and drilling rigs, regardless of their propulsion. Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new ships The EEDI is a non-prescriptive, performance-based mechanism that leaves the ...

Parker Procal, part of the Parker Hannifin Corporation and the supplier of Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) for marine applications, has announced that its Procal 2000 emissions analyser has been certified by DNV-GL having met the requirements of MEPC 184(59) Chapter 6 on emission testing of CO2 and SO2, as well as the requirements of the revised MARPOL Annex VI and NOx Technical Code 2008. The certification of the analyser aids ship owners in providing robust evidence to demonstrate compliance with ECA regulations. The Procal 2000 is an in-situ analyser which analyses the gases from the combustion of residual and distillate fuel. It also measures the water content of the exhaust so that CO2 and SO2 can be reported on both a wet and a dry basis, demonstrating compliance with ECA regulations in port and in international waters. To achieve certification, the Procal 2000 analyser was rigorously tested to prove the effective measurement of emissions required to determine compliance with the updated MEPC 184(59) Chapter 6 and Marpol Annex IV and NOx Technical Code 2008 regulations. Changes to these regulations include updates on the measurement of CO2 and SO2, the testing of NOx emissions in gas and dual-fuel engines, calculation ...

  International shipping has to half its emissions says a new report by the Tyndall Centre at the University of Manchester. Cutting the shipping sector’s CO2 emissions in line with global climate change targets will need an approach that goes beyond current regulations, according to a new report by researchers from the Shipping in Changing Climates Consortium at UCL and the Tyndall Centre, University of Manchester. The new research presented to the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) illustrates the wide gap between what is needed to avoid 1.5/2°C of warming, compared with the current direction of travel of shipping CO2. The analysis shows how avoiding 1.5/2°C, whilst maintaining shipping’s present 2-3% share of total anthropogenic CO2, requires at least a halving of its CO2 emissions by 2050. This is the first time that the scale of the challenge has been presented directly at the IMO and articulated in terms of trajectories for individual ship types. The paper coincides with the submission to the IMO of a paper by the Republic of Marshall Islands calling for MEPC to agree a quantifiable and ambitious GHG emissions reduction goal for international shipping. Constraining CO2 budgets in line ...

  Left unchecked the carbon emissions from international maritime shipping could increase by 250 per cent, according to the Global Shippers' Forum (GSF). The assessment by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is highlighted in the fourth edition of the GSF Maritime Emissions policy briefing.  The policy briefing states that at present carbon emissions from international maritime shipping make up 2.2 per cent of the global total, but left unchecked could increase by as much as 250 per cent in the period to 2050. The GSF briefing also examines the latest developments within maritime emission policy, and the sector's role in reducing carbon emissions, all prepared with the perspective of the shipper in mind. Participating in the Clean Cargo Working Group meeting in Rotterdam last week Chris Welsh, GSF Secretary General, highlighted the need for shippers' views to be taken into account as the IMO takes steps to address how shipping can reduce emissions and the EU starts to look at the technical details of its proposed MRV regulation. He said: "Shipping already offers a high carbon efficient mode for transporting goods, carrying approximately 90 per cent of all world trade.  However, it is predicted to grow significantly in pace with ...

  Hapag-Lloyd’s Fleet Support Center has all 190 ships worldwide on its screens. By optimising workflows at sea and on land, it further reduces fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. The winter months around the turn of the year are infamous among sailors. They mean the storm season on many seas like the North Atlantic. At Hapag-Lloyd’s Fleet Support Center in Hamburg, or FSC for short, the worst storm areas are always easy to spot. During those months, they appear on six large, interconnected flat screens as violet-coloured fields on a map of the world. Small numbers are displayed at their edges – at the moment, a 14 and a 15 can be seen to the south of Great Britain and Ireland. They indicate the wave height in metres. “The software has already cut out the top third. This means that ships may encounter individual waves here that are much higher,” says Jörn Springer. The former ship operations officer, who went to sea himself between 1993 and 2002, is head of the FSC today. His goal is to reduce the fuel consumption as well as the CO2 emissions of the 190 ships in Hapag-Lloyd’s current fleet by optimising workflows at sea ...

  Charterers representing 20% of global shipped tonnage now have policies in place to avoid using the most inefficient ships based on the GHG Emissions Rating. Among them, the Mosaic Company, one of the world’s largest producers and marketers of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients, today (Wednesday) shared its policies on chartering ships using the GHG Emissions Rating, and the resulting positive business impacts. In the past two and a half years, usage of the GHG Emco2issions Rating and the A to G scale has increased by more than 450%, from 350 million shipped tonnes when Cargill, Huntsman, and UNIPEC began their usage to 1.95 billion shipped tonnes today. The GHG Emissions Rating is a tool developed by RightShip, the maritime risk-management specialist, and Carbon War Room, a nonprofit founded by Sir Richard Branson. The tool is available for free at ShippingEfficiency.org and allows charterers and other stakeholders to assess the efficiency of vessels. It utilises an A to G scale, where A represents the most-efficient ships, and G the least efficient. In addition to allowing companies to avoid chartering inefficient vessels, the data held on each individual ship is also used by some companies as a guide for ...

  José Inácio Faria outlines the key features of new EU rules for the monitoring of CO2 emissions in the shipping sector. According to a new EU regulation, ship operators will be required to monitor, report and verify (MRV) CO2 emissions. Currently, the transport sector is responsible for around 25 per cent of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, second only to the power sector. Maritime transport accounts for four per cent of the EU's CO2 emissions, and is the only mode of transport that is excluded from European commitments to reduce GHG emissions. According to the international maritime organisation (IMO) - the United Nations' shipping body - under a 'business as usual' scenario, emissions from shipping are expected to increase by between 50 and 250 per cent by 2050, due to demand for transport and growth projections for global trade. However, international negotiations have failed to deliver a deal to reverse this trend. The EU has moved forward cautiously and used a staged approach in its aim to curb CO2 emissions. The MRV proposal would help achieve progress at international level. The system applies to all ships calling at EU ports, regardless of their flag, and requires the reporting of information ...

  Chief Commercial Officer Stephen Schueler launched the Maersk Line Sustainability Update Friday 15 May 2015, while speaking to a group of US customers at a session on ‘The Future of Sustainable Supply Chains’ in Newport, US. The 2014 Sustainability Update highlights how Maersk Line is committed to finding new ways of promoting social and economic progress through trade with the lowest possible impact on the environment.  “We lead the way in ‘doing more with less’. "We constantly seek out innovative and commercially viable ways to reduce our environmental impacts, be it CO2 and other air emissions, ballast water, or the materials we use to build our vessels. Therefore we have set a bold target. We will reduce CO2 emissions per container moved by 60% by 2020 compared to levels from 2007” says Signe Bruun Jensen, Global Head of Sustainability at Maersk Line. With the launch of this new CO2 reduction target, Maersk Line is accelerating the effort to reduce its carbon footprint whilst growing the business. The impact of this new target is a sustained decoupling of economic growth from CO2 emissions.  You may click on the image for a larger view   In 2014, Maersk Line also launched ...

  The cruise industry has renewed its commitment to protect the environment in which it operates and the ports of call it visits. Each year, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Members innovate to employ policies and practices to further reduce their impact on the environment, often exceeding international regulatory requirements. “Being environmentally conscious and proactive is not just a ’need’ for the industry, it’s a deep desire that is fundamental to how we do business,” said Adam Goldstein, Chairman of CLIA. “Our passengers come to the sea for their vacations because of its beauty and we intend to do all that we can to keep the oceans pristine for generations to come. From the most stringent wastewater treatment policies in the global maritime community to continuous reductions in air emissions, CLIA Members work with regulators and various industry stakeholders to deliver on their commitment to the environment.” Over the last year, CLIA Member cruise lines have continued to implement best environmental practices. Some examples include: Recycling and Reusing: Recycling 80,000 tons of paper, plastic, glass and aluminum Utilizing heat exchangers using steam generated from engines to produce water for onboard use and to heat cabins – which conserves energy and helps ...

  Shipping users will for the first time be granted access to transparent data that identifies the most efficient ships and practices, under a law approved by the European Parliament in full. The public disclosure of fuel efficiency data will enhance competition for the best ships and routes, which in turn will trigger market forces that will result in fuel savings. Sustainable transport group Transport & Environment (T&E) said the measure is a stepping stone to CO2 targets that will start delivering much-needed cuts to shipping’s ever-growing emissions. The Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV) regulation will require ship operators to publicly report information on the environmental performance of ships. Cargo owners and ship operators have been crying out for efficiency data – some already adhere to a similar yet voluntary ‘Clean Shipping Index’ – as the more cargo a ship can carry using the same amount of fuel, the more efficient, cleaner and cheaper the service. But fuel efficiency improvements will be offset by the increase in transport demand. In its latest greenhouse gas (GHG) study the UN’s shipping body, the IMO, projects a 50 to 250% rise in shipping emissions by 2050. Sotiris Raptis, clean shipping officer at T&E, ...