Tag: CO2

  Following yesterday’s vote in the European Parliament, adopting a regional EU Regulation on the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of individual ship emissions of CO2, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), BIMCO and Intercargo have issued the following statement: ‘’Today’s vote was expected, being based on the political agreement reached between the EU institutions at the end of last year. However, the shipping industry is still disappointed by the Parliament’s confirmation of the EU decision to pre-empt the current International Maritime Organization (IMO) negotiations on a global data collection system on shipping’s CO2 emissions by adopting a unilateral, regional Regulation on the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of individual ship emissions – which will also apply to non-EU flag ships trading to Europe – in advance of IMO completing its work. Until now, with the industry’s support, the IMO negotiations have been progressing well. But there is a danger that the EU initiative will be seen by non-EU nations as an attempt to present them with a fait accompli. The EU Regulation includes controversial elements, such as the publication of commercially sensitive data on individual ships, an idea which had previously been rejected by the majority of IMO governments during ...

  The Spanish ferry operator Baleària has signed up to AkzoNobel's landmark carbon credits program. The company has enrolled its passenger ferry Martin i Soler into the scheme, which financially rewards ship owners by enabling them to generate income in the form of carbon credits earned by reducing CO2 emissions. The landmark program was developed in 2014 in conjunction with the Gold Standard Foundation. It is based on ship owners converting existing vessels from a biocidal antifouling system to a premium, biocide-free advanced hull coating such as Intersleek, part of AkzoNobel's International line of marine coatings. Intersleek products are proven to reduce fuel consumption, and hence reduce CO2 emissions. The Martin i Soler was converted from an existing silyl biocidal antifouling to Intersleek 1100SR in November 2013. The vessel's performance was monitored over the following 12 months and showed a 12 percent improvement in fuel efficiency. These fuel savings – which equate to a reduction of 15 tons of CO2 per day – convinced Baleària to enroll the vessel into the carbon credits program. "We are happy with the performance of our vessel since Intersleek1100SR was applied," said Guillermo Alomar, managing fleet director of Baleària. "We decided to use the new ...

  The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has dismissed the recent claim by the European environmental lobby group Transport and Environment (T&E) that modern ships are somehow less CO2 efficient than those built over 20 years ago as ‘fanciful’. T&E bases its claims on a report it has commissioned from the respected consultancy CE Delft, but it has used the findings very selectively. Moreover, the actual data from which the report’s analysis is derived finishes before the worldwide implementation of the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI). This came into force in 2013 as part of the IMO mandatory package of CO2 reduction measures (amendments to MARPOL Annex VI). The T&E statement appears to confuse overall design efficiency with an approximate ‘estimate of fuel efficiency’ based on generic data. Modern ships are designed for optimal efficiency which requires far less fuel to be consumed than previously. Largely as a result of fuel efficient operations, the latest IMO Green House Gas Study, published in 2014, shows that international shipping reduced its total CO2 emissions by more than 10% between 2007 and 2012, at a time when demand for maritime transport continued to increase. It is not helpful for T&E to twist the ...

  Addressing members of the Singapore Shipping Association (Monday 20 April) the Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping, Masamichi Morooka, warned about the dangers of regional maritime regulation being adopted by governments at variance to the global maritime Conventions adopted by IMO. “Global rules for a global shipping industry is not just a slogan,” said Mr Morooka before criticising the approaches to the regulation of shipping being pursued by the United States and the European Union. Mr Morooka began by highlighting the big problem caused by the different ballast water treatment regime that applies in the United States to that adopted by the IMO through the Ballast Water Management Convention. “Whether we like it or not, the political reality is that the IMO Convention is probably going to enter into force, sooner rather than later, and we therefore have to make it work. But the conflicting IMO and U.S. requirements, when combined with the lack of systems fully approved by the United States, could produce an impossible dilemma in which some ships might not be able to operate in U.S. waters if the IMO Convention enters in force before U.S. approved equipment is commercially available.” He added: “The problem ...

  Drewry Supply Chain Advisors issued a briefing reporting that lower fuel consumption and tighter rules have reduced box shipping’s CO2 level. In its April Logistics Executive Briefing for Importers and Exporters, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors used its proprietary databases and results of other consultancy work to take a look at how container carriers are performing when it comes to reducing their carbon footprint.  It concludes that “overall, international shipping is playing its part to protect the environment and the measures taken so far by both government and the private sector seem to have been very effective.” For anybody who is concerned that further growth in international trade and shipping will result in more pollution and more global warming, there is now evidence that this risk is being tackled. At least three factors have substantially cut the fuel consumption of containerships: slow-steaming, the trend towards larger, more fuel-efficient ships and restrictions placed by government on ships coming into the ports. The result? As average ship size on the Asia-North Europe route increased by 40% over the five-year period to 2013, CO2 emissions per round-voyage slot dropped by 35% (see chart below). Furthermore, as average containership sizes increased by a further ...

  In New York (7 April), the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) represented global shipowners at an important United Nations meeting, having been invited to speak as a panellist as part of the UN Inter Consultative Process on the Law of Sea. The opportunity was taken by ICS to highlight the extent to which shipping is very effectively regulated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) in order to deliver the United Nations’ sustainable development goals. With respect to environmental sustainability, ICS explained how shipping is the only industrial sector already to have a mandatory global regime in place, adopted by IMO, to regulate and reduce its CO2 emissions. A recent IMO study determined that total CO2 emissions from international shipping reduced by over 10% between 2007 and 2012. ICS also gave an overview of the global regulations adopted at IMO to reduce sulphur emissions from shipping and to limit the movement of invasive species in ships’ ballast water, and how the shipping industry was investing hundreds of billions of dollars to order to ensure compliance. With respect to social sustainability, ICS explained that shipping is also unique in having the comprehensive framework of global ...

  The shipping industry expects ongoing growth in CO2 emissions to 2050, despite an apparent recent decline, say Tyndall Manchester experts. Opportunities for decarbonizing the sector in line with international commitments on climate change need to be re-evaluated. "In November 2014, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) released a study estimating greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions from the shipping sector globally between 2007 and 2012. The report shows how the shipping sector responded to the recent global economic downturn and considers drivers of GHG emissions. It breaks the sector into categories (for example, domestic, international) and ship types, looking back to 2007 and forwards to 2050 to develop future emissions scenarios for the sector. In addition, the report produces historical 'top-down' and 'bottom-up' GHG estimates for the global fleet, and by ship category. The top-down estimates use global marine bunker fuel sales data, whereas the bottom-up figures combine Automatic Identification System (AIS) observation data with technical data on the global fleet. Given the scale and urgency of the global climate change challenge, such detailed studies are essential for improving and prioritizing mitigation policies and efforts." Source: Tyndall Centre In the starting, I was forthright with you propecia before and after has changed my ...

  Hapag-Lloyd and DB Schenker are now working together to protect the climate. The two companies signed a strategic partnership agreement that aims to reduce CO2 emissions. The agreement sees Hapag-Lloyd commit to reducing the CO2 emissions for each and every DB Schenker shipping container it transports by six per cent on the 2014 figure by 2020. With the six-year partnership, both companies are reinforcing their commitment to the environment and to sustainable business practices. “As one of the world’s leading liner shipping companies, environmental protection has a high priority for Hapag-Lloyd,” emphasises Chief Operating Officer Anthony J. Firmin. Hapag-Lloyd already reduced its emissions by around 34 per cent between 2006 and 2013. “For us, the strategic partnership with DB Schenker is the logical next step when it comes to further reducing CO2 emissions along the entire transport chain.” “With this commitment, we are documenting the importance of climate protection and CO2 reduction at DB Schenker and Deutsche Bahn,” says Dr Karl-Friedrich Rausch, Member of the Management Board of DB Mobility Logistics AG responsible for the Transportation and Logistics Division, and the Member of the Deutsche Bahn Management Board responsible for sustainability. “DB Schenker is helping the Deutsche Bahn Group ...

The Oslo-based NGO Bellona Foundation has launched a three year partnership with the leading Dutch company Damen Shipyards Group. The main goal of the partnership is to explore and develop concept vessels for the future. The agreement will be officially signed on March 18 during an industry event in Stavanger. The Bellona Foundation and Damen both acknowledge that today’s global shipping industry will need to undergo substantial change in order to achieve its own climate and environmental objectives. The NGO and Damen have joined forces to work towards reducing the impact on the climate of a wide range of commercial and leisure vessels, as well as fleets employed by the aquaculture industry. "One of Bellona’s goals is to make the ships of the future independent of fossil fuels. This partnership will provide us with new knowledge on innovative shipping construction that will contribute towards achieving that objective, said Frederic Hauge, founder and president of The Bellona Foundation. “Today the global shipping industry emits large amounts of CO2, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and other gases harmful to the climate and environment, and the European fleet is large and in need of renewal. The next three years of partnership with Damen will ...

The West of England P&I Club issued an article regarding EU Regulation on the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of CO2 Emissions. European Union (EU) drafted a proposal to amend EU Regulation 525/2013 and implement requirements for the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from vessels. In 2013 the European Union (EU) drafted a proposal to amend EU Regulation 525/2013 and implement requirements for the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from vessels. This was the first of three steps proposed by the EU to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. The second step in the EU plan is to set greenhouse gas targets for the maritime transport sector, with the third step being the introduction of further requirements, including market-based measures, in the medium to long term. The proposed regulations will apply to all vessels over 5,000 gross tonnes regardless of flag state making one or more visits to an EU port in a calendar year. The legislation will require the company holding the ISM Document of Compliance (DOC) to have in place an approved monitoring plan and to submit independently verified reports to the EU detailing the annual CO2 emissions for each ...