Tag: data collection system

Wilhemsen Ship Management suggests that the biggest challenge to remain compliant with the EU MRV regulation is ensuring data integrity throughout the data collection period.

ABS, provider of classification and technical services to the offshore industry, has expanded its subsea services team to deliver specialized validation and verification services for subsea systems, including subsea hardware, flowlines, umbilicals, and risers, helping, in this way, the industry to improve the safety and reliability of these systems.

ExxonMobil has awarded to Pason Systems the first global license of its patented Drilling Advisory System™. The licensing agreement accelerates the technology’s commercialization by combining Pason’s expertise in drilling data and ExxonMobil’s experience in drilling surveillance and optimization.

Nelson F. Coelho provides his insights on IMO MEPC 70 decision regarding CO2 emissions from shipping and notes that IMO's approach on collecting data differs significantly from the EU MRV legislation.

Ban Ki moon has welcomed the steps agreed upon by the IMO to address GHG emissions from shipping including: efforts to limit sulphur emissions; a mandatory data system for fuel consumption; strengthened implementation of energy-efficiency regulations; and a road map for developing by 2023 a comprehensive IMO strategy

MEPC 70 decided that ships of 5,000 gross tonnage and above will have to collect consumption data for each type of fuel oil they use, as well as other, additional, specified data including proxies for transport work. The data collected will provide a firm basis on which future decisions on additional measures, over and above those already adopted by IMO, can be made.