Tag: Denmark

A new analysis has shown that Denmark has 33 special requirements for ships flying the Danish flag. As of 1 January 2017, four of the 33 special requirements have been abolished, including a requirement to report information on the signing on and signing off. In the coming months, additional revisions of requirements will be initiated.

Maersk Oil has issued a notification to the Danish gas market announcing that an economically viable solution for full recovery of the remaining resources in the Tyra field has not yet been identified, and that production from the Tyra field is consequently expected to cease 1 October 2018.

EU revised the report on EU ETS putting pressure on IMO to have a system comparable to ETS operating for global shipping as from 2021 or else shipping will be then included in the EU ETS as from 2023. First reactions have slammed the decision; many industry stakeholders have expressed their concerns that the split threatens shipping.

LNG partnership, known as Nordic Liquefaction (Nordliq), has been expanded to include Nature Energy. This will ensure that a new facility on the port of Frederikshavn, Denmark, planned for 2018, will feature Danish-produced green energy in form of LBG (liquefied biogas) enabling greener transport in Scandinavia.

The Danish Shipowners' Association, the Ministry of Environment and Food of Denmark and the Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs have concluded a partnership to strengthen cooperation and dialogue across Blue Denmark within the maritime environmental area.

The second Borssele offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea is expected to be constructed and operated with a subsidy of just 0.3 billion EUR. The originally anticipated subsidy was 5 billion EUR. The wind farm will be built by Shell, Van Oord, Eneco and Mitsubishi/DGE.

Student exchanges, faculty collaborations and programmatic partnerships are now possible between SUNY Maritime College and Svendborg International Maritime Academy in Denmark. The two institutions have signed a memorandum of agreement that will pave the way for academic cooperation and knowledge sharing.

The China ClassificationSociety (CCS), which falls under the Chinese Ministry of Transport, has opened an office in Copenhagen, further extending Sino-Danish maritime cooperation.

The Industry Committee of the European Parliament adopted its report on the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme and stressed that the climate impact of shipping should be regulated at UN level. Therefore, the Committee rejected the inclusion of shipping in the EU ETS confirming IMO regulatory role on CO2 emissions.

IBIA has welcomed the fact that Danish authorities have investigated and sought to bring to justice fraudulent activities allegedly perpetrated by a bunkering company in the country.