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How liquefied natural gas will become the new green fuel for ships

Recommendations from Danish Maritime Authority For more than a year, the Danish Maritime Authority and a number of partners have worked on the possibilities of using liquefied natural gas as an environmentally friendly alternative for ships' ordinary fuels.Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is an environmentally- and climate-friendly fuel that has been subject to closer scrutiny in the recent year: Is it possible to make it a competitive alternative to ordinary bunker fuel by means of an effective infrastructure and good framework conditions?A draft final report for the project has just been published. The report focuses especially on what must be done to make LNG a competitive fuel in short-sea shipping in the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and the English Channel. Now everyone is invited to comment on the recommendations made by the project partners.The draft final project report and appendicescan be downloaded here .Source: Danish Maritime Authority

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Lloyd’s Register’s Hellenic Advisory Committee opens debate on measures to curb emissions

International measures for shipping emissions are needed Christian Breinholt, Deputy Director General of the Danish Maritime Authority was a guest speaker at the meeting. He made the case for the Danish proposal for a greenhouse gas convention introducing Market Based Measures for shipping.Looking for support from Greek owners he presented the mechanics and philosophy of the International Green House Gas Fund - a market based measure to address IMO's 'equal treatment' requirements with the UNFCCC's 'common but differentiated responsibilities' approach. It will take years to develop an international convention he said so we need to start now. 'From our perspective, we need a single, dedicated, mechanism for the global industry'. Mr. Breinholt said that the Danish proposal is becoming widely supported within the industry.One of Mr. Breinholt's comments, using Lloyd's Register research, was that without some form of market based measures, in the context of anticipated growth in trade even with massive energy efficiency improvements, shipping will be unable to reduce its total greenhouse gas emissions. Mr. Breinholt was persuasive and his comments were listened to with great interest by the committee.Lloyd's Register provided updates on shipbuilding activity world-wide, insight into efficient ship designs, as well as technical and operational ...

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Denmark re-elected for the Council of UN s International Maritime Organization

Denmark's international work for more quality shipping is strengthened Friday afternoon, Denmark was elected for another two years in the IMO Council. Hereby, Denmark's international work for more quality shipping and more efficient international regulation is strengthened.Now, Denmark's work in the Council to create more quality shipping internationally and to eliminate unnecessary administrative burdens on the maritime industry can continue. This is clear after Denmark's re-election for the Council, the highest body of United Nations' International Maritime Organization.All IMO Member States take part in the vote. Consequently, Denmark's re-election once again may be considered a recognition of the solid Danish efforts made during several years.Director-General of the Danish Maritime Authority Andreas Nordseth is pleased about the result and stresses the important international role played by Denmark:"Danish shipping is known for a high level of health and safety at sea and focus on protection of the marine environment and the climate. These are important areas with which we are pleased to continue working internationally. Denmark's re-election confirms our significant role among the world's large shipping nations and that Denmark is a country to which attention is being paid."Furthermore, Andreas Nordseth points out that Denmark is also in the forefront in terms ...

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Swedish minister shows an interest in maritime innovation project

The international project EfficienSea attracts political attention The international project EfficienSea attracts political attention, and there is a desire for the project results to be spread in the maritime environment. On 9 November 2011, Swedish Minister for EU Affairs Birgitta Ohlsson visited the international project EfficienSea, which is lead by the Danish Maritime Authority. The project has a total of 16 partners, among these four Swedish partners.EfficienSeaEfficienSea is a flagship project under the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region. The aim of the Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region is to create regional synergies in the work ensuring an attractive, sustainable and safe Baltic Sea region. The EfficienSea project contributes to the Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region by striving for the Baltic Sea Region to become leading within e-Navigation.The development should continueThe EfficienSea project is organized into four thematic work packages, and the Swedish Minister Birgitta Ohlsson was given a broad presentation of the comprehensive project. Among other things, she heard about the recruitment measures taken by the project as well as the project's development of risk assessment tools and standards for aids to navigation.The Minister concluded that it is important that the development is continued, also after ...

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E-Navigation in EfficienSea

EfficienSea - a Flagship Project in the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region EfficienSea is a Flagship Project in the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, a maritime safety project lead by the Danish Maritime Authority.The main aim of e-Navigation is to ensure safety and security at sea and protection of the marine environment. If we succeed, we will be able to meet the challenges ever increasing maritime transport without increasing the overall risk and consequential costs to society.E-Navigation Read more on www.efficiensea.org

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Liquefied natural gas as fuel for ships

DMA cooperates with several partners in examining the possibility of using LNG In the recent year, the Danish Maritime Authority has cooperated with several partners in examining the possibility of using liquefied natural gas as an environmentally friendly alternative to ships' ordinary fuels.Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is an environmentally and climate friendly fuel that has, in the recent year, been the object of closer scrutiny: Is it possible to make it a competitive alternative through an effective infrastructure and good framework conditions? The Nordic countries and Belgium, ports, several major energy companies and private companies take part in the project, where the Danish Maritime Authority is the coordinating partner.A status report on the project has just been published. It establishes that there are extremely good possibilities of having greener voyages in short sea shipping in the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and the English Channel. However, there are also a number of challenges with which further work must be made. It is especially clear that solutions must be created making it possible for ships to tank LNG, while loading and unloading passengers and goods. There is also a need for so-called LNG bunkering and feeder vessels, just as the regulations ...

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Denmark pressurizes for clear limits to the carriage of dangerous goods by car ferries

There must be clarity about the maximum number of passengers permitted At a just held conference for the countries in the Baltic Sea region, the Danish Maritime Authority stressed that there must be clarity about the maximum number of passengers permitted when carrying dangerous goods. Sea transport of dangerous goods in the Baltic Sea area is an extensively regulated area characterized by many years' close cooperation between the countries concerned. However, there has been some uncertainty as regards the limits on the number of passengers carried by passenger ferries at the same time as carrying dangerous goods.At a just held conference on carriage by car ferries, Denmark - represented by the Danish Maritime Authority succeeded in getting the issue on the agenda and reaching agreement on regulations ensuring clarity in this connection.Now, the amendments will be included in the so-called Baltic Sea MoU which forms the basis of the cooperation on passenger ship traffic in the region.Source: Danish Maritime Authority

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New digital solutions are to make life easier for all seafarers

The Danish Maritime Authority takes part in the international work The Danish Maritime Authority takes part in the international work aiming at making the industry more digital. You can, among other things, read news from the 37th session of the FAL Committee. The work making the shipping industry safer and more environmentally friendly has increased the number of administrative procedures to a level so that they constitute a safety dimension in themselves. At the same time, the global crisis has created a need for cost reductions.In order to reduce the number of administrative burdens on board and to support the operational optimisation of shipping, the Danish Maritime Authority has launched a number of initiatives in national and international regulation in order to localise and reduce the administrative burdens.Administrative burdens were also on the agenda of an IMO meeting in the so-called Facilitation Committee (the FAL Committee). Here, the Convention was updated, among other things, with references to digital data exchange, and the Danish Maritime Authority strived to make the mandatory ship reporting systems electronic.The need to reduce the administrative burdens imposed on global shipping has made the United Nations' International Maritime Organization focus on digitalisationOn 5-9 September 2011, the IMO ...

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HRH The Prince Consort inaugurates maritime roundtable discussions in St Petersburg

Circle of representatives from the Danish and Russian shipping industry On Friday 9 September 2011, the Danish Maritime Authority, together with the Danish Shipowners' Association and the Danish Maritime Fund, hosted joint Russian-Danish maritime roundtable discussions in St Petersburg.The maritime roundtable discussions were held as a part of the Danish state visit to Russia on 6-9 September 2011. Henrik, His Royal Highness The Prince Consort took part in the roundtable discussions, where he got an opportunity to meet an exclusive circle of representatives from the Danish and Russian shipping industry.Russia is an important market for Danish shipping, and shipping accounts for a major part of Denmark's total exports to Russia. The shipping political cooperation with Russia takes place in, among other things, the transport working group under the Danish-Russian Government Council, which Director General of the Danish Maritime Authority Andreas Nordseth chairs together with Director of the Department of State Policy on Maritime and River Transport counterpart Konstantin Palnikov. They both took part in the roundtable discussions together with the Russian Vice-Minister of Transport Victor Olersky as well as Russian and Danish port and shipowner representatives."We have had a positive and open dialogue, and we share a sound common understanding ...

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Fall from gangway on Maersk Lancer

DMA issues casualty report about accident to a seafarer The Division for Investigation of Maritime Accidents/Danish Maritime Accident Investigation Board has published a report about accident to a seafarer.While preparing for departure a ship's assistant fell from the gangway. The lifting wire to the gangway got stuck in one of the stanchions and in an attempt to loosen it the ship's assistant fell approximate 5 metres to the pier. The Casualty Report can be read here.Source: Danish Maritime Authority

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