Tag: EU MRV Regulation

George Dimopoulos, DNV GL Maritime presented ways for ‘’Developing & Operating Better LNG Ships’’ during the 2016 GREEN4SEA Conference & Awards. He stated that future and emerging trades, markets, export facilities as well as propulsion technologies call for innovation in LNG carrier ship design. He presented the results of the LNGreen joint development project between DNVGL, Gaslog, GTT and Hyundai Heavy Industries that developed an LNG carrier concept with significantly improved efficiency by more than 8%, within the bounds of today’s technology, ready to be ordered and built.

Stamatis Fradelos, ABS gave a presentation on ‘’EU MRV Future Challenges’’ during the 2016 GREEN4SEA Conference & Awards. He said that there are various factors that can lead to inaccuracies in fuel measurement and subsequently in emissions reporting inconsistency.

Dimitrios V. Lyridis, NTUA analyzed the issue of ‘’Ships and Ports Electrification’’ during the 2016 GREEN4SEA Conference & Awards. He said that both EU and IMO policy in maritime transportation aim at more efficient use of resources, i.e. the development and/or exploitation of energy sources in a way that the environmental impact is minimized or completely eliminated. .

Sotiris Raptis, Transport & Environment, presented the ‘’EU & IMO post-MRV developments’’ during the 2016 GREEN4SEA Conference & Awards. He said that although shipping has escaped an explicit reference, the Paris Agreement creates a whole new political environment for the sector. All countries will contribute to an ambitious long-term goal to pursue efforts to limit a temperature increase well below 2°C. The scale of the discrepancy between targets commensurate with global climate change objectives and the industry’s projected emissions scenarios is so large, that shipping urgently requires a CO2 target.

Anastasia Kouvertari, Hellenic Lloyd’s S.A gave a presentation on ‘’Understanding MRV’’ during the 2016 GREEN4SEA Conference & Awards. She addressed the main axes of the EU Regulation as well as the areas that remain to be clarified. She discussed both the monitoring and the verification aspect within a pragmatic and practical context that builds upon existing understanding of the shipping industry in the lowest administrative way possible.

Konstantinos Kanellakis, Schneider Electric gave a presentation on ‘’Smart panels and energy audits: Optimize the electrical consumption of a vessel’’ during the 2016 GREEN4SEA Conference Awards, in which he covered the energy savings potential for a vessel’s electrical consumption. He referred to the technological tools available today to monitor, analyse data and create reports to help with decision-making on energy efficiency actions.

Serafeim Katsikas, LAROS explained “The key role of Information Intelligence towards Greener Vessels Operation’’ during the 2016 GREEN4SEA Conference & Awards. He referred to the Green Vessel Operation which is a concept that includes the implementation of more environmental friendly technologies and the optimization of the vessel efficiency, maintenance and operation.

Zois Dagkaris, EURONAV Ship Management (Hellas) presented ‘’Energy Efficiency Initiatives’’ during the 2016 GREEN4SEA Conference & Awards. He stated that fuel efficiency is important to save cost, improve company’s position on the charter market and benefit the environment. Regulation and bunker prices have been always key drivers for energy efficiency.

Craig Patrick, Wartsila Environmental services gave a presentation on ‘’Ballast Retrofit: the Engineering Challenge’’ during the 2016 GREEN4SEA Conference & Awards With the market maturing quickly, operational support and operational costs will quickly become a key element of the ballast technology market.

Alec Kyrle-Pope, Thomas Miller (Hellas) referred to the ‘’Ballast Water Management Convention – The P&I dimension’’,during the 2016 GREEN4SEA Conference & Awards. He provided an overview of recent developments, both IMO and US and an analysis of current regulatory gaps. He discussed the possible scope for third party liabilities and coverage issues to arise.