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PwC Greece has announced the establishment of a new Maritime Sustainability Centre to assist ship owners with CO2 emissions monitoring of their fleet. PwC Greece has introduced a new team of specialists focusing on sustainable business in the shipping sector, the Maritime Sustainability Centre, led by  Ms. Helena Athoussaki. Working within PwC’s Shipping Advisory Group, the Maritime Sustainability Centre will offer services for shipping companies to enhance the performance monitoring of their fleet, and compliance with the new EU legal requirements on monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of CO2 emissions from maritime activities. The new EU Regulation entered into force on 1 July 2015, aiming to establish an EU-wide system for monitoring, reporting and verifying (MRV) emissions from large ships using EU ports, is the first step towards regulating CO2 emissions reduction from the maritime sector. “Looking ahead and expecting the understanding and preparation phases that will lead up to the first reporting cycle of the MRV system for the maritime sector (January 2018), our firm has set up a dedicated team of specialists to support shipping companies before and after the MRV implementation. We are excited to welcome Helena Athoussaki and the rest of the team, to lead this initiative”, ...

A special correspondence group led by Interferry has been formed to recommend Ro-Pax MRV solution

DFDS Seaways, Euronav Ship Management, NEDA Maritime Agency, Seaspan Ship Management and Synergy Maritime, have appointed Verifavia Shipping to perform pre-verification gap analysis and assess their organisations for MRV readiness.

 DNV GL has issued article to provide an overview of how MRV will affect the maritime industry and what shipping companies need to do to achieve compliance. The regulation in a nutshellThe European Commission (EC) is bringing emissions from shipping into its 2009 climate and energy package. MRV is designed to progressively integrate maritime emissions into the EU’s policy for reducing domestic greenhouse gas emissions (EU regulation 2015/757). MRV requires ship owners and operators to annually monitor, report and verify CO2 emissions for vessels equal to or larger than 5,000 GT and which call at any EU port. The results will be published on a regular basis. Entered into force on 1 July 2015, the regulation will become fully effective on 1 January 2018.Shipping companies will need to prepare a monitoring plan by 31 August 2017 at the latest for each of their ships that falls under the jurisdiction of the regulation. They will have to monitor and report the verified amount of CO2 emitted by their vessels on voyages to, from and between EU ports and will also be required to provide information on energy efficiency parameters (see below). Data collection will start on a per-voyage basis from 1 January ...

EU Member States show their trust in IMO's ability to deliver important results in the regulation regarding the greenhouse emissions from international shipping. “The EU Council’s decision to entrust the IMO with the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from international shipping is a vote of confidence in the international organisation’s ability to deliver” claimed Patrick Verhoeven, ECSA Secretary General following the adoption of the EU Member States’ negotiating position at the UNFCCC in Paris (COP 21).Commenting on the progress made, Mr Verhoeven said that“the IMO has already delivered important results and is making great efforts, which should, in our opinion, be encouraged, not undermined. Its work guarantees both global coverage and a level playing field, without which, efforts to reduce GHG emissions from ships would be counterproductive. Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI and the adoption of the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) make international shipping the only industrial sector already covered by mandatory and binding global measures”.Benoît Loicq, ECSA Maritime Safety and Environment Director added:“The Member States’ position adopted last Friday also ties in with the official EU approach with regard to the reduction of CO2 from international shipping”.The EU has indeed made headway in contributing to the international process ...

 The University College of London (UCL) Energy Institute was commissioned by the Royal Belgian Shipowners Association (RBSA) to provide further insights into CO2 emissions, specifically the Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator (EEOI) and recent policy events, such as the EU MRV policy, through examining individual ship’s as well as fleets’ data over a 5 to 6 years timespan.The work carried out provided the association with an evidence-based opinion on the merits of different operational energy efficiency indices and preparing members for foreseeable future changes in the industry. The work also discusses the challenges for policymakers in implementing MRV given the uncertainty in the data and measures to sanitize the data for analysis.The Energy Efficiency Operational Indicator (EEOI) was developed by the IMO in order to allow ships to monitor the carbon emissions of their shipping activities. The EEOI is the total carbon emissions in a given time period per unit of revenue tonne-miles. Variations in the index are mainly caused by three factors: the technical efficiency of the ship, the amount of cargo transported per unit of time, and variations in speed. However, as the EEOI is an aggregate number, it is difficult to identify the influence of these factors.The study ...

  The controversial EU Regulation on the monitoring, reporting and verification of Carbon Dioxide emissions from maritime transport came into force on 1 July 2015. To ensure uniform implementation of the regulation, the Commission has established two Subgroups that will look at the monitoring, verification and accreditation processes. The first meeting of the two subgroups, chaired by the European Commission and composed by experts coming from different backgrounds including industry, consultants, academia and Member States, held their inaugural meeting in Brussels on 7th and 8th July.  The MRV verification and accreditation subgroup held lively and productive discussions, with industry representatives, including the UK Chamber, raising a number of substantial issues with respect to the concept papers presented. In particular, the subgroup considered development of specific rules for the competencies of the verifiers, the assessment of the conformity of the monitoring plan and annual emission report by the verifier and methods of accreditation of verifiers. Unfortunately, it is now more evident that the verification process of the monitoring plan and annual emission reports - based on the Aviation EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) - will be a very costly task for the industry.  On the other hand, the monitoring subgroup dealt with more ...

  The Japan P&I Club has published an article on its website to provide a summary of the latest developments regarding the Implementation Requirements for the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of CO2 emissions from vessels (EU MRV). The new EU Regulation 2015/757 came into force on 1 July 2015. The Regulation follows the European Parliament’s Resolution of 5th February 2014, which called upon the Commission and Member States to set a binding target of reducing domestic greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40% compared with levels observed in 1990. Maritime transport has an impact on the global climate and on air quality, as a result of carbon dioxide and other emissions.  CO2 emissions from international shipping, related to the European Union alone, increased by 48% between 1990 and 2007.  However, as yet international maritime shipping remains the only means of transportation which has not been included in Community proposals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In light of the developing scientific understanding of the impact of maritime transport on the global climate, it has been decided that this should be assessed regularly and that the European Commission should consider implementing policies and measures to reduce both CO2 emissions and other kinds ...

  Verifavia unveiled its dedicated shipping service to coincide with the coming into force of the European Commission's (EC) Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) rules to collect emissions data. MRV Regulation 2015/757, which comes into force today, is a first step towards cutting CO2 emissions from maritime transport, requires operators of ships exceeding 5,000 GT to monitor and report their carbon emissions on all voyages to, from and between EU ports from 2018. Verifavia has a long experience of working in the aviation and other transport sectors to provide emissions verification information and services, working as a trusted partner with customers to support them in achieving compliance with an independent service grounded in accuracy, integrity and expertise. As part of the Regulation, a valid document of compliance issued by an independent verifier must be carried on board vessels which have performed shipping activities falling under the shipping MRV Regulation during the previous year when visiting EU ports, and might be subject to inspection by Member States' authorities. Julien Dufour, CEO, of Verifavia, commented: "At Verifavia, we understand that MRV is new to the shipping industry, and that, like any new regulations, ship owners, operators and managers require support to help ...

  The 4th plenary meeting of the European Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF) was held at the Committee of the Regions in Brussels on 16 June. The proposal to extend the mandate of the ESSF and its related subgroups for another two and a half years was endorsed. Two new sub-groups were also set up to assist in the implementation of the Monitoring Reporting and Verification Regulation. The value of EMSA as technical advisor to the subgroups was widely recognised, as was the support given in the implementation of the revised Sulphur Directive through THETIS-S and the guidelines for sulphur inspectors. Also appreciated were the submissions to IMO in the areas of scrubber technology and the use of LNG as a fuel. EMSA presented to the plenary its work within the framework of the ESSF and laid out the future planned actions (PRF guidelines, emission inventories, development of EU MRV). Source and Image Credit: EMSA  In the beginning, I was open with you propecia before and after has changed my existence. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is incredible to sit.