Tag: Global Shippers Forum

Calls for a transparent, harmonized global method for reducing emissions The Global Shippers' Forum has taken special notice of proposals from the European Commission to establish a system to reduce carbon emissions (CO2) from the maritime sector.The European Commission will legislate for a monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) system for large ships (over 5,000 gross tons) from 2018 that use EU ports, irrespective of where the ships are registered.Ship owners will be required to monitor and report the verified amount of CO2 annually emitted by their large ships on voyages to, from and between EU ports. The proposal offers flexibility for ship owners to record and report emissions by focusing on fuel consumption through methods such as using bunker fuel delivery notes or bunker fuel tank monitoring.International maritime emissions make up an estimated 2.7 per cent of global greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions but left unchecked could increase by 150 to 200 per cent between 2007 and 2050.*Chris Welsh, Secretary General, Global Shippers' Forum said:"Achieving global agreement on precisely how to tackle climate change within the maritime sector has been slow paced and fraught with difficulty. There are many competing views; however, shippers are looking for a substantive breakthrough. Shippers are ...