Tag: GREEN4SEA

Stamatis Fradelos, ABS, provides an overview of latest green shipping developments including the BWM Convention, the unsettled implementation scheme and the USCG requirements, the establishment of the North Sea area (including the English Channel) and the Baltic Sea area as new NOx ECAs and the IMO decision on the applicability of global sulphur cap 0.5% after 1 January 2020.

Dimitris Dedepsidis, DNV GL, says that BWM is no longer an ad-hoc operation for the future. It is essential for shipping companies to be prepared and competent, both ashore and onboard. Ballast Treatment is passing from theory to reality and shipping industry regretfully does not look ready.

Andrés Gómez, Shanghai BlueSoul, highlights that time matters more than ever, considering that SOx emissions reduction is a reality and the environment will notice the benefits soon. His company was the first of its kind for a scrubber to receive AiP according to the new DNV GL rule set and the first for a Chinese scrubber manufacturer.

Ole-Johan Øby Svendsen refers to Wärtsilä’s portfolio which includes inline and venturi type scrubbers, system configurations including open loop, closed loop and hybrid systems and presents a case study of OPEX, CAPEX and payback time for open loop, closed loop and hybrid as well as some selected reference projects along with the main figures of the reference list.

David Nichol, Thomas Miller P&I (Europe) Ltd provides a brief overview of the UK P&I Club Risk Assessment Scheme and showcases well illustrated examples of good ship board practice and common failures relating to pollution prevention.

Kashif Javaid talks about OceanSaver's BWTS and how electrodialylsis technology is different from conventional electrolysis processes. He also provides a couple of key retrofit lessons in order to ensure smooth project handling.

Kristina Effler, Alfa Laval, notes that there are still challenges ahead concerning the BWM implementation and advised lessons learned from BWTS installations: invest time in the project; identify the needs of your fleet; commit for the long term and; look closely at total cost of ownership.

Considering the forthcoming regulations and the real short pay-back time for newbuilds applications, Marco Dierico, DuPont, says that the marine scrubbers can provide the industry with a mature technology limiting the constraints and the availability uncertainties of sourcing the 0,5% sulphur fuel. Scrubbers will be the bridge to an LNG future fleet in 2030, he argues.

Poul Woodall shares DFDS views on the challenges ahead now that IMO has decided that the 0.5% Global Sulphur Cap will be effective in three years. Among the important issues for consideration will be the quantity, quality and cost of existing fuels in 2020, the logistics, the scrubber uptake and the refinery dilemma.

Sotiris Raptis, ESPO, refers to the sustainable policies of EU ports and says that EcoPorts has become the main environmental initiative of the European port sector to address current environmental challenges. It has provided a system developed by ports for ports, specifically designed to put ESPO’s policies into practice by encouraging the free exchange of experience on environmental issues among its members.