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GL Exchange Forum – Report on MEPC’s 62nd session

The adoption of EEDI and SEEMP marked the session The subject of Carbon Dioxide dominates the future of many industries today. Whether it be the Shipping, Automotive, Aviation, or Power Generation industries the questions of how to account for, reduce, produce, capture and minimise the impact of Carbon Dioxide generated by that industry is seldom left out of the discussion.So it was Germanischer Lloyd's traditional recap of the latest session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of International Maritime Organization (IMO), focused on the groundbreaking developments at the 62nd session.The 62nd Session was notable for several reasons, the use of a vote to approve the measures rather than by consensus and the establishment of a North American emissions control area for example. However it was the adoption of the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) and the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) that marked the Session as being of historical significance.Adopted as amendments to Annex VI of the MARPOL Regulations these measures, when they enter into effect, will represent the first global mandatory carbon dioxide reductions implemented by any industry.The forum was held on 25 August at GL's Head Office in Hamburg. More than 100 representatives from the maritime ...

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Steps to deal with oil spills and pollution in seas

India is in the process of acceding to important conventions like the Bunker Convention and OPRC The Environment Protection Act, 1986 is an Umbrella Act to combat pollution in India. As India is a party to International Conventions on Environmental protection, specific laws on pollution prevention from ships have been enacted under the relevant provisions in the Merchant Shipping Act. This was stated by the Union Minister of Shipping, Shri G.K. Vasan in a supplementary reply to a question in Lok Sabha.He further informed that India is also a party to the International Conventions on Safety of Life (SOLAS) and marine pollution, international conventions on marine pollution (MARPOL) which are the main safety and pollution related conventions of the IMO.The Minister said that in the last two years the Cabinet has approved accession to three conventions/protocols. Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of WrecksProtocol of 1996 to the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime ClaimsMARPOL 73/78 convention Annex VI-Regulations for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships "We are in the process of acceding to other important conventions like the Bunker Convention and OPRC (Oil Pollution Response Convention) and OPRC-HNS (Oil Pollution response Convention-Hazardous and Noxious Substances) and I ...

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New Guidelines for the Carriage of Bulk Blends of Petroleum Oil and Bio-Fuels

By the West of England P&I Club The West of England P&I Club issues New Guidelines for the Carriage of Bulk Blends of Petroleum Oil and Bio-Fuels as follows:The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee has recently approved the "2011 Guidelines for the Carriage of Blends of Petroleum Oil and Bio-Fuels". The new guidelines, contained in the Annex to MEPC.1/Circ.761, are effective from 1 September 2011, when they will replace the existing interim guidelines.The carriage provisions are based on the volumetric composition of the bio-fuel blend; products containing 75% or more petroleum oil are to be carried in accordance with the requirements of MARPOL Annex I, products containing more than 1% but less than 75% petroleum oil are to be carried in accordance with the requirements of MARPOL Annex II and the conditions detailed in the guidelines. Products containing 1% or less petroleum oil are to be carried under the requirements of MARPOL Annex II.Physical blending of petroleum oil and bio-fuel resulting in a single product must only be carried out whilst the vessel is within port limits. Prior to any such operation it is important that detailed instructions of exactly how such blending is to take place are obtained from ...

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Should the IMO and the ISO review the minimum flash point limit for marine distillate fuels?

The question is what flash point limit represents an acceptable safety risk on board ships The international shipping organisation BIMCO and the shipping giant Maersk have suggested that the time has come to review the regulatory minimum flash point limit for marine fuels, in particular for marine distillates.The International Maritime Organization (IMO) SOLAS regulation requires that fuel used on board ships shall have a flash point of not less than 60C. This is also stated as the minimum flash point limit for marine fuels in ISO 8217, the global fuel standard from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).Flashpoint refers to the lowest temperature at which a fuel can vaporise to form an ignitable mixture in air. Lowering the flash point for marine distillates from 60C to 55C would bring it into line with the limit for inland distillate fuels in Europe and potentially open up a wider supply basis for the marine fuels market.Demand for low sulphur marine gas oil (MGO) has been growing due to European Union (EU) requirements for ships at berth to use fuels with maximum 0.1% sulphur content. Demand for this fuel is expected to surge when the sulphur limit in Emission Control Areas (ECAs) falls ...

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Special Requirements for the use or carriage of oils in the Antarctic Area

Hong Kong Merchant Shipping Information Note The Marine Department of Hong Kong issues Merchant Shipping Note regarding Special Requirements for the use or carriage of oils in the Antarctic Area as follows:This Note advises that a new Chapter 9 to MARPOL Annex I - "Special requirements for the use or carriage of oils in the Antarctic Area" enters into force internationally on 1 August 2011.1. On 26 March 2010, Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization had adopted, by Resolutions MEPC.189(60), a new Chapter 9 -- "Special requirements for the use or carriage of oils in the Antarctic Area" to MARPOL Annex I. The amendment comes into force on 1 August 2011.2. The resolution MEPC.189(60) can be found as attachment to this Note on the webpage of Marine Department ( http://www.mardep.gov.hk ).3. All parties concerned are advised to note the information provided in the document and act accordingly.Source: Hong Kong Marine Department

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