Tag: reducing shipping emissions

Ships constructed on or after January 1, 2016 and entering into the North American or U.S. Caribbean Emission Control Areas (ECA) must comply with the Tier III NOx requirement of MARPOL Annex VI, Chapter 3, Regulation 13.5.1.1.

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Danish Maritime Authority have published an action plan for 2016 with the purpose of strengthening enforcement of regulations on ships' sulphur emissions in both Denmark and the SECA countries.

Report from a study that quantified how much less air pollution is emitted from tanker ships due to the use of low sulfur fuels, shows air pollutants in Prince William Sound reduced by hundreds of tons per year.

DNV GL has issued statutory alert to remind that IMO NOx Tier III requirements will take effect in the North American and US Caribbean Emission Control Areas (ECAs) from January 1st 2016. The new requirements are applicable to all vessels with keel-laying on or after January 1st 2016 with an engine output of ≥130kW. DNV GL highlights that it is important to be aware of how to prove compliance and how the requirements will be enforced.

IRClass ship classification society has issued a ringing endorsement of the COP21 agreement at the United Nations Climate Conference in Paris.

ICS greatly welcomes the ‘Paris Agreement’ which was adopted unanimously on 12 December by 195 nations during UNFCCC

The Paris climate change agreement should not leave out aviation and shipping, two sectors whose emissions are rocketing and, if left unregulated, could account for up to 40% of all global emissions by 2050, said the EP Delegation at COP21

Industrial Nanotech announced the completion of a successful project with their patented Nansulate High Heat temperature control coating (TCC) to insulate and prevent corrosion on the heavy fuel oil system of a container vessel. The coating was documented to reduce the diesel fuel used to heat the HFO system by 30%, reducing the daily diesel fuel use by 360 liters per 24 hours.

ESPO has decided to join the “Think Climate” coalition that has been set up under the umbrella of PIANC and calls for further steps towards increasing efficiency and ports to play an active role in changing the energy landscape