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ICS and ECSA have jointly issued a guide to give assistance to ship owners, operators and crew to prepare for the changes in fuel characteristics and compliance with the new sulphur limits for ships fuel used in in Sulphur Emission Control Areas (SECA) as of January 1, 2015.  Furthermore, they have recently issued a paper to give an overview of the 'fuel changeover' issues and challenges as they affect ECA- SOx compliance. This overview of the key technical and operational aspects faced by ships when undertaking fuel changeover on entering an ECA-SOx is intended to provide competent authorities with an insight into the particular issues and challenges of that process when assessing compliance with the EU Sulphur Directive 2012/33/EC There are a number of technical and operational issues related to the use of these LSDFO type fuels in marine systems, however in terms of the changeover process itself and the demonstration of compliance the following would be identified as themajor issues: Flushing through of the fuel oil service system High fuel temperature changes  HSRFO pick up from dead end pockets Cleaning action mobilising deposits  Flushing time   Managing the changeover transition  Maine diesel engine fuel oil injection systems generally use ram type pumps to provide the injection pressures required. ...

Haldor Topsøe A/S has won the Danish Engineering Product Award 2014 for its new ECO-Jet solution. The product is a newly developed catalytic process capable of reducing emission of harmful substances such as soot, hydrocarbons and heavy metals from ships powered by bunker fuel, also known as fuel oil. The prestigious award, presented annually by the Danish technical journal Engineering Weekly (in Danish Ingeniøren), honors technological products with significant news value based on substantial technical expertise. Engineering Weekly has awarded the prize for the past 15 years announcing five winners in different categories and a main award, which is presented to Topsoe in 2014. “When they put out to sea, large ships using bunker fuel emit harmful black smoke, and this smoke represents a major source of air pollution locally and globally. With Topsoe’s new process, we have an operational technology in place that is able to reduce emissions of soot and heavy metals. The process has interesting, environmental perspectives and, for Topsoe, promising commercial perspectives as well,” Professor Lene Lange, chairperson of the Engineering Weekly awards committee, said at the award ceremony. Cleans bunker fuel of flue gases Topsoe’s new catalytic process, called ECO-Jet, was developed over a number ...

The international shipping industry is firmly committed to playing its part in reducing emissions of CO2 and other Green House Gases. ICS has issued a special brochure to coincide with the UNFCCC Climate Change Conference in Lima (COP 20) which started on December 1st in Lima, explaining the issues involved and the progress being made by the industry and its global regulator - the IMO - to reduce ships’ CO2 emissions. ICS emphasises that any decision on whether to develop a Market Based Measure for shipping that might be linked to the Green Climate Fund (GCF), should be a matter for International Maritime Organization (IMO) member states. ICS says that IMO will be best placed to develop an approach that can reconcile the UNFCCC principle of ‘Common But Differentiated Responsibility (CBDR)’ – whereby developing countries are treated differently – with the need for all ships, regardless of flag, to be treated in a uniform manner. ICS emphasises that shipping is a global industry requiring rules on CO2 to be applied on a global basis to all ships. Apart from preventing market distortion in this totally globalised sector, this is necessary to avoid ‘carbon leakage’ since only about 35% of the world fleet ...

IMO’s Edmund Hughes and Astrid Dispert are in Lima, Peru, to highlight IMO-adopted measures on energy efficiency for international shipping at the UN Climate Change Conference COP20​ (1-12 December). On Monday (1 December), IMO is participating in a joint International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)/IMO side event on “International aviation and maritime transport: Addressing emissions from international bunker fuels” and will present the Third IMO Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Study 2014, which provides emissions estimates for international shipping for the period 2007–2012 and projections to 2050. IMO will also provide a statement to the 41st session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 41) under Agenda item 10(d)”Emissions from fuel used for international aviation and maritime transport”. Source: IMOIn the onset, I was explicit with you propecia before and after has changed my life. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is incredible to sit.

The shipping industry is fully committed to total compliance with the 0.1% sulphur in fuel requirements, in Emission Control Areas, from January 2015.  And there is no reason to suggest that there will not be full compliance, says the industry’s global trade association, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).  “But there is nevertheless concern amongst those owners who know that they themselves will comply but who may worry about their competitors” said ICS Director of Policy & External Relations, Simon Bennett, speaking today at the Mediterranean Bunker Fuel Conference (organised by Platts in Barcelona).  Mr Bennett remarked “The shipping industry will be investing billions of dollars in order to ensure compliance with this major regulatory change.  It therefore seems only fair that governments should implement the rules in a uniform manner as we enter a brave new world in which fuel costs, for some ships, will increase overnight by around 50%”.  Mr Bennett suggested that, unlike some of the national authorities in Europe, the United States had made its approach to enforcement relatively clear.   “The real crime in the U.S. is to be caught providing false information to the Federal authorities” said Mr Bennett.  “This is a criminal offence, attracting ...

The Permanent Representatives Committee confirmed an agreement with the European Parliament on new EU-wide rules for monitoring, reporting and verification of CO2 emissions from ships. The agreement was reached in an informal trilogue on 18 November. International maritime shipping is the only means of transportation not included in the EU's commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Monitoring of CO2 emissions from ships is the first step of a staged approach to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in this sector as well. The new regulation will improve information about CO2 emissions relating to the consumption of fuels, transport work and energy efficiency of ships, which make it possible to analyse emission trends and assess ships' performances. Gian Luca Galletti, Italian Minister for the Environment: "The agreement reached between the Parliament and the Council has a great political value as well as technical: with the new regulation establishing a mechanism for monitoring, reporting and verification of maritime emissions, Europe immediately gives a follow-up with a concrete decision to the commitments of the Climate-Energy Framework 2030. This agreement enables us to play an influential role in the negotiations within the International Maritime Organisation, with a view to finding ambitious solutions that combine environment protection ...

Juncker and Timmermans are currently on the look-out for EU legislation to be slimmed down or axed and the Clean Air Package may be one of these pieces of legislation. This is done in an effort to respond to popular demand for a leaner European bureaucracy. This, however, is a seriously misguided way to answer such demands, according to Bellona. “The need for this kind of legislation was just highlighted in the ruling of the European Court of Justice last week, requiring the UK to clean up its illegal levels of air pollution as soon as possible. These kinds of rulings enable Europeans to take action when governments do not. Cutting the environmental protection laws they are based on will certainly not serve the environment” says Helseth. In order to prevent the withdrawal, Bellona together with a number of other member organisations of the European Environmental Bureau, submitted a joint letter addressed to the European Commission. The letter underlines the Clean Air Package as necessary in addressing the environmental and public health crisis of today. Many EU Member States are still failing to meet agreed EU air quality limits and guidelines from the World Health Organisation. 400 000 Europeans die ...

On November 13, NYK welcomed about 60 environmental supervisors from 47 NYK Group companies to the group’s annual Environmental Management Conference in Tokyo. NYK holds this conference with NYK Group companies to share information on environmental practices and strengthen environmental management within the group. At this eighth conference, the three companies below were commended for their efforts to achieve the NYK management vision of “a best balance between economic progress and environmental protection,” and each of the companies was asked to give a presentation on its activities. NYK Business Systems Co. Ltd. A reduction in power consumption through the installation of a new energy-efficient printer. Yusen Real Estate Corporation A review and cut of contracted power at the NYK headquarters building by reducing the power consumption of business systems. Nippon Nozzle Seiki Co. Ltd. Introduction of a business improvement system that quantitatively examines cost savings so that not only qualitative merits and concerns are considered.   In addition, guests in charge of environmental management promotions, CSR, and social contributions at the NEC Corporation were invited to give a presentation about the environmental initiatives at its group companies, including the company’s Paddy Making Project through which rice paddies have been successfully ...

Shore power connection, an at berth solution favoured by the navy, is set to play a major role in shaping the future energy requirements of the commercial shipping industry due to future mandatory requirements within Europe and tightening global environmental and emissions regulation. By 2025 it will be mandatory for European ports to implement shore connection systems. In the lead up to this defining European deadline, will the ships circumnavigating European waters be ready to plug in and reap the benefits?  Shore power connection is a practice more commonly known to many within the maritime industry as ‘cold ironing’, alternative marine power (AMP) or onshore power supply (OPS). It is a practice whereby shore side electrical power is provided to ocean-going vessels when a ship is at berth in a port, in order to power core processes and allowing them to shut down auxiliary diesel engines and/or generators when docked.  Therefore, when a ship ‘plugs in’ to the shore power supply, the auxiliary engines and/or generators can be switched off, thus eliminating the negative side-effects of auxiliary engine combustion.    However, shore power connections not only protect ship operators from regulatory non-compliance at the ports, this technology solution can generate ...