Tag: reducing shipping emissions

Alfa Laval has announced an order to supply Alfa Laval PureSOx exhaust gas cleaning systems to Finnlines Plc. The order is booked in the Marine & Offshore Systems segment and delivery is scheduled for 2014. Due to a confidentiality agreement Alfa Laval is unable to disclose the value of the order. The order includes four Alfa Laval PureSOX exhaust gas cleaning systems; it is hybrid prepared open-loop systems for four vessels to be retrofitted during end of 2014 / beginning of 2015. "This order for our scrubber technology confirms that it is an attractive and proven solution for the reduction of sulphur oxides, be it for retrofits or for installation aboard new vessels," says Lars Renström, President and CEO of the Alfa Laval Group. IMO's convention for the reduction of sulphur oxides (SOX) will affect all vessels, both new and existing. The convention demands that sulphur emission levels in certain Emission Control Areas (ECAs) shall be cut to 0.1 percent from the year 2015 and that the global emission level must not exceed 0.5 percent from the year 2020. To reach these levels ship owners can either use more expensive low-sulphur fuel or, on vessels where it is suitable, continue ...

The ICCT has showed interest in improving our ability to assess ships' carbon footprint. Therefore, ITCC teamed up with researchers at the University of College London on a novel way around those limitations using the Satellite Automatic Identification System (S-AIS). S-AIS is a tracking system used to identify and locate vessels. The IMO International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, passed in the aftermath of the sinking of the Titanic, now requires that every ship larger than 300 gross tons be equipped with an S-AIS transponder that transmits ship identification, speed, and location every few seconds. This almost continuous stream of data enables researchers to calculate ship speed and therefore CO2 emissions with greater resolution and confidence. The data also offer an improved picture of shipping routes across the globe. The initial results of this research indicate that ship speeds are substantially lower than previously thought and that in-use ship efficiency varied greatly even within individual ship types. Ship movement in August 2011, as recorded by the Satellite Automatic Identification System (S-AIS). The velocity of the dots in the video reflects ship speed. The onboard S-AIS transponder electronically transmitted ship information, location, and speed to satellite, which monitors and tracks ship locations ...

The UK has opened consultation on the draft Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) and Motor Fuel (Composition and Content) Regulations 2014 implementing EU Directive 2012/33/EU on the sulpur content of marine fuel. This consultation seeks the views of industry on the Governments proposals for implementing the Directive . The purpose of the Directive is to take account of changes to the regime governing the sulphur content of marine fuels internationally. The Directive amends a previous measure (Directive 1999/32/EC, as amended) to align it with the revised Annex VI (Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships) of the International Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution (MARPOL) adopted in 2008. The revised Annex VI introduces stricter limits than those found in the existing European regime and in order to ensure coherence with international law, development of the 2012 Directive was necessary. Objectives of the proposed Policy The objective is to reduce the emissions of sulphur that result from the combustion of certain fuels, the intended effect of which is to improve air quality. This will be achieved by imposing limits on the sulphur content of such fuels or permitting alternative technology that delivers at least the same reduction in emissions. This will ensure that emissions from UK ships, and ships in UK ...

In honor of Earth Day and the importance of year-round environmental awareness, Carnival Corporation & plc, the world's largest cruise company, today announced it will meet its goal to reduce its rate of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipboard operations by 20 percent. This goal was established by the company as part of Carnival's ongoing efforts to reduce environmental impact from its operations. To meet this goal, Carnival and its 10 brand lines around the world have developed, and continue to develop, aggressive energy reduction and conservation initiatives, many of which exceed current laws and regulations. "Carnival has made the amount of GHG emissions released an indicator of our environmental improvement, and we are focused every day on finding innovative ways to cut down on these emissions," said Jim Van Langen, vice president of management systems for Carnival Corporation.  "Announcing that Carnival is well on its way to meeting this goal is a great way to celebrate Earth Day and all that it stands for.  In fact, Carnival has already reduced its emissions by more than 19 percent since 2005 and we are likely to exceed our goal of 20 percent by 2015.  This speaks to our commitment to constantly look for ways to raise ...

The 3rd Annual GREEN4SEA Forum, a PRO BONO event, successfully concluded on Wednesday 9th of April 2014 in Eugenides Foundation Athens. A unique panel of 22 global experts debated a wide range of issues, covering regulatory update and latest developments in the marine environment regarding air emissions and energy efficiency, green shipping, ballast water management and the use of LNG as a marine fuel. The event has been well attended by over 520 delegates at the venue representing more than 260 companies/organisations. The event organized by SQE Marine Group and sponsored by ABS, Bureau Veritas, Capital Shipmanagement, DNV GL, Dorian LPG, ERMA FIRST ESK Engineering, IHMA, JLMD Ecologic Group, Kyklades Maritime Corporation, Lloyd's Register, OceanKing SA, Propulsion Dynamics, SEAMAR Management SA, SQE MARINE & SQE ACADEMY, TRANSMAR Shipping. Also the event supported by EENMA, Green Award, IFSMA, INTERTANKO, MARTECMA, NAMEPA and WISTA. During his welcome address Mr. Apostolos Belokas, as the Forum chairman outlined the objectives of this PRO BONO event, including enhancing Maritime Environmental Awareness and promoting Best Practices for a greener industry. Presentations were given in four sessions as follows: Session 1 : Air Emissions & Energy Efficiency Stamatis Fradelos, ABS, covered latest environmental regulatory developments Panos Zachariadis, Atlantic Bulk Carriers, gave a presentation on ...

The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), which starts on 31 March, will seek to make progress on the development of a global system of monitoring and reporting of CO2 emissions from ships.  This is supported by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) which has made a detailed submission on the issue to the MEPC meeting on behalf of its member national shipowners' associations. In Ålesund, Norway, at a seminar organised by ICS for senior officials of maritime administrations, ICS explained that it supports a global system, provided that the mechanism is simple to administer, is primarily based on fuel consumption and that the system itself will not be used for the development of a full blown Market Based Measure. ICS supports the 'three phase' approach to the development of a global system proposed by the United States. ICS Director External Relations, Simon Bennett said: "ICS believes that the question of whether IMO should eventually develop a mandatory system of energy indexing for existing ships - to which ICS is currently opposed - should be left open until after a mandatory CO2 emissions reporting system has been established, trialed, and the results evaluated." He added: "The priority of ICS is ...

The European Commission issued a proposal last June for a Monitoring, Reporting and Verification Regulation of CO2 emissions from ships calling at EU ports, which lays the foundation for a global measure to reduce CO2 emissions from international shipping. It required ships above 5000 gross tons (GT) to monitor and report the verified amount of CO2 emitted on voyages to, from and between EU ports. Ships were also required to provide certain other information, such as data to determine their energy efficiency. In late January, the European Parliament adopted the draft report of the rapporteur MEP Theodoros Skylakakis, as amended after a debate in the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) Committee. According to this report, the scope of the regulation should be extended to also cover smaller ships and more types of emissions. Whereas the initial Commission proposal only made reference to ships above 5000 GT, the text adopted by the ENVI Committee foresees that smaller ships of 400 GT or above should also be included in the Regulation. Moreover, the text extends the scope of the proposed Regulation by including Nitrogen Oxyde (NOx) emissions. "We appeal to the legislators' reason" said Patrick Verhoeven, ECSA Secretary General. "Let ...

The Port of Rotterdam has issued a press release to announce that both Port of Antwerp and Port of Rotterdam want stricter emissions standards to enter into force from January 1st, 2016. The two ports want to see stricter nitrogen oxides emission standards for new built vessels on the North Sea and English Channel. The two largest ports in Europe do not support a proposal to postpone this already agreed upon regulation by five years. At the beginning of April, the environment committee of the IMO will discuss this proposal. Ships' engines which comply with the new standards emit 80% less nitrogen oxides than the current built vessels. Reducing the emissions from shipping to improve air quality is in line with the sustainability policy of the two port authorities. Port of Rotterdam website www.portofrotterdam.com Port of Antwerp website www.portofantwerp.com/en  In the start, I was straightforward 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.

"Shipowners' hopes for decisive action with regard to LNG refueling points have been shattered" said Patrick Verhoeven, ECSA Secretary General. "While the 2015 deadline for the compliance with the requirements of the EU Sulphur Directive is fast approaching and with time running out, it was our hope that the EU would break the LNG chicken and egg dilemma by deciding that major European ports will need to have LNG refueling points in place by latest 2020 so as to coincide with the 0.5% limit in sulphur content of bunker fuels in EU waters" he added. Member States, the European Commission and the European Parliament have agreed in the context of informal negotiations (trialogue) on a text that would considerably weaken the initial Commission proposal for a Directive on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure in Europe. According to the agreement, Member States will have to ensure that "a sufficient number" of big European ports have developed LNG refueling infrastructure for maritime transport by 2025. The EU Sulphur Directive adopted in 2012 aims at the reduction of sulphur emissions from maritime transport in the SECAs (Sulphur Emission Control Areas - Baltic Sea, North Sea and the English Channel) by rendering the ...

On January 31, 2014, the EU Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety,  issued report on the proposal for the regulation on the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification(MRV) of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013.   This Regulation provides an opportunity for a European wide approach for MRV of both GHGs and air pollutant emissions from the maritime sector. Such an approach will permit Europe to develop emission reduction policies for the maritime sector in the near future consistent with the overall climate, air pollution and human health protection policies. There is therefore the need to broaden the scope by including the MRV of NOx emissions additionally to those of the CO2. Both CO2 and NOxmaritime emissions are increasing significantly, causing important climate forcing. Similarly to the MMR Regulation EU No 525/2013 concerning the aviation sector, an assessment of the environmental impacts of maritime transport on the global climate is proposed by amending the MMR Regulation. The Commission, based on this assessment, should address the environmental impact of maritime emissions such as PM, BC and CH4, as well as other activities that lead to emissions of air pollutants and GHGs, i.e. use of refrigerants by fishing ...