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ONI World Threat to Shipping Report for 14 March 15 April 2015

  Safety around Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is a hot topic, now that LNG is more and more becoming the fuel of the future. The results of a recent LNG emergency and incident response study are a big step forward in LNG safety in Europe. The Rhine Port Group hands over the first edition of this study to Mr. Specht, 1st Major of the City of Mannheim and dedicated chief of the fire department. The Rhine Port Group consists of the Port of Rotterdam, the Port of Antwerp, the Port of Mannheim, the Port of Strasbourg and the Port of Switzerland. The document informs emergency response organisations how to prepare themselves to manage credible LNG incidents on inland navigation along the Rhine-Main-Danube corridor. The target group of the study is emergency responders in the inland waterway transport (IWT) sector, consisting of emergency response organisations such as fire brigades and port authorities. This study was executed under the EU-funded project ‘LNG Masterplan for Rhine-Main-Danube’. The document consists of two main parts: the desk study of existing technology and state of readiness in the Rhine Ports and guidelines for LNG incident preparedness education and training. Mr. Specht is very satisfied with the ...

  WW Group has issued its  sustainability report for 2014 illustrating improvements on environmental footprint, further increased employee safety, further intensified work on compliance and positively influenced community. Tomas Wilhelmsen, Group CEO, states : ‘’for 2015 the WW group will continue to be at the very forefront of sustainability in our industry. Notable targets for 2015 are new and greener vessels in the fleet, continuous focus on safety and compliance, and being a great place to work. Through these focus areas we will continue to aim for our vision – The shaper of the maritime industry.” The infographic below shows the WW group's 2014 sustainability highlights:   You may read WW Group’s sustainability report by clicking at image below:     Source and Image Credit: WW GroupIn the outbreak, I was forthright with you propecia before and after has changed my being. It has become much more fun, and now I have to run. Just as it is fabulous to sit.

  The Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI), has identified that since 2012, industry progress has been driven by greater demand throughout shipping supply chains for transparency as well accelerating investments in alternatives to bunker fuel. The combined effect of greater commercial and public scrutiny of shipping and sustainability-focused legislation has also led to increasing pressure for regulations to be enforced more strictly. The ‘Changing Context’ report was developed in partnership with Forum for the Future through its Futures Centre digital platform to report on the seven global trends highlighted in the SSI’s Case for Action in early 2012. In response to this, the SSI has since developed its Vision 2040 as well as a practical, action-orientated Roadmap, to address the issues identified. Three years on, the report revisits the trends to monitor how and where progress has been made. Changes that were identified as moving most rapidly included the following: Higher expectations and increased scrutiny enabled by today’s highly networked, digital age have pushed investors, shipping customers and in turn, ports and charterers to push for transparency in ship performance. This has partially resulted in the development in incentives for the adoption of energy efficient technology (e.g. ship ratings schemes) and ...

  The NGO Shipbreaking Platform published a briefing paper titled “What a difference a flag makes – Why ship owners’ responsibility to ensure sustainable ship recycling needs to go beyond flag state jurisdiction”. The briefing paper raises concerns regarding new legislation meant to regulate ship recycling practices, in particular the European Union Ship Recycling Regulation and the International Maritime Organisation’s Hong Kong Convention, and argues that legislation mainly based on flag state jurisdiction will neither be able to solve the problems of substandard shipbreaking nor enforce the polluter pays principle on ship owners. The analysis of the link between flags of convenience (FOCs), in particular “end-of-life flags” and substandard shipbreaking practices, shows that FOCs are likely to undermine the implementation of the polluter pays principle by making it easy for ship owners to circumvent legislation by flagging-out to a non-party or a non-compliant flag. In conclusion, the briefing paper asserts that solutions urgently needed to ensure sustainable ship recycling must go beyond flag state jurisdiction in order to close the loopholes created by the FOC system. Currently, most ship owners circumvent existing legislation meant to protect in particular developing countries from hazardous wastes present within the structure of end-of-life vessels, ...

  The NGO Shipbreaking Platform published it's fifth South Asia Quarterly Update, a briefing paper in which it informs about the shipbreaking industry in Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. Providing an overview of vessels broken on the beaches of South Asia, accidents, recent on-the-ground, legislative and political developments including Platform's activities in South Asia the Platform aims to inform the public about the negative impacts of substandard shipbreaking practices as well as positive steps aimed at the realisation of environmental justice and the protection of workers’ rights. In this fifth edition of the update the Shipbreaking Platform informs amongst others about recent cases of workers killed or injured in shipbreaking yards. Muhammed Selim, married and a father of three, died in November last year from injuries he sustained in July 2013 while working in a Chittagong yard. Prasant Dakua, 27 years old, was killed while working on a beached vessel in Alang, India, which had formerly been owned by a German company. Nezamuddin, 35, was permanently disabled eight years ago when a wire that was used to pull parts of a broken ship onto a beach in Bangladesh, broke and slashed his back. Arif, 27, suffocated to death in April of last year as he ...

  New ships built in 2013 were on average 10% less fuel efficient than those built in 1990, according to a new study commissioned by Seas At Risk and Transport and Environment. The study shows that container ships built 30 years ago already, on average, beat the so-called ‘Energy Efficiency Design Index’ standard that the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has set for new ships built in 2020. The standard is up for review next month. This first ever study of the historical development of the design efficiency of new ships, commissioned by Seas At Risk and Transport & Environment, finds that bulk carriers, tankers, and container ships built in 2013 were on average 12, 8 and 8% less fuel efficient than those built in 1990, a quarter of a century ago. The findings contradict claims that shipping has been constantly improving its environmental performance. They also demonstrate that market forces by themselves don’t result in more fuel efficient ships being built. Oil prices in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the time when new ships were historically most fuel efficient, were around a quarter of the levels seen in the 2008-2013 period (ca $25 vs $100 per barrel, in today’s ...

FMC staff issues report on Detention, Demurrage, and Free Time

  The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has released its draft report, entitled as 'Heavy-Duty Technology and Fuels Assessment: Overview' to provide an overview and status update on the heavy duty technology, including marine vessels, and fuels available, including low sulphur diesel and LNG.  Ocean-Going Vessel Efficiency Improvements There are numerous technologies and efficiency improvements available that can reduce emissions from ocean-going vessels (OGV). These include systems for recycling heat energy, advanced designs for hull, propellers and rudders, optimization of the draft and speed for a given route and arrival time, and monitoring the fouling of hulls and propellers. Engine technologies are also an essential factor for achieving the potential benefits, and could include electronic controls that improve fuel efficiency, LNG engines, or diesel engines with SCR after-treatment. Collaborative efforts are underway to better understand the opportunities these technologies could potentially provide. The two major OGV engine manufacturers, MAN Diesel & Turbo and Wärtsilä, have worked together since 2002 to develop new technologies for marine engines that will increase engine efficiency and reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions, reduce gaseous and particulate matter emissions, and increase engine reliability. This work was expected to reach completion by 2015. Another effort, the ...

CE Delft has prepared report for NABU which provides an economic and ecological assessment of scrubbers.  CE Delft has analysed the economic and ecological aspects of using scrubbers as a means for ships to meet the SECA fuel sulphur requirements. The study was launched in Hamburg on 13 March during a seminar organised by the German NABU (Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union), which commissioned the study. The study focuses on the current and future market, the ecological impact of increased use of scrubbers in coastal areas and the business case for ship-owners Scrubber types Four different scrubber types are available today: 1. Seawater scrubbers (open loop) utilize untreated seawater, using the natural alkalinity of the seawater to neutralize the sulphur from exhaust gases. The negative characteristic of an open loop system is its greater energy consumption compared to a close loop system, but there is no need for chemical additives like caustic soda in a closed loop system. 2. Freshwater scrubbers (closed loop) are not dependent on the type of the water the vessel is operating in, because the exhaust gases are neutralized with caustic soda, which is added to freshwater in a closed system. Circulating water is processed after ...