Online freight forwarder iContainers says the maritime industry will be left ‘shaken’ for at least a year following the implementation of the IMO2020 regulation. The new rule, which will come into effect in under seven months, requires sulfur oxide emissions from maritime vessels to be reduced from the current 3.5 percent m/m to 0.5 percent m/m. Because of the costly compliance process, which is estimated to cost between $10 and $15 billion annually, carriers and shipowners are shifting a big...
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How Digitalization Can Help To Meet IMO 2020 Regulations
IMO2020 is getting closer and the currently discussed approaches to meet IMO2020 requirements will generate additional pressure to the industry and thus put many shipping and commodity trading companies in a challenging situation. But how can digitalization help to meet and manage the IMO2020 regulations?
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Digitalization is a core strategic initiative for many companies but rarely explored when the topic IMO2020 is discussed. However, digitalization can help to...
DNV GL And Oshima Shipbuilding Enter Cooperation To Conduct R&D On New Bulk Carrier Designs
Spurred by the IMO strategy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, Oshima Shipbuilding and classification society DNV GL have signed a long-term strategic cooperation to conduct research and development together on new bulk carrier designs. The first design to result from the cooperation, the “Oshima Ultramax 2030” leading to a 50% reduction in EEDI, was launched at the Nor-Shipping trade fair in Oslo.
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“Oshima and DNV GL have already had a close cooperation for many...
Alfa Laval Aalborg Boiler Solutions And Expertise Readying Customers For 2020 Sulphur Cap
As Alfa Laval Aalborg boiler solutions celebrate 100 years in the marine industry, they are also leading the way in today’s era of change. With the 2020 sulphur cap rapidly approaching, Alfa Laval is delivering multi-fuel Aalborg boiler solutions and helping customers prepare existing boiler systems for tomorrow’s fuel scenarios.
A century ago, when the first marine boiler left the Aalborg Shipyard in Aalborg, Denmark, there were no regulations governing fuel content or vessel emissions. Much...
Rivertrace Releases New White Paper On Scrubber Technology And Washwater Monitoring
Ahead of the incoming Global Sulphur Cap restrictions that will impose a ban on all marine fuels with >0.50% sulphur content from January 1, 2020, market-leading developers of smart water quality monitoring technology Rivertrace Limited, have published a technical white paper that focusses on scrubber technology options and washwater monitoring.
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Entitled ‘To Scrub or not to scrub?’, the white paper provides the industry with a need-to-know guide to all options for...
IRClass Hosts Multi-StakeHolder Seminar On IMO Sulphur Limit Compliance And GHG Emissions Strategy
The Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), a leading ship classification society, recently hosted a seminar in which industry stakeholders discussed the impending 2020 IMO fuel sulphur regulation and the initial IMO Strategy on reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships. Held at IRClass’ head office in Mumbai, India, the one-day ‘Fuel 2020 & GHG Emission’ session drew participation from ship owners, ship operators, consultants, marine engine suppliers and bunker suppliers.
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IMO: Full Summary Of MEPC 74 Out Now / Download Sulphur 2020 Guidelines
The full summary of MEPC 74 is here:
- Adoption of amendments to IMO mandatory instruments
- Reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships
- Implementation of the sulphur 2020 limit
- Marine plastic litter action plan
- Ballast water management (BWM) Convention implementation
- Approval of guidance and other matters
- Technical cooperation and capacity building
1. Adoption of amendments
The following MARPOL amendments were adopted.
MARPOL amendments – use of electronic record books
MARPOL Amendments to...
IMO Issues Additional Guidance For Sulphur 2020 Implementation
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved and adopted a comprehensive set of guidance and guidelines to support the consistent implementation of the lower 0.50% limit on sulphur in ships’ fuel oil, which will enter into effect from 1 January 2020. Related draft MARPOL amendments were also approved
The 2020 rule will bring in considerable benefits for the environment and human health. The stricter limit will be applicable globally under IMO’s MARPOL treaty. (In designated...
Gibdock Converts Baleària Ferry To Run On LNG Fuel For Complying Sulphur Cap
Gibraltar’s Gibdock shipyard has completed a major conversion project so that the Baleària ferry Napoles can operate using LNG as fuel. The three-month project – possibly the most complex and demanding ever undertaken by the yard – consolidates Gibdock’s position as one of the leading refit facilities for environmentally-driven work in the Mediterranean.
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The 186m long Napoles, which has capacity for 1,600 passengers and 1,430 lane metres of cargo, is the first of five...
2020 Global Sulphur Cap White Paper Focuses On Innovations And Developments
Chevron Marine Lubricants has released the second in a series of new white papers focusing on innovations and developments impacting the fast-changing shipping industry.
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This latest white paper, entitled ‘The 2020 Global Sulphur Cap and the role of cylinder oil lubricants’ explores the impact of ships burning fuels with differing sulphur contents to heavy sulphur fuel oil cylinder oil use. The paper also offers advice form Chevron Marine...