RINA releases new advanced Carbon Intensity Indicator Calculator and Simulator

In response to the IMO’s implementation of the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII), RINA has launched a Vessel Reporting System (VRS) aimed at boosting decarbonisation efforts through simple reporting. The new flexible reporting tool from RINA will collect data and allow the creation of dashboards to...

https://ferryshippingnews.com/rina-releases-new-advanced-carbon-intensity-indicator-calculator-and-simulator/

Assarmatori: Italian Shipowners ask the revision of the IMO’s CII (Carbon Intensity Indicator)

In a statement, Assarmatori President Stefano Messina’s says that the Italian Shipowners are concerned about the IMO’s new CII, “whose metrics urgently need to be revised.” “As it is conceived today, it leads to effects opposite to those of environmental protection, penalising precisely the Italian...

https://ferryshippingnews.com/assarmatori-italian-shipowners-ask-the-revision-of-the-imos-cii-carbon-intensity-indicator/

INTERCARGO releases criticisms of IMO GHG strategy and Carbon Intensity Indicator

Pictured: energy efficiency in action. Left, an incandescent light bulb and, right, a vastly more energy-efficient light-bulb. Photo credit: Marcello Casal Jr and Agencia Brais via Wikipedia Creative Commons Licence 3.0 Brazil.

By INTERCARGO

INTERCARGO, the international trade association for the ocean dry-bulk shipping sector, has released a statement on the IMO’s decarbonisation ambition, medium-term measures and the Carbon Intensity Indicators.

The statement reads:

INTERCARGO continues to...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/intercargo-releases-criticisms-of-imo-ghg-strategy-and-carbon-intensity-indicator/

Carbon Intensity Indicator rules to cut shipping emissions from early next year

Graphic: an artistic representation of atmospheric carbon dioxide – a clear, colourless, atmospheric gas. Graphic credit: Matthias Heyde via Unsplash.

Efforts to reduce the carbon intensity of shipping will receive a major boost early next year when a new suite of regulations take effect.

Global maritime greenhouse gas emissions stand at about 1,076 million tonnes per annum, according to the International Maritime Organization, which, if global maritime was a country, would put it a little bit...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/carbon-intensity-indicator-rules-to-cut-shipping-emissions-from-early-next-year/

Amasus Shipping to retrofit vessel with suction sail solution

Netherlands-based short sea shipping specialist Amasus Shipping is to fit its 91-meter general cargo ship EEMS Traveller with two 17 meter high eSAIL suction sails from Barcelona, Spain-based rigid sail specialist bound4blue.

The eSail is one of several wind assisted propulsion solutions offered by the company. The eSAIL technology is based on active boundary layer control using suction. When exposed to wind, with the suction off, it only produces drag as with any other non-lifting structure....

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/amasus-shipping-to-retrofit-vessel-with-suction-sail-solution/

ABB launches digital solution said to enable 20% fuel savings

ABB Turbocharging has launched Tekomar XPERT marine, a digital solution offering shipowners simplified management of propulsion efficiency and emissions reporting.

“By enabling potential combined emission savings of up to 20%,” says ABB, “this product suite can make a significant contribution to the decarbonization of the shipping industry, which is under regulatory pressure to halve its carbon footprint by 2050.

Tekomar XPERT marine has three modules covering:

  • the engine;
  • hull and propeller; and

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/abb-launches-digital-solution-said-to-enable-20-fuel-savings/

HHI Group and DNV GL report on green tankers of the future

In a recent “Green Tankers towards 2050” industry webinar, classification society DNV GL and South Korea’s HHI Group, the world’s largest shipbuilder, presented the results of new joint research on the development of low and zero carbon solutions for shipping.

“Shipowners are faced with many uncertainties in the rapidly changing marketplace,” said Seong-Yong Park, COO and SEVP of HHI Group. “We believe our research results, including proven engineering solutions and alternative fuels, will...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipping/hhi-group-and-dnv-gl-report-on-green-tankers-of-the-future/