decarbonisation

2019 GREEN4SEA Conference to take place in Athens next week

One week left for the largest green shipping conference globally to take place in Athens, Greece. The 2019 GREEN4SEA Conference is scheduled as a full day event on Wednesday, 13th of March 2019 at the Lighthouse of Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC).

After thought provoking discussions on industry’s sustainable future, this event comes to address the burning issue of decarbonisation. The clock is ticking; what are key issues and challenges after 2020? Which are the experts’...

https://safety4sea.com/2019-green4sea-conference-to-take-place-in-athens-next-week/

Watch: Issues affecting the shipping industry

The Global Maritime Forum gives an insight in major issues that seem to affect the shipping industry on a global scale. It is based on research between senior maritime stakeholders from more than 50 countries, and their perceptions on the impact, likelihood, and preparedness on a number of issues potentially affecting the global maritime industry.

The issues discussed in the report vary from digitalization, automation, economic crisis, to decarbonisation.

The forum, in addition to the above,...

https://safety4sea.com/watch-issues-affecting-the-shipping-industry/

Financiers worry that 2020 sulphur cap will increase freight rates

Ahead of the 2020 sulphur cap, Seabury Maritime notes that the new emissions standards will increase freight rates. In particular, the shipping industry does not have a standard for fuel-surcharges computation, while the costs of low-sulphur fuel are only rough estimates and do not provide a clear picture.

A report produced by Seabury Maritime in collaboration with Gemini Shippers Group, highlights the challenges that have occurred regarding the implementation of the 2020 sulphur cap.

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https://safety4sea.com/financiers-worry-that-2020-sulphur-cap-will-increase-freight-rates/

Euronav uses ULCC to store low-sulphur marine fuel

Euronav will use one of its two ultra large crude carriers (ULCC) to store low-sulphur marine fuel ahead of the 2020 sulphur cap regulation. ULCCs can carry up to 400,000 tonnes of fuel oil, and this specific ULCC, ‘Oceania’, has been off Malta since January 12.

Euronav has also hired fuel oil trader and blender Rustin Edwards, who is leading the fuel oil procurement for the company since February, Reuters reported.

Euronav stated that the use of the ULCC is just one of its IMO 2020 initiatives,...

https://safety4sea.com/euronav-uses-ulcc-to-store-low-sulphur-marine-fuel/

Global Maritime Issues Monitor 2018: No quick fix for decarbonization

The video, published by Global Maritime Forum, focuses on decarbonization, one of the key issues highlighted at the Global Maritime Issues Monitor 2018 report, launched in conjunction with the Forum’s Annual Summit in Hong Kong in October 2018. The main finding was that viable solutions to decarbonization are still perceived as something that will only be found beyond the 10-year horizon of the Issue Monitor.

Under the theme ‘Breaking New Ground’, the high-level annual meeting gathered maritime...

https://safety4sea.com/global-maritime-issues-monitor-2018-no-quick-fix-for-decarbonization/

Hainan refinery ships low sulphur marine fuel

Sinopec’s subsidiary refinery in Singapore’s province of Hainan delivered its first shipment of low-sulphur bunker fuel, complying with upcoming IMO 2020 sulphur cap regulation. Namely, a ship with 2,200 tonnes of low-sulphur fuel departed the Hainan refinery in late February heading to Ningbo on the east coast.

According to local media, the fuel will be put to pilot use at a maritime institution in Shanghai.

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The Hainan plant is currently the second refinery...

https://safety4sea.com/hainan-refinery-ships-low-sulphur-marine-fuel/

Emissions reduction regulation in Fjords enters into force

On 1 March, new environmental requirements for emissions and discharges in the world heritage fjords the Nærøyfjord, Aurlandsfjord, Geirangerfjord, Sunnylvsfjord and Tafjord entered into force. Norway aspires to reduce the emissions and discharges from cruise ships and other vessels.

The new rules regard stricter requirements for emissions and discharges from ships. Moreover, the NOx emission requirements and the regulation of the use of scrubbers will become stricter. What is more, a...

https://safety4sea.com/emissions-reduction-regulation-in-fjords-enters-into-force/

Maersk urges parties for innovative solutions in the next 5-10 years

Maersk announced its plans on becoming a carbon neutral company by 2050. The efforts are in line with the shipping industry’s push to halve its carbon footprint by 2050 compared to 2008. The company supports that the efficiency will keep shipping emissions as is, and not reduce them or eliminate them. Maersk highlighted that massive innovative solutions and fuel transformation must take place in the next 5-10 years.

Specifically, Maersk aims to achieve 60% relative reductions by 2020, using a...

https://safety4sea.com/maersk-urges-parties-for-innovative-solutions-in-the-next-5-10-years/

Bunker fuel with 0.5% sulphur content available at Port of Fujairah

The Port of Fujairah announced that a 0.5% sulphur bunker fuel will be available at the port, as early as February 2019 onwards. Namely, Fujairah Refilling Limited has began the manufacturing and production of the first bunker fuel oil with 0.5% sulphur which will be delivered in Fujairah.

As the Port stated in a notice to mariners:

We are pleased to inform the vessels calling Fujairah Offshore Anchorage Area and Port of Fujairah that Fujairah Refilling Limited has started manufacturing and...

https://safety4sea.com/bunker-fuel-with-0-5-sulphur-content-available-at-port-of-fujairah/

Swedish shipping industry to go carbon-neutral by 2045

The Swedish shipping sector is planning to end the use of fossil fuels in the country by 2045, meeting national climate goals. Specifically, the Swedish Shipowners’ Association is creating plan to achieve zero GHG emissions, along with Fossil-free Sweden, a government initiative.

Talking about this initiative in local media, Rikard Engström and Svante Axelsson, the heads of the two organisations, said that it by adopting the right incentives, shipping can become more efficient and finally switch...

https://safety4sea.com/swedish-shipping-industry-to-go-carbon-neutral-by-2045/

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