decarbonisation

34 maritime CEOs sign call for action on decarbonization

On the occasion of the Global Maritime Forum, a group of 34 CEOs and industry leaders from across the maritime value chain worldwide gathered to sign a call for action in a bid to lead the maritime industry in a transition towards a new decarbonized future. The signatories believe the industry needs to accelerate both technological and business model innovation, further improve operational and technical energy efficiency, and mark transition to zero-carbon fuels and new propulsion systems.

The...

https://safety4sea.com/34-maritime-ceos-sign-call-for-action-on-decarbonization/

China will not ban open loop scrubbers

After speculations that China could ban the use of open loop scrubbers as a compliance measure in its ECAs and coastal waters, China officials have come to confirm that the country does not plan such a ban.

Speaking during a lunch that the Hong Kong Shipowners Association (HKSOA) organised, Dr. Xie Xie, director of the  Waterborne Transportation Research Institute at the Chinese Ministry of Transport, said that he is not sure if China will allow open-loop scrubbers as a compliance measure in its...

https://safety4sea.com/china-will-not-ban-open-loop-scrubbers/

Full development of LNG as a fuel to be seen between 2024-2028

In an exclusive interview with SAFETY4SEA during Gastech 2018, Mr. Alexander Prokopakis, CEO at probunkers, highlighted that ‘LNG is the future’ and revealed their ambitious action plan with the aim to become a ‘premium provider’ of LNG. Probunkers is a new LNG bunkering project which made its debut at Posidonia earlier this year. As explained, the project involves four stages (Planning, Financing, Implementation, Operations and Sales) and probunkers will have a three-tier role, as Physical...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-full-development-of-lng-as-a-fuel-to-be-seen-between-2024-2028/

China possible to ban open-loop scrubbers

Speaking during a lunch that the Hong Kong Shipowners Association (HKSOA) organised, Dr. Xie Xie, director of the  Waterborne Transportation Research Institute at the Chinese Ministry of Transport, said that he is not sure if China will allow open-loop scrubbers as a compliance measure in its ECAs and coastal waters.

Open-loop scrubbers use seawater to clean the exhaust. Seawater is supplied through a pipe and while CO2 dissolves into the water, it creates carbonic acid, and bicarbonate...

https://safety4sea.com/china-possible-to-ban-open-loop-scrubbers/

K Line to use various measures to comply with 2020 sulphur cap

In its report for 2018, K Line describes its plan to comply with the 2020 sulphur cap regulation. The company said that it will proceed by a ship-by-ship basis, as it plans to use a range of compliance methods.

As K Line specifically said in the report:

We will use low-sulfur fuel, install SOX removal equipment, convert fuel to LNG and otherwise proceed with optimal measures on a ship-by-ship basis.

Currently, rules regarding sulphur concentration in marine fuel are attracting particular...

https://safety4sea.com/k-line-to-use-various-measures-to-comply-with-2020-sulphur-cap/

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