Emissions

How climate change can affect Europe

The impact of climate change is already impacting the ecosystems, economic sectors and people’s health and well-being in Europe. In order to present how climate change can affect Europe, the European Parliament created an infographic depicting the impacts of climate change in each region of the continent.

According to the infographic all regions are affected, but not in the same way. The effects have been mostly negative, such as in the Mediterranean where more heat extremes and less rain are...

https://safety4sea.com/how-climate-change-can-affect-europe/

NOAA: August 2018 the 5th hottest on record for the globe

The average global temperature in August was 1.33 degrees F above the 20th-century average of 60.1 degrees and this was the fifth highest global temperature for August in the 139-year record (1880–2018), according to data provided by the US NOAA. Last month was also the 42nd consecutive August and the 404th consecutive month with temperatures above average.

January through August

The year-to-date average global temperature was 1.37 degrees F above average of 57.3 degrees. This is the fourth...

https://safety4sea.com/noaa-august-2018-the-5th-hottest-on-record-for-the-globe/

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/

Wärtsilä HY hybrid power module gets further validation with AIP from ABS

The innovative Wärtsilä HY hybrid power module establishes a new benchmark in hybrid marine propulsion.

Wärtsilä Corporation,  27 September 2018 at 10.30 am EEST – The technology group Wärtsilä’s hybrid power module, the innovative Wärtsilä HY, has been granted Approval in Principle (AIP) by ABS, a leading global provider of classification and technical advisory services to the marine and offshore industries. This AIP follows another issued by ABS in 2017 for Wärtsilä’s hybrid propulsion tug...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/27/wartsila-hy-hybrid-power-module-gets-further-validation-with-aip-from-abs/

Norway to use drones to detect high sulphur content from ships

In order to reduce the most of the harmful air emissions, the Norwegian Maritime Authority checks whether the ships comply with the current regulations regarding sulphur content in their fuels. In order to make their work more effective, Norway will now use drones, which will measure the sulphur content in the exhaust.

After several tests conducted earlier this year, it appears that drones can be an effective help in tackling sulphur emissions from shipping.

This is the result that chief engineer...

https://safety4sea.com/norway-to-use-drones-to-detect-high-sulphur-content-from-ships/

HFW helps BIMCO draft first 2020 Bunker Clause

Paul Dean, Head of Offshore, HFW

Global, sector-focused law firm HFW has helped shipping association BIMCO draft its first clause relating to the International Maritime Organization’s 2020 sulphur emission rules.

The new clause, focused on compliance, has been fast-tracked and may be published as soon as the end of October.

BIMCO will produce several clauses dealing with specific issues relating to IMO 2020, which sets a new limit for the amount of sulphur in fuel oil of 0.5% for ships operating...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/27/hfw-helps-bimco-draft-first-2020-bunker-clause/

Intertanko: Scrubbers will not last for more than 10 years

In a newly-launched Sea Asia industry insights report, ‘2020 Sulphur Cap: Is the industry ready for the long-run?’, industry experts outline that despite the different solutions available for the industry to comply with the 2020 sulphur cap, there is still no consensus from the industry on which works best for the long-run.

The report explores the long-term viability of the three main solutions that industry players are mulling over ahead of the new enforcement:

  • Scrubbers;
  • Low-sulphur fuel;
  • LNG.

https://safety4sea.com/intertanko-scrubbers-will-not-last-for-more-than-10-years/

Parliament supports removal of tax barriers for shore power

Voting the Ertug report on the deployment of infrastructure for alternative fuels in the EU, the Transport committee of the European Parliament pointed out that taxation has a major impact on the price competitiveness of alternative fuels and underlined that disparities in energy taxation for shore-side supply for ships should be addressed.

European ports welcome the vote in the Parliament and believe that energy taxation on electricity has been a significant barrier for the uptake of...

https://safety4sea.com/parliament-supports-removal-of-tax-barriers-for-shore-power/

OGCI aims to reduce its emissions below 0.25% by 2025

The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) announced a target to reduce by 2025 the collective average methane intensity of its upstream gas and oil operations by one fifth to below 0.25%, with the ambition to achieve 0.20%, corresponding to a reduction by one third.

Achieving the agreed intensity target of 0.25% by the end of 2025 would reduce collective emissions by 350,000 tonnes of methane annually, compared to the baseline of 0.32% in 2017. OGCI will also try to achieve as much as one-third...

https://safety4sea.com/ogci-aims-to-reduce-its-emissions-below-0-25-by-2025/

CMA CGM to use LNG and scrubbers for 2020 compliance

Ahead of the 2020 sulphur cap, CMA CGM announced the measures it will take in order to comply. Namely, the company will use both LNG and scrubbers as ways of compliance.

The new IMO Low Sulphur Regulation, effective from 1 January 2020, will require all shipping companies to reduce their sulphur emissions by 85%.

In order to comply, CMA CGM has decided to favor the use of 0.5% fuel oil for its fleet, and to invest significantly:

  • By using LNG to power some of its future container ships (9 ships on...

https://safety4sea.com/cma-cgm-to-use-lng-and-scrubbers-for-2020-compliance/

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