Emissions

From Aspirational to Feasible to Practical

From Aspirational to Feasible to Practical – the pathway to Zero-Emissions Shipping 

Peering into the future – the near future, not the distant future – we see the beginnings of a pathway towards a goal that some believe is only aspirational: a zero-emissions shipping industry. It really shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise, as our heritage until about 170 years ago was predicated on zero emissions through sail and sweat. We went for centuries in a zero emissions world, and it looks as...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/07/24/from-aspirational-to-feasible-to-practical/

Is the implementation of speed limits effective in cutting emissions

BIMCO’s Deputy Secretary General, Lars Robert Pedersen, discusses how the shipping industry can accomplish speed reduction in a way to achieve cutting emissions and whether measuring a vessel’s speed is an easy task.

Mr Pedersen highlights that there’s a high possibility that imposing speed limits to vessels will not bring the needed results in cutting shipping emissions, and explains why.

The important question is not whether a speed limit should be introduced to cut emissions, but how it would...

https://safety4sea.com/is-the-implementation-of-speed-limits-effective-in-cutting-emissions/

Two more electric big rigs to operate at Port of Oakland

The Californian Port of Oakland is to acquire another two electric big rigs by October 2019, as GSC Logistics wishes to discover if zero-emission tractors can haul cargo containers over highways.

The company, which is the port’s largest trucker, said it is acquiring two 13-ton electric trucks with assistance from state grants. The rigs would both have twin 241-horse power battery-driven motors.

Our first tractor is fine moving containers around the Port…it does the job. Now we want to test these...

https://safety4sea.com/two-more-electric-big-rigs-to-operate-at-port-of-oakland/

Maersk aims to a zero-carbon future

AP Moller-Maersk is leading the path towards a carbon-free future for the transport and logistics sector, while also calls all industry stakeholders to join in the global effort. Taylor Johnson, Corporate Content Editor at A.P. Moller – Maersk, highlights that the world is already experiencing the physical impacts of climate change.

Mr Johnson states that shipping accounts for the 2-3% of CO2 emissions so the sector is in a powerful position to help create a carbon-neutral future by 2050.

In...

https://safety4sea.com/maersk-aims-to-a-zero-carbon-future/

“2020 Global Sulphur Limit implementation: INTERCARGO raises Safety concerns”

“2020 Global Sulphur Limit implementation: INTERCARGO raises Safety concerns”

With 1 January 2020 less than five and a half months away, INTERCARGO expresses its growing concern in view of
the magnitude of the challenge lying ahead for the industry and the need for a smooth transition.

The global availability of safe compliant fuels remains a key question largely unanswered. The requirement for the
sulphur content of fuel oil used by ships operating outside designated emission control areas not...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/07/19/2020-global-sulphur-limit-implementation-intercargo-raises-safety-concerns/

How speed reduction can contribute to emissions reduction: Defining terms and measures on the table

In an exclusive interview with SAFETY4SEA, Dr. Harilaos Psaraftis, Professor at the Department of Technology, Management and Economics, Management Science Division of Technical University of Denmark (DTU), clarifies the difference between the terms “speed optimization” and “speed reduction” and how speed reduction can lead to GHG emissions reductions. In his latest paper, Dr. Psaraftis attempts to tackle with the speed limit debate while he notes that this measure was neither adopted nor...

https://safety4sea.com/cm-how-speed-reduction-can-contribute-to-emissions-reduction-defining-terms-and-measures-on-the-table/

SOS Session Spotlight – Social License and the Blue Economy: Roles, Responsibilities and Opportunities for Innovation

SOS Session Spotlight – Social License and the Blue Economy: Roles, Responsibilities and Opportunities for Innovation

The social and political acceptability of ocean industries, sometimes known as the “social license to operate”, plays a fundamental role in securing the future potential of ocean sectors and the broader Blue Economy. Yet many of the challenges in obtaining and maintaining a social license lie outside the control of individual businesses, or even sectors. Maintaining a social...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/07/19/sos-session-spotlight-social-license-and-the-blue-economy-roles-responsibilities-and-opportunities-for-innovation/

Asian refiners trial the waters with IMO-compliant VLSFO

Reuters reports that Taiwanese and South Korean refineries are testing the market for fuels that are compliant with IMO’s sulphur cap, starting next year, by exporting cargoes of very low-sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO).

Specifically, the refiners have redirected low-sulphur feedstocks into making the VLSFO, rather than refining it into gasoline, following recent opinions that gasoline would see low profits.

One Seoul refining official stated that their plant firstly operates with high-sulphur crude...

https://safety4sea.com/asian-refiners-trial-the-waters-with-imo-compliant-vlsfo/

Just-In-Time trial yields positive results

​”Just-In-Time” (JIT) operations have the potential to cut the time ships spend idling outside ports and help reduce harmful emissions as well as save on fuel costs. This can be achieved by communicating in advance the relevant information to the ship about the requested time of arrival – allowing the ship to adjust to optimum speed. A desktop trial in Just-In-Time ship operations has yielded positive results, showing emissions can be cut considerably. The trial was conducted by members of the...

https://container-news.com/just-in-time-trial-yields-positive-results/

Costa Cruises signs ‘Genoa Blue Agreement’ for Ports of Genoa and Savona

Costa Cruises has signed the ‘Genoa Blue Agreement’ promoted by the Genoa and Savona Coast Guard Offices. The document mandates vessels to use marine gasoil with a sulphur content not exceeding 0.10% by mass prior to entering the ports of Savona and Genoa, and not only while the ship is moored as required by current legislation.

The ‘Genoa Blue Agreement’ also highlights the effectiveness of scrubbers. In fact, where these systems are used, the rules introduced are considered to be fully...

https://safety4sea.com/costa-cruises-signs-genoa-blue-agreement-for-ports-of-genoa-and-savona/

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