Emissions

Dunkerque Port provides rewards for clean port calls

For more than 10 years, Dunkerque-Port has pursued a genuinely proactive policy in favour of sustainable development of the port. Implemented in 2014, Dunkerque-Port the roll-out of the Structural and Sustainable Development Plan (PA2D) defines and supervises more than 150 operations. The plan aims to ensure good environmental practices especially in terms of dredging sediment management and preserving biodiversity.

Taking an initiative during the European Sustainable Development Week from 30...

https://safety4sea.com/dunkerque-port-provides-rewards-for-clean-port-calls/

Finland, Chile pledge to become carbon neutral

Finland released a new government programme in which it pledges to become a carbon neutral state by 2035 and the world’s first fossil fuel free welfare society. To secure carbon neutrality, the government is to revise the Climate Act. This coincides with another announcement last week by Chile, which also pledged to go carbon neutral by 2050.

The recently-appointed Finnish government’s programme, where carbon neutrality, sustainability and circular economy are overriding themes, follows a...

https://safety4sea.com/finland-chile-pledge-to-become-carbon-neutral/

World Oceans Day – Investing in Ocean Futures – SOS 2019

World Oceans Day – Investing in Ocean Futures – SOS 2019 Launches Program for Sustainable Ocean Summit 2019 (20-22 November, Paris)

7 June 2019

Every day is World Oceans Day at the World Ocean Council. And every day presents opportunities for investment and innovation in ocean health and sustainable development.

With the theme of “Investing in Ocean Futures: Finance and Innovation for the Blue Economy”, the Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) 2019 (20-22 November, Paris) will be the foremost...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/06/07/world-oceans-day-investing-in-ocean-futures-sos-2019/

Number of ships using LNG, scrubbers to increase from 2020

DNV GL provides an overview of the ships that use LNG or scrubbers. Namely, currently there are 318 confirmed LNG fuelled ships, and 141 additional LNG ready ships. As for scrubbers, the total number of ships with scrubbers for 2019 is 2947, which is also expected to rise from 2020.

LNG

More specifically, 163 LNG ships are operating with 83 being on order. What is more, a total of 112 ships are LNG ready.

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The number of LNG ready ships is expected to increase...

https://safety4sea.com/number-of-ships-using-lng-scrubbers-to-increase-from-2020/

Sinopec aims to produce 10 million tonnes of LSFO by 2020

On Wednesday, May 5, Sinopec announced the production capability of 10 million and 15 million tons of low-sulphur marine fuel oil in 2020 and 2023. By 2020, Zhoushan and other China major ports will be fully covered with Sinopec product availability, and more than 50 key overseas ports, including Singapore, will be covered with Sinopec supply ability.

As Sinopec highlighted during its press conference, the goal will contribute to 600,000 tonnes of sulphur oxide emissions reduction, equivalent to...

https://safety4sea.com/sinopec-aims-to-produce-10-million-tonnes-of-lsfo-by-2020/

There are concerns regarding open-loop scrubbers in ports, BPA says

The Chairman of the British Ports Association has urged for a return to stability and a relentless focus on creating a business environment that supports investment and skills. What is more, BPA believes that ports and shipping are very much part of the solution to UK decarbonisation challenges, but it raised concerns regarding the use of open-loop scrubbers in ports.

As BPA said, shipping is the most efficient way to move freight, and it is part of the solution to climate change, not part of...

https://safety4sea.com/there-are-concerns-regarding-open-loop-scrubbers-in-ports-bpa-says/

Carnival emits 10 times more emissions than all of Europe’s cars, study reports

Carnival Corporation emitted about 10 times more sulphur oxide (SOx) around European coasts than did all 260 million European cars in 2017, a new analysis by sustainable transport group Transport & Environment reveals. As for Royal Caribbean Cruises, it is second, with yet four times worse than the European car fleet.

In absolute terms, Spain, Italy and Greece, closely followed by France and Norway, are the European countries most exposed to SOx air pollution from cruise ships while Barcelona,...

https://safety4sea.com/carnival-emits-10-times-more-emissions-than-all-of-europes-cars-study-reports/

Global Shippers forum is against slow steaming

The Global Shippers Forum (GSF) commented on ITF’s Transport Outlook 2019, noting that sustainable solutions to the environmental challenges faced by global shippers need to be found, without stifling economic development.

Specifically, the GFS highlights that slow steaming would have negative consequences for the shippers, as it would further increase crossing times, making slow steaming an unsustainable option.

James Hookham, GSF Secretary General said

GSF is calling for an open dialogue between...

https://safety4sea.com/global-shippers-forum-is-against-slow-steaming/

Matson starts installing scrubbers to meet 2020 sulphur cap

Honolulu-based ocean transportation company Matson, Inc. announced it has begun the installation of scrubbers on six vessels deployed in its Hawaii and China-Long Beach Express services, as part of its strategy to reduce fleet emissions in line with the IMO’s 2020 sulphur cap.

Three of the vessels will receive the new equipment in 2019 and the remaining three in 2020.

Referring to the great dilemma facing shipowners on scrubbers or complaint fuels, the company said there is still uncertainty...

https://safety4sea.com/matson-starts-installing-scrubbers-to-meet-2020-sulphur-cap/

One more Blue Flag under Attica’s… “summer belt”!

One more Blue Flag under Attica’s… “summer belt”!

One more Blue Flag under Attica’s… “summer belt”!

The peninsula of Attica, with its fantastic coastline and the nearby islands of the Argosaronic Gulf, has been blessed with clear blue sea and crystal waters, which Greeks and foreign visitors enjoy every year at its magnificent, organised beaches and coasts.

Proof of the excellent quality of Attica’s sea is the “Blue Flag” award won every year by its beaches, an international accreditation that is...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/06/04/one-more-blue-flag-under-atticas-summer-belt/

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