environmental footprint

More ships are using shore-power at Port of Oakland

More ships than ever are switching to landside electricity at the Port of Oakland to cut emissions. According to the Port, 75% of all ships visiting in 2018 used so-called shore power.  That was up from 68% the year before.

Specifically, 1,543 ships tied up in Oakland during 2018. Of those, 1,157 plugged into the landside grid to power onboard systems, turning off auxiliary diesel engines, limiting tons of diesel exhaust.

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https://safety4sea.com/more-ships-are-using-shore-power-at-port-of-oakland/

Aderco: Sulphur cap compliance preparations must start soon

Maritime fuel treatment company, Aderco, reminded ship owners, ship managers and operators that they should start planning how they will comply with the IMO’s 2020 global sulphur cap. Namely, Olivier Baiwir, CEO of Aderco, believes that some in the maritime industry consider the start of the cap to be in a year, but they must make sure they will be compliant with the new regulations.

Mr. Baiwir specifically said that:

By this March ship owners, ship managers and operators need to be lining up...

https://safety4sea.com/aderco-sulphur-cap-compliance-preparations-must-start-soon/

Researcher develops fuel cell technology for cruise ships

A researcher from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) has created a system based on fuel cells, aiming to limit the carbon footprint and energy consumption of cruise ships, as they get more and more popular among vacation goers worldwide.

When he started his research, Francesco Baldi focused on reducing CO2 emissions, by improving each of the ship’s systems and the design. This achieved a 6-10% reduction in CO2 emissions for a diesel-powered cruise ship.

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https://safety4sea.com/researcher-develops-fuel-cell-technology-for-cruise-ships/

Carbon Trust focuses on ways to reduce offshore vessels emissions

The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) announced a competition to accelerate the development and uptake of new technologies, in order to reduce emissions and fuel consumption in offshore vessels. For this reason, it also called the industry to respond to a Request for Information (RFI) for the competition.

The RFI is the first step in the competition that will have an estimated funding envelope of circa £400,000. The results from the RFI will help measure the current interest and...

https://safety4sea.com/carbon-trust-focuses-on-ways-to-reduce-offshore-vessels-emissions/

Port of Rotterdam launches scheme to promote climate-friendly shipping

From January 21, interested parties can apply for funding through the Incentive Scheme Climate-Friendly Shipping. Specifically, the Port of Rotterdam Authority has allocated five million euros for this reason. This incentive meets the goals of the World Ports Climate Action Program, which was initiated in September 2018. The scheme will run until the end of 2022.

To decarbonise logistics in Rotterdam, the Port’s Authority CEO Allard Castelein announced a EUR 5 million incentive scheme for...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-rotterdam-launches-scheme-to-promote-climate-friendly-shipping/

Shortlisted nominees announced for 2019 GREEN4SEA Awards

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SAFETY4SEA is pleased to announce the distinguished shortlisted nominees for the 2019 GREEN4SEA Awards, following an online nomination process, initiated a few months ahead of the event, where industry stakeholders proposed nominations. The aim of the awards is to recognize those organizations that demonstrated outstanding performance within the scope of fostering Environmental Excellence & Sustainable Shipping.

The online voting process has started at https://events.safety4sea.com/2019-green4sea...

https://safety4sea.com/shortlisted-nominees-announced-for-2019-green4sea-awards/

Environmental issues the top risks for the future, report says

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The World Economic Forum published the “Global Risks Report 2019”, highlighting the top risks that we can expect in the future. In terms of likelihood, environmental and cyber issues complete the top five.

The report recognizes 5 categories of global risks:

  • Economic;
  • Environmental;
  • Geopolitical;
  • Societal;
  • Technological.

Of these categories, environmental issues are most likely to happen, as 5 of them are making the top 10 risks. Risks such as cyber attacks and societal problems, add on the list,...

https://safety4sea.com/environmental-issues-the-top-risks-for-the-future-report-says/

5 ways to use batteries onboard

Foreship published an infographic, describing a 5-steps solution to use batteries onboard. Namely, batteries can provide 15% in fuels saving, as well as 30% lower maintenance costs.

According to the infographic, the average lifetime of ships batteries is 5 to 10 years. This system can reduce the emissions over a ship’s lifecycle by up to 50%.

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Moreover, the can contribute to zero emissions operation, spinning reserve back-up power, and peak load shaving to...

https://safety4sea.com/5-ways-to-use-batteries-onboard/

Equinor plans to cut emissions 50% on NCS by 2030

Since 2011, Equinor has cut CO2 emissions from its logistical operations for the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) by 600,000 tonnes. The company now aims to halve emissions in the NCS supply chain by 2030.

On Friday 18 January, NorSea will open a shore-to-ship power supply station at the Dusavik supply base by Stavanger. Shore-to-ship power supply is one of the measures to reduce emissions in logistics.

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Since 2011, overall emissions have been reduced by 37%,...

https://safety4sea.com/equinor-plans-to-cut-emissions-50-on-ncs-by-2030/

ADNOC reduces its fleet emissions by 23%

ADNOC Logistics & Services announced that it has reduced fuel consumption and carbon emissions by 23% across a fleet of 27 vessels. This is part of the ‘Al Daffah Energy Efficiency Project’ to deliver more operational efficiency.

The impact of the project has been significant, as since 2013, ADNOC L&S has reduced its CO2 emissions by 1 million tons.

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The project uses digitalization to improve energy performance, including to help route planning, improve fuel...

https://safety4sea.com/adnoc-reduces-its-fleet-emissions-by-23/

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