Guidelines to support new carbon intensity cutting measures agreed by working group ahead of MEPC
An International Maritime Organization (IMO) working group has agreed a set of draft guidelines to support mandatory measures to cut the carbon intensity of all ships.
The proposed mandatory measures have already been approved by IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) and are expected to be adopted when the MEPC meets for its 76th session from 10-17 June, 2021.
The proposed...
Electronic Ship’s Logbook made by IB – Green light from the Liberian Register
An electronic logbook replacing the historical paper logbook.
This Italian made software allows for the Chief Officer and the Captain of the ship to record all the parameters of edge required by international sea regulations and conventions. These parameters are based on the MARPOL requirements relating to the digitisation of key on-board operations...
The International Maritime Organization’s 2020 Global Sulphur Limit Regulation, which is a significant challenge for the shipping industry, came into effect as of 1 January 2020. It limits the sulphur in fuel oil used on board ships operating outside designated emission control areas to O.5O% m/m (mass by mass), from 3.5O% m/m. Monitoring and enforcement of the new limit is the responsibility of Governments and national authorities of member States that are Parties to MARPOL Annex VI, reports...
https://mfame.guru/monitoring-the-enforcement-of-imos-2020-sulphur-regulations/
On 20 November 2020 the 75th session of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) approved a ban on the use and carriage of so-called ‘heavy fuel oil’ (‘HFO’) in the Arctic, reports Lexology.
Amending The Polar CodeThe new regulation amends the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (the Polar Code), as implemented in the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL). The proposed amendments are...
https://mfame.guru/sepa-praised-for-its-strict-regulations-as-compared-to-the-polar-code/
The shipping industry facilitates much of the world’s trade but also contributes significantly to global emissions. Ship Technology spoke with Daphne Technology’s CEO Mario Michan about how innovations in scrubber technologies could play a huge role in decarbonising shipping, and how future-proofing vessels is now becoming essential, says an article published in Ship Technology.
Importantance To its FutureThey aren’t the most attractive elements of the global shipping industry, but they are...
https://mfame.guru/qa-role-of-scrubber-technologies-in-green-shipping/
Amendments to MARPOL Annex II to strengthen, in specified sea areas, discharge requirements for cargo residues and tank washings containing persistent floating products with a high-viscosity and/or a high melting point that can solidify under certain conditions (e.g. certain vegetable oils and paraffin-like cargoes), following concerns about the environmental impact of permissible discharges.
The amendments add new paragraphs to MARPOL Annex II Regulation 13 – Control of discharges of residues...
For a ship constructed before 1 April 2022, in-use sampling point(s) must be fitted or designated not later than the first renewal survey as identified in regulation 5.1.2 of MARPOL Annex VI on or after 1 April 2023, according...
https://mfame.guru/sampling-points-on-ships-for-in-use-samples-mandatory/
Draft amendments to the international marine pollution treaty to cut the carbon intensity of existing ships have been approved by the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee.
The draft amendments will now be put forward for formal adoption next year. The MARPOL treaty (the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships) requires draft amendments to be circulated for a...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/imo-approves-draft-new-global-c02-emissions-rules-for-shipping/
The use and supply of VLSFO consisting of various different blends of light distillate and heavier residual fuels, that are different to traditional fuels could lead to fuel quality and specification disputes. Standard Club has put forward an article to address such issues onboard vessels.
Let us take a look at it.
What causes VLSFO disputes?An inevitable by-product of IMO 2020 has been the shift in the type and nature of marine fuels required by the market to meet the regulations.
A wide variety...
https://mfame.guru/faq-how-to-address-vlsfo-issues-onboard-vessels/