reducing shipping emissions

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/

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/

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/

Are electric vessels the future of shipping?

As the world is changing, technologies that were the absolute norm, are now becoming old-fashioned. Up until now, ships have been sailing using fuels. However, it seems that electric vessels are gaining momentum, with many countries considering them as the future.

Electric vessels with energy storage in batteries and optimized power control can provide significant reductions in fuel consumption, maintenance and emissions.

A study by DNV GL shows how maritime batteries can contribute to achieving...

https://safety4sea.com/are-electric-vessels-the-future-of-shipping/

Port of Bergen to build Europe’s largest onshore power supply

Port of Bergen will build Europe’s largest onshore power supply in Norway’s largest cruise port. The aim is for the facility to be ready at the beginning of the cruise season in 2020.

The shore power facility will be able to supply three cruise vessels with power simultaneously. The aim is for the facility to be ready at the beginning of the cruise season in 2020. In addition, a more limited facility that will serve one cruise vessel at a time will be ready by 2019. Now, vessels that dock at...

https://safety4sea.com/port-of-bergen-to-build-europes-largest-onshore-power-supply/

China possible to ban open-loop scrubbers

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 ECAs and coastal waters.

Open-loop scrubbers use seawater to clean the exhaust. Seawater is supplied through a pipe and while CO2 dissolves into the water, it creates carbonic acid, and bicarbonate...

https://safety4sea.com/china-possible-to-ban-open-loop-scrubbers/

K Line to use various measures to comply with 2020 sulphur cap

In its report for 2018, K Line describes its plan to comply with the 2020 sulphur cap regulation. The company said that it will proceed by a ship-by-ship basis, as it plans to use a range of compliance methods.

As K Line specifically said in the report:

We will use low-sulfur fuel, install SOX removal equipment, convert fuel to LNG and otherwise proceed with optimal measures on a ship-by-ship basis.

Currently, rules regarding sulphur concentration in marine fuel are attracting particular...

https://safety4sea.com/k-line-to-use-various-measures-to-comply-with-2020-sulphur-cap/

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