The proposed solution is more “enforceable” than slow steaming.
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France Supports Slow Steaming for Emission Reduction at G7, America Agrees
President Emmanuel Macron chose this week’s G7 summit to reaffirm France’s commitment to slow-steaming as the best tool to tackle climate change, reports the Loadstar.
Slow Steaming Statement Startles PeopleMr Macron’s statement in Biarritz seemed to catch some observers off-guard, despite the French delegation to the IMO this year calling for slow-steaming to become IMO policy.
“We will engage with shipping companies to reduce speed the speed of merchant ships,” he said at the summit’s opening.
“I...
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France’s Macron Says Slow-Steaming Needed to Tackle Climate Change
By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – President Emmanuel Macron chose this week’s G7 summit to reaffirm France’s commitment to slow-steaming as the best tool to tackle climate change. Mr Macron’s statement in Biarritz seemed to catch some observers off-guard, despite the French delegation to the...
Macron claims slow-steaming the best way to cut box ship emissions
President Emmanuel Macron chose this week’s G7 summit to reaffirm France’s commitment to slow-steaming as the best tool to tackle climate change.
Mr Macron’s statement in Biarritz seemed to catch some observers off-guard, despite the French delegation to the IMO this year calling for slow-steaming to become IMO policy.
“We will engage with shipping companies to reduce speed the speed of merchant ships,” he said at the summit’s opening.
“It is one of …
The post Macron claims slow-steaming the...
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Search for Lower-Carbon Fuels Beyond IMO 2020
The search is on for cleaner alternatives to high sulfur fuel oil to keep marine world sailing, as the International Maritime Organization enters a phase of curbing sulphur emissions more firmly, reports Platts Insight.
IMO’s longer-term targetIMO’s global sulfur limit drop for shipping from next year is just the beginning, and is expected to drive the majority of shipowners into using new 0.5% sulfur fuel blends when it comes into force.
- Most have a plan in place to get past the immediate...
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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...
Speed Made Headlines Both Inside and Outside IMO
Ahead of last month’s, 74th meeting of IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 74) there was some excitement over reported plans to set speed limits for ships. It was due to be raised during the meeting in the wake of discussions during the fifth meeting of the Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 5) that took place last week (7-10 May).
The Shipping Insight provides a detailed report on this which highlights how speed rocked the boat both...
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ABS Comes Out in Favor of Reducing Speed to Achieve Low Carbon Targets
By Alexander Whiteman (The Loadstar) – Shipping must pay the price today for tomorrow’s sustainability as a push to cleaner supply chains is seeing shippers reconsider their best routes to market. A report from classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) claims that with no truly...
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/
Ποιές ναυτιλιακές εταιρείες υποστηρίζουν το Slow Steaming
Η διεθνής ναυτιλιακή κοινότητα βρίσκεται σε εγρήγορση εν όψει τόσο της εφαρμογής του Sulphur Cap 2020 όσο και της επίτευξης του στόχου για μείωση των εκπομπών άνθρακα από τα πλοία κατά 40% έως το 2030 και κατά 50% ως προς τα συνολικά επίπεδα αέριων ρύπων από τα πλοία έως το 2050.
Το αίτημα μεγάλου τμήματός της είναι όχι μόνο η ομαλή και ασφαλής εφαρμογή του νέου κανονισμού ως προς την χρήση από 1η Ιανουαρίου 2020 ναυτιλιακών καυσίμων περιεκτικότητας σε θείο 0,5%, αλλά και η αντιμετώπιση των...
https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2019/05/31/poies-naftiliakes-etaireies-ypostirizoun-to-slow-steaming/