Sulphur Emission

Signal Ocean’s Emissions Estimation Algorithm Exceeds 90% Accuracy

Credits: Chris LeBoutillier/ Unspalsh
  • The International Maritime Organization’s MARPOL Annex VI Carbon Intensity Indicator legislation takes effect from 1 January 2023.  
  • Every vessel above 5000 GT will have a publicly available CII rating ranging from A to E, this rating will only describe a ship’s performance.
  • At sea, ballast and laden legs and Sulphur Emission Control Area navigation times are clearly defined. 

Detailed back testing of actual CO2 emissions of circa 40 tankers that have been...

https://mfame.guru/signal-oceans-emissions-estimation-algorithm-exceeds-90-accuracy/

Be Careful What You Wish For: Sulfur Cut May Accentuate Global Warming !

  • New reduced limits on sulphur in fuel oil brought about a 70 per cent cut in total sulphur oxide emissions from shipping.
  • It will usher in a new era of cleaner air in ports and coastal areas through the use of less-polluting fuels.
  • However it is only the surface of the story.

In the several years of debate that preceded the introduction of mandatory sulphur reductions, globally and in IMO-designated Emission Control Areas (ECAs), there were warnings from various quarters that ship emissions,...

https://mfame.guru/be-careful-what-you-wish-for-sulfur-cut-may-accentuate-global-warming/

Hapag-Lloyd’s New ‘Sustainability’ Report Explores Future of Shipping

  • Sulphur oxides reduced by 70% compared to the previous year
  • Additional fuel savings achieved through ship optimisations
  • New propulsion concepts tested, and state-of-the-art ships ordered
  • Focus remains on ensuring the safety and well-being of our employees
  • New sustainability strategy with concrete goals to be published later this year

Hapag-Lloyd has published its Sustainability Report 2020 which has once again made significant progress in environmental, social, qualitative and economic terms.

Cu...

https://mfame.guru/hapag-lloyds-new-sustainability-report-explores-shipping-future/

DNV GL Certifies Hapag’s First Extended Use of Cold Ironing by Cruise Ship

  • Hapag’s first extended use of cold ironing got DNV GL certification.
  • A positive contribution to the climate by saving 600 tons of carbon dioxide.
  • The electricity is supplied by Hamburg Energie from 100 percent renewable resources, reducing the ship’s emissions practically zero.
  • By using marine gas oil, Hapag’s cruises fleet to cut sulfur emission by 80 percent. 

DNV GL certifies EUROPA 2’s first extended use of cold ironing by cruise ships, says a press release published on HLCruises’ website.

E...

https://mfame.guru/dnv-gl-certifies-hapags-first-extended-use-of-cold-ironing-by-cruise-ship/

MedECA Needs Fast Implementation & Worldwide Support

According to a Ship Insight article, the European Network has called the decision makers to fasten their process on officializing a Mediterranean ECA, commenting that the plan for the designation of a MedECA that was discussed during the UNEP Mediterranean Action Plan meeting “is by far not ambitious enough in timing and scope.”

Whole Sea To Address Sulphur Emission

During a Piraeus Conference, November 20, the participants agreed that Mediterranean states need to agree on a fast road map, and...

http://mfame.guru/medeca-needs-fast-implementation-worldwide-support/

MPCC Joins the Eco-Friendly Trident Alliance

Norwegian carrier MPC Container Ships and Hamburg-based Ahrenkiel Steamship have joined the Trident Alliance, an international network of shipping companies partnering for effective enforcement of sulphur regulations, reports Splash247.

Sulphur emission regulations

Constantin Baack, CEO of MPC Container Ships said, “Joining the Trident Alliance allows us to align our company with an important network of like-minded industry peers, and support industry-wide calls for effective and transparent...

http://mfame.guru/mpcc-joins-the-eco-friendly-trident-alliance/

IMO To Propose Mediterranean ECA Next Year

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) plans to submit a proposal for an Emissions Control Area (ECA) across the Mediterranean next year, reports ArgusMedia.

NOx and sulphur emissions cut

The IMO’s head of air pollution and energy efficiency, Edmund Hughes, told S&P Global Platts’ Bunker Fuel Conference in Amsterdam that discussions over a possible ECA in the Mediterranean for nitrous oxide (NOx) and sulphur emissions were on.

ECAs aim to cut emissions from ships near land in the hope of...

http://mfame.guru/imo-to-propose-mediterranean-eca-next-year/

Sea Ports Oppose Open Loop Scrubbers Ban

  • Open loop scrubbers use seawater to remove sulphur emissions and then pumped back into the sea as liquid emissions.
  • Concerns have been raised about the concurrent effect of the technology on water quality at sea.
  • CSA 2020 urges that the industry must not lose sight of the reason behind the global sulphur cap and the effect sulphur oxide emissions has on human health.
  • Marine EGCS are the best way to reduce shippings’ environmental impact by preventing air pollution whether a ship is at sea or...

http://mfame.guru/sea-ports-oppose-open-loop-scrubbers-ban/

Sulphur Sniffer in Drone To Patrol Danish Waters


“Sniffer” fitted drone to be introduced to check emissions from ships in Danish waters for their compliance with the sulphur limit, says a press release published on Danish Maritime Authority website.

How does the drone work?

A large drone will check emissions from ships in Danish waters to make sure they comply with the sulphur limit in the coming months.

The drone is provided by the European Maritime Safety Agency, and is to be used as a means of preventing ship pollution.

The drone is fitted...

http://mfame.guru/sulphur-sniffer-in-drone-to-patrol-danish-waters/

IMO 2020 Impact: Viability Test of Group I Oil Plants in Europe

The global maritime industry is sailing towards a new sulphur regulation imposed by the International Maritime Organisation. (IMO).

The impact on base oils has been a topic of interest at the 23rd ICIS World Base Oils conference in London, with speakers at the conference presenting their viewpoints on the same, says a press release published on ICIS website.

Group I oil need to Prevail

Demand for Group I base oils from the marine industry will still remain despite the implementation of IMO 2020...

http://mfame.guru/imo-2020-impact-viability-test-of-group-i-oil-plants-in-europe/

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