Data: Impacts. Sustainable Shipping Home - Site Home Page. B9 Shipping. gCaptain - Maritime & Offshore. Sulphur emissions by ships - Transport Committee. 1 Introduction 1. Sulphur dioxide emissions are falling across Europe, but emissions from shipping continue to rise. The shipping industry is therefore being targeted with tighter limits, both internationally and by the European Commission (the Commission). These limits will have significant cost implications for ship operators. 2. The impact on shipping of more stringent limits on sulphur content in fuel, due to revisions to Annex VI of the International Maritime Organisation's Marine Pollution Convention (hereafter referred to as Annex VI); possible implications for other sectors, such as road haulage; steps which the UK Government could take to assist the maritime sector meet its obligations under Annex VI; and the Commission's proposals to implement the revisions to Annex VI, and the UK Government's stance on those proposals.
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ESPO - European Sea Ports Organisation - Welcome. The global economic cycle and satellite-derived NO2 trends over shipping lanes. The case for scrubbers | World Bunkering. Chris Leigh-Jones From July 2010, ships entering northern European waters will be required to produce emissions no higher than the equivalent of burning a 1.0% sulphur marine fuel. Continuing to burn high-sulphur bunker fuel, the high-value, highly polluting fuel of choice for many years, without any form of emissions reduction technology is no longer a viable option. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) decreed in October 2008 that shipoperators in these Emission Control Areas (ECAs) have two options: to use more costly cleaner fuel, or fit scrubber technology onboard the vessel with the capability to remove sufficient sulphur (as SOx) derived from IFO180 and IFO380 to meet the new emissions regulation.
The economic angle For owners weighing up their fuelling options, meeting environmental challenges may not be viewed with quite the same gusto as it was in January 2008, given the current financial turmoil in world markets. Sample costs The NOx issue Limiting ozone production. ISSUES - BUNKER FUELS. At the second part of the fifteenth session of the AWG-LCA, Parties continued their work on cooperative sectoral approaches and sector-specific actions (agenda item 3biv). Throughout the meeting, Parties could not bridge their diverging views on how to address cooperative sectoral approaches and sector specific actions, including emissions from international aviation and maritime transport. The proposed compromise text by the chair of the AWG-LCA (FCCC/AWGLCA/2012/L.4) was rejected by Parties which is why the agenda item on sectoral approaches is not part of Decision 1/CP.18, the agreed outcome pursuant to the Bali Action Plan.
At the fifteenth session of the AWG-LCA (Bonn, Germany, May 2012), Parties continued their work on cooperative sectoral approaches and sector-specific actions (agenda item 3biv) on the basis of decision 2/CP.17, paragraphs 74 and 78, which includes the work on emissions from international bunker fuels. Work on this agenda item is captured in the more >> more >>
OSPAR Commission. Intertanko. Recovered shipping emissions. MONAE - Monitoring Plan for Water Quality and Ecology. Law & Sea | Home. International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) is the main international convention covering prevention of pollution of the marine environment by ships from operational or accidental causes. The MARPOL Convention was adopted on 2 November 1973 at IMO. The Protocol of 1978 was adopted in response to a spate of tanker accidents in 1976-1977. As the 1973 MARPOL Convention had not yet entered into force, the 1978 MARPOL Protocol absorbed the parent Convention. The combined instrument entered into force on 2 October 1983. In 1997, a Protocol was adopted to amend the Convention and a new Annex VI was added which entered into force on 19 May 2005. MARPOL has been updated by amendments through the years.
The Convention includes regulations aimed at preventing and minimizing pollution from ships - both accidental pollution and that from routine operations - and currently includes six technical Annexes. ISSUU. DNV Maritime. Operational discharge - Detecting illegal discharge. Visual aerial detection. Remote sensing. Tools of the future. Background In order for a case of illegal discharge of hydrocarbons at sea to lead to legal action, the offender must be clearly identified. Legal action can be taken by the coastal State if the offence takes place in its territorial waters, its exclusive economic zone, or indeed in its marine protected area. For offences in international waters, it is the responsibility of the flag State to undertake proceedings.
To establish the liability of a vessel suspected of pollution, it must be proven that the discharge came from the vessel in question, and a much evidence as possible must be gathered on the nature and extent of the pollution. Detection means Visual aerial detection Aerial observation is the main tool used to detect operational pollution by ships. The aircraft crew will use an appearance code in their report to express the quantities of oil spilt based on visual aerial observation.
Bonn Agreement appearance code. Coordinates : A resource on positioning, navigation and beyond » Blog Archive » Oil spills pollution. Wikipedia: Environmental impact of shipping. A cargo ship discharging ballast water into the sea. The environmental impact of shipping includes greenhouse gas emissions, acoustic, and oil pollution. Carbon dioxide emissions from shipping is estimated to be 4 to 5 percent of the global total, and estimated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to rise by as much as 72 percent by 2020 if no action is taken.[1] The First Intersessional Meeting of the IMO Working Group on Greenhouse Gas Emissions[2] from Ships took place in Oslo, Norway on 23–27 June 2008.
It was tasked with developing the technical basis for the reduction mechanisms that may form part of a future IMO regime to control greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping, and a draft of the actual reduction mechanisms themselves, for further consideration by IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC).[3] Ballast water[edit] Ballast water discharges by ships can have a negative impact on the marine environment. Sound pollution[edit] Ship impacts[edit] Wikipedia : Crude oil washing.
Crude oil washing (COW) is washing out the residue from the tanks of an oil tanker using the crude oil cargo itself, after the cargo tanks have been emptied. Crude oil is pumped back and preheated in the slop tanks, then sprayed back via high pressure nozzles in the cargo tanks onto the walls of the tank. Due to the sticky nature of the crude oil, the oil clings to the tank walls, and such oil adds to the cargo 'remaining on board' (the ROB). By COWing the tanks, the amount of ROB is significantly reduced, and with the current high cost of oil, the financial savings are significant, both for the Charterer and the Shipowner.
If the cargo ROB is deemed as 'liquid and pumpable' then the charterers can claim from the owner for any cargo loss for normally between 0.3% up to 0.5%. Although COWing is most notable for actual tankers, the current chairman for Hashimoto Technical Service, Hashimoto Akiyoshi, applied this method in washing refinery plant oil tanks in Japan. Seawater washing[edit] IMO: Crude Oil Washing. Crude oil washing (COW) is a system whereby oil tanks on a tanker are cleaned out between voyages not with water, but with crude oil - the cargo itself. The solvent action of the crude oil makes the cleaning process far more effective than when water is used. (There is usually a final water rinse but the amount of water involved is very low.) The system helps prevent pollution of the seas from operational measures. COW is mandatory on new tankers under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution by Ships (MARPOL). The problem – pollution from oil cleaning operations Tankers carry their cargo in a number of tanks or compartments within the hull of the ship.
Before the introduction of segregated ballast tanks, tanks were cleaned after the oil was discharged and about one third of them filled with seawater so that the ship's propeller is properly immersed and it has correct handling and sea keeping characteristics. The result was to become known as "load on top". Low Sulphur Fuels. Dryad Maritime Intelligence Services. MarineLink. Transport & Environment. National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory. This section of the website contains all the published NAEI reports. The "Other important reports" section contains links to useful reports that are on this website. Search for reports by keywords, author or date » Most Recent 10 Reports 1. UK Emission Mapping Methodology 2009 (PDF) This report has been superseded by a newer version. View document history » Report Date: 29/12/2013 (Uploaded: 10/03/2014) Categories: Air pollutant emissions, Greenhouse Gas emissions, Mapping, Methodology Author: I Tsagataskis, T Bush, H Walker, N Passant, N Webb & D Brookes View full report details 2.
View full report details 3. View full report details 4. View full report details 5. View full report details 6. View full report details 7. View full report details 8. View full report details 9. View full report details 10. View full report details. Trade Winds. Blogs. SSA Marine has been quietly moving along and has made significant strides at Long Beach Commercial shipping supremo says the West Coast must look at wider horizons Initially, such inspections were done on an ad hoc basis A look at the heartland, Great Lakes, the Seaway and inland infrastructure, too. It’s good news, bad news and a time for head scratching, too. LNG is the hot topic of the year, and will be a major focus of the 2013 SHIPPINGInsight Conference in October. Determining causes and circumstances of marine accidents in order to raise the quality of seafaring The Board of Steamboat Inspectors gets involved The GreenPort conference is likely to have a lasting impact on the Indian maritime scene.
An avoidable and tragic grounding that led to safety improvements Often tenders called by major ports have conditions that weigh heavily on the bidder The only way Hong Kong is going to get all port users to burn cleaner fuel while in port is to make it a regulatory requirement. Department for Transport. Evidence based report submitted by key stakeholders in the shipping industry about differential pay for seafarers on grounds of nationality. Published: 09 June 2010 Includes an investigation into the disappearance of the M.V. Derbyshire oil tanker and an inquiry into safety on the river Thames. Includes information for those considering a career at sea, tonnage tax training commitment forms and the Government's response to the Freight Study Group's report into increasing freight traffic on inland waterways.
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Committee on Climate Change. CleanSeaNet Homepage. Solar-powered Ship. EmailEmail Nippon Yusen KK and Nippon Oil Corp are working on the world’s first solar powered ship … well, at least partially solar powered, they are saying. What? A hybrid ship? The two companies want to put solar panels on top of the 60,000-ton ship that are capable of generating 40 kilowatts of electricity each. The ship will carry Toyota cars. Is anybody surprised? Fuel savings are expected to be in the neighborhood of 6.5% and carbon dioxide emissions will be reduced by 1-2% or 20 tons per year. The ship is expected to be completed by December with damage to the panels from salt and vibration the biggest obstacles. A Nippon Oil dude says, “If it’s possible, we want to aim for the full commercialization of the system in the next three to five years.” Freedom Ship. Skysails & Top 10 Green Ship Designs.