By Panos Koutsourakis, vice president of global sustainability, ABS With reporting of data in compliance with the IMO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) regulation well underway, shipowners and operators are focused on how to optimise their operations and gain improvement in CII ratings. The options include optimisation of vessel efficiency using energy efficiency technologies and the […]
A report published by the independent expert committee the Regulatory Horizons Council (RHC) has concluded that a lack of alignment between stakeholders and regulators, including a lack of regulatory guidance for innovators, threaten the UK’s ability to play a leading role in ship and technology-related design and manufacture for hydrogen-propelled vessels. The RHC report on […]
The IMO Council has voted to appoint Mr. Arsenio Dominguez as the new Secretary General of the organisation. Dominguez who hails from the Republic of Panama, will serve his initial four-year term as next Secretary-General from 1 January 2024, subject to the IMO Assembly’s approval later this year. Dominguez will succeed outgoing Secretary General Kitack-Lim […]
More than half a year into the inaugural data reporting for IMO’s carbon intensity indicator (CII) many shipowners still seem a little uncertain exactly what the new regulations will mean for them, according to Japanese classification society ClassNK. “We tried to arrange interviews with the shipowners but most didn’t take it seriously because the company […]
By Tom Barlow-Brown After heated talks delegates at the the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have finally agreed new goals aimed at tackling GHG emissions in shipping. The new policy was agreed by delegates of the organisations member states, and observer groups, at IMO’s headquarters in London last week on Friday, following two weeks of […]
The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (Hong Kong Convention) will enter effect in 2025 after Bangladesh and Liberia became the latest contracting states to the Convention helping meet some key conditions for its entry into force. The threshold criteria within the Convention’s terms require ratification by no […]
Short-term emissions compliance is likely to prove hugely costly for shipowners operating in the European Union, making it imperative to develop green fuel infrastructure, writes Tom Barlow-Brown In March 2023 the Council of Europe announced it was moving forward with plans to introduce new regulations aimed at cutting GHG emissions from commercial vessels in the […]
The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has announced that it has begun to roll out its new digital tanker inspection programme, SIRE 2.0. The upgrade will replace the existing software used to assess a vessel’s condition and operational standards. SIRE 2.0 is being introduced in four phases. Phase 1, the initial testing stage, is […]
In July, the IMO Council will convene for the election of a new Secretary General. Needless to say the pending appointment will come at a critical time for the organisation, particularly with regard to the growing outside pressure to adopt binding and robust instruments to tackle shipping’s carbon emissions. As befits one of maritime’s most […]
Collaboration is the true fuel of the future says DNV’s Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO Maritime, DNV, says that while progress towards industry decarbonisation should be applauded, it must be accelerated. Shipping needs to work together, in tandem with other sectors and stakeholders, if we’re to stand a hope of reaching our most ambitious, and […]
Although the effects of Underwater Radiated Noise (URN) caused by ships on marine life have been a cause of concern for many years it’s a nebulous, multi-faceted problem where evidence may be contentious and remedial action difficult to put into practice. Part of the challenge has been forging relationships between stakeholders from quite disparate fields […]
The Naval Architect February 2022
Balancing owner preferences and regulatory requirements is becoming increasingly challenging.