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Posted - Friday, 01 January 2010 - HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS WORLDWIDE
State-owned Shipping Corp, AP Moller Maersk, the world’s largest container line, and Bharati Shipyard are accelerating their moves to cut carbon emissions even as acrimony stalls a global climate deal, which may not be forever, industry officials said. Bharati, the nation’s second-largest private shipbuilder, is developing the world’s first liquefied natural gas, or LNG, vessel in collaboration with the British engineering firm Rolls Royce.
AP Moller Maersk is running 100 innovation research projects that includes new kinds of ship paints and developing more efficient propellers. If a few shipping companies cut their carbon emission, there could be a substantial reduction in pollution, since more than 80% of the world’s goods are transported through the sea. Currently, ships account for about 4% of the global carbon emissions. While new technologies are expected to cut pollution, the cost of transporting goods may climb, at least in the early stages....
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=80813&Itemid=79
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Low sulphur fuel in European ports - HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS WORLDWIDE
Posted Thursday December 30 2009 - Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
With reference to the EU Directive 2005/33/EC effective on January 1st, 2010, whereby ships at berth in European Union community ports shall use only marine fuels with maximum 0.1% sulphur content, the European Commission accepted a 'Commission Recommendation' to grant an eight-month transitional period to ships which have not made the necessary technical modifications to facilitate consumption of such fuels yet. The transitional period is subject to the following conditions:...
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=80686&Itemid=94
With reference to the EU Directive 2005/33/EC effective on January 1st, 2010, whereby ships at berth in European Union community ports shall use only marine fuels with maximum 0.1% sulphur content, the European Commission accepted a 'Commission Recommendation' to grant an eight-month transitional period to ships which have not made the necessary technical modifications to facilitate consumption of such fuels yet. The transitional period is subject to the following conditions:...
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=80686&Itemid=94
EPA Finalizes Rule for Shipping Emissions - Sustainable Business.com
Posted - December 29, 2009 - Sustainable Business.com
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a rule setting tough engine and fuel standards for large U.S.-flagged ships.
The regulation harmonizes with international standards and will lead to significant air quality improvements throughout the country.
Air pollution from large ships, such as oil tankers and cargo ships, is expected to grow rapidly as port traffic increases. By 2030, the domestic and international strategy is expected to reduce annual emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from large marine diesel engines by about 1.2 million tons and particulate matter (PM) emissions by about 143,000 tons. When fully implemented, this coordinated effort will reduce NOX emissions from ships by 80%, and PM emissions by 85%, compared to current emissionsm, EPA said. ...
http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/19469
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a rule setting tough engine and fuel standards for large U.S.-flagged ships.
The regulation harmonizes with international standards and will lead to significant air quality improvements throughout the country.
Air pollution from large ships, such as oil tankers and cargo ships, is expected to grow rapidly as port traffic increases. By 2030, the domestic and international strategy is expected to reduce annual emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from large marine diesel engines by about 1.2 million tons and particulate matter (PM) emissions by about 143,000 tons. When fully implemented, this coordinated effort will reduce NOX emissions from ships by 80%, and PM emissions by 85%, compared to current emissionsm, EPA said. ...
http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/19469
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Quantum Compliance System Announces Maritime Compliance System Product
Ypsilanti, MI - Quantum Compliance Systems, Inc. (Quantum), in partnership with DNA Maritime LLC, is pleased to announce the release of Maritime Compliance System (MCS). This new product allows company and ship officers to be certain their ships are in compliance with state and national laws, and ISM and MARPOL regulations.
MCS ensures environmental regulatory compliance by combining state-of-the-art knowledge and risk management techniques with easy-to-use information technology. This means that ship officers, shore supervisors, and company QSE staff can monitor their fleet's environmental performance at the ship level: real-time, anytime, anywhere.
“Recent studies have estimated that ocean-going ships produce at least 15% of the world’s NOx (more than all of the world’s cars, busses and trucks combined), between 2%-3% of greenhouse gases, and between 3%-7% of global SOx output . . . And because some 70% of shipping traffic is concentrated along coastal shipping lanes within 250 miles from land, in the US alone, 40 ports and an estimated 87 million people are in areas where emissions from ocean-going ships have significantly contributed to levels of air pollution that violate air quality standards for health and safety.” (D. Neef, April 2009, 18th International Emissions Inventory Conference) Statistics like these are focusing more attention on the maritime industry, and will result in more environmental regulations on the local, federal, and international level. Trying to track the necessary data and complete the multiple reports using stand-alone solutions will become unmanageable. However, with today’s advanced onboard systems, MCS can acquire all the necessary data so ship officers, shore supervisors, and company QSE staff can monitor, track, and report on environmental performance in key areas such as:
· Air emissions · Ballast water management
· Sewage · Personnel issues
· Bunker and oil · Garbage
· Bilge and wastewater · Vessel General Permit (VGP)
More at
http://www.qcs-facts.com/products/datasheets/MCS%20Brochure%20092009_Final.pdf
MCS ensures environmental regulatory compliance by combining state-of-the-art knowledge and risk management techniques with easy-to-use information technology. This means that ship officers, shore supervisors, and company QSE staff can monitor their fleet's environmental performance at the ship level: real-time, anytime, anywhere.
“Recent studies have estimated that ocean-going ships produce at least 15% of the world’s NOx (more than all of the world’s cars, busses and trucks combined), between 2%-3% of greenhouse gases, and between 3%-7% of global SOx output . . . And because some 70% of shipping traffic is concentrated along coastal shipping lanes within 250 miles from land, in the US alone, 40 ports and an estimated 87 million people are in areas where emissions from ocean-going ships have significantly contributed to levels of air pollution that violate air quality standards for health and safety.” (D. Neef, April 2009, 18th International Emissions Inventory Conference) Statistics like these are focusing more attention on the maritime industry, and will result in more environmental regulations on the local, federal, and international level. Trying to track the necessary data and complete the multiple reports using stand-alone solutions will become unmanageable. However, with today’s advanced onboard systems, MCS can acquire all the necessary data so ship officers, shore supervisors, and company QSE staff can monitor, track, and report on environmental performance in key areas such as:
· Air emissions · Ballast water management
· Sewage · Personnel issues
· Bunker and oil · Garbage
· Bilge and wastewater · Vessel General Permit (VGP)
More at
http://www.qcs-facts.com/products/datasheets/MCS%20Brochure%20092009_Final.pdf
EU Sulphur Directive re 0.1% sulphur fuel in port - official transitional period for enforcement - Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
Posted - Monday, 28 December 2009 - Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
The European Commission (EC) has adopted a Recommendation on the safe implementation of the use of low sulphur fuel by ships at berth in ports of the European Community, having recognised that “there may be operational problems and safety risks associated with the use of the required fuels in ships that have not undergone technical adaptations,”. From 1 January 2010, ships at berth in European Community ports will be requested to use marine fuels with a sulphur content not exceeding 0.1% by mass (Article 4b of Directive 1999/32/EC as amended by Directive 2005/33/EC). This has not changed. However, in consideration of their recent safety concerns, the Commission adopted 21 December 2009 a Recommendation aimed at Member States, which invites them, while enforcing the Directive, to consider the existence of detailed evidence of the steps taken by ships to ensure safe compliance with the Directive. Member States may consider the existence of an approved retrofit plan when assessing the degree of penalties to be applied to non-complying ships.
The cut-off date for this transitional relief will be announced when the full text of the Recommendation is published (which we are expecting 28 December) ...
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=80166&Itemid=95
The European Commission (EC) has adopted a Recommendation on the safe implementation of the use of low sulphur fuel by ships at berth in ports of the European Community, having recognised that “there may be operational problems and safety risks associated with the use of the required fuels in ships that have not undergone technical adaptations,”. From 1 January 2010, ships at berth in European Community ports will be requested to use marine fuels with a sulphur content not exceeding 0.1% by mass (Article 4b of Directive 1999/32/EC as amended by Directive 2005/33/EC). This has not changed. However, in consideration of their recent safety concerns, the Commission adopted 21 December 2009 a Recommendation aimed at Member States, which invites them, while enforcing the Directive, to consider the existence of detailed evidence of the steps taken by ships to ensure safe compliance with the Directive. Member States may consider the existence of an approved retrofit plan when assessing the degree of penalties to be applied to non-complying ships.
The cut-off date for this transitional relief will be announced when the full text of the Recommendation is published (which we are expecting 28 December) ...
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=80166&Itemid=95
Thursday, December 24, 2009
EPA Adopts Strong Standards for Large Ships to Curb Air Pollution - EPA
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December 22, 2009
EPA Adopts Strong Standards for Large Ships to Curb Air Pollution
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a rule setting tough engine and fuel standards for large U.S.- flagged ships, a major milestone in the agency’s coordinated strategy to slash harmful marine diesel emissions. The regulation harmonizes with international standards and will lead to significant air quality improvements throughout the country.
“There are enormous health and environmental consequences that come from marine diesel emissions, affecting both port cities and communities hundreds of miles inland. Stronger standards will help make large ships cleaner and more efficient, and protect millions of Americans from harmful diesel emissions,” said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. “Port communities have identified diesel emissions as one of the greatest health threats facing their people – especially their children. These new rules mark a step forward in cutting dangerous pollution in the air we breathe and reducing the harm to our health, our environment, and our economy.”...
http://newsnewsforex.blogspot.com/2009/12/air-news-release-hq-epa-adopts-strong.html
December 22, 2009
EPA Adopts Strong Standards for Large Ships to Curb Air Pollution
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a rule setting tough engine and fuel standards for large U.S.- flagged ships, a major milestone in the agency’s coordinated strategy to slash harmful marine diesel emissions. The regulation harmonizes with international standards and will lead to significant air quality improvements throughout the country.
“There are enormous health and environmental consequences that come from marine diesel emissions, affecting both port cities and communities hundreds of miles inland. Stronger standards will help make large ships cleaner and more efficient, and protect millions of Americans from harmful diesel emissions,” said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. “Port communities have identified diesel emissions as one of the greatest health threats facing their people – especially their children. These new rules mark a step forward in cutting dangerous pollution in the air we breathe and reducing the harm to our health, our environment, and our economy.”...
http://newsnewsforex.blogspot.com/2009/12/air-news-release-hq-epa-adopts-strong.html
EPA Finalizes Rules for Category 3 Marine Engines - Green Car Congress
Posted - 23 December 2009 - Green Car Congress
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its new rule for Category 3 marine engines—engines with per-cylinder displacement at or above 30 liters. (Earlier post.) The regulation harmonizes with international standards (the amendments to Annex VI to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, MARPOL) and will lead to significant air quality improvements throughout the country.
Air pollution from large ships, such as oil tankers and cargo ships, is expected to grow rapidly as port traffic increases. By 2030, the domestic and international strategy is expected to reduce annual emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from large marine diesel engines by about 1.2 million tons and particulate matter (PM) emissions by about 143,000 tons. When fully implemented, this coordinated effort will reduce NOx emissions from ships by 80%, and PM emissions by 85%, compared to current emissions...
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2009/12/ogv-20091223.html
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized its new rule for Category 3 marine engines—engines with per-cylinder displacement at or above 30 liters. (Earlier post.) The regulation harmonizes with international standards (the amendments to Annex VI to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, MARPOL) and will lead to significant air quality improvements throughout the country.
Air pollution from large ships, such as oil tankers and cargo ships, is expected to grow rapidly as port traffic increases. By 2030, the domestic and international strategy is expected to reduce annual emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from large marine diesel engines by about 1.2 million tons and particulate matter (PM) emissions by about 143,000 tons. When fully implemented, this coordinated effort will reduce NOx emissions from ships by 80%, and PM emissions by 85%, compared to current emissions...
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2009/12/ogv-20091223.html
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Posted Thursday 24 December 2009 - Handy Shipping Guide
WASHINGTON – US – In their constant drive to purge the skies of harmful emissions and particulate matter the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a press release this week confirming the standards required for marine diesel engines in the future. All types of carriers, from container shipping and bulk tankers will be included and the programme will be put to the newly elected Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for their policy meeting in March 2010 to coordinate their rules ensuring the same stringent standards apply to every nations vessels entering American and Canadian waters...
http://www.handyshippingguide.com/shipping-news/epa-sets-future-emissions-standards-for-us-flagged-shipping_1081
WASHINGTON – US – In their constant drive to purge the skies of harmful emissions and particulate matter the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a press release this week confirming the standards required for marine diesel engines in the future. All types of carriers, from container shipping and bulk tankers will be included and the programme will be put to the newly elected Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for their policy meeting in March 2010 to coordinate their rules ensuring the same stringent standards apply to every nations vessels entering American and Canadian waters...
http://www.handyshippingguide.com/shipping-news/epa-sets-future-emissions-standards-for-us-flagged-shipping_1081
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
IMO to study the outcome of COP 15, re-adjust its work, if necessary - HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS WORLDWIDE
Posted - Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide - Tuesday, 22 December 2009
Commenting on the outcome of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 15), IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos said: “Like many others, who have made comments on the outcome of COP 15, I have viewed the end result of the Copenhagen Conference with mixed feelings: with concern that the target initially pursued, following the 2007 Bali Conference, of a legally binding instrument, was not achieved; with measured satisfaction that, through the Accord tabled at the end of the deliberations, a step in the right direction was taken enabling progress to be made towards a legally binding instrument; and with hope that, following new rounds of consultations to be held post-Copenhagen, the required consensus on action needed to be taken to save the planet will be reached at the next Conference – possibly in Mexico one year from now...
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=79547&Itemid=93
Commenting on the outcome of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 15), IMO Secretary-General Efthimios E. Mitropoulos said: “Like many others, who have made comments on the outcome of COP 15, I have viewed the end result of the Copenhagen Conference with mixed feelings: with concern that the target initially pursued, following the 2007 Bali Conference, of a legally binding instrument, was not achieved; with measured satisfaction that, through the Accord tabled at the end of the deliberations, a step in the right direction was taken enabling progress to be made towards a legally binding instrument; and with hope that, following new rounds of consultations to be held post-Copenhagen, the required consensus on action needed to be taken to save the planet will be reached at the next Conference – possibly in Mexico one year from now...
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=79547&Itemid=93
Monday, December 21, 2009
The Development of a Global Maritime Emissions Inventory Using Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Techniques
Dale Neef PhD - Managing Director - DNA Maritime LLC
Abstract
Emissions from maritime shipping are a significant source of airborne pollution. Recent
studies have estimated that ocean-going ships produce at least 15% of the world's NOx,
between 3%-6% of greenhouse gasses, and between 3%-7% of global SOx output.
Many partial maritime emissions inventories have been compiled in the last decade using
both fuel-based and energy-based survey methods, but without accurate data on load
factor, engine speed, and fuel type – data that must be taken directly from the ship’s
onboard systems – these surveys remain as high-level estimates; not precise enough to
use as a basis for assigning emissions credits in an emissions cap-and-trade mechanism.
The Port Emissions Reduction Credit Scheme (PERCS) is the first comprehensive
program that can provide the maritime shipping community with a mechanism for
creating a global ship emissions inventory by ship type and size.
Based on data captured electronically from a ship's onboard navigation/control, fuel,
and emissions monitoring systems, emissions performance information will be sent
electronically to the PERCS database. Data will be collected automatically and
electronically from ships anywhere, and at any time, and will provide a more complete
and accurate snapshot of current emissions output in coastal routes, in ports, or in open
seas around the world.
This emissions data will then be used both to “norm” performance expectations at an
industry-level, and also to calculate emissions allowances at a company level – both
necessary steps before the maritime industry can participate in wider emissions cap-andtrade
schemes.
Complete Paper can be found at -
http://www.qcs-facts.com/resource/TheDevelopmentofaGlobalMaritimeEmission.pdf
Abstract
Emissions from maritime shipping are a significant source of airborne pollution. Recent
studies have estimated that ocean-going ships produce at least 15% of the world's NOx,
between 3%-6% of greenhouse gasses, and between 3%-7% of global SOx output.
Many partial maritime emissions inventories have been compiled in the last decade using
both fuel-based and energy-based survey methods, but without accurate data on load
factor, engine speed, and fuel type – data that must be taken directly from the ship’s
onboard systems – these surveys remain as high-level estimates; not precise enough to
use as a basis for assigning emissions credits in an emissions cap-and-trade mechanism.
The Port Emissions Reduction Credit Scheme (PERCS) is the first comprehensive
program that can provide the maritime shipping community with a mechanism for
creating a global ship emissions inventory by ship type and size.
Based on data captured electronically from a ship's onboard navigation/control, fuel,
and emissions monitoring systems, emissions performance information will be sent
electronically to the PERCS database. Data will be collected automatically and
electronically from ships anywhere, and at any time, and will provide a more complete
and accurate snapshot of current emissions output in coastal routes, in ports, or in open
seas around the world.
This emissions data will then be used both to “norm” performance expectations at an
industry-level, and also to calculate emissions allowances at a company level – both
necessary steps before the maritime industry can participate in wider emissions cap-andtrade
schemes.
Complete Paper can be found at -
http://www.qcs-facts.com/resource/TheDevelopmentofaGlobalMaritimeEmission.pdf
Friday, December 18, 2009
Copenhagen close to failure on aviation and shipping emissions - Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
Posted - Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide - Friday, 18 December 2009
With less than two days to go, the Copenhagen climate negotiations have yet to identify a feasible way forward to reduce emissions from international aviation and shipping. Emissions from the international shipping sector have grown by more than 85% since 1990, international aviation emissions have grown by over 50% during the same period. Left unchecked, emissions from the two sectors will double or triple by 2050. A failure to reach an agreement here on these so-called ‘bunker’ emissions will jeopardise the chances of keeping global warming well below 2 degrees in 2050...
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=78997&Itemid=95
With less than two days to go, the Copenhagen climate negotiations have yet to identify a feasible way forward to reduce emissions from international aviation and shipping. Emissions from the international shipping sector have grown by more than 85% since 1990, international aviation emissions have grown by over 50% during the same period. Left unchecked, emissions from the two sectors will double or triple by 2050. A failure to reach an agreement here on these so-called ‘bunker’ emissions will jeopardise the chances of keeping global warming well below 2 degrees in 2050...
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=78997&Itemid=95
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Shipping could by 2030 cut emissions by 30%, at zero-cost - HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS WORLDWIDE
Posted - HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS WORLDWIDE - Thursday, 17 December 2009
Tor Svensen, COO DNV Maritime yesterday introduced the press to the groundbreaking results of a new study depicting how the shipping industry, by 2030, could cut emissions by 30%. The results were presented onboard the Viking Lady, the world’s first commercial ship with a fuel cell adapted to marine use installed onboard, while docked in Copenhagen. The good news; the scenario implies a zero-cost for the industry...
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=78820&Itemid=93
Tor Svensen, COO DNV Maritime yesterday introduced the press to the groundbreaking results of a new study depicting how the shipping industry, by 2030, could cut emissions by 30%. The results were presented onboard the Viking Lady, the world’s first commercial ship with a fuel cell adapted to marine use installed onboard, while docked in Copenhagen. The good news; the scenario implies a zero-cost for the industry...
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=78820&Itemid=93
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
BALLAST WATER TALKFEST - Maritime Global Net
Posted - Maritime Global Net Tuesday December 15 2009
Leading scientific experts engaged in the fight against alien species transported in ships’ ballast water will come together in January 2010 at the World Maritime University (WMU) in Sweden, in a week-long series of ballast water management-related meetings....
http://www.mgn.com/news/dailystorydetails.cfm?storyid=10521
Leading scientific experts engaged in the fight against alien species transported in ships’ ballast water will come together in January 2010 at the World Maritime University (WMU) in Sweden, in a week-long series of ballast water management-related meetings....
http://www.mgn.com/news/dailystorydetails.cfm?storyid=10521
Copenhagen: support for a global tax on shipping and aviation grows - Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
Posted - Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide - Tuesday, 15 December 2009
If agreed at the tense Copenhagen summit, the money is likely to go towards a £100bn “climate aid” fund to help poorer states deal with global warming. Either a tax or emissions trading system specifically for these industries could provide up to a quarter of this amount. The UK Government prefers the concept of global emissions trading over taxes on aviation and shipping. It is looking closely at plans to regulate both sectors more heavily to provide “innovative sources of financing” for the fund....
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=78456&Itemid=79
If agreed at the tense Copenhagen summit, the money is likely to go towards a £100bn “climate aid” fund to help poorer states deal with global warming. Either a tax or emissions trading system specifically for these industries could provide up to a quarter of this amount. The UK Government prefers the concept of global emissions trading over taxes on aviation and shipping. It is looking closely at plans to regulate both sectors more heavily to provide “innovative sources of financing” for the fund....
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=78456&Itemid=79
China and India blocking aviation-shipping emissions deal - Hellenic Shipping News worldwide
Posted - Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide - Tuesday, 15 December 2009
A deal on including aviation and shipping emissions in the Copenhagen climate agreement is being blocked by China, India, Saudi Arabia and The Bahamas. Failure to include the two sectors (known collectively as bunker emissions) puts at risk both a major source of climate funding for developing countries and the long term success of climate reduction targets say environmental organizations. Emissions from international shipping have grown by more than 85% since 1990, international aviation emissions have grown by over 50% over the same period. Left unchecked, emissions from aviation and shipping will double or triple by 2050, putting at risk the world’s ability to keep global warming under 2 degrees...
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=78462&Itemid=94
A deal on including aviation and shipping emissions in the Copenhagen climate agreement is being blocked by China, India, Saudi Arabia and The Bahamas. Failure to include the two sectors (known collectively as bunker emissions) puts at risk both a major source of climate funding for developing countries and the long term success of climate reduction targets say environmental organizations. Emissions from international shipping have grown by more than 85% since 1990, international aviation emissions have grown by over 50% over the same period. Left unchecked, emissions from aviation and shipping will double or triple by 2050, putting at risk the world’s ability to keep global warming under 2 degrees...
http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=78462&Itemid=94
Monday, December 14, 2009
Arctic ships could face greenhouse gas restrictions - CBC News
Arctic ships could face greenhouse gas restrictions - CBC News
Shipping companies that operate in the Arctic may be required to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions they produce, depending on how climate-change talks go in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The International Marine Organization, the United Nations agency responsible for improving maritime safety and environmental impacts, is seeking a mandate at the Copenhagen summit to regulate greenhouse gases generated by ships.....
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2009/12/11/arctic-shipping-copenhagen.html
Shipping companies that operate in the Arctic may be required to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions they produce, depending on how climate-change talks go in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The International Marine Organization, the United Nations agency responsible for improving maritime safety and environmental impacts, is seeking a mandate at the Copenhagen summit to regulate greenhouse gases generated by ships.....
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2009/12/11/arctic-shipping-copenhagen.html
Climate change eroding coast at accelerating rate - Alaska Journal of Commerce
Posted Alaska Journal of Commerce
by - Tim Bradner
Coastal erosion isn't the only climate-related problem confronting rural communities.
Health officials now are concerned about food and water safety in northern villages as warming temperatures thaw ice cellars and melting permafrost increases the organic content in rivers, creating problems in village water treatment plants.....
http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/121109/loc_cce.shtml
by - Tim Bradner
Coastal erosion isn't the only climate-related problem confronting rural communities.
Health officials now are concerned about food and water safety in northern villages as warming temperatures thaw ice cellars and melting permafrost increases the organic content in rivers, creating problems in village water treatment plants.....
http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/121109/loc_cce.shtml
Polembros Barred From US For Pollution - Maritime Accident Casebook
By bobcouttie, Thursday, 10 December , 2009
Polembros Shipping Ltd., a ship management company headquartered in Greece, has been sentenced today in federal court in New Orleans to pay a $2.7 million criminal fine for violating anti-pollution laws, ship safety laws, and making false statements during a US Coast Guard investigation of the M/V Theotokos, the US Justice Department announced........
://maritimeaccident.org/2009/12/10/polembros-barred-from-us-for-pollution/
Polembros Shipping Ltd., a ship management company headquartered in Greece, has been sentenced today in federal court in New Orleans to pay a $2.7 million criminal fine for violating anti-pollution laws, ship safety laws, and making false statements during a US Coast Guard investigation of the M/V Theotokos, the US Justice Department announced........
://maritimeaccident.org/2009/12/10/polembros-barred-from-us-for-pollution/
IMO – submissions to COP 15
Posted - Bryant's Maritme Blog - 10 December 2009
The IMO has made three formal submissions to the Fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen. The Second IMO GHG Study 2009 Executive Summary provides the results of a study of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships undertaken by an international consortium.....
http://bryantsmaritimeblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/bryants-maritime-blog-10-december-2009.html
The IMO has made three formal submissions to the Fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Copenhagen. The Second IMO GHG Study 2009 Executive Summary provides the results of a study of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships undertaken by an international consortium.....
http://bryantsmaritimeblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/bryants-maritime-blog-10-december-2009.html
Thursday, December 10, 2009
President Names California Attorney to Head Maritime Agency
By a MetNews Staff Writer
President Obama has said he intends to nominate California attorney David T. Matsuda as administrator of the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration.
Obama on Monday announced his intention to nominate Matsuda—who has served as deputy and acting administrator since July—to lead the agency within the Department of Transportation that deals with waterborne transportation and maintains the National Defense Reserve Fleet as a ready source of ships for use during national emergencies.
Any nomination to the position is subject to confirmation by the U.S. Senate.....
http://www.metnews.com/articles/2009/mats120909.htm
President Obama has said he intends to nominate California attorney David T. Matsuda as administrator of the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration.
Obama on Monday announced his intention to nominate Matsuda—who has served as deputy and acting administrator since July—to lead the agency within the Department of Transportation that deals with waterborne transportation and maintains the National Defense Reserve Fleet as a ready source of ships for use during national emergencies.
Any nomination to the position is subject to confirmation by the U.S. Senate.....
http://www.metnews.com/articles/2009/mats120909.htm
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
12/09/2009 Pr Watchdog.org - Dragging Anchor
If a captain fell asleep at the helm of an oil tanker traversing dangerous waters, the ship owners and the public would demand that they never be put in command of a ship again. But, despite 12 years of being asleep at the wheel, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized United Nations agency responsible for international shipping, is demanding that it be re-appointed to have sole responsibility for addressing the rapidly rising greenhouse gas emissions from the shipping sector....
http://www.prwatch.org/node/8739
http://www.prwatch.org/node/8739
12/09/2009 - Norway.com - Norway at COP15: policies on climate change
The United Nations Convention on Climate Change (COP15) takes place in Copenhagen 7 – 18 December, 2009. The following is a summary of Norway’s positions on climate change going into the high-level conference.
A climate-first strategy
Our first priority should be to establish a long-term goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, based on scientific advice. In Norway’s view, the increase in global mean temperature must be limited to a maximum of two degrees Celsius compared to the pre-industrial level in order to achieve the ultimate objective of the UN Convention on Climate Change of preventing dangerous climate change. Global emissions will have to be reduced by 50–85 % by 2050, most likely closer to 85%......
http://blog.norway.com/2009/12/08/norway-at-cop15-policies-on-climate-change/
A climate-first strategy
Our first priority should be to establish a long-term goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, based on scientific advice. In Norway’s view, the increase in global mean temperature must be limited to a maximum of two degrees Celsius compared to the pre-industrial level in order to achieve the ultimate objective of the UN Convention on Climate Change of preventing dangerous climate change. Global emissions will have to be reduced by 50–85 % by 2050, most likely closer to 85%......
http://blog.norway.com/2009/12/08/norway-at-cop15-policies-on-climate-change/
09/12/2009 IMOWatch - International Bunker Fuels, IMO & ICAO
IMO contributes 3.3 % of the total emission of global green house gases. In Copenhagen, at an event International Maritime Organization (IMO) and International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) made presentations about their climate mitigations plans.
Miguel Palomares, IMO, opened the IMO section of the event, stating that shipping operates in a global environment and thus requires international regulation. He announced that the IMO has an emission reduction package ready for enactment and awaits guidance from the UNFCCC.....
http://imowatch.blogspot.com/2009/12/international-bunker-fuels-imo-icao.html
Miguel Palomares, IMO, opened the IMO section of the event, stating that shipping operates in a global environment and thus requires international regulation. He announced that the IMO has an emission reduction package ready for enactment and awaits guidance from the UNFCCC.....
http://imowatch.blogspot.com/2009/12/international-bunker-fuels-imo-icao.html
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