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The concerns of the shipping industry are coming more and more into harmony. Good economics and good environmental practices no longer conflict with one another – combining the two of them gives a competitive advantage. The contribution that technology can make to environmentally sustainable shipping is a major subject at the global maritime environmental congress gmec, to be held at the Congress Center Hamburg (CCH) on 7 and 8 September 2010.
Shipping is already among the most environment friendly means of transport, and shipowners, shipping companies and shipyards are working hard to achieve further improvements in technology to reduce CO2 and NOx, bilge water and noise emissions. After all, shipping still is responsible for 3% of worldwide emissions of greenhouse gases. How can technological innovations help to deal with these problems? What opportunities are there in green technologies? What ecological challenges does industry have to face? These questions will be addressed by leading industry experts in Panel 3 “Environmentally sustainable shipping – opportunities from technological innovation” at gmec 2010. They will give an overview of the various technological capabilities, from the current state of the art to visions for 2030.
“Zero pollution of the environment”
Panel 3 will be chaired by Spyros Polemis, Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS). The maritime industry’s vision of “Zero pollution of the environment” is also intended as an incentive for technical innovation. Spyros Polemis sees one of the best opportunities for reduction of carbon emissions in new building of green ships. “Regarding the fact that ships have a life cycle of 25 years, we need new ideas for long-term reduction of the carbon footprint of shipping.”
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