Emissions Trading Scheme for the Shipping Industry?

CleanTechnica - ‎Jan 27, 2012‎

By Charis Michelsen On January 27, 2012 — Leave a Comment The European Union keeps looking for ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. One place to cut emissions is the shipping industry—it's just that the EU doesn't quite know where to start. 

http://cleantechnica.com/2012/01/27/emissions-trading-scheme-for-the-shipping-industry/

 

10 Technologies/Methods for Controlling NOx ... - Marine Insight
SOx and NOx substances in Ship's emissions are the main reasons for pollution and degradation of environment. Ten technologies/ methods mentioned in these ...

http://www.marineinsight.com/tech/10-technologiesmethods-for-controlling-nox-sox-emissions-from-ships/

Soom good reads

Some interesting information:

EU launches attempt to deliver shipping emissions trading scheme
Business Green
European Legislation compelled the EU to take action if no international agreement to deal with maritime emissions was in place by the end of 2011 to help meet its own target of a 20 per cent emissions cut across all sectors by 2020

Public consultation on greenhouse gas emissions from ... - Europolitics
Under EU rules, in the absence of conclusion of an international agreement that includes the reduction of international maritime emissions by the end of 2011, ...
www.europolitics.info/.../public-consultation-on-greenhouse-g...

Clean up world seas to boost economy, UN body saysReuters Cleaner fuels and more energy-efficient ship designs could help cut emissions from the maritime industry which currently accounts for almost 5 percent of global C02 emissions. This is expected to increase by 72 percent by the end of the decade as ...

Algoma Central Corporation has chosen Wartsila to supply complete propulsion ... MarketWatch (press release) The scrubbers will allow the customer to operate these vessels using less costly high sulphur fuel, yet still achieve the 0.1 per cent sulphur emissions standard set by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for North American Emission Control ...

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Today's Best Postings

Expanding the Panama Canal may shrink shipping industry emissions Nature.com (blog) A 16% improvement in efficiency is significant given that the International Maritime Organization estimates that, without major steps to reduce emissions, shipping will be responsible for 12%-18% of global emissions of carbon dioxide by 2050.

Greece. "GL Exchange Forum: Environmental updates for the Maritime Industry" BYM News (press release) The more widespread use of LNG as an alternative to conventional shipping fuel has the potential to make an immediate positive impact on the maritime industry's environmental impact. The elimination of sulphur and nitrous oxide emissions, ... See all stories on this topic »

Marine Lithium-Polymer Batteries Developed by ESTechnologies BV - Netherlands The Maritime Executive Reduction of CO2 emissions, and energy which normally gets lost, will now be saved and stored by means of optimized power management. This makes the use of energy more efficiently. This is due to the special qualities of the lithium polymer cells.

EU Consultation Marks Start of Process To Regulate Carbon Emissions From Shipping Bloomberg BNA The legislation stated that unless the International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed by the end of 2011 on emissions reduction commitments for shipping, the European Union should act to ensure that the shipping sector contributes to the overall EU ...

News from over the weekend

 A few interesting notes:

 European Commission Launches Maritime Emissions Consultation ...
The European Commission says it has launched an online public consultation on possible measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships.
www.chemweek.com/.../European-Commission-Launches-Mar...

Commission opens consultation on greener maritime transport
New Europe
From that commitment further stemmed the Commission's responsibility to draft a proposal on international maritime emissions if no international agreement was approved before the end of 2011. Regardless of the efforts of the International Maritime ...

EP debates sulphur content of marine fuels
Europolitics.info
Hassi states that if sulphur dioxide emissions from maritime transport are not reduced, emissions from this sector will exceed, before the end of this decade, the combined emissions from the EU's land areas, which declined 72% between 1990 and 2008. ... 

This weeks news and information:

EU sets sights on reducing ship emissions

bunkerworld 

The European Commission is in talks to introduce measures to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping, according to a report by Ends Europe. "The consultation comes after the international community failed to agree measures to ...

Australia's lonely carbon price

Stock and Land - ‎Jan 19, 2012‎

THE EU carbon price doesn't look like it's going anywhere soon, according to media reports, prompting renewed backlash against the $23 per tonne Australian carbon price set to kick in this July. A spokesman for Nationals leader Warren Truss, ...

Commission consults on shipping emissions

ENDS Europe  - ‎Jan 19, 2012‎

The European Commission has begun consulting on measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping. The options on the table are emissions trading, a tax or compensation fund, and binding ship-based targets. ...

Commission launches consultation to address greenhouse gas emissions from ships

EU News - ‎Jan 19, 2012‎

Today the European Commission launched an on-line public consultation on possible measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships. All interested stakeholders can send their contributions until 12 April 2012. The EU committed itself to reducing ...

EU: A 30% CO2 cut would be cheaper than we thought

EurActiv - ‎Jan 18, 2012‎

Raising the European Union's 2020 emission reduction target from 20% to 30% would be much less costly than was assumed in 2008, and the effort could be shared fairly among governments, according to a draft EU document. The analysis could reignite the ...

EU on Track to Exceed 2020 Carbon Emissions Targets

Triple Pundit -

By Andrew Burger | January 20th, 2012 0 Comments Having reduced CO2 emissions by 17% as compared to 1990 levels, the European Union (EU) is well on its way to reaching its legally binding, 20% by 2020 CO2 emissions reduction target. ...

Europe's carbon price lows expose gap to Australia's tax

eco-business.com - ‎11 hours ago‎

By : The Age The gulf between Australia's incoming fixed carbon price and the floating international price is set to widen as Europe's economic troubles and regulatory uncertainty undermine carbon markets. The value of European Union Emission ...

Tougher 30% emissions cut would be cheaper than expected: report

The Guardian - ‎Jan 18, 2012‎

Moving to a tougher Europe-wide target on greenhouse gas emissions would present the UK with little problem, contrary to what some business lobbyists and thinktanks have been alleging, according to a new analysis of the goals seen by the Guardian. ...

Downgrade tipped to expose carbon tax price

The Australian - ‎Jan 18, 2012‎

ECONOMIC research suggests international carbon trading prices could remain depressed until at least 2020, with a UN-backed program averaging $8.23 per tonne over the period and the European Union's scheme reaching only $18.50 -- significantly below ...

EU regulators considering unilateral action on CO2 emissions

bunkerworld

The European Commission (EC) has launched an online public consultation on ways to reduce shipping's carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. "Despite considerable efforts in the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the United Nations Framework ...

Hedcor Inc. takes carbon emission reduction a step forward

Sun.Star 

MOTHER Earth may soon see a much-awaited ally in technology as awareness on climate change is prompting companies to mitigate everyday business processes to be more environment-friendly increases with each passing day. Hedcor Inc., a hydropower company ...

Commission launches consultation to address greenhouse gas emissions from ships
EU News
The EU committed itself to reducing total greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 by at least 20% across all sectors. The 2008 legislation provides that if no international agreement was approved which included international maritime emissions before the end ...

Shipping Industry to be Regulated for Energy Efficiency and Carbon Emissions
OilPrice.com
The United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) has decided to regulate both seafaring cargo and transport vessels to meet new energy efficiency and carbon emission guidelines. Unlike attempts by the UN to regulate carbon emissions in ...

DNV To Map the Future of LNG Bunkering in Belgium
The Maritime Executive (press release)
Burning LNG as fuel reduces SOx and particulate emissions by 100%, NOx emissions by approximately 90% and CO2 emissions by approximately 20% compared to heavy fuel oil use. “Shipowners are working hard to meet the increasingly strict emissions ...

Environmental Legislation: EPA's Proposed Vessel General Permits ...
The proposed permits would replace a single Vessel General Permit (VGP) issued in 2008 that is due to expire in December 2013. As proposed, the permits ...
environmental-legislation.blogspot.com/.../epas-proposed-vess...

ECM Europe» Blog Archive » The role of the Certifying Official and ...
By Administrator
It has come to ECM attention that some Vessel General Permit (VGP) consulting providers may be inappropriately managing their clients account. This can present significant problems for the client during the USCG/EPA vetting process. ...
ECM Europe

Are the Ballast Water Stars Finally Aligning?
MarineLink
After much consideration, though, the EPA recently proposed that, commencing in 2013, covered vessels implement as part of the Vessel General Permit (VGP) ...

    

Drydocks to build wind power offshore platform Dubai

Posted Sunday January 15, 2012 - TradeArabia


Drydocks World, a top global maritime service provider based in Dubai, said it has won a contract from leading Norwegian energy service provider Aibel to build a wind power offshore platform structure for the company.
The project will be implemented at the company's Dubai shipyard, said a statement from Drydocks World.
The environment-friendly offshore platform will help the Norwegian firm to reduce three million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year, it added.
The platform named DolWin beta will be built for the large DolWin wind farm cluster near Dollart, in the German sector of the North Sea. It is being set up to receive power generated from offshore wind farms.
“Drydocks World has progressively enhanced its capability to implement sophisticated high end projects involving tremendous skill and expertise,' said Khamis Juma Buamim, chairman of Drydocks World and Maritime World.
'We are proud to work on the ground-breaking project for a leading service provider like Aibel,' he noted.
'Our contribution to the wind farming and offshore industry is widely acknowledged and this project will serve to further enhance our reputation. We have developed sustained interest in projects that facilitate improvements in green energy,' said Buamim.
Environment protection and maintenance is ingrained in our corporate value system and we have made all possible efforts to enhance and streamline our processes and production systems to fall in line,” he added.
Drydocks World will carry out the building of  the platform structure for  Aibel, who is a supplier to ABB.
ABB has been contracted by the German transmission grid operator TenneT to deliver a turnkey solution for the power transmission link, connecting the offshore wind farms to the German mainland grid, including the offshore platform, the offshore and onshore converter stations and the land and sea cable systems.
The length of the platform is 92.3 m and breadth is 72.8 m. The fabrication of GBS Platform will start in July 2012 and is expected to be delivered in December 2013.

Complete post at:
http://www.tradearabia.com/news/CONS_211008.html

Information you might have missed while I was away - Best to all in the New Year

The Following are links to items I found of interest and might have posted over the past three week  -

More companies pledge commitment to clean shipping in SingaporeAsiaOne
Above: Signatories for the Maritime Singapore Green Pledge as a show of ... ship designs that reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. ...

 EPA's Draft Vessel General Permits Out for Public Comment | AGC ...The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing two draft vessel general permits that would regulate discharges from commercial vessels, excluding ...
news.agc.org/.../epa’s-draft-vessel-general-permits-out-for-pu...

Sins of Emission and Omission in DurbanHuffington Post
Yet over 90 percent of global CO2 emissions are still not covered by pricing ... Carbon charging for international aviation and maritime fuels might be more ...
 
Bosporus strait to get tough on 'highly pollutant fuels'bunkerworld
The Istanbul Development Agency (ISTKA) on Tuesday are said to have passed a regulation that would enable authorities to measure maritime emissions in an ...

New regulation may check emissions of ships in BosporusToday's Zaman
İSTKA currently plans to allocate TL 1 million to the project in the hopes of creating a functioning system for measuring maritime emissions and fining ...

Patent Protection Granted for Hybrid Propulsion SystemThe Maritime Executive
The hybrid propulsion and energy management system has been proven to significantly reduce emissions, fuel consumption and equipment maintenance for marine ...

Wärtsilä 32 Marine Diesel Engine – 'Jewel in the Crown' Says CEOMaritime propulsion
... in the course of a recent wide-ranging interview for Maritime Reporter. ... can reduce NOx emissions by as much as 95 percent) although the standard ...
 
CCS legal and policy - Jan / Feb 2012Carbon Capture Journal
The CDM allows authorised CO2 emissions reduction projects in developing countries to .... International Maritime Law with respect to dumping at sea and ...

SZ Energy Intelligence LNG Series Topic 2012: Bright LNG as Ship FuelPR.com In order to achieve the emission reductions on a global scale, the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) Convention for the Prevention of ...

Port of LA Shows You Can Be Pro-Jobs and Pro-EnvironmentHuffington Post Originally, we aimed to cut the port's harmful emissions by half between 2005 ... We are investing over $100 million in Alternative Maritime Power (AMP), ...

Natural Gas: A Viable Marine Fuel in the United StatesThe Maritime Executive Reduced emission standards for the marine industry have caused liquefied ... Since the EPA marine emissions regulations are the most stringent in the world, ...

soundings [Sea Technology]Insurance News Net ... to accept of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreement that aims to cut 20 percent of CO2 emissions per tonne/kilometer before 2020. ...

Fix It Before It BreaksThe Maritime Executive In October Kongsberg Maritime gained a similar approval for its Bearing Wear ... and noting that fuel consumption is optimized while emissions are reduced. ...

Will Melting Arctic Ice Provide a Silver Lining for Shipping's ...GreenBiz.com Savings in time and cost go without saying, but do the GHG emissions ... to the International Maritime Organization, as of 2007, annual CO2 emissions from ... GreenBiz.com

South East Asia ViewCSR Asia ... days means a lot more than just recycling and reducing carbon emissions. ... even after offsetting Maritime Port Authority of Singapore's 15 per cent ...

Economy, regional regulations and piracy make 2012 a challenging ...Marine Log ... The Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) examines the critical ... as a significant key to international progress on atmospheric emissions. ...

NIPPON YUSEN : New Year's Greetings from President Kudo4-traders ... to reduce emissions from vessels, slow steaming is always encouraged, ... therefore we shall invest in our people as we did in maritime academy. ...