Emission Reduction

Shipping’s Clean Technology Sector Revealed

Over 60 emission-reduction technologies from 130 companies reveals that shipping industry is embracing clean technology, amid increasing commercial and regulatory pressure to reduce fuel bills and emissions LONDON: April 7th: Over 130 companies are currently providing over sixty emission-reduction “clean” technologies to the international shipping industry, according to ‘The Guide’: the first comprehensive guide to ship efficiency and technology measures, launched today.   ‘The Guide’, launched today by Fathom, a leading provider of market intelligence products and services for the marine and energy industries, and supported by BIMCO, the world’s largest private shipping organisation, and Lloyd’s Register, details the emission reduction capability, payback periods and ship type applicability of an array of technologies.   Editor of ‘The Guide’, Peter Lockley commented: “Despite continued negotiations at IMO and UNFCCC around a mandatory Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) and market based instruments to reduce Greenhouse Gases (GHG), what we are seeing is that rising fuel costs and better practices in preparation for impending GHG reduction measures have spurred on an impressive number of companies to offer an ever-wider array of emission reduction solutions.  

Port of LA Wins Global Environmental Award

Port of Los Angeles recognized for emissions reductions, international collaborative efforts. The Port of Los Angeles has received a Lloyd’s List Global Award in the Environment category, an honor recognizing the Port’s environmental leadership in adopting and promoting programs that reduce emissions from maritime sources. The award highlighted several of the Port’s green initiatives and leadership efforts at both the regional and international level

Marine Propulsion:Emission-Reduction Test a Success

New emission reduction technology was recently proven in a joint test with Holland America and RINA. The test was conducted aboard Veendam. Pictured is sistership Zaandam. Reduced emissions from diesel engines at sea has become a rallying cry from legislators to ship owners to diesel engine manufacturers to fuel and additive suppliers. Last month a significant milestone in the fight to reduce emissions was achieved

MarAd Launches Green Initiatives

The Maritime Administration has launched several new initiatives that place the agency in the vanguard of federal organizations implementing policies stressing responsible environmental stewardship.n announcing these initiatives, Maritime Administrator Sean T. Connaughton said, “While environmental regulation and enforcement play a significant role, government--and the Maritime Administration in particular--must lead the way in promoting sound environmental stewardship within the

CIMAC Circle 2010 at SMM in Hamburg, Germany

Held on 9 September at SMM, more than 150 delegates attended this year's CIMAC Circle, covering the total cost of ownership of marine propulsion engines. Inevitably, the panel of engine builders, engine (vessel) operators and engine system and component makers were strongly influenced by the effects on engine first costs and engine running costs of the upcoming IMO Tier II and Tier III emissions regulations, due in 2011 and 2015 respectively. 

Solicitation for Emissions Reduction Grant Program

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has announced an open solicitation period for the Proposition 1B:  Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program Ships at Berth and Cargo Handling Equipment funding category. Please see the Program website (http://www.arb.ca.gov/gmbond) for more information.  

Hawaii Opposes California Container Tax

The California state legislature is considering a new tax on shipping containers that would cost an estimated $34m a year to Hawaii shippers, The Pacific Business Journal reported. More than 80 percent of goods consumed in Hawaii are produced elsewhere and shipped to the islands, and 90 percent of those are shipped through the California ports of Oakland and Long Beach on the ships of Matson Navigation Co., Horizon Lines and Pasha Hawaii Transport.

EPA Grants for Diesel Tech

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Regions 9 and 10 have announced a regional competition through the West Coast Collaborative, for more than $5 million to deploy verified or certified clean diesel technologies. The EPA is encouraging all qualified applicants to submit proposals for funding now. It’s part of an initiative to significantly reduce diesel emissions in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and the U.S. Pacific Islands.

Fourth High-Speed Environmentally Friendly Ferry

Kvichak Marine Industries and Nichols Brothers Boat Builders recently delivered M/V Taurus, their fourth high-speed, environmentally friendly ferry to the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) located in San Francisco. WETA mandated that their new passenger ferries integrate as much green technology as possible and that emissions be 85% cleaner than the current EPA emission standards for Tier II (2007) marine engines

Kongsberg Develops Green Engine Room Simulator

The Kongsberg Maritime Simulation & Training department has developed a Green Ship Engine Room Simulator (ERS) model based on a Wärstilä 12RT-flex 82C low-speed common-rail engine, built for a Panamax container ship of 4800 TEU, with reefer capacity of 800. The scenario for the simulated ship model is a modern Green Ship that is financed and operated by a ship owner who is concerned about environmental issues