May 11
Caroline Clarke
A complicated regulation highlighting the applicability, management and plans of the approved Ballast Water Management Systems.
Good for the environment! No risk of oil pollution fines! Reduced operating costs!
It is interesting to monitor the perspectives of different players as we wrestle with the fuels/switchover/abatement options spectrum of possibilities.
You don't need to report seawater to the Coast Guard.
No point in technologists labouring to conserve energy if consumers just squander the savings.
What if an energy efficiency intervention outperforms expectations, or what if fuel prices go higher than expected?
Proactive carbon management is central to business success, regardless of the market-based measures stalemate.
Singapore has shown the world that it is as committed to global environmental issues as its peers such as Hong Kong.
The effectiveness of SEEMP is a choice not a guarantee
The reluctance of the refiners to crack the waste they generate has meant that the better quality fuels are both difficult to obtain and excessively expensive.
Time and level of commitments will play 'a central role in saving tomorrow, today.'
Resistance to developing IMO guidelines for fuel oil sampling procedures may not be doing the industry any favours.
Marine highway service has to make sense in economic and logistics terms to the folks who control the cargo.
Leadership must have an inquiring mind and give more value to improving skills, despite the repetitive nature of work.
Should the IMO consider a phased approach between the current 3.50% and 0.50% global sulphur limit?
Stranding also highlights concerns around crew safety and potential environmental disasters in remote areas.
The permit will go into effect December 19, 2013.
There is a whole new language and understanding of specific words to be developed at both the IMO and UNFCCC as we move forward.
The Arctic Ocean is afforded almost none of the protections granted to the Southern Ocean
Although under the radar screen, shipping had not escaped the watchful eye of the environmental movement.
The shipping industry requires a realistic lead in time to respond positively to decisions flowing from COP 17.
Will it motivate shipping companies to consider trying new ways of making their ships more efficient?
Without taking ship emissions into consideration, the UK's climate change act would be disingenuous. But is the method used in CCC's recent study of emissions flawed?
Industry has to start somewhere and there were plenty in the room, looking on, who are looking to join such an initiative.
10-15% of bunkerings worldwide will be affected by the change in global sulphur limit come 1st January.
Putting a price on emissions means correct carbon data will be critical.
A major reversal for Canadian shipyards, and Canada's shipbuilding industry.
NOL deserves credit for taking this step, and for showing that the low-sulphur fuel model works for them.
Other observers may be sceptical as to the benefits of using LNG as a marine fuel - we are not.
Improved energy efficiencies and the focus on sustainable energy is significantly positive for the future of the country.
Is the industry prepared for greater regulation that would require more transparency in fuel measurement and reporting?
A satirical look at how necessity drove ships to become bigger, stronger, safer and super.
While objectives appear commendable, there are concerns over where the funding is coming from and Canada's role.
The shipping industry may find IMO sulphur regulations a bit of a straitjacket, but for local regulators they are not always tight enough.
Sustainable Shipping Awards drew an audience from all over the world.
The Coast Guard is proposing a towing safety management system for crew members and shore side personnel to follow safer operations.
Alarm over damage by non-indigenous invasive species.
A real step forward for international shipping.
This sends a strong signal that it is time to find ways to reduce emissions and fuel costs, while increasing overall ship efficiency. But the work is not done.
US agencies collaborate on environmental enforcement boardings.
An excellent opportunity to simultaneously combat serious harm to human health and the climate in a cost-effective manner.
Learning lessons from the aviation sector.
Taking a closer look at ballast water regulations, and a carbon levy on bunker fuel.
If peak oil is around the corner, we had better do more than agree on pollution thresholds or put in place silly carbon tax and cap and trade schemes.
Not just an environment issue, and not just a shipping problem.
Even light growth on a ships hull can cause a significant propulsive fuel penalty.
Democrat or Republican, nobody likes to see a puff of noxious black smoke.
A mandatory phase out period for heavy bunker fuel would provide an opportunity to develop LNG facilities.
Emergency hospitalisations for total respiratory disease increased between 2.97 and 4.47 percent.
Expectations of renewed exploration in the area may well be dashed for decades to come
Shipping within the high arctic is in its infancy, and opportunities to acquire adequate numbers of navigators is potentially limited.
It will take many interrelated actions to achieve large-scale, global efficiency improvements.
'We want to again make waterways business-friendly, promoting the robust flow of goods and the creation of quality jobs.'
Community forced the issue of shore power into the public realm and onto the politicians' agenda.
Full compliance will require about 68,000 existing ships to purchase and install BWT systems.
Questions raised over Enbridge and the stakeholders that appear to be standing in the way.
Predicament for shipping as oil giants have little incentive for their residual heavy bunker product outside of the shipping sector.
Plenty of other energy alternatives exist for the industry.
Pressure to achieve compliance with future environmental regulations driving dialogue on alternative fuel and energy efficient technologies.
Fukushima has once again shown just how dangerous this type of energy can be in the hands of people focused only on the bottom line.
The world needs to give consideration to alternate energy means and sources.
Delay due to agreement that would subsidise the rate of electricity being supplied to the ships.
Critics of shipping's environmental performance fail to recognise the commercial drivers behind ship design.
IMO are an essential component in ensuring that the industry plays its part in environmental stewardship.
A cynic might be tempted to think that the HIA is just a thinly disguised effort to stop any future port development.
Improving understanding of marine transportation and the contribution it makes is 'politically doable.'
Pushing ahead with plans at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal - let's get this done.
Leadership is not taking the time to understand differences among project types.
Over 50,000 merchant ships will need to install certified BWT systems by 2016 or 2017.
Common ocean business responsibilities in the air, and in the water.
UNFCCC will bring shipping and aviation to the forefront.
Many may not be fully aware of the nature of the discussions at IMO which is a technical body.
Encouraging people who understand the industry to set realistic and achievable goals.
Governments acting on ocean industry impacts through international treaty.
Now is the time for true leaders in this world of ours to stand up and be counted while there is still time to make a difference.
I would rather not add LNG powered ships to the long list of things on which America ranks twenty-something, or last, in the world.
Advocating for the American Marine Highway.
Canada announces waiver of import tariff, ships will move goods more efficiently to the benefit of energy savings and air quality.
Ruling will impact those who live downwind until 2020.
Most ship operators are unaware of the early onset of 'algal' growth and would not want to treat their new antifouling paint with underwater brushing anyway.
Shipping cannot be held responsible for single-handedly developing and implementing the solutions needed to address the ocean's ills.
At the IMO meeting I’ll be working with our environmental NGO colleagues and progressive shipping interests to try to fix this situation.
Will customers speed up their carbon commitment so carriers don’t have to slow down theirs.
The motivation and budgets to improve efficiencies and reduce a ships impact on the environment just aren’t there.
Is the shipping industry unjustly facing ultimatums because it is seen as an easy target?
Calling for a policy that takes the maritime sector half as seriously as Washington has taken other sectors of the economy.
Maersk Line hit headlines by reviewing its policy on shipments, sending a message about corporate responsibility.
One major disaster in the area and shipping, exploration and exploitation plans can be kissed goodbye.
The cost of any BWT system will always need to compete fairly directly with the cost of not complying.
Stow·a·way: To hide aboard a ship or aeroplane without detection to gain free transportation with the intent to illegally immigrate.
The problem of no internationally approved, Arctic-specific rules to prevent polar shipping from causing substantial ecological harm.
An alternate shipping route for the North and Canada's tar sands and infrastructure expansion.
The drumbeat of change is sounding and it is important that the shipping industry heeds its call.
MARAD has, thus far, kicked any environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act down the road.
Changes are coming as multi-year ice recedes at a phenomenal pace.
Thank you Watchkeeper for highlighting the benefits of emissions trading.
Today's expectations of on-time delivery, safety of cargo and the environment, and even life.
Hull fouling can be stopped dead in the water
Great efficiencies to be realised in the rail and marine modes.
The impacts of stopping pipeline project’s or banning all tanker traffic and relying on alternate energy sources to drive our economies.