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BIMCO aims for standard form for non-compliant marine fuel use
Shipping association BIMCO and other organizations are working closely with the International Maritime Organization to ensure a standard procedure for ships to use high sulfur fuel if compliant alternatives are not available at a port once the IMO sulfur cap comes into effect on January 1, 2020, a senior executive said this week.
"The shipping industry has proposed a standard form to submit all details to enable the use of other fuels if they can't find compliant fuels," BIMCO's President Designate Sadan Kaptanoglu said on the sidelines of the Marine Money conference in Singapore. IMO's mandatory sulfur cap for marine fuels from 2020 is 0.5% compared with 3.5% currently. At its meeting next month, IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee will review global preparedness to implement the new rules. Any introduction of a standard procedure to use non-compliant fuel will require an amendment to the rules.
There is increased pressure on ship-operators to buy compliant fuel during the transition period, which, coupled with the likelihood of regional non-availability of compliant fuel, raises serious concerns for safe and efficient shipping operations, according to a draft submitted by several organizations including BIMCO to the IMO. BIMCO is the world's largest international shipping association with around 2,100 members in over 120 countries.
"There are a few simple issues that need to be addressed including the use of non-compliant fuel in the event of a [genuine problem] for ships," Kaptanoglu said. This was proposed to be done in a standard format, she added. Consideration should be given to a ship's need to clean its tanks of all remaining residual fuels prior to loading non-compatible alternative fuels in the same tank, the draft said.
The ship will have to record its efforts to obtain compliant fuels, names of bunker suppliers contacted, reasons for non-availability, sulfur content of fuel in use, any supply disruptions, its itinerary and its next destination. The idea was to have a mitigating solution till the ship moves to the next port where remedial action can be taken, industry bodies said, adding that it was not an attempt to avoid compliance. Kaptanoglu said BIMCO was in favor of a ban on carrying non-compliant fuel in ships unless they are equipped with the ability to reduce emissions such as through the installation of scrubbers.
"We don't need long time. In a reasonable duration of a couple of months after the implementation of the new norms, everyone should be ready for the carriage ban," she said. Shipping industry organizations said that an explicit prohibition of not just the use but also the carrying of non-compliant marine fuels on board a ship will prevent cheating and market distortion.
"It is in the interest of all shipping companies, big and small to have a certain level of transparency and a better environment friendly management system or else more complicated regulations maybe enforced in the future," she said. Kaptanoglu, who is also managing director of the Kaptanoglu Shipping Company, said that around 90% of the industry would opt for low sulfur fuel vis-a-vis scrubbers. Scrubbers are systems used to collect excess sulfur while burning marine fuels.
The availability of scrubbers is limited and the deadline to implement the new norms was fast approaching, she said. LNG as an alternative fuel will certainly pick up in the medium term, in around a decade, but as of now, it needs to develop itself as a commodity and is not an immediate solution, she said.Posted On:21-Sep-2018
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Global Ship Lease Adds Maersk Line as Charterer
Containership charter owner Global Ship Lease has signed a time charter contract with Danish liner Maersk Line for the 2004-built, 8,063 TEU containership OOCL Ningbo. The ship has been renamed GSL Ningbo, following its redelivery by OOCL on September 17, 2018.Posted On:21-Sep-2018
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ABP Jumps on the Blockchain Bandwagon
UK s port operator Associated British Ports (ABP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with digital logistics enabler Marine Transport International (MTI) on exploring the implementation of blockchain technology to improve port connectivity.
ABP operates 21 ports across the UK, handling 25% of the country s seaborne cargo. As such, being able to transfer all types of cargo quickly and smoothly through its ports is critical.Posted On:21-Sep-2018
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GPA Eyes Major Container Terminal Expansion by 2028
To keep up with the growing container trade, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) plans to expand the capacity of the container terminal in Savannah from 5.5 million twenty-foot equivalent container units to 8 million TEU by 2028. GPA s 10-year, USD 2.5 billion plan was detailed at the Savannah State of the Port event on September 20.Posted On:21-Sep-2018
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Odfjell Finalizes Sale of Rotterdam Tank Terminal
Norwegian shipping and tank terminal company Odfjell SE has finalized the sale of Odfjell Terminals Rotterdam (OTR). Odfjell Terminals sold its 100% ownership of OTR to the Netherlands-based company Koole Terminals BV. As informed, the sale will generate USD 100 million of cash proceeds to Odfjell.Posted On:21-Sep-2018
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K Line: We Will Not Limit Ourselves to One 2020 Sulphur Cap Measure
Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) plans to comply with the IMO s 2020 sulphur cap by adopting a myriad of available measures, including scrubber and LNG retrofits as well as low-sulphur fuel.
"We will proceed on a ship-by-ship basis, aware that we cannot limit ourselves to one particular measure. In April 2018, the targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions including CO2 emissions from international shipping were decided, then the concrete measures to achieve will be discussed," President and CEO of K Line, Eizo Murakami, said in the company s report 2018.Posted On:21-Sep-2018
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Floating Dock collapsed, one ship blocked inside
Aft section of Floating Dock No.169 collapsed during surfacing with two ships inside: tanker VOSTOK (IMO 7923665 - reportedly, not confirmed) and oceanic trawler PIONER NIKOLAEVA, at 0100 Moscow time Sep 19 at Slavyanka Port, Primorye Russia, Japan sea.. Starboard tower crane fell onto tower deck, crane operator sustained slight injures. Tanker VOSTOK managed to leave dock at 0530 Moscow time, while trawler was blocked inside with damaged by collapsed constructions propeller and rudder.Posted On:21-Sep-2018
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Cruise Ship Breaks Away from Moorings amid Massive Storm in Scotland
A massive storm dubbed Ali has caused Nautica cruise ship to detach from its moorings in Greenock, Scotland, and drift away from the dock on September 19, 2018.
It is not clear how many of the passengers and guests were on board the ship at the time of the incident as majority of them, over 500, were reported to be ashore.Posted On:21-Sep-2018
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G E Shipping Expands Fleet with Secondhand VLGC
India-based shipping company Great Eastern Shipping (G E Shipping) has expanded its fleet with the addition of a secondhand very large gas carrier (VLGC).
The vessel in question is the 83,270 cbm Jag Vasant, which the company had contracted to buy in the second quarter of fiscal year 2019.Posted On:21-Sep-2018
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SM Lines Forms Strategic Alliance with Vinalines
South Korea s container carrier SM Lines has forged a strategic alliance with state-owned shipping firm Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) in an effort to secure a stable foothold in Southeast Asia s fast-growing shipping logistics market.
The partners would share cargo and expand business cooperation under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in Hanoi on September 10, 2018.Posted On:21-Sep-2018
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BIFA: Sulphur Surcharge Will Be Extremely Unpopular
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has slammed the recent introduction of the sulphur surcharge by the container shipping industry, describing it as unjustified.
To remind, the world s largest liner company Maersk Line is planning to introduce a new fuel adjustment surcharge ahead of the 2020 sulphur cap.Posted On:21-Sep-2018
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Trafigura Names 1st of 35 New Tankers
Singaporean commodity trader Trafigura today named the first of its 35 crude oil and product tankers being built in South Korea and China.
The tanker, a 150,000 dwt Suezmax vessel, was christened Mt Marlin Singapore at Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries shipyard in Jeolanam-do, in the southwest of South Korea. The second vessel from the batch, also a Suezmax, will be named Mt Marlin Siena, Trafigura revealed.Posted On:21-Sep-2018
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Ocean Cleanup Puts Its System to Final Tests
Following the launch from the San Francisco Bay on September 8, the Ocean Cleanup’s System 001 traveled 350 nautical miles to commence the Pacific Trials.
The trials will last approximately two weeks and are a crucial step before the System 001 heads for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to clean the ocean plastic.Posted On:21-Sep-2018
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Security agencies at Tema Port pledge to tackle diversion of cargo
The acting Director-General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, Michael Luguje has promised to work in close collaboration with the security agencies to make the port as secure as possible.
Michael Luguje made this known when the various security agencies in the Port paid a courtesy call on him.Posted On:21-Sep-2018
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Container traffic at the Mombasa port increases by 5.3% in the 2018 first half
The port of Mombasa has reported a 5.3 per cent increase in container traffic for the first half of this year, with the port handling 614,625 containers compared to 583,661 containers during a similar period last year.Posted On:21-Sep-2018
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Port Awarded $4.2 Million Security Grant
The Port of Long Beach has been awarded $4,197,480 from the Port Security Grant Program administered by U.S. Department of Homeland Security s Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The funds ? part of grants announced last month - will be utilized for security system maintenance, along with expanding and enhancing physical and cyber security capabilities at the nation s second-busiest seaport.Posted On:21-Sep-2018
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Port of Antwerp working on structural solutions to improve mobility
One year ago Antwerp Port Authority announced its determination, together with the stakeholders involved, to improve mobility in and around the port. One year later, in view of the European Mobility Week, it is the time to take stock. The ambitions have been set, the projects have been mapped out, and the first results are visible.Posted On:21-Sep-2018
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