A new resolution on energy-efficiency regulation of ships was adopted at the 65th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), held from May 13 to 17 in London.
At the MEPC65, a MEPC Resolution was newly adopted on ‘Promotion of Technical Co-operation and Transfer of Technology’ to improve energy efficiency of ships and the committee decided to reform the estimate of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for international shipping industry.
Key figures in the present ‘IMO GHG Study (2009)’ are to be updated and the study said that international shipping industry has accounted for around 2.7% or 870m tons, of the man-made emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) around the world in 2007.
Particularly, the committee adopted a resolution for technical cooperation and transfer of technology for improving energy-efficiency of vessels, encouraging member countries to actively cooperate and transfer technologies.
Moreover, a discussion was held regarding follow-up measures for MARPOL Annex VI, New Chapter 4 which took effective on January 1, 2013, focusing on regulating CO2 emissions from ships.
Accordingly, when constructing or converting ships for international voyage (11 range of vessel) with over 400 gross tons, the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) must be calculated with IEE Certificates and every existing vessel also requires Ship Energy Efficiency. Management Plan (SEEMP).
Meanwhile, draft adjustments to MARPOL Annex VI regulation were proposed and agreed, thus the date for the implementation of “Tier III” within emission control areas (ECAs) is planned to be postponed for five years till January 1, 2021 from the current date of January 1, 2016.
Source: http://www.asiasis.com
