News from GreenSea

GreenSea gets its first order / GreenSea klimatkompenserar sin första resa 22.06.09 GreenSea recieved its first order today and the buyer is Markel International with the ship STELLA NOVA. All here on GreenSea hopes it will be a start for other companies to start compensate for their trips as well, contributing to a greener future. GreenSea fick idag in sin första beställning på en klimatkompenserad resa. Beställaren heter Markel International och det lyckliga fartyget är STELLA NOVA. Vi på GreenSea hoppas på att fler följer efter för att bidra till en bättre vardag. International Chamber of Shipping: "GHG Index too complex" 07.04.2009 The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) warns that the formula for determining a ship's efficiency and corbon dioxide emissions developed by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI), is at risk of bedoming too complex. "While it works well with simple-design vessels with straightforward propulsion, such as tankers and bulk carriers, it does not work with vessels with more complex propulsion systems," says the ICS according to Sustainableshipping.com. » Read more on sustainableshipping.com Bimco vill ha CO2-skatt 29.03.2009 Bimco:s president Philip Embiricos ska enligt uppgift ha uttryckt att han hellre ser en skatt på koldioxid än handel med utsläppsrätter för sjöfarten. Detta eftersom ett handelssystem skulle bli svårhanterligt och en skatt mer transparent. Frågan är aktuell eftersom Kyoto-avtalet som inte inkluderar sjöfarten ska få sin uppföljare nu i december, vilket möjligen resulterar i att sjöfarten inkluderas i avtalet. » Read more on shipgaz.se GreenSea attended the Green Ship Technology Conference 27.03.2009 Linnea Risinger and Sten Göthberg of GreenSea attended the two day "Green Ship Technology" conference in Hamburg arranged by Lloyd's List Events, starting on the 24th of March. Greenhouse gas emissions from shipping and possible actions to reduce them like emissions trading systems or levies, and especially technical solutions, were extensively discussed. The benefits of corporate social responsibility were also addressed. » Read more on greenshiptechnology.com Singapore firm finds method to scrub out carbon dioxide? 18.03.2009 Singapore firm Ecospec claims to have invented and tested a patented method using alkaline sea water to scrub out greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxides, sulphur dioxide which causes acid rain, and soot from ship exhausts. » Read more on reuters.com A.P. Moller-Maersk exploring CCS by sea vessels 17.03.2009 The Danish shipping and oil company A.P. Moller-Maersk is exploring ways of delivering carbon dioxide directly to CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) burial sites in the area of the North Sea using specially designed sea vessels instead of pipelines. There are already blueprints for these new vessels. » Read more on greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com Clean propellers can cut CO2 according to DNV 16.03.2009 Det Norske Veritas' Cheif Executive Henrik Madsen has said that a lot can be done by shipowners to reduce greenhouse gas emissions before a cap is introduced. Above all he is talking about "low hanging fruit", for example regularly cleaning propellers of biological material that accumulates and cause friction, which according to Madsen could reduce CO2 emissions by roughly 3 percent. » Read more on reuters.com Greece & China resist shipping emission cuts 11.03.2009 The Greek shipping ministry said this Tuesday that Greece and China's merchant navies have joined forces to resist compulsory greenhouse gas reductions targets and agreed that proposals by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) "must first be applied on a voluntary basis and must only become binding in the long term". » Read more on google.com/hostednews Seminar on maritime emissions reduction 10.03.2009 This interesting seminar on reducing emissions to air from shipping from Lloyd's Maritime Academy will be held on Wednesday 22nd - Friday 24th April 2009 at The Hatton in London. Voluntary carbon emission programmes and Carbon Offsetting and carbon credits will be among the items on the agenda. » Read more on lloydsmaritimeacademy.com Shipping 13 times more carbon effective than trucking 06.03.2009 Locally transported food often has a larger carbon footprint than food shipped a large distance, since ocean freight is 13 times more efficient than trucking. This is confirmed by a recent study by the Californian logistics provider Village Green Energy for the organic food distributor Essential Living Foods (ELF). - Now at least we can say with conviction that shipping is more environmentally friendly as we have the hard figures," Amrit Khalsa of ELF tells Sustainableshipping.com. » Read more on sustainableshipping.com United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 03.03.2009 2009 will probably prove an interesting year for those interested in climate change, emission reduction and trading systems. The United Nations Climate Change Conference to follow up on Kyoto will take place in Copenhagen, 7-18 December. This is the official homepage of the convention where you will find a useful (?) countdown to this important event. » Read more on unfccc.int Green Shipping Summit on marine CO2 emissions 27.02.2009 Captain Anan Hari, Regional Manager (Asia) for BP Shipping Ltd, stressed during a Green Shipping Summit in Singapore 26 february 2009 the importance of a global agreement on reducing CO2 emissions, particularly since maritime carbon emissions are predicted to rise by 30% by 2020. - The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has to react, he said, and cautioned against states coming up with their own sollutions beforehand. » Read more on sustainableshipping.com "Shipping - part of the carbon solution" 25.02.2009. This article from Brittish Shipping adresses the recent comparison between aviation and shipping with regards to carbon emissions, and states that "to move a tonne of cargo by air produces up to 100 times as much CO2 as moving it the same distance by sea". » Read more on british-shipping.org Green Ship Technology conference in Hamburg 23.02.2009 Lloyd's List events' 6th annual Green Ship Technology conference will take place 24th - 25th March 2009 in Hamburg. "In today's world, environmental and economic objectives go hand-in-hand: this conference is your opportunity to hear about new technologies and discuss the potential for sustainable ship operations" » Read more on greenshiptechnology.com GreenSea attending environment seminar in Gothenburg 20.02.2009 GreenSea will be attending "Miljöseminarium om sjöfartens miljösatsningar", an environment seminar on maritime environmental efforts, on march 20th in Gothenburg. The event is organized by Maritime Forum in cooperation with the SSPA Sweden AB and will especially adress research and development regarding future fuels, energy efficiency and operational environmental reduction measures on board. » Read more on sspa.se GreenSea attending the Marine Day 2009 in Gothenburg 19.02.2009 GreenSea will be attending "Marindagen 2009", the Marine Day 2009, in Gothenburg the 19 of march. The theme of the event is "Reliability, Environment & The Human Factor" and issues regarding energy efficiency will be prominent. » Read more on uhfg.se SEAaT announces Emissions Trading Seminar for Shipping 27.01.2009 SEAaT, a "cross-industry, unique, pro-active and self funding group, whose mission is to encourage and facilitate efficient reduction of harmful emissions to air from shipping" announced an Emissions Trading Seminar for Shipping to take place on the 2nd April at the IMO in London. "The Seminar, the first of its kind, is structured to provide key stakeholders in shipping, finance and regulatory bodies and is designed to give an insight to the application of emissions trading for the shipping industry - set against the much-publicized environmental imperatives of today." » Read more on seaat.org Podcast on "Carbon emissions and Shipping" 23.01.2009 This podcast from Coracle Online, in association with leading international legal practice Norton Rose, looks at carbon emission and asks what the future holds for the shipping industry. It covers some of the current ideas on how to solve maritime emission reductions regulations practically. » Listen on commoditypodcasts.com EU wants to include shipping in Kyoto 2 21.01.2009 Fairplay Dayly News writes today that the European Commission next week according to sources in Brussels will propose "that measures to cut air pollution from ships will be included in the successor to the Kyoto Convention on climate change". The talks on a new climate change protocol to come into force after 2013 will take place in Copenhagen in December 2009. » Read more on fairplay.co.uk Strategic goals and recommendations for the EU maritime policy up to 2018 (swedish) 21.01.2009 These strategic goals and recommendations were adopted by the The European Commission today. This is the swedish translation. From section 4.1: "4.1. Att förbättra miljöprestanda Under de senaste åren har sjöfartsadministrationen och sjöfartsindustrin i EU gjort stora insatser för att förbättra miljöresultaten i sektorn. EU:s regelverk har skärpts och samarbetet med medlemsstaterna utökats när det gäller t.ex. förebyggande av olyckor och tillbud, atmosfäriska utsläpp, hantering av ballastvatten och återvinning av fartyg. Insatserna måste fortsätta. Kommissionen, medlemsstaterna och EU:s sjöfartsindustri måste samarbeta för att uppnå det långsiktiga målet att ha en sjöfart utan avfall och utsläpp. I det syftet bör de främsta prioriteringarna vara följande: – Att se till att det görs kontinuerliga framsteg i riktning mot en sammanhängande och omfattande strategi, som kombinerar tekniska, driftsmässiga och marknadsbaserade åtgärder, för att minska utsläppen av växthusgaser från den internationella sjöfarten. – I detta avseende bör EU aktivt arbeta inom IMO för att minska utsläppen av växthusgaser från fartyg[1]. En rättsligt bindande ordning bör antas vid den konferens inom ramen för UNFCCC som kommer att äga rum i Köpenhamn i december 2009. Om det inte görs några framsteg bör EU lägga fram förslag på europeisk nivå." [1] Tvingande minskningsåtgärder bör tillämpas på alla fartyg i världens flotta. I dag är mer än 75 % av världens flotta registrerad i länder som inte har undertecknat Kyotoprotokollet. » Read more in this document from eur-lex.europa.eu (doc) 2nd European Shortsea Congress 21.01.2009 The 2nd European Shortsea Congress in that takes place in London 30 june - 1 july 2009 will in one of five sessions adress "Responsibility and the environment". Issues regarding CO2, NOx, SOx emissions, "Consumption of fossil fuel and other finite resources" and comparison with road, rail and air will be adressed. » Read more on navigateconferences.com Chamber of Shipping advocating trading scheme 12.01.2009 The Green IT Report writes that "the Chamber of Shipping, which represents UK-based commercial shipping, is advocating an open emissions trading scheme for global shipping." The President of the UK Chamber of Shipping also points out that since ships move between countries national emissions reduction regulations become ineffective. » Read more on thegreenitreview.com