PRESIDENT’S COLUMN Dear Members and fellow Marine Professionals
Welcome to the President’s Report Magazine column, December 2023.
As the year draws to a close it is a good time to reflect on what has gone on, to record our achievements and to review what has shaped our world.
The world remains a strange mixed-up place as armed conflicts continue around the globe, and the extremes of weather have had a huge impact on many parts of the world. We must remember that the marine industry crosses all borders and continues to be an essential and vital part of the supply chain. There have also been several new legislative changes that impacted on the global shipping industry.
One is the MARPOL Convention which has just achieved its 50th anniversary having been adopted on 2nd November 1973; however, this convention is always evolving and since 1st November 2022 Amendments to Annex VI entered into force for the reduction of Green House Gas (GHG) Emissions for ships. From 1st January 2023 it became mandatory for all ships to calculate their attained Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) to measure their energy efficiency and to initiate the collection of data for the reporting of their annual operational carbon intensity indicator (CII) and CII rating, with initial ratings given in 2024. This is an extremely complex process and certainly presents significant economic challenges for ship operators both for compliance and the future operations of their vessels. The goal is the reduction of GHG emissions from ships by 40% by 2030, compared to 2008. There is a lot to understand, and it will present future challenges for operators and marine surveyors.
The IIMS and CEO, Mike Schwarz, have continued to support marine surveyors around the world with conferences, training seminars, publications and attending consultative working groups, to keep us updated and current with all the changes and industry best practices that are taking place and evolving. He has been ably supported by his colleagues at IIMS HQ. I believe that the International Institute of Marine Surveying is truly the ‘one- stop shop’ for all marine surveyors of all disciplines.
I know Mike has done a lot of travelling through 2023, both around England and Scotland to attend ‘local’ practical training courses with our lead surveyors and technical experts (trainers/tutors) and internationally to attend conferences and seminars to meet members in Baltimore (USA), Chattogram (Bangladesh), Palma (Mallorca), and Busan (South Korea). Mike is more than our CEO; he is our Ambassador with global outreach and represents us (the IIMS) at many different levels throughout the marine industry.
It was a pleasure to co-host our stand, with him, at KORMARINE in Busan, South Korea, in October, as part of the UK Pavilion. I know Mike is preparing a full article on this event that is published in this Report Magazine, so I won’t go on at length. We had targeted opportunities to meet industry regulators and representatives from local surveying organisations, with whom we were able to share the core values of the IIMS and the benefits of membership. We will have further dialogue with these organisations going forward to encourage collaboration and joining the IIMS as both individuals and corporate members. The IIMS was the only independent marine surveying organisation (non-IACS) represented at KORMARINE which in itself speaks volumes for our proactive marketing approach and desire for engagement across the industry.
THE REPORT | DEC 2023 | ISSUE 106 | 5
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