RULES ON RUBBISH EXTENDED TO 100t SHIPS
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The IMO has agreed that ships above 100t should provide a Garbage Record Book in which to record all disposal and incineration operations.
An amendment made in the IMO’s International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) has changed rules for smaller ships in garbage recording. MARPOL Annex V bans the discharge of all garbage into the sea, except as provided in other requirements related to food waste, cargo residues, cleaning agents and additives and animal carcasses. Under Annex V in the original requirements, only ships above 400t had to carry a Garbage Record Book, but now this will apply to much smaller ships.
Now all ships above 100t will have to carry a record book, with details of the time, date time of occurrence and details of the loss.
IMPACT OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY ON MARITIME SUSTAINABILITY IS THE SUBJECT OF THE OPTIMAL ROUTE REPORT
The Optimal Route report examines strategies to reduce greenhouse gases in shipping, offers guide to decarbonisation role of digital technologies. Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has published a new decarbonisation report entitled the Optimal Route to explore the impact digital technology can make on shipping’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Compiled by maritime innovation consultancy Thetius, and sponsored by the Inmarsat Research Programme, The Optimal Route – The Why and How of Digital Decarbonisation in Shipping provides evidence that digital optimisation offers a key strategy for owners set on meeting International Maritime Organization (IMO) CO2 targets for 2050.
Opening by identifying three key digital steps to achieve their decarbonisation objectives, the Optimal Report recommends that shipowners ‘Know your
numbers’ as Step 1 in the process. Owners should be in a position to measure vessel performance against metrics including the Carbon Intensity Index (CII) and the Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI). Based on the findings, Step 2 recommends developing a roadmap for decarbonisation, to include a flexible approach to asset purchasing and development. Step 3 advises owners to participate in green corridor schemes to gain access to favourable ship finance.
The Optimal Route Report can be downloaded at
https://bit.ly/377thFM. WORK UNDERWAY ON FRANCE’S FIRST OFFSHORE WIND FARM
Installation of France’s first offshore wind farm has begun, with the first turbine installed on April 12-13 and the remaining 79 scheduled to be in place by the autumn. The turbines will be installed in sets of four, with each one needing around 24 hours to be completed.
Luxembourg-based civil engineer firm Jan de Nul hasq been contracted to carry out the installation, with its jack-up barge Vessel Vole loading the turbines in batches of four before transporting them to the Saint-Nazaire Wind Farm 12km off the east coast of France.
“We are especially proud to support the country in its energy transition by paving the way for the delivery of the first electricity produced by the very first French offshore wind farm,” said Philippe Hutse, offshore director at Jan de Nul.
The Report • June 2022 • Issue 100 | 11
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