F e at ur e 1 | N O R W A Y N or w e gi a n s hi p pi n g’s gr e e n a m biti o n


Fi v e y e ars a Th er it first l a u n c h e d, t h e Gr e e n S hi p pi n g Pr o gr a m m e c o nti n u es t o d e v el o p i n n o v ati v e s h orts e a pil ot pr oj e cts a n d a d v a n c e N or w a y’s a m biti o ns of est a blis hi n g its elf as t h e w orl d’s m ost e c o-fri e n dl y s hi p pi n g n ati o n


A


s a c o u ntr y wit h 2, 6 5 0 k m of s h or eli n e, c o ast al a n d s h orts e a s hi p pi n g h as al w a ys b e e n ess e nti al t o


N or we gi a n tr a ns p ort ati o n. It’s u n derst a n d a ble t h e n w h y N or w a y h as gr o w n i nt o a l e a d er i n d e v el o pi n g i n n o v ati v e a n d, i n cre asi n gl y, e n vi r o n m e nt all y s u st ai n a bl e m a ri n e t e c h n ol o gi es t h at n ot o nl y c at er t o c o ast al a n d s h orts e a re q uire me nts, b ut als o s er ve as a me a ns f or tri alli n g c o nce pts t h at c o ul d i n t he f ut ure b e u ps c ale d f or de e p-s e a s hi p pi n g. I n t h e e arl y p art of t his c e nt ur y, N or w a y


pi o n e er e d t h e us e of L N G as f u el f or f erri es ( b e gi n ni n g wit h t h e Gl utr a (Vi ki ng E ner g y


v ess els ( B are nts h a v i n 2 0 0 0), P S Vs


i n 2 0 0 3) a n d o ffs h or e p atr ol i n 2 0 0 9). M or e r e c e ntl y,


it h as d o n e t h e s a m e f or b att er y pr o p ulsi o n. fh e first b att er y- p o w er e d c ar f err y,


d e b ut e d i n 2 0 1 5 a n d t h er e ar e n o w n e arl y 4 5 0 f ull y- el e ctri c or h y bri d v ess els i n s er vi c e or c urr e ntl y o n or d er, a c c or di n g t o D N V G L’s Alt er n ati v e F u els I nsi g ht pl atf or m. Of t h es e, 1 8 7 ar e or will o p er at e i n N or w e gi a n w at e rs a n d


i n cl u d e s u c h hi g h- pr ofil e


pr oj e cts as t h e a ut o n o m o us c o nt ai n er v ess el Yar a Bir kel a n d w hi c h, u ntil C o vi d- 1 9 disr u pt e d pl a ns, h a d b e e n d u e t o c o m m e n c e o p er ati o ns l at er t his y e ar. A n ot h er pr oj e ct h a vi n g c o nsi d er a bl e


s u c c ess is t h e Gr e e n S hi p pi n g Pr o gr a m m e ( G S P), a N o r w e gi a n p ri v at e - p u bli c p art ners hi p. The pr o gr a m me’s a m biti o us g o al is t o est a blis h c o ast al N or w e gi a n s hi p pi n g as t h e m ost e ffi ci e nt a n d e n vir o n m e nt all y f ri e n dl y


i n t h e w orl d, f o c usi n g u p o n


e missi o n r e d u cti o n s ol uti o ns t h at ar e b ot h pr ofit a bl e a n d p ot e nti all y e x p ort a bl e t o i nt er n ati o n al m ar k ets. C o nsisti n g of s o m e 2 6 pil ot pr oj e cts t o d at e, t h e pr o gr a m m e als o pl a c es a str o n g e m p h asis o n s ust ai n a bl e a n d c ost- e ff e cti v e l o gisti cs, a cti v el y s e e ki n g t o i n v ol v e all st a k e h ol d ers i n t h e s u p pl y c h ai n. N ar v e Mj øs, G S P dir e ct or f or D N V


G L, b eli e v es s u c h a n i n cl usi v e a p pr o a c h is k e y b ot h t o a c hi e vi n g a s u c c essf ul gr e e n s hift a n d t h e pr o gr a m m e’s c o nti n ui n g gr o wt h. “ We st art e d u p i n 2 0 1 5 wit h 1 6 pri v at e or g a nis ati o ns a n d t w o g o v er n m e nt


1 6


G etti n g gr e e n er Alt h o u g h N or w a y w as a m o n g t h e first c o u ntri es t o i m pl e m e nt a c ar b o n pri ci n g s c h e m e f or f ossil- b as e d f u els, as f ar b a c k as 1 9 9 1, its gr e e n cr e d e nti als h a v e s o m eti m es b e e n c all e d i nt o q u esti o n b y e n vir o n m e nt alists. O n t h e o n e h a n d, its el e ctri cit y is al m ost e ntir el y d eri v e d fr o m h y dr o pl a nts, y et c o n v ers el y


it e x p orts


fi v e ti m es m or e c ar b o n ( vi a N ort h S e a oil a n d g as) t h a n a n y ot h er n ati o n. W hil e it p arti ci p at es ( as a n o n- m e m b er) i n t h e E U’s E missi o n Tr a di n g S c h e m e, criti cs h a v e


T h e Gr e e n S hi p pi n g Pr o gr a m m e c urr e ntl y c o n si st s of 2 6 pil ot s, i n v ari o u s st a g e s of c o m pl eti o n A m pere ,


mi nistri es, t o d a y w e h a v e 6 5 or g a nis ati o ns alt o g et h er. Th e pr o gr a m m e is a c o m m o n eff ort wit h c ar g o o w n ers, p orts, y ar ds, v e n d ors a n d s p e ci alists i n di ff er e nt t y p es of alt er n ati v e e n er g y all p arti ci p ati n g. We als o h a v e t h e r e g ul at or y a ut h oriti es a n d r e pr es e nt ati v es of t h e fi n a n ci al w orl d, s u c h as i n v est ors a n d l e n d ers, i n v ol v e d,” h e t ells The N a v al Arc hitect . “ F or N or w a y


it’s als o a b o ut cr e ati n g


gre e n j o bs a n d i n cre asi n g o ur c o m p etiti v e a d v a nt a ge. I n p arti c ul ar b ei n g t h e first wit h gre e n t e c h n ol o gi es i n di ffere nt s e g m e nts of s hi p pi n g. C o ast al s hi p pi n g c a n b e a n i nc u b at or f or e n vir o n me nt all y frie n dl y s hi p pi n g.”


a c c us e d N or w a y of ‘ b u yi n g its w a y’ i nt o c ar b o n n e utr alit y t hr o u g h t h e p ur c h as e of e missi o n q u ot as w hil e o nl y a c hi e vi n g m o d est re d u cti o ns wit hi n its o w n t errit or y. T o r e c o n cil e t h at d u alit y m a y b e a


pr oj e ct i n its elf b ut i n 2 0 1 6, t h e N or w e gi a n p arli a m e nt a p pr o v e d a r a di c al g o al of b e c o mi n g c ar b o n n e utr al b y 2 0 3 0, 2 0 y e ars e arli er t h a n P aris A gr e e m e nt t ar g ets. Si mil arl y, t h e g o al is t h at s e a tr a ns p ort ati o n i n N or w a y s h o ul d a c hi e v e a mi ni m u m 5 0 % re d u cti o n i n C O2


N or w e gi a n p orts t o a c hi e v e z er o e missi o ns b y t h e s a m e d ate, well i n a d v a nc e of t h e G H G ti m efr a m e I M O a gre e d u p o n i n 2 0 1 8. S u c h pre- e m pti v e m e as ures, it is h o p e d, c a n k e e p N or w a y at t h e v a n g u ar d of n e w t e c h n ol o gi es a n d t h e e v ol uti o n t o w ar ds r e n e w a bl e f u els, s u c h as h y dr o g e n. A c hi e vi n g t his m e a ns t h e c o nti n u o us


d e v el o p m e nt of b ot h bri d gi n g a n d gr e e n t e c h n ol o gi es t h at c a n a c hi e v e m ar k et p e n etr ati o n. Cr e ati n g a n o p e n di al o g u e t o e x pl or e t h os e p ot e nti al s ol uti o ns is at t h e h e art of t h e G S P. “If w e’re g oi n g t o a c hi e v e a gre e n s hi Th t h e n all pl a y ers i n t h e v al u e c h ai n n e e d t o b e f o c us e d a n d p arti ci p at e. E v er y p art n er h as a di ff ere nt w a y of p arti ci p ati n g, b ut a pil ot st u d y wit h e v er y o n e sitti n g


T h e N a v al Ar c hit e ct J u n e 2 0 2 0


e missi o ns b y 2 0 3 0 a n d f or


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40