Happy Wednesday!
Back in July of 2023 we spoke in
our Blog about the U.N. International Maritime Organization (IMO), and their weeklong
discussion of how the maritime industry may be able to help reduce greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions and their goals. The
Maritime Industry met for the Singapore Maritime Week to discuss their part to
the solution to help reduce greenhouse gases as well as other topics of importance
to the industry.
Did anyone read gCaptain Daily
Newsletter on April 20, 2024, their article titled, “U.S. Department of
Energy Commits to Decarbonizing the Maritime Sector by 2050”? The article speaks in regard to the Department
of Energy (DOE) had representatives attend the Singapore Maritime Week, and
they supported the net-zero emissions goals for the maritime industry to attained
by 2050, and the industry discussed how they may be able to do their part to
reduce greenhouse (GHG) emissions.
The Mission Innovation:
Zero-Emission Shipping Mission (ZESM) the delegates supported at the Singapore
Maritime Week by revising the goals to decarbonize the maritime industry by 2030. Some of the changes include more large
international vessels will use zero-emission fuels with the goal of 600
vessels. Infrastructure will be improved
by the number of key ports who will have installed zero-emission bunkering
should increase to 20. They have made yearly
goal to make 16 million metric tons of zero-emission fuel who is the
alternative heavy fuel oil. These are a
few of the things they agreed to at the weeklong event.
The DOE here at home is pressing
for the U.S. Maritime Decarbonization Action Plan, and a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) is in the works between the EERE and ABS.
This plan will aid us in our goals we agreed to at the Singapore
Maritime Week and to help reach our zero-emission goals. If you
would like to read more of gCaptain’s article, please click the link: U.S. Department of Energy Commits to Decarbonizing the Maritime Sector by 2050(gcaptain.com).
If you would like to read more
about the IMO’s emission goals for the shipping industry, please click the
link: 2023 IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships.
If you would like to see what the
DOE’s EERE has in store for the Maritime Industry, please click the link: Maritime Decarbonization | Department of Energy
If you would
like help in looking into how to update your terminal and docks, contact us via
email in the blog and check out our ESC's website for contact
information!
We hope you have a wonderful evening!
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