GREEN4SEAlog QUARTERLY EDITION | ISSUE 04 | JULY - AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2015

2015 GREEN4SEA Forum successfully concluded IMO MEPC 68 Outcome Future Fuel Options New EU MRV industry acceptance

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4Fuels • How shipping companies may decide

on marine fuels • IBIA calls for greatest use of ISO specs

emissions • Third IMO GHG Study published • Marshall call for new target

to cut shipping emissions

Ballast • The 10 Myths about

Ballast Water Treatment • Industry faces dilemma

on BWM

Green shippinG • ICS warns of chaos caused

by regional regulation • The benefits of retrofitting green

technology

technoloGy • World’s longest ever LNG- powered

journey • Ships are getting new bulbous

bow to save fuels

sustainaBility • ICS highlights ocean

governance issues • Information era moves

into the engine room

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GREEN4SEAlog QUARTERLY EDITION

ISSUE 04 JULY - SEPTEMBER 2015 ISSN: 2241-9799

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04 GREEN HIGHLIGHTS

ARTICLES 08 2015 GREEN4SEA Athens Forum successfully

concluded on 22nd April 12 IMO MEPC 68 Outcome 14 Future fuel options 16 ΜΑΝ Light Running Margin Update 18 Latest EU MRV developments

FUELS 20 LNG bunker demand forecast 20 Focus on LNG technical risks 21 ABS updates guidance on LNG bunkering

22 Are new ships less fuel efficient than those built in 1990?

22 IBIA calls for greatest use of ISO specs 23 Marine diesel engine lubrication warning

EMISSIONS 24 EU MRV implementation deadlines 24 Drop in CO2 emissions reported 25 Third IMO GHG Study 2014 published 25 Emission reduction target difficult to meet 26 Marshall Islands call for new target to cut

shipping emissions 26 Port of Antwerp grants discount 27 Scrubbers: An economic and ecological

assessment

BALLAST 28 The 10 Myths about Ballast Water Treatment 28 Roadmap for the implementation of the BWM

Convention 30 Shipping industry faces major dilemma on BWM 30 VLCC tanker designs with less ballast offer more

savings

31 LR approved as independent laboratory by USCG for BWTS approvals

31 Deballasting problems in Ukraine

GREEN SHIPPING 32 Nairobi Wreck Removal Convention enters into

force 33 Shipping banks assess vessel efficiency 33 The benefits of retrofitting green technologies 34 The benefits of retrofitting green technologies 34 Pole route offers advantages for port of

Rotterdam

TECHNOLOGY 36 World’s first methanol ferry 36 ClassNK releases PrimeShip-GREEN/ProSTA 37 NYK orders next generation LNG carriers to

transport shale gas 37 Kongsberg equips new polar research

icebreaker 38 DNV GL develops unmanned FLNG Concept 39 World’s Longest Ever LNG-powered journey

SUSTAINABILITY

40 K Line: Navigating for sustainability 40 DNV GL CEO joins UN Global Compact Board 41 SSI highlights developments across

sustainability challenges 42 Information era moves into the engine room 42 EPA funds clean diesel projects at US ports

44 GREEN REPORTS 46 VIDEO REVIEW 48 EVENTS CALENDAR

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After the successful completion of the 2015 GREEN4SEA Forum that attracted 950 delegates we have started preparations for the 2015 SAFETY4SEA Forum where we look forward a record attendance as well. All our forums are FREE to attend subject to registration but as usual for those who may be missed it, content is available via Social Media platforms and YouTube or via subscription to the electronic editions of SAFETY4SEA or GREEN4SEA.

On this edition, key coverage from the latest MEPC includes the adoption of the environmental requirements of the Polar Code and progress on ballast water. Industry is confident that the BW Convention is about to become effective soon as only 2,14% more of the world tonnage is still needed. Industry has expressed disappointment over the new EU MRV rules with the fear that IMO negotiations would be stepped aside. Also, there was strong reaction from NGOs when IMO decided not to proceed with an emissions reduction target at MEPC 68, a proposal presented by the Marshall Islands.

For those wishing to support the GREEN4SEA please see the opposite of the back cover page to subscribe to either on the paper or the digital edition of the GREEN4SEA and stay tuned on the web and social media as always! We have also included a new subscription item, our Corporate Service pack, to enhance the Safety Culture across shipping companies and onboard managed vessels. Trust you enjoy this issue and stay tuned at www. green4sea.com for the latest updates. Finally we look forward welcoming you to the Eugenides Foundation for the 2015 SAFETY4SEA Athens forum!

Apostolos Belokas Founder & Managing Editor, GREEN4SEA

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Mr Morooka, ICS Chairman, warned about the dangers of regional maritime regulation highlighting the big problems caused by different BW regime and MRV regulation. (Story p.32)

Learn more at www.GREEN4SEA.com

The 2015 GREEN4SEA Forum successfully concluded on Wednesday 22nd of April 2015 in Eugenides Foundation Athens attracting 950 delegates from 25 countries representing a total of 450 organizations. (Story p.8)

IMO MEPC 68 adopted the environmental requirements of the Polar Code and associated MARPOL amendments to make the Code mandatory (Story p.12)

Singapore MPA and the Port of Rotterdam Authority signed MOU to exchange information on marine services and to jointly collaborate on R&D in the areas of service efficiency and optimization.

Dalian and LR completed joint industry project to develop a minimum ballast ship VLCC, and also developed reduced ballast Suezmax and Aframax tanker designs. (Story p.30)

Kenya has ratified the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks which entered into force on April 14th, 2015 (Story p.32)

LISCR entered into a partne