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Meeting IMO’s forthcoming emissions reduction requirements will require ship-speci? c measures. Hempel’s data analysis tool helps to take the friction out of the equation

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By Mads Raun Bertelsen, Head of Hull Performance, Hempel t its last meeting in Q2 this year, the Interna- and submit to their ? ag state administration their vessels’ CO2 tional Maritime Organization’s (IMO) IMO’s emissions, calculated per cargo-carrying capacity and nautical

Marine Environment Protection Committee mile. The ship is then rated from A to E with E being the lowest. (MEPC76) adopted two amendments to the These requirements place expectations ? rmly upon the ves-

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MARPOL Annex VI regulations (the industry sel owner, operator and management to measure, monitor and regulations governing marine pollution) – the Energy Ef? - manage vessel emissions on an ongoing basis, and to demon- ciency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) and the Carbon Intensity strate tangible efforts to lower the impact of each vessel’s op-

Indicator (CII). In order to meet these requirements, shipown- erations on the environment. How to improve ef? ciency and ers, operators and managers will need to provide data to the reduce emissions will be different for each vessel and will rely relevant ? ag state administration that proves their vessels’ on bona ? de data monitoring and reporting from each vessel.

emissions are within the allowable limits.

Every Player has a Part

The CII requirements are particularly challenging for shipown- ers given that it is a yearly commitment for shipowners and oper- To accurately gauge a ship’s emissions performance, it’s ators of cargo or passenger vessels of or over 5000gt to measure important to understand how each component affects the way 56 Maritime Reporter & Engineering News • November 2021

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