SAFETY4SEA Log Issue 22

ISSUE 22 I January 2018 I SAFETY 4SEA log I 39 safety4sea.com Industry bodies respond to controversial study ► InfluenceMap issued a report claiming that shipping industry has deli- berately blocked international efforts towards climate change, by creating lobby groups to keep shipping out of the Paris Agreement. IMO Sec-Gen responded that the make-up of IMO’s national delegations is entirely a matter for countries themselves and countries, who wish to include indu- stry technical experts, may do so. Participation of organizations represen- ting many different viewpoints provides a balance that brings credibility in IMO’s work, he added. Responding to IMO, InfluenceMap said the extensive influence the sector has over IMO suggests this balance is clearly tilted in favour of shipping industry interests. WSC said that it has actually offered concrete proposals to address shipping emissions, but In- fluenceMap continued noting that none of these proposals include binding sector-wide GHG reduction targets or caps. Energy firms commit to methane emissions cuts ► ExxonMobil and European oil companies, BP, Eni, Repsol, Shell, Statoil, Total and Wintershall, partnered to reduce methane emissions from the natural gas assets they operate globally and to encourage others across the natural gas value chain to do the same. They signed a Guiding Princi- ples document, focusing on continually reducing methane emissions, ad- vancing strong performance across gas value chains, improving accuracy of methane emissions data, advocating sound policies and regulations on methane emissions and increasing transparency. In Brief Development plan for Northern Sea Route The Russian President held discus- sions on the development, construc- tion and the further development of the shipbuilding complex Zvezda, located on the Northern Sea Route. EMSA updates on ship recy- cling EMSA issued a study on the two hazardous substances, PFOS and HBCDD, included in the annexes of regulation (EU) 1257/2013 on ship recycling. https://goo.gl/uUkHNS France to adopt LNG as ship- ping fuel France’s Prime Minister stated that France plans to adopt LNG as a fuel, altering regulation and fiscal rules on amortizing investments, in order to fa- cilitate refueling to take place at ports. Scrubbers inevitable for com- pliance Multiple fuel choices will be a headache for shipowners, but no fuel choice will avoid the inevitable requirement to install exhaust gas treatment systems, EGCSA stated. How to comply with China ECAs scheme China Classification Society sum- marizes the updated China ECAs implementation scheme, and focuses on the distinction in ECAs require- ments among ports of Europe Union, Hong Kong and China. https://goo.gl/q8HJPC Energy and oil markets by 2040 OPEC says that IMO regulations are expected to impact the pattern of medium-term oil demand growth. Oil demand growth in 2020 is expected to be higher, at almost 1.4 mb/d. https://goo.gl/Zwc5TP GREEN NEWS