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ANNUAL REVIEW

Reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) Ballast Water Management

emissions

INTERCARGO is fully committed The Association has been actively participating in the IMO de- The International Convention for the
to IMO’s strategy and ambition to liberations and correspondence groups, expressing the views Control and Management of Ships’
of its members on the measures being developed by IMO and
reduce GHG emissions from ships. the challenges associated with these measures, including both Ballast Water and Sediments (Ballast
It would be a mistake however, short term measures (EEXI,CII) and lifecycle GHG/carbon in- Water Convention) entered into force
tensity guidelines for marine fuels.
to place responsibility for meeting on the 8th September 2017.
IMO’s zero emission shipping INTERCARGO has established an internal working group
tasked with assessing the technical aspects of short term and The relatively recent entry into force of the Convention, in-
targets fully on the shoulders mid-term measures and advising the Association’s Commit- volving new regulations and the fitting and operation of
of the shipping industry. tees accordingly. Members who wish to participate in this equipment that had previously not been used on ships has
group should contact the Secretariat. led, unsurprisingly, to a number of challenges.
The implementation challenges of the Convention especial-
Global challenges require global solutions, but the commercial Whilst INTERCARGO continues to assess and support the
ly relate to the performance of ballast water treatment sys-
development of these solutions is within the direct control of technical and operational measures adopted to reduce GHG
tems, the operating conditions and locations of vessels, and
other stakeholders and not solely shipowners. Such a target re- emissions, safety aspects cannot be ignored. In addition to the
the global coverage of technical support for the systems in-
quires a drastic and urgently needed acceleration in the com- very real safety issues, there are other technical and operation-
volved. It is important to note that while ships are certified
mercial development of the required technologies, fuels, pro- al challenges that the industry will need to overcome.
for global trade, many of the available systems are not cer-
pulsion systems and related infrastructure.
tified or able to perform in all locations and conditions that
At the same time, shipping must be allowed to fulfil global
vessels may trade in, and this is particularly true for the bulk
In order to build a realistic pathway and address the challenges, needs for food and other key commodities whilst ensuring a
carrier fleet.
all stakeholders in the maritime venture should bear the costs level playing field and without market distortion.
of the decarbonisation transition and play their role. This is not INTERCARGO is currently working with various stakeholders,
just shipowners and operators, it is charterers, fuel suppliers, Please also refer to INTERCARGO’s relevant public commu- including the treatment system manufacturers, with the aim
ports, cargo shippers and cargo receivers. One step back from nications over the last 12 months (https://www.intercargo.org/ of providing solutions to some of the issues that are affecting
these players are other stakeholders like financiers, insurers, news/category/media-releases/) : the bulk carrier fleet. As part of this work, INTERCARGO has
shipbuilders, engine and equipment makers. Simply attempt- co-sponsored several papers to IMO on topics such as ex-
• September 7, 2021: “Statement on GHG emissions and a
ing to regulate the owner alone will not achieve the desired ef- tending the experience building phase and operating in chal-
levy-based Market Based Measure”
fect. lenging water quality. It is also hoped that these ongoing dis-
• September 13, 2021: “2021 Dry Bulk Shipping video: “Sus- cussions at the IMO will also contribute to solving some of
Whilst INTERCARGO fully supports the drive and the ambi- tainably serving the world’s essential needs” the other ballast water management issues faced by ship op-
tion to achieve zero emission shipping by 2050, it urges gov- erators.
• November 4, 2021: “Achieving 2050 zero-emission ship-
ernments to adopt the necessary measures to accelerate R&D
ping: Global challenges require global solutions” A holistic approach to regulations is also important. Ship-
of zero-carbon technologies and expedite their deployment.
The net-zero target will only be plausible if governments take • November 23, 2021: “Statement on IMO’s MEPC 77 ping is trying to decarbonise which in the short term to mid-
the necessary action to achieve this at IMO and thus INTER- meeting” term will mean finding efficiencies and ultimately using less
power. However, regulations such as the Ballast Water Man-
CARGO supported the industry proposal for the establishment
• February 4, 2022: “EU Beginning to Grasp Realities of agement Convention effectively require vessels to use more
of an International Maritime Research and Development Board
Shipping, says INTERCARGO” power and thus produce more emissions, leading to a sit-
and an IMO Maritime Research Fund. This will need to be ac-
companied by a global levy-based Market Based Measure to • March 10, 2022: (Joint): “Industry backs United Nations $5 uation where one environmental regulation potentially has
assist low and zero carbon fuels to become a competitive op- Billion ‘Moon-Shot’ Programme to decarbonise Shipping” a negative effect on another environmental regulation. The
regulators should recognise the consequences of all regu-
tion for shipping, while the necessary policies on land to scale
• June 09, 2022: “Towards 2050: Governments must share lations and how they may impact each other.
up green fuels production are essential.
the load, warns INTERCARGO”
For more information, please visit:
www.intercargo.org/news/topics/emissions
and for a more detailed and chronological account of the
continuing deliberations at IMO with the participation of
INTERCARGO: www.intercargo.org/ghg-emissions-an-ac- For more information on this topic please visit:
count-of-deliberations-at-imo/ intercargo.org/topics/ballast

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