SPOTLIGHT ON DIGITAL ADRIAN BOX, ENVIRONMENTAL DASHBOARDS / TECHNOLOGY
Digital data should lead the way in the decarbonisation of shipping Back in October 2020, the IMO proposed new draft mandatory measures to cut the carbon intensity of existing ships. This marked a major step forward, building on current mandatory energy efficiency requirements to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the carbon impact of shipping.
More than just emissions Emissions have and always will be the focus of decarbonisation targets, so ensuring that these are tracked is of utmost priority. Using a system like ShipSure, which constantly monitors all aspects of a vessel from scrubber efficiency to fuel mix to single plastic usage, can really make a difference. Taking single-use plastics as an example, we can see just how effective monitoring this data can be in developing solutions to meet targets and becoming a more environmentally friendly industry. For more than a year, Oceanic Catering has been offering water solutions such as simple filtration drinking water, reverse osmosis solutions, water filling stations and disinfection solutions to bring down plastic usage especially from disposable water bottles. The graphic shows the environmental impact of such a solution
ELIMINATING SINGLE-USE- PLASTICS, MINIMIZING PLASTIC GARBAGE WASTE
REDUCING THE NEED FOR TRANSPORTATION
So we asked Adrian Box, Technical Director at V.Ships for his thoughts on what these new measures mean and how digital data can impact the way shipping deals with them. The proposed amendments require ships to combine a technical and operational approach to reduce their carbon intensity. This is in line with the ambition of the initial IMO GHG Strategy, which aims to reduce carbon intensity of international shipping by 40% by 2030. We believe that the data that we as an industry collect on a daily basis and the better use of that data is absolutely key to ensuring that we not only hit but surpass those targets and create a better future for shipping. For years, shipping has had data on every aspect of the running of a ship but has never done anything with it. But now, with new, intelligent systems such as our own ShipSure, we can use this information to make changes and monitor every aspect of a vessels running to meet the IMO targets.
REDUCING THE USE OF BARGES TO LIFT PALLETS
REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Single-use plastics are just one small example of how having a system that collects and analyses each and every data point can help ship managers and owners to track every aspect of the running of a vessel. This detailed analysis can be the difference in making valuable cost savings and streamlining processes especially when it comes to environmental and social governance.
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