EU to impose own regulation on ship CO2 emission reporting

APRIL 28, 2015 — A vote in the European Parliament today has paved the way for the EU to impose a unilateral, regional regulation requiring shipowners using EU ports to monitor and

Becker Marine celebrates CO2 savings with a donation

DECEMBER 3, 2014 — Hamburg, Germany, headquartered Becker Marine Systems reports that CO2 emissions from ships have already been reduced by one million tonnes through the use of its Becker Mewis Duct

Shipowners to EU: Don’t preempt IMO on CO2

OCTOBER 16, 2014 — European shipowners are urging EU regulators not to go ahead with a unilateral EU Regulation for Monitoring, Reporting and Verification system of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport

ICS sets out its position on CO2 monitoring, reporting

MARCH 21, 2014 — The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) session that starts March 31 will try to make progress on developing a global system of monitoring and reporting of CO2

K-Line newbuild to be “Drive Green” flag ship

FEBRUARY 12, 2014 — Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K Line) is to integrate a package of advanced environmental protection and energy savings systems into a 7,500-unit car carrier on order at

EC seeks ship CO2 monitoring and reporting requirement

JUNE 28, 2013 —  Get used to the abbreviation “MRV.” It means “monitoring, reporting and verification” and the European Commission today proposed a regulation which would establish an EU-wide system for the

Experts meet at IMO HQ to update ship GHG inventory

FEBRUARY 26, 2013 — Underscoring the fact that restrictions on exhaust emissions from ships are only likely to get stricter, an Expert Workshop got underway this week at IMO Headquarters in London

Shipowners to EU on CO2 monitoring: “Yes, but …”

FEBRUARY 20, 2013 —  A position paper issued this month by ECSA (European Community Shipowners’ Associations) says it “can see value in” a EU initiative for a Monitoring, Reporting and Verification system

Shipboard carbon capture concept unveiled

FEBRUARY 12, 2013 — Classification society DNV and Process Systems Enterprise Ltd. (PSE), a specialist in process modeling technology, have released the results of the maritime CCS (carbon capture and storage) research