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The ‘Ship-Port Interface Guide’ is designed to help the maritime industry reduce emissions. Photo: IMO
A guide focusing on eight practical measures which can support GHG emissions reduction at the ship-port interface has been released.
Developed by the Global Industry Alliance to support low carbon shipping under the IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050 project, the ‘Ship-Port Interface Guide’ aims to support the maritime industry in achieving IMO’s emission reduction goals and contribute to greener shipping.
The eight practical measures presented in the Guide are: facilitate immobilisation in ports; facilitate hull and propeller cleaning in ports; facilitate simultaneous operations (simops) in ports; optimise port stay by pre-clearance; improve planning of ships calling at multiple berths in one port; improve ship/berth compatibility through improved Port Master Data; enable ship deadweight optimisation through improved Port Master Data; and optimise speed between ports
The list of presented measures are a result of initial research and findings, and aim to raise awareness of potential ideas which the maritime community could explore further. Each measure presented in the guide can be individually implemented, or implemented collectively – which would maximize the emission reduction benefit.
While particularly useful for stakeholders within the port community (e.g. port authorities, terminals, nautical service providers), the guide is also relevant for ship owners, operators, charterers, ship agents, shipbrokers, and other relevant stakeholders, said the IMO. These play a key role in implementing the necessary changes and facilitating the uptake of emission reduction measures in the ship-port interface.
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