Tag: Green House Gases
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FAQ – Maritime transport in EU Emissions Trading System (ETS)
Published26.07.2023
The following questions and answers are intended to guide shipping professionals in understanding the application of the EU Emissions Trading System to maritime transport. They do not replace the ...
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Fuel EU Maritime Regulation
Published29.06.2023
The Fuel EU Maritime Regulation is a complementary regulation to the EU ETS, ensuring that the greenhouse gas intensity of fuels used by the shipping sector will gradually decrease over time. It ...
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European Maritime Transport Environmental Report 2021
Published01.09.2021
The first up to date and comprehensive overview of the environmental transport sector in the EU, the EMTER (European Maritime Transport Environmental Report), is a joint report produced by the ...
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Air pollutants
Published20.08.2021
As a result of various onboard combustion and energy transformation processes, ships emit various air pollutants into the atmosphere. The main ones are sulphur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx), ...
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Greenhouse Gas
Published20.08.2021
Greenhouse gases (GHGs) contribute to climate change, representing a threat to the marine environment and human health. They produce changes in temperature, increasing CO2 levels, and decreasing pH ...
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Emission Abatement Methods
Published15.02.2016
According to Directive (EU) 2016/802, the use of Emission Abatement Methods (EAM) as an alternative to traditional marine fuels, should be allowed in ships of all flags in ports, territorial seas ...
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Sulphur Directive
Published15.02.2016
Introduction Sulphur Oxides (SOx), remarkably Sulphur Dioxides (SO2), are emitted when fuels containing sulphur are combusted. Sulphur dioxide is a pollutant that contributes to acid deposition, ...
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Potential of biofuels for shipping
Published26.01.2012Biofuels could be one of the options to reduce the carbon intensity of maritime transport. It could also possibly reduce the effect of ship emissions (SOx, NOx, PM) on local air quality. In order to ...
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EEDI Test & Trials for EMSA II
Published14.09.2011EEDI Test & Trials for EMSA II. Study on tests and trials of the Energy Efficiency Design Index as developed by the IMO Applicability and Refinement of the EEDI for RoRo, RoPax Vessels
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Greenhouse Gas
Published21.03.2011
Background Shipping is considered one of the most efficient modes of transport in terms of CO2 emissions. However, it also represents a substantial and growing source of the overall greenhouse gas ...
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