Update Update Ship operators faced with the ‘green gauntlet’ In the coming months, ship operators will be faced with the green gauntlet, as a number of environmental regulations go into effect. These regulations include ballast water management, shipboard energy efficiency and a new North American Emissions Control Area. Earlier this year, Tom Kirk, ABS, Director of Environmental Programs, and Fernando Lehrer, Vice President, Product Development, ABS Nautical Systems, outlined these environmental challenges and some new tools available that will help operators with regulatory compliance. As of January 1, 2013, points out Kirk, all shipowners and operators will have to identify and develop ship specific energy efficiency measures for their vessels in order to comply with IMO’s SEEMP. Ship operators will also have to comply Tom Kirk, ABS with the Energy EffiDir. , Environmental ciency Design Index Programs (EEDI) for all major types of new ships contracted for or on January 1, 2013. This August, the North American Emissions Control Area (ECA) goes into effect, which will require vessels calling at North American ports to burn ultra low sulfur fuel or employ exhaust gas scrubbers. The ECA extends 200 nautical miles off the coast. Lehrer says that ABS Nautical Systems has developed a new software system called the Energy & Environmental and Trim Optimization software that will help operators with shipboard energy management and fleet management. Lehrer Fernando Lehrer, says operators that Vice President, Prod. Development, employ the software can leverage the sysABS Nautical Sys. tems already in place to collect, analyze and record data. “It’s easy to use and low cost,” he adds. The software will enable operators to check vessel hull and machinery performance and efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions and sewage, garbage, oil water and ballast water discharges. Operators can use the software to automatically generate reports for Energy Efficiency Operating Index (EEOI), ballast 14 MARINE LOG JUNE 2012 YEARBOOK
water management exchange and voyage performance. The master, ship manager and corporate offices can all view the information via customized dashboards, allowing for efficient fleet monitoring and operations. Logs, for
example, can be electronically generated for the oil record book, fuel switching and ballast water exchange or for compliance reports, such as ISM or ISPS. Sister ships in a fleet can also be easily compared, allowing for fleet optimization.
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