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Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index explained in video series

Source: IMO Maritime administration personnel, shipowners and operators can get to grips with the Energy Efficiency eXisting Ship Index (EEXI) through a new series of videos. The films, developed by the Global Industry Alliance to Support Low Carbon Shipping (Low Carbon GIA), provide an introduction to IMO’s EEXI requirements, how to calculate the attained and required EEXI, and how the survey and certification works. The videos – free to access online – are between 10 and 12 minutes in duration and cover: · Similarities and differences between EEXI and EEDI · EEXI compliance options · A worked example of how a ship’s required and attained EEXI are calculated · A short quiz that enables the learner to test their understanding of EEXI Watch the EEXI video series here.  Minglee Hoe, Technical Analyst of the IMO-Norway GreenVoyage2050 Project said: “Providing support tools to maritime administrations and shipowners/operators who want to increase their knowledge of the Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) is important in helping the industry to navigate meeting ship energy efficiency requirements and making improvements in line with the IMO GHG strategy.” The EEXI regulation is mandatory under MARPOL Annex VI and took effect in January 2023 as part of IMO’s short-term

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FLIE: accelerating innovation

Not only does the machine have a great name – Zeus, named after the Greek supreme god – but it is also going to do impressive things. Director Peter van Hooft: ‘At FLIE, our pilot and test sites allow us to accelerate innovative technologies and ensure they are market-ready. Much needed if we want to meet climate targets. What drives me is bringing people together who want to improve the world.’ Source: Port of Rotterdam FLIE stands for Fieldlab Industrial Electrification and is a partnership of Deltalinqs, FME, the Port of Rotterdam Authority, Innovation Quarter and TNO. FLIE is being developed in close cooperation with the ERDF grant, the Municipality of Rotterdam and the Province of Zuid-Holland. Peter: ‘We want to provide practical support for the energy transition in the Rotterdam port area. FLIE is a knowledge centre focusing on electrification for companies and other parties, offering practical help and support and giving advice on process innovation. Plus, we are a demo and test site: we provide physical infrastructure and facilities such as gas and electricity supplies and measurement infrastructure. That makes the Fieldlab unique. We make it possible to test new innovative technologies at an industrially relevant scale in

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X-Press Feeders will start bunkering green methanol at OCI Global in Rotterdam

OCI Global and X-Press Feeders have signed an agreement to supply the Singapore shipping company’s new vessels with green methanol in Rotterdam. Source: Port of Rotterdam The first vessel from X-Press Feeders, a dual-fuelled hybrid vessel, is expected to arrive in Rotterdam during the second quarter of 2024. X-Press Feeders has a total of fourteen methanol dual-fuel container ships on order. The Port of Rotterdam Authority enthusiastically embraces this collaboration between OCI Global and X-Press Feeders, as it perfectly aligns with the port’s ambition to become carbon-neutral. Largest producer of green methanol OCI, a Dutch company, is the world’s largest producer of green methanol. Recently, OCI made headlines by signing an agreement with Maersk to fuel its first green methanol-powered container ship. The vessel’s anticipated arrival in the port of Rotterdam is 26 August. Earlier this year, OCI announced its partnership with Unibarge, a Dutch-Swiss company specialising in inland tanker shipping. As part of this collaboration, Unibarge is retrofitting a bunker barge to supply green methanol as fuel for shipping on behalf of OCI. Expanding its eco-friendly initiatives, OCI plans to extend the delivery of green methanol to shipping in various other ports than Rotterdam.

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First shore-based power for container ship at RST

Rotterdam Shortsea Terminals (RST) and shipping company Samskip, in partnership with the Port of Rotterdam Authority, have put into service a shore-based power installation, as yet in a trial phase. Source: Port of Rotterdam Starting from 2030, European regulations will mandate container ships larger than 5000GT to utilise shore-based power. Currently, there is no established standard for receiving shore-based power using a low-voltage installation, unlike the existing standard for receiving shore power with a high-voltage installation. This trial at RST aims to explore if operating a low-voltage installation at a frequency of 50Hz, instead of 60Hz, is adequate for short-sea vessels. Using a lower frequency for the shore-based power installation leads to substantial cost savings. The terminal has taken the responsibility of building the installation, and the Samskip Innovator vessel has been adapted to utilise this new power source. The Port of Rotterdam Authority is closely involved in the pilot and looking forward to the results.​ This initiative marks the first-ever shore-based power installation at a container terminal in the Netherlands.

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IMO CARES decarbonization technology challenge

Source: IMO Technology providers from around the globe will be invited to submit innovative decarbonization solutions for ports and domestic vessels in Africa and the Caribbean for the IMO CARES (Coordinated Actions to Reduce Emissions from Shipping) project’s Marine Technology Global Challenge. The challenge aims to identify solutions to accelerate green technology uptake in developing countries, with a specific emphasis on small island developing states and least developed countries. Up to four winning technology providers will receive funding to create bespoke proposals for use of their solutions in countries located in the two regions. Jose Matheickal, Director of the Department of Projects and Partnerships at IMO said, “Reducing GHG emissions is an urgent, shared goal that requires global collaboration and the use of all available technologies. The IMO CARES Technology Global Challenge will bring together technology providers from around the world and facilitate use of their decarbonization solutions for domestic vessels and ports in countries in Africa and the Caribbean. I hope that any technology provider with a suitable solution will enter the challenge.” Anton Rhodes, Project Manager of IMO CARES, said, “Technology, knowledge sharing and collaboration are critical elements for greener ships and ports, and our global challenge is designed to

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USD60 million electrification pilot to speed up port-equipment decarbonisation

Electric cars are becoming common place on our roads, as fierce competition and economies of scale drive down prices, improve technologies and increase demand. This revolution has yet to happen for high-ticket, low volume port equipment. But that is now set to change. APM Terminals’ USD60 million investment in port-equipment electrification pilots, in collaboration with leading suppliers, is set to make the step-change needed to move the industry forward.  Source: APM Terminals The global terminal company has committed to full carbon neutrality by 2040, a bold ambition it will achieve by optimising energy consumption, switching to green electricity, on-site renewables, and electrifying assets. Part of this transformation includes the switch from primarily diesel-driven equipment to zero-emission electric versions.  Over the next decade, APM Terminals estimates it will need to buy or retrofit over 2,650 pieces of electric heavy port equipment.  A key challenge facing the company, is the availability of competitively priced heavy-duty equipment such as reach stackers, terminal tractors, empty container handling equipment and straddle carriers. Research and development in this area has been slow off the mark and for ports around the world looking to make eye-watering investments in new electric equipment, numerous questions remain unanswered. Its US$60

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Major expansion of container capacity strengthens Rotterdam’s position

The volume of total cargo throughput in the port of Rotterdam was 5.5% lower in the first half of the year (220.7 million tonnes) than in the same period in 2022 (233.5 million tonnes). The fall was mainly seen in coal throughput, containers and other dry bulk (commodities). Throughput in the agribulk, iron ore & scrap, and LNG segments increased. Source: Port of Rotterdam In the first half of the year, the agreements were signed for the expansion at the container terminals in the Prinses Amaliahaven. This expansion will, in time, result in a potential flow of some 4 million TEUs (standard size for containers). The Port Authority’s robust financial results put it in a position to continue investing in the transition to cleaner energy and in good accessibility. Boudewijn Siemons, interim CEO and COO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority: “Despite economic uncertainties and geopolitical tensions, major advances were made in the first half year in the construction and issuance of new land and quay walls to make room for, among other things, the production and imports of green hydrogen and additional capacity in the container segment. An important step was made with the issuance of the land in the

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Port of Rotterdam Authority is pleased with significant tightening of IMO ambitions

The Port of Rotterdam Authority welcomes the ambition of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to be climate-neutral by 2050. The Port of Rotterdam Authority views the new agreements set out by the 175 IMO Member States as an important foundation for climate-proofing the shipping sector. Source: Port of Rotterdam The Port of Rotterdam Authority is hereby responding to the amendment of the ‘Greenhouse Gas (GHG) strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from ships’, which the IMO announced on Friday 7 July. This concerns a tightening of the originally agreed strategy from 2018. “Considering the diverse viewpoints of flag states in the IMO, the result obtained is quite an achievement. It is important that everyone now has the same perspective on an international scale. We also applaud the ambition agreed specifically regarding an increase in the use of sustainable energy in shipping,” says Eric van der Schans, Director of Environmental Management at the Port of Rotterdam Authority. Energy transition The Port of Rotterdam Authority is actively supporting and accelerating the energy transition in maritime shipping in many ways. For example, the Port of Rotterdam Authority has been promoting the use of alternative shipping fuel as a replacement for fuel oil for

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Significant increase in the use of solar power on port building roofs

The number of solar arrays on the roofs of large buildings in the port of Rotterdam is rising sharply. On 6 July 2023, the solar park on Patrizia buildings along Witte Zeeweg 3-21 on the Maasvlakte was opened. This 25 MWp park brought the total installed solar capacity on the port building roofs to approx. 89 MWp. Source: Port of Rotterdam The Port of Rotterdam Authority has determined that the total solar potential on the port building roofs is between 130 and 150 MWp, meaning that there may be even further growth. Fortunately, an increasing number of companies in the port are opting to become more sustainable by installing solar panels on their roofs. The solar roof on Witte Zeeweg was installed by Sunrock. The 120,000 m² rooftop solar park has a capacity equivalent to the average annual energy consumption of around 8,000 households. Sunrock will supply the green electricity generated to the grid.

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Good opportunities for green hydrogen from Tasmania for decarbonizing Northern European industry

A joint study by the Port of Rotterdam Authority and the Tasmanian government shows that importing green hydrogen from Tasmania, an island southeast of Australia, has great potential. Source: Port of Rotterdam In Tasmania, much electricity can be produced from wind, a bit of solar and balancing with hydroelectric power, leading to one of the lowest costs for the production of green hydrogen in the world. The cost of transportation over a longer distance is relatively small and not a limiting factor. With the port in Rotterdam becoming an international distribution hub for hydrogen, Tasmanian hydrogen can become part of the supplymix and assist to boost the new green hydrogen economy in the Netherlands and northwestern Europe. The Tasmanian government and the Port of Rotterdam signed a Memorandum of Understanding in December 2021 to assess the feasibility of exporting green hydrogen to Rotterdam. Since then officials from the Tasmanian government and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have been working together intensely to study the potential supplychain to export green hydrogen to Rotterdam from Tasmania. One of the conclusions of the study was that the distance from the Tasmanian port of Bell Bay to Rotterdam is not a limiting factor. The

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