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Albion Marine has completed a design of FPSO marine systems for a major offshore group. The FPSO will be deployed in Brazil's offshore field. Over 90% of Brazil’s oil reserves lie offshore, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), and most of these are classified as “deep water”. Tapping into these reserves will be a fearsome task, requiring massive investment and the deployment of state-of-the art deep-water technology.

Owners and operators require contingency plans for their BWTS as part of their preparations for the October IMO G8 type-approval deadline. The IMO G8 guidelines define the type-approval process for ballast water treatment systems (BWTS) under IMO legislation. The revised G8 guidelines, are robust and more in line with today’s U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) requirements.

All BWMS installed onboard ships on or after 28 October, 2020 will need to be approved for use in accordance with the BWMS Code or 2016 Guidelines (New G8). The new G8 Guidelines include more descriptive guidelines in respect to system testing, control and monitoring of system, and test reporting.

List of manufacturers that are in compliance with G8 Standards:

28 October 2020, is looming fast. After that date, only ballast water systems conforming to the 2016 G8 guidelines will comply with IMO criteria.

Albion Marine Solutions offers end-to-end solutions, managing all aspects of the project from selection and procurement of the suitable system to detailed engineering design, completion of modifications, installation, training and support. We maintain an extensive technical and commercial database of BWTS currently available on the market. Albion Marine Solutions closely collaborates with a number of BWTS suppliers. Our personnel are trained by equipment manufacturers, have marine background and hands-on experience in project management of fleet upgrade programs.

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The new Engine Room Procedures Guide from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) provides authoritative and comprehensive guidance on engine room procedures, to ensure that ships’ engine rooms are operated and managed safely while protecting the environment. Modelled on the globally recognised ICS Bridge Procedures Guide, the advice in this important new publication is relevant for all types of merchant ship, and will be an invaluable tool for Chief Engineers and other members of the engineering team, as well as shipping companies and training institutions. It is an essential reference tool which reinforces established best practice throughout the global industry. It is recommended that a copy is carried on board every merchant ship. Learn more at: International Chamber of Shipping

There is much to read about different approaches to low carbon shipping, but very little of it actually guides you, as a tanker operator, as to what you should do. ABS is aiming to fill this gap. A starting point for each shipping company could be to follow IMO’s targets of reducing carbon intensity by 40 per cent by 2030 and 70 per cent by 2050, says Sotirios Mamalis, manager sustainability, fuels and technology with ABS. Each company will have its own roadmap to do this, based on the composition of its fleet and operations.

For example, ABS designed a model for a shipping company operating 10 bulk carriers today (2020). It could achieve the 2030 target first by reducing speed of all vessels by one knot. In 2023, it could replace three of the vessels with new LNG fuelled vessels (or retrofit 3 of the vessels to run on LNG). In 2025, it could introduce biofuel into 3 of the other vessels. This would add up to a 49 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions over 2020 to 2030. We don’t need to change everything. ABS predicts that by 2050, 40 per cent of maritime fuels will still be oil based, while 35 per cent will be zero carbon fuels, either hydrogen or ammonia. A smaller fraction will be others, such as biofuels, methanol, LNG and LPG. More information: Tanker Operator