TIM eMagazine Vol.3 Issue 12
Global
alliance for
low carbon
shipping
expands
The GIA Taskforce meeting progressed
work on several on-going projects
Credit: imo.org
A
.P. Moller - Maersk A/S and the Panama Canal
Authority are the latest entities to join the IMO-
supported Global Industry Alliance to Support
Low Carbon Shipping (GIA). The GIA now has
18 members, including leading shipowners and
operators, classification societies, engine and
technology builders and suppliers, big data providers, oil
companies and ports.
The new members signed up to the GIA during the fifth
meeting of the GIA Taskforce at IMO Headquarters in London,
United Kingdom (15 March).
The GIA Taskforce meeting (top photos) progressed work
on several on-going projects, including on the validation
of performance of Energy Efficiency Technologies, the
assessment of barriers to the uptake of Just-in-Time Operation
of ships and resulting emission saving opportunities from
its effective implementation, as well as work on the current
status and application of alternative fuels in the maritime
sector and barriers to their uptake. The Taskforce was also
shown a preview of an open access E-Learning course on the
Energy Efficient Operation of Ships, which is expected to be
completed and launched later this year.
The Taskforce also formalized the extension of the GIA until
31 December 2019 and agreed to develop a White Paper
outlining a vision and potential priority areas for the GIA.
The GIA is an innovative public-private partnership initiative
of the IMO, under the framework of the GEF-UNDP-IMO Global
Maritime Energy Efficiency Partnerships (GloMEEP) Project that
aims to bring together maritime industry leaders to support
an energy efficient and low carbon maritime transport
system. http://www.imo.org/en/
The Taskforce also formalized the extension of the GIA until 31 December 2019 and agreed to
develop a White Paper outlining a vision and potential priority areas for the GIA.
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