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IMO Releases New Guides to Support Energy Efficiency for Ships
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Tuesday announced the release of three new guides to support countries' efforts to implement IMO-adopted mandatory energy efficiency measures for shipping.
The guides were released through the Global Maritime Energy Efficiency Partnerships (GloMEEP) project and include: the Rapid Assessment Guide for determining the country's maritime energy efficiency and emissions status, a guide for maritime energy efficiency strategy development, and a guide for incorporation of MARPOL Annex VI into national law.
The three draft guides are noted to have been developed under the GloMEEP project in collaboration with the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology (IMarEST), and is specifically intended to assist developing countries in developing and enhancing national regulatory frameworks related to the prevention of air pollution and reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships.
The guides were released in conjunction with a GloMEEP training session that was held from September 12 to 14 in Batumi, Georgia.
"This training is a crucial activity under the GloMEEP Project and a key foundation building exercise for this major initiative. This pool of experts, trained by the project, can significantly contribute to taking forward the effective implementation of the energy efficiency requirements for international shipping in their respective countries," said Dr. Jose Matheickal, Head of ITCP Implementation and Major Projects.
The training is said to have been aimed at forming a foundation on which to base further GloMEEP work in other countries through the sharing of lessons learned.
"This activity is the first time that training has been provided concurrently for three core elements that enable participating countries to develop a coherent plan for effective implementation of international shipping regulations," Dr. Edmund Hughes, Head of Air Pollution and Energy Efficiency at IMO.
Feedback resceived during the training will be used to finalise the draft guides before making them freely available on the GloMEEP website to member States and other stakeholders, explained IMO.
In August, IMO announced the launch of a website for the GloMEEP project, glomeep.imo.org.
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