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IMO has produced this high level video explaining EEDI and SEEMP and the potential impact on the shipping industry.

Have you started your SEEMP process?

The big news in the marine industry today is based on a reasearch that Maersk has conducted on reduced speed for a vessel in their fleet.

Bloomberg reports:

Maersk vessels sustained zero damage from slowing since the Copenhagen-based owner began lowering speeds to cut fuel costs in 2007, Jan de Kat, Maersk senior…

gCaptain reports on an interesting research into use of low-sulfur fuel and voluntary slowdown.

The study examined a container ship operating under a 2009 California regulation requiring that ships switch to low-sulfur fuels as they approach the California coast, and also adhering to a voluntary state slowdown policy, intended to reduce pollution. The research team found that emissions of several health-damaging pollutants, including sulfur dioxide and particulate matter,…

Identifying energy saving measures and incentives play a key role in the simple but effective strategy implemented at Solstad.

They have a special section on their website outlining their green operations.

In it's simplest form they have identified energy saving measures carried out by the captain, including:

• Anchoring: if idle and weather and water depth allows it.
• Drift: if idle or…