Project Description

VESSEL EMISSIONS AND CARBON/GHG FOOTPRINT

· Conducted fuel consumption and ship operational history data analysis to determine the actual GHG emissions for ships and fleets in service over time. Also, it evaluated the benefits of changing fuels from HFO to MGO and LNG.

· Worked with several companies to evaluate their projected EEXI and CII performance across the fleet and develop a pathway to compliance with IMO requirements and corporate environmental goals in the near and long term.  These GHG pathways to compliance included actions and timelines for changing vessel deployments and/or speed, converting to lower GHG emitting fuels, and building new/retiring older ships.

·  Studied the relative carbon footprint of cargo transiting from Asia to the US East Coast and Midwest via the Port of Seattle and other West Coast ports using double-stack trains for transcontinental leg vs. all water transit via the Panama Canal.

· Provided data and tools for projecting vessel emissions for future ships to the US Army Corps

·  Extensively studied the EEDI Baselines and their impact on ship designs and prepared/presented findings to IMO/MEPC with ABS.

· Created a bulk carrier GHG emission calculation tool for evaluating different propulsion and fuel choices at early-stage design.

· Studied the EEDI Reference Line and Phase 3 values for Tankers, ROROs, and ROPaxs to assess the feasibility of achieving these targets.

· Lead an industry group working to develop a ConRo EEDI baseline at MEPC