Rounding up our coverage of industry stakeholders’ expectations for next week’s MEPC 84, Jesper Sørensen, Global Head of Alternative Fuels and Carbon Markets at KPI OceanConnect tells ship.energy that: ‘The best case scenario would be genuine regulatory clarity on the shape of a global decarbonisation framework that moves towards the IMO’s net-zero goals.’ Sørensen reasoned that: ‘Such an outcome would give the entire marine fuels value chain the confidence to plan, invest and act with intent.’ Making the case for pragmatism, Sørensen called for ‘a framework that is balanced between environmental goals and commercial practicality’. He also emphasied that: ‘It […]

Responding to ship.energy’s request for industry’s stakeholders’ views on next week’s MEPC 84, Tore Longva, Decarbonization Director, Regulatory Affairs at DNV, said the classification society expects that the new Sulphur and NOx ECA in the Northeast Atlantic will be adopted. Furthermore, Longva said that DNV also expects to see ‘progress’ on the second phase of the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) and Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) review. But he pointed out that ‘this is also a long-term review aiming to finalise in 2028’. We asked respondents what they would like to see happening at the meeting next week – and […]

As more industry stakeholders share their hopes and concerns about the outcome of next week’s MEPC 84 meeting in London, it is clear that much work needs to be done to repair the ‘damage’ caused at the fractious MEPC Extraordinary Session last October, and many industry experts are telling ship.energy that bridges will have to be built and compromises made to put the Net Zero Framework (NZF) on a sure footing. Leonidas Kanonis, Director for Communications and Analysis at the European Waste-based & Advanced Biofuels Association (EWABA), emphasises the point that MEPC is ‘a process meeting, not an adoption meeting.’ […]