Ships remain anchored for many hours or days near the harbours until it gets a berth. But, this lead to fuel being used thereby making a significant impact on port air quality. Indeed, the Just-In-Time (JIT) ship operation could help reducing ship wait times at port and cut down its emissions.
JIT- discussed at IMO meet
An IMO-led roundtable meeting of the Global Industry Alliance to Support Low Carbon Shipping (GIA) and relevant industry stakeholders, held at IMO Headquarters, London (29 June).
The participants were discussing on the JIT operation, which is not now a common industry practise, and that which could be applied within various segments of the shipping industry – with a view to identifying potential solutions/activities.
Seeking innovative solution
The GIA is a public-private partnership initiative of the IMO, under the framework of the GEF-UNDP-IMO GloMEEP Project that aims to bring together maritime industry leaders to support an energy efficient and low carbon maritime transport system.
Leading shipowners and operators, classification societies, engine and technology builders and suppliers, big data providers, oil companies and ports have come together under the GIA to collectively identify and develop innovative solutions to address common barriers that might otherwise ease the implementation of energy efficiency technologies through pratical operational measures.
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