The Lloyd’s Register (LR) Maritime Decarbonisation Hub is collaborating with five shipowners as Founding Members in the establishment of a not-for-profit Athens-based global Maritime Emissions Reduction Centre (M-ERC) that will focus on optimising the efficiency of the existing fleet, reports Bunkerspot.
M-ERC
The M-ERC is being created with the goal of removing technical, investment and community barriers for the uptake of solutions to reduce the Green House Gas (GHG) emissions of the existing global fleet.
The M-ERC will also aim to help drive optimal operational gains, identifying and resolving the commercial obstacles that stakeholders face.
Moreover, the centre is expected to play an important role in ensuring that today’s ships are suitable for the energy transition whilst ensuring that the people within the industry have the necessary training and skills. These goals, says LR, will be achieved through research and collaboration with shipyards and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) alongside the M-ERC’s work across society, ports and seafarer organisations to ensure the upskilling and awareness amongst seafarers and shore-based staff.
As part of the collaboration between the LR Maritime Decarbonisation Hub and shipowners, including Capital Group, Navios Maritime Partners, Neda Maritime Agency, Star Bulk and Thenamaris, the centre will aim to attract global and regional funding to fund activities, projects and initiatives to deliver on the desired outcomes of the M-ERC. It is anticipated that more shipping stakeholders will join the initiative in the coming months.
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Source: Bunkerspot
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