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BIMCO again protests EU demand for cargo info in CO2 emissions rule
SHIPOWNERS's Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO) has again voiced displeasure at the European Union's demand for cargo information in its proposed reporting system on shipboard CO2 emissions.
BIMCO said the demand not only creates red tape, it has no bearing on the environment and may damage prospects of reaching an international agreement at the UN's International Maritime Organisation (IMO), reports London's Tanker Operator.
"We find it hard to see how the cargo data will be of value as it serves no purpose for limiting CO2 emissions or assessing ships' future performance capabilities," said BIMCO deputy secretary general Lars Robert Pedersen.
BIMCO has repeatedly voiced concerns over the European Commission's (EC) requirement to report information about cargo when a vessel enters the emissions control area (ECA), which from January 1 includes the English channel, the North and Baltic Seas.
This could be is commercially sensitive, BIMCO argued, saying that the EC Regulation on monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) creates a unilateral European system that will become operational as of 2018, applying to ships above 5,000 gross tonnes arriving and/or departing from EU ports.
Apart from reporting data on CO2 emissions and distance sailed, this regulation will require ships to report cargo-related information, which BIMCO said will create problems related to data reliability, confidentiality, reporting responsibilities and obligations.
The regulation still needs approval of the European Parliament and Council of Ministers, a process that need not entail further changes to the specifics of the agreement, which is expected to be finalised by January.
BIMCO said the demand not only creates red tape, it has no bearing on the environment and may damage prospects of reaching an international agreement at the UN's International Maritime Organisation (IMO), reports London's Tanker Operator.
"We find it hard to see how the cargo data will be of value as it serves no purpose for limiting CO2 emissions or assessing ships' future performance capabilities," said BIMCO deputy secretary general Lars Robert Pedersen.
BIMCO has repeatedly voiced concerns over the European Commission's (EC) requirement to report information about cargo when a vessel enters the emissions control area (ECA), which from January 1 includes the English channel, the North and Baltic Seas.
This could be is commercially sensitive, BIMCO argued, saying that the EC Regulation on monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) creates a unilateral European system that will become operational as of 2018, applying to ships above 5,000 gross tonnes arriving and/or departing from EU ports.
Apart from reporting data on CO2 emissions and distance sailed, this regulation will require ships to report cargo-related information, which BIMCO said will create problems related to data reliability, confidentiality, reporting responsibilities and obligations.
The regulation still needs approval of the European Parliament and Council of Ministers, a process that need not entail further changes to the specifics of the agreement, which is expected to be finalised by January.
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