Yesterday, China's first Chinese ship carbon emission management agency, the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Center of Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration, was established. The center will guide China's shipping enterprises to actively adopt measures such as technology, operation and use of alternative fuels to reduce ship energy consumption.
In order to achieve the strategic goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in international shipping, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has revised the "International Shipping Carbon Intensity Code", which requires ships on international voyages to prepare a "Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan", collect and report energy consumption data, calculate operational carbon intensity indicators and assess annual operational carbon intensity ratings. China has more than 1,000 ships of 5,000 gross tonnage and above on international voyages, and has begun to fully implement the requirements of the international convention on December 22, 2022.
Cao Jie, Deputy Director General of Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration: The Ship Energy Efficiency Management Center of Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration is responsible for the specific implementation of the carbon intensity management and implementation of China's international voyage ships. Through the carbon intensity management of international voyage ships, the current situation of China's ship energy consumption is clarified, and China's shipping enterprises are guided to actively take measures such as technology, operation and use of alternative fuels to reduce ship energy consumption. At the same time, the center is responsible for collecting, reporting and inspecting the energy consumption data of ships of 400 gross tons and above in China, so as to provide a data basis and important reference for actively and steadily promoting the realization of the dual carbon strategic goal of China's shipping industry and promoting the green and low-carbon transformation of the shipping industry.