IMO recently announced the release of the Ship-Port Interface Guide; Practical Measures to Reduce GHG Emissions. This document was developed by the IMO’s Global Industry Alliance to Support Low Carbon Shipping and the Norway GreenVoyage2050 Project. It is the hope that this guide will be a resource to port stakeholders including port authorities, terminals, and nautical service providers. It is just as important for the ship owning and operating community to review, understand, and integrate these guidelines as well.
This guide focuses on eight practical measures which can support GHG emission reduction at the ship-port interface. These are to:
1. Facilitate immobilization in ports
2. Facilitate hull and propeller cleaning in ports
3. Facilitate simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) in ports
4. Optimize port stay by pre-clearance
5. Improve planning of ships calling at multiple berths in one port
6. Improve ship/berth compatibility through improved Port Master Data
7. Enable ship deadweight optimization through improved Port Master Data
8. Optimize speed between ports
A copy of the document can be found below:
portvision50.org 