IMO and legislative issues
Marorka is committed to staying at the forefront of marine energy management, and continuously strives to enable its customers to comply with environment-related rules and laws. Marorka follows upcoming and ongoing legislative issues closely.
The link between pollution, global warming, volatile weather patterns and the inefficient use of fossil fuels has given rise, and will continue to do so, to global agreements and proactive energy policies:
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Caps on the sulphur content of fuel oil
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ECAs will be expanded
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Mandatory NOx emission standards for ships entering international ports will be established
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A coherent use of taxation related to pollution will be introduced
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Mandatory reporting of emissions to local authorities
IMO's working group on Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) from ships develops measures to enhance energy efficiency in international shipping. The group is currently working on refining an Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for new ships and improving the Energy Efficiency Operational Index (EEOI), which is focused on ships in operation. During the group's meeting in March 2009 a draft of the Ship Energy Management Plan (SEMP) was debated. The SEMP and the indices are important factors for the goal of improving the efficiency of international shipping.