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[By: CIMAC]
The 81st session of the International Maritime Organizations (IMO) Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) has set the right course. “The decisions made present an optimistic picture of what is to come. We are now looking forward with great interest to the up MEPC 82 and 83 meetings” says Dirk Bergmann, Chair of the CIMAC Greenhouse Gas Strategy Group. The progresses made for example on the Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) guidelines are encouraging. Many proposals on midterm measures, especially the pricing mechanism, were submitted at MEPC 81. “It was obvious that it would take a significant effort to align everyone in the international community. CIMAC supports the so called “IMO net-zero framework” as a structure for the upcoming regulation, sees the progress made there and hopes for further steps to come”, Bergmann continues.
“CIMAC sees much potential in the developments of the short-term measures. We believe that it is now particularly important that the Well-to-Wake (WtW) measurement is implemented for the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII), the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) and the Energy Efficiency Index for Existing Ships (EEXI) instead of the prevailing Tank-to-Wake (TtW) measurement” adds Peter Müller Baum, Secretary General of CIMAC. “MEPC 81 has…
Shipping needs greater clarity over how regulation applies to increasingly integrated digital systems, with engineers and lawyers sometimes operating on radically different concepts of what constitutes a timely response.
In a new release, CIMAC, the global association covering ship propulsion, power generation and digital systems, has pointed to the contrast between engineering environments where “real time” can mean a 200-microsecond feedback loop and regulatory language relying on phrases such as “best possible haste” and “without undue delay”.
The organisation argued the gap will become increasingly important as ships evolve into interconnected “systems of systems”, where propulsion, power management, navigation, automation and shore-based platforms continuously exchange information.
“Regulation must reflect growing interdependence in intelligent ship systems,” said Eero Lehtovaara, vice president, digitalisation at CIMAC, warning there is currently no overarching maritime regulation governing integrated systems.
CIMAC gained consultative status at the IMO in 2024 and is contributing to work covering digitalisation, automation, cybersecurity and system integration.
It is also participating in an IACS-hosted joint industry working group examining how increasingly complex digital systems should be reflected in future regulation and survey requirements. That work is expected to contribute to an IMO submission in 2027, potentially laying the groundwork for an overhaul…
In July 2024, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) granted CIMAC the status of ’NGO with consultative status,’ with final approval by the Assembly expected in 2025. This milestone marks a significant step for CIMAC, enhancing our ability to contribute to global maritime policies and standards.
In September 2024, the IMO secretary-general visited our booth at SMM Hamburg, underscoring the importance of CIMAC’s contributions to the maritime industry. We received a warm welcome from IMO personnel, including a dedicated onboarding meeting with external relations officers and an orientation seminar for IMO delegates. These initial engagements set the stage for fruitful collaborations and exchanges. We were able to put the co-operation with IMO into practice very quickly. Initially, we participated in the secretary general’s NGO briefings, gaining valuable insights and sharing updates on our ongoing projects.
Other exiting events followed, such as the reception for World Maritime Day and the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 82 meeting, to name just two. To sum up, practical work has quickly started, and CIMAC has already taken on a great deal of tasks.
Challenge accepted
There is no shortage of challenges in today’s world. The shipping industry needs to significantly cut its emissions, especially greenhouse…