{"id":2501,"date":"2022-12-07T18:07:29","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T18:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nortech.ai\/?p=2501"},"modified":"2022-12-19T07:28:14","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T07:28:14","slug":"monitoring-emissions-v2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nortech.ai\/monitoring-emissions-v2\/","title":{"rendered":"Monitoring emissions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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VESSEL MONITORING & REPORTING<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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EU MRV - EUROPEAN UNION<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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MONITORING REPORTING AND VERIFICATION REGULATION<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In force from 1 January 2018<\/strong><\/p>

Applies to vessels over 5 000 gross tonnes that are loading or discharging cargo or passengers at ports in the European Economic Area (EEA) with exemptions to offshore activities, bunkering operations, maintenance and others.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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  • Based on the monitoring plan assessed, all relevant data need to be monitored:
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      • And then aggregated annually<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        What voyages need to be reported<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        • At least one of the two ports of call of the voyage are located in an EU\/EEA territory<\/li>
        • Only ports where cargo is loaded or unloaded or where passengers embark or disembark<\/li>
        • Departure-from-berth and arrival-at-berth for every single voyage<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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          IMO DCS - INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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          DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM FOR FUEL OIL CONSUMPTION OF SHIPS<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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          In force since 1 March 2018<\/strong><\/p>

          Applies to vessels above 5 000 GT trading internationally with exemptions to:<\/p>

          • Ships not propelled by mechanical means<\/li>
          • Platforms, including floating production storage and offloading units (FPSOs), floating storage units (FSUs) and drilling rigs<\/li>
          • Vessels that are not engaged in international voyages<\/li>
          • Vessels with exemptions granted from flag administration<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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            • Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) II shall include a description of the methodology that will be used to collect the data<\/li>
            • At the end of each year ship must aggregate the data collected<\/li>
            • No need to monitor on a per voyage basis<\/li>
            • Report oil consumption according to one of the recognized methods<\/li>
            • Report distance traveled<\/li>
            • Report hours under way<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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              Simplistic flowchart representation of current (2022) regulatory status.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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              THE 4 METHODS FOR MONITORING FUEL CONSUMPTION<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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              Bunker delivery notes (BDNs) together with tank readings<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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              IMO DCS\u200b<\/h5>

              \u25cf BDNs used to annualize the total mass of fuel oil consumption\n

              \n\u25cf Tank readings done before and after the reporting period\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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              EU MRV<\/h5>

              \u25cf BDNs are used to calculate the total fuel oil consumption on a voyage basis\n

              \n\u25cf Tank readings are done periodically - period: time between two port calls or time within a port\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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              Bunker fuel tank monitoring<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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              \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFuel tank readings shall be carried out by appropriate methods such as automated systems, soundings and dip tapes.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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              IMO DCS\u200b<\/h5>

              \u25cf Annual fuel oil consumption determined by the amount of daily fuel oil consumption measured my tank readings\n\n

              \n\u25cf Daily tank readings and each time the vessel is bunkering or de-bunkering<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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              EU MRV<\/h5>

              \u25cf Daily tank readings and each time the vessel is bunkering or de-bunkering\n\n

              \n\u25cf The cumulative variations of the fuel tank level between two readings constitute the fuel consumed over the period - period: time between two port calls or time within a port\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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              Direct CO2 emissions measurement<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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              IMO DCS\u200b<\/h5>

              \u25cf Based on CO2 emission flows in exhaust gas stacks by multiplying the CO2 concentration of the exhaust gas with the exhaust gas flow<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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              EU MRV<\/h5>

              \u25cf Per voyage basis\n\n

              \n\u25cf Method is based on determination of CO2 emission flows in exhaust gas stacks (funnels) by multiplying the CO2 concentration of the exhaust gas with the exhaust gas flow.\n\n

              \n\u25cf The fuel consumption shall be calculated using the measured CO2 emissions and the applicable emission factor of the relevant fuels\n\n

              \n\u25cf Must include CO2 emitted by main engines, auxiliary engines, gas turbines, boilers and inert gas generators<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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              Method using flow meters<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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              IMO DCS\u200b<\/h5>

              \u25cf Fuel oil consumption annualized from daily fuel oil consumption data of all relevant fuel oil consuming processes on board measured by flow meters<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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              EU MRV<\/h5>

              \u25cf Based on measured fuel flows on-board\n

              \n\u25cf The data from all flow meters linked to relevant CO2 emission sources shall be combined to determine all fuel consumption for a specific period \u2013 period: time between two port calls or time within a port\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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              Comparison (visual) of monitoring methods<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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              Bunker delivery notes (BDNs)<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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              \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTime consuming\/most manual process\/inaccurate for short term reporting\/can\u2019t be used for performance analysis\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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              Time consuming\/currently manual process\/only reports consumption out of the fuel tank<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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              Direct CO2 measurement<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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              Costly\/difficult to implement\/indirect fuel consumption measurement<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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              Exact fuel usage\/high precision CO2 emissions\/efficient\/better control<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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              Nortech AI is here to help you automate the entire process of reporting and data collection. We facilitate automatic readings of tank level, direct CO2 measurements, and flowmeters. We understand the manual process of using Bunker delivery notes as a method for reporting the fuel oil consumption can be burdensome, and are here to help you make the digital transition.

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              Additionally, our connectivity solution will help you capture the necessary sensor data for energy performance monitoring, furthering your mission towards ESG compliance.<\/b><\/p>


              Your journey towards a greener future starts now, Nortech AI is committed to helping you make better data-driven decisions!<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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              \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Monitoring\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              It is a well-known fact that the shipping industry has been heavily influenced by international and national regulators, but since 2018 two important regulations have been implemented to monitor vessel emissions – EU MRV and IMO DCS. It is crucial to have an overview of these and how the reporting process can be improved.
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