b'MAY 10 - 23, 2021NORTH AMERICAS TRANSPORTATION & LOGIS TICS NEWSPAPER 21ACL AJOT_SailSchedule_2020_ACL2/27/209:33 AMPage 1Ocean carriers may fundO$6 billion project to decarbonizeONNEESSHHIIPPmarine engines by 2050By Stas Marganonis, AJOT C onCo nttaaiinneerrss,,RROORROO,,BBrreeaakkbbuullkkCCaarrggooInJune,theInternationalproduction challenges that must MaritimeOrganization(IMO)beovercomebeforetheyare willbereviewingaplantopractically and safely available assessoceancarriersbetweenfor widespread use. There may U.S.$5-to-6billiondollarstoalsobeadditionalzeroGHG developalternativefuelsthatemission options that have not willsubstantiallydecarbonizeyetreceivedthesamelevelof marine engines by 2050, accord- examination.ing to John Butler, President ofVesselsthatsailacross the World Shipping Council. oceansmustobviouslycarry On April15th,Butlertesti- theirfuelwiththem,andthat fied before the House of Repre- meansfuelsmustbesafeto sentatives Subcommittee on Coasthandleandcarry,mustbeA SERVICE AL1 SERVICE AL2 SERVICE RORO Customer ServiceGuard and Maritime Transporta- energy-dense so that they do notCuto Friday Cuto Thursday Cuto Monday 877-918-7676Export Customer ServicetionchairedbyRepresentativedisplace too much cargo space,FROM NEW YORK LOLO RORO LOLO LOLO 800-225-1235Salud Carbajal (D-CA). andmustbewidelyavailable.TO Transit Time Transit Time Transit Time Transit Time Export Documentation AllofthesecriteriarepresentANTWERP 1620 18888-802-0401R&DfoRD ecARboniZing technicalchallengesthatwillDUBLIN 12Import Customer Servicem ARinef uel requiresubstantialeffortandBELFAST 13888-802-0403GTEBORG 21 Butler said the proposal isengineering expertise to resolve.HAMBURG 13 17 15 22 Logisticsto set up an International Mari- Thesolutionstothesechal- LE HAVRE17 866-821-7449timeResearchandDevelop- lenges will not simply appear byLIVERPOOL 9 13 Credit & Collectionsment Board (IMRB) that wouldthemselves. LONDON GATEWAY20 19 888-225-7747manage a $5-6 billion industry- U.S.supportforthenewROTTERDAM11 20fundedresearchanddevel- programisvital,Butlersaid: opment(R&D)effortoveraThe United States support for 10-to-12 year period to identifythe IMRB proposalwill beLock and dam system for Honolulu? thefuelsandrelatedtechnolo- critical to its approval and suc-gies of the future and meet thecess.WethereforeencourageIs this just the beginning?IMOsaggressivedecarboniza- theU.S.Congresstourgethe tion goals. Administration to communicate The shipping industry wouldits support. By Stas Marganonis, AJOTfundthisR&Deffortthrough mandatory contributions. m AeRsksc ARbonn eutRAl DerekChow,deputydirector,Departmentcostly than incremental upgrades as sea levels rise:Butler explained that whilec ontAineRs hip ofTransportation,HarborsDivision(DOTH)To combat sea level rise, DOTH is faced with theIMO2030greenhousegasB.LeeKindberg,Headoftells AJOT that the State of Hawaii has asked theelevatingpiers,wharfs,operationalareas,facili-(GHG) goal can be met by oper- Environment&Sustainabil- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study the con- ties, and utilities, all of which will be disruptive to ational and design modificationsity, North America Maersk toldstruction of a lock and dam system for the shipthe maritime industry, costly, and may also require applicable to a fleet that remainsCommittee members that Maerskchannel entrances to Honolulu Harbor to combatmodifications to maritime equipment and vessels. fossil-fuel based, the (IMO) 2050plans to launch a carbon neutralrising sea levels. As an alternative, the concept of a lock and dam reductiongoal,andthemoveship in 2023: In March of thisIn an April 20th email to the Hawaii HarborssystemforHonoluluHarborchannelstocontrol thereafter to a zero or near-zeroyear we announced that our firstUser Group (HHUG), an association of maritimewater levels within the harbor is being considered. GHG emission status for oceancarbonneutralcontainervesseladvisers, Chow wrote: It is a novel idea but has the potential to result in shipping,cannotbemetbyanwillbeoperationalby2023.we have asked the Corps of Engineerssignificant long term benefits.industry that uses fossil fuels asThis has been made possible byto help us investigate adaptation strategiesthatChow believes there is a good chance that the its propulsion base. the advances in technology, ourincludeincreasingthewidthanddepthsofthefeasibility study will be funded in Federal fiscal strategic commitment to sustain- channelsandbasins,asecondaryoutletthroughyear 2022 by the application of Congress Commu-t heimois An Agency of able practices . Powered by bioKalihi Channel, and a lock and dam system thatnity Project Funding (CPF) and asks for support theu niteDn Ations . methanolore-methanol,thiswill help to control water levels within Honolulufrom the harbors group convincing Congress to At the same time, Represen- feeder vessel will pilot an indus- Harbor. These are definitely costly modifications,fund the Honolulu Harbor feasibility study.tative Carbajal has proposed thetry-first, scalable carbon neutralbut Honolulu Harbor is vital to Hawaiis existenceAs a landlord port, DOTH is greatly involved ExpandingMaritimeEnviron- product and we cannot afford not to address these needs. inensuringthatourshoresidefacilitiesare mental and Technical AssistanceChow argues that the lock and dam system fordesigned, constructed and maintained to provide Program(META)ActwhichZ eRoe missionD eeps eA Honolulu Harbor will be less disruptive and less(SYSTEMcontinued on page 22)supportsthereductionofairs hipsb y2030?emissions from ports and vesselsDanRutherford,Program by authorizing an additional $3Director,MarineandAviation million for the Maritime Envi- InternationalCouncilonClean ronmental and Technical Assis- Transportation testified that: In tanceProgram.Thelegislation2018, global shipping (was) emit-issupportedbyRepresentativeting about a gigatonne of carbon Bob Gibbs (R-OH), who co-leddioxide (CO2), or more than the thelegislationintheHouseGermanandDutcheconomies andSenatorEdwardMarkeycombined. Much work lies ahead (D-MA)whointroducedcom- if the sector is to meet the United panion legislation in the Senate. NationsgoalofcuttingGHG Butlernoted:Thechal- emissionsfrominternational lenge the industry faces are thatshippingbyatleast50%from while there are promising possi- 2008 levels by 2050 bilities for the fuels of the future,In order to meet this goal, none of the candidate fuels avail- Rutherfordsays:Wellneed able today can be used to powerzero emission deep sea ships on large ships serving trans-oceanicthe water by no later than 2030. routes.Hydrogen,ammonia,Key technologies include battery and other fuels have been iden- electric ships for near-port oper-tified as potential replacementsationsandshortseashipping; for fossil fuels in marine appli- hydrogen,whichinpressured cations, but these fuels present(PROJECTcontinued on safety,storage,handling,andpage 22)'