The Shenzhen Municipal Government, China, has
announced an incentive scheme to encourage vessels to switch to low sulphur
fuels or to connect to shore power whilst berthed at the region's ports.
Applied on a voluntary basis, the incentive scheme
will consist of rebates to vessel operators thought to be in the region of
75-100% of the cost difference between low sulphur fuel and heavy fuel oil.
Vessels connecting to shore power will be charged RMB 0.7/kWh (approximately 11
US¢/kWh at today's rate), with the remainder subsidised by the government.
The incentive scheme will take effect from
October 2014 and it is understood that it will run for three years. The
announcement also revealed that the Shenzhen Municipal Government is working
with the Guangdong Provincial Government and the Chinese Central Government
with a view to establishing a sulphur emission control area covering the Pearl
River Delta by 2018.
The point covered under "Green Shipping
Shenzhen Declaration" can be viewed as below:
1. Recognize the seriousness of Air
pollution – fully support the national and provincial government policies to
control emission from marine sectors, deploy different shipping methods to
reduce air pollution.
2. Accelerate the construction of
the onshore power supply (OPS) facilities – deploy new vessels that are OPS
capable to Shenzhen port and accelerate the retrofitting of the existing fleet
with OPS capability so as to increase the utilization rate of OPS.
3. Promote the use of low sulphur
fuel oil by fleet – commit to using low sulphur fuel oil by auxiliary engine
and boiler when vessel is at berth.
4. Strive for new technology and
construct new vessels with lower emission – reduce vessels speed in Shenzhen
waters so as to reduce emission.
5. Change in container movement in
port and promote the use of intermodal “vessels to rail” transport or “vessel
to vessel” transport so as to build a high efficiency and low carbon port.
6. Optimize the pier design,
handling technology, energy – saving equipment, information technology and
production organisation, effectively allocate various elements and resources to
create intelligent port.
Establish a green policy, search for innovation
of the port development model – promote the use of clean fuels in port
machineries and in the overall port strategic development plan.
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