The INMARCO is a quadrennial International Maritime Conference and Exhibition, hosted by the Institute of Marine Engineers (India), to showcase the prowess of Maritime India to the global maritime fraternity.
This year, the event took place from 17 to 19 November 2022 and was dedicated to various aspects of green shipping and ports.
Our Jan-Paul de Wilde, RINA Decarbonisation, Energy Transition and Innovation Principal Consultant, was amongst other panellist to discuss about green fuels as well as green ports,sShore power, JIT and green corridors:
- "Green Fuel for Maritime India": this discussion tried to establish the availability of alternate net zero / zero carbon fuel in India. It covered the quantity which could be made available for shipping and cost, not only addressing the Indian maritime sector but the international market as well.
- "Green ports, shore power, JIT and Green Corridor": this discussions was about the readiness of ports for green operations. The future availability of ports’ green facilities were explored along with considerations on the timeline, efficiency and costs. Thus, identifying how the Indian ports can support the energy transition and what necessary developments need to be identified to reduce the cost of such transition was discussed.
Moreover, our Mr. Aswin Palliath, Head of India Marine Operation, and Mr. Gaurav Lolge, India Marine Business Development Manager were present at the event as well.
What are the highlights of INMARCO 2022?
- Decarbonisation targets may differ for different types of ships
- There is the need to identify suitable fuels and technologies for various types of ships
- The construction of green ships needs to be promoted in India
- Policies including incentives and financial solutions for the energy transition of the shipping sector are needed
- India would like to achieve green ports through JIT, shore power and the promotion of bunkering infrastructure at ports through creen corridors.
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