IMO’s continuing efforts to promote environmentally sound shipping have been recognized with the ‘Lloyd’s Register Outstanding Contribution to Ship Efficiency' award, which celebrates improvements made in energy efficiency in the maritime industry through training and education. Technical Adviser Astrid Dispert received the award (2 November) for work being done under the GEF-UNDP-IMO Global Maritime Energy Efficiency Partnerships (GloMEEP) project to support developing countries to prevent air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from ships.
With capacity-building at the heart of the project, this year has seen a host of training workshops in the 10 lead pilot countries as well as the development of training guides to help countries implement the key IMO regulations for preventing air pollution from ships and reducing emissions in MARPOL Annex VI.
Speaking at the awards ceremony, organized by Fathom Maritime Intelligence in London, Ms. Dispert raised the importance of promoting a global energy-efficiency culture, which should “lie at the heart of a sustainable maritime transportation system”. Ms. Dispert thanked all those involved in the project and emphasized that “a lot of excellent work has been done in the respective countries in a very short period of time. And it is encouraging to witness with how much dedication and energy these countries have embraced this project.”
Full details on the GloMEEP project and all its activities and resources can be found here.