PONDICHERRY MARITIME ACADEMY

LED makes its way across more and more in Marine/ Industrial applications. In today’s maritime industry, the term ‘Energy Efficiency’ is of sheer importance in all aspects of shipping operation. From main engine to cargo operations, energy efficiency has become the base to set up and plan any machinery or procedure. Electrical system being the most important network onboard ships, it is important for ship owners and operators to make their energy efficiency plans considering the same. Use of energy efficient LED lighting in place of conventional lamps and tube lights on ship, contributes to more savings and add up to its energy efficiency model. An incandescent globe (bulb) can provide a life span of 1000 hrs and a fluorescent lamp can be used up to 7500 hrs. However, far better performance can be achieved by LED lights which have lifespan of about 50,000 hours and 60% less energy consumption. Implementing this would not only reduce the maintenance hours but also bring down the operat

WHAT IS CARBON INTENSITY? In the shipping industry, carbon intensity is the measure of a ship’s GHG emissions relative to the amount of cargo carried over a certain distance. This metric is preferable to total carbon emissions as a measure of a vessel’s environmental impact because it controls for periods of inactivity. During the COVID-19 pandemic, for example, total vessel GHG emissions briefly declined as more ships remained docked; this, of course, was due to a dip in supply chain productivity, not because of more efficient shipping. Carbon intensity, on the other hand, takes economic activity into account, providing a more realistic measure of the shipping industry’s progress toward a more sustainable future. OVERVIEW OF THE CARBON INTENSITY INDICATOR (CII): Regulators and other stakeholders in the maritime industry are intensifying their efforts to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipping. The IMO, as the international regulatory body, set a Greenhouse Gas Re