Webinar Climate Change Mitigation in the Shipping and Maritime Industry with a Focus on North African States bordering the Mediterranean Sea – Mar 17, 2021

    Webinar Climate Change Mitigation in the Shipping and Maritime Industry with a Focus on North African States bordering the Mediterranean Sea

    MTCC Africa, a project funded by the European Union and implemented by the International Maritime Organisation , titled “Capacity Building for Climate Change Mitigation in the Maritime Shipping Industry” focuses on enabling African countries, especially Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States, to effectively implement Energy-Efficiency and GHG emissions reduction measures through technical assistance and capacity building.

    MTCC Africa held a Webinar on Climate Change Mitigation in the Shipping and Maritime Industry with a Focus on North African States bordering the Mediterranean Sea. As per the below title per the poster.

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    Greenhouse Gas emissions from the Maritime Shipping Industry are expected to increase globally. Developing countries, which play a significant role in international shipping can improve Energy Efficiency in their shipping sectors for sustainable development.
    MTCC Africa was pleased to host, in collaboration with the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC), the MTCC-Africa virtual webinar targeting Maritime Administrations, Port Authorities, and line Ministries in the Northern Africa Region bordering the Mediterranean Sea.

    REMPEC offered invaluable in-kind support through Mr. Gabino Gonzalez Head of Office REMPEC and Mr. Franck Lauwers, Programme Officer (Prevention) REMPEC. The Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea (REMPEC) assists Mediterranean coastal States in ratifying, transposing, implementing and enforcing international maritime conventions related to the prevention, preparedness and response to pollution from ships.

    This virtual webinar highlighted the need for the Promotion of Technical Co-operation and Transfer of Technology relating to the Improvement of Energy Efficiency in Ports plus the shipping industry at large.

    The objectives of the Webinar were:

    1. To raise awareness in the lessons learned on the implementation of Marpol Annex VI in the North African/East African region.
    2. To disseminate knowledge on REMPEC’s work on MARPOL Annex VI and related issues in particular the implementation of the Road map for the possible designation of Med SOx ECA.
    3. To highlight the successes of the outcomes of the MTCC Africa Pilot Project on the Uptake of Port Energy Efficient Technologies and Operations.

    The panelists highlighted the need to promote Climate change mitigation in the shipping and maritime industry through the ratification and domestication of Marpol Annex VI. Mr. Gabino Gonzalez Head of Office REMPEC, who gave a welcome address at the webinar, emphasized the need for respective IMO member States to also consolidate the subject matter inline with the IMO Initial GHG Strategy especially for the State bordering the Mediterranean Sea.

    MTCC Africa being support by the IMO Global MTCCs Network, was represented at the event by Mrs. Petra Ahari, Project Officer the GMN. She noted that IMO is committed to expanding the decarbonization agenda in developing countries.

    Other Panelists in the webinar are as highlighted below, complete with the topic of the respective presentation.

    1. Technical Portside Elements – Eng. Denis Mulwa, Senior Electrical Engineer at KPA, MTCC Africa Technical Expert
    2. Arab Academy for Science Technology & Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Egypt – Prof. Alsnosy Balbaa, Vice President of AASTMT for African & Asian Affairs
    3. Prevention of Air Pollution and Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ships in the Mediterranean Sea – Mr Franck Lauwers, Programme Officer (Prevention), REMPEC
    4. Lessons learnt from the implementation of MARPOL Annex VI – Mr Samir Khedhira, Expert contrôleur général, Agence Nationale de Protection de l’Environnement (ANPE), Tunisia
    5. Challenges and opportunities to ratify and implement MARPOL Annex VI – Mr Mohamed Redouane Chakour, Chef d’Etudes, Direction de la Marine Marchande et des Ports, Algeria

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