Maritime Risk International
Propulsion regulation
BIMCO has submitted a proposal to the IMO to regulate propulsion power of ships to sustain greenhouse gas savings already
achieved through slower steaming. It said while ships’ speed is the most important variable influencing their CO
2 emissions, there are different views as to which regulatory measure is best for enforcement and achieving the objective of
curbing emissions. Measuring a ship’s speed is not an accurate exercise, and so other avenues have been investigated. It has
been concluded that limiting ships’ propulsion power can be controlled accurately and at the same time, it has a close correlation
to speed.