RESOLUTION MEPC.
323(74) (adopted on 17 May 2019)
INVITATION TO MEMBER STATES TO ENCOURAGE VOLUNTARY COOPERATION BETWEEN THE PORT AND SHIPPING SECTORS TO
CONTRIBUTE TO REDUCING GHG EMISSIONS FROM SHIPS
RESOLUTION MEPC.323(74) (adopted on 17 May 2019)
INVITATION TO MEMBER STATES TO ENCOURAGE VOLUNTARY COOPERATION BETWEEN THE PORT AND SHIPPING SECTORS TO
CONTRIBUTE TO REDUCING GHG EMISSIONS FROM SHIPS
MEPC 74/18/Add.1
Annex 19, page 1
ANNEX 19
RESOLUTION MEPC.323(74)
(adopted on 17 May 2019)
INVITATION TO MEMBER STATES TO ENCOURAGE VOLUNTARY COOPERATION
BETWEEN THE PORT AND SHIPPING SECTORS TO CONTRIBUTE TO REDUCING
GHG EMISSIONS FROM SHIPS
THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE,
RECALLING Article 38(a) of the Convention on the International Maritime Organization
concerning the functions of the Marine Environment Protection Committee conferred upon it
by international conventions for the prevention and control of marine pollution from ships,
HAVING ADOPTED resolution MEPC.304(72) on the Initial IMO Strategy on reduction of GHG
emissions from ships (hereinafter the Initial Strategy),
NOTING that the Initial Strategy calls for the encouragement of port developments and
activities globally to facilitate reduction of GHG emissions from shipping, including provision
of ship and shoreside/onshore power supply from renewable sources, infrastructure to support
supply of alternative low-carbon and zero-carbon fuels, and to further optimize the logistic
chain and its planning, including ports,
RECOGNIZING that many ports are already taking action to facilitate the reduction of GHG
emissions from ships,
RECOGNIZING ALSO present-day initiatives for increasing cooperation between ports and
other actors in the maritime industry in developing actions that aid the reduction of GHG
emissions of the maritime transport system,
RECOGNIZING FURTHER the value of capacity building, knowledge sharing and cooperation
for all States, including developing countries, particularly least developed countries (LDCs)
and small island developing States (SIDS),
HAVING AGREED the need to encourage further cooperation between ports and shipping to
facilitate the reduction of GHG emissions from ships and the value of collaboration,
1 INVITES Member States to promote the consideration and adoption by ports within
their jurisdiction, of regulatory, technical, operational, and economic actions to facilitate the
reduction of GHG emissions from ships. Those could include but are not limited to the
provision of: (a) Onshore Power Supply (preferably from renewable sources); (b) safe and
efficient bunkering of alternative low-carbon and zero-carbon fuels; (c) incentives promoting
sustainable low-carbon and zero-carbon shipping; and (d) support for the optimization of port
calls;
2 INVITES Member States to facilitate the uptake of actions such as those identified in
paragraph 1 through appropriate actions, which may include:
.1 supporting the viability of business cases for ship and in-port renewable
power-to-ship solutions and the use of these solutions;
Refer to MEPC.1/Circ.794 and further guidelines concerning the safe operation of onshore power supply
under development by the Maritime Safety Committee.
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RESOLUTION MEPC.323(74) (adopted on 17 May 2019)
INVITATION TO MEMBER STATES TO ENCOURAGE VOLUNTARY COOPERATION BETWEEN THE PORT AND SHIPPING SECTORS TO
CONTRIBUTE TO REDUCING GHG EMISSIONS FROM SHIPS
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Annex 19, page 2
.2 encouraging cooperation between ports, bunker suppliers, shipping
companies and all relevant levels of authority in addressing the supply and
availability of alternative low-carbon and zero-carbon fuels, including the
legal, regulatory and infrastructural barriers to the efficient and safe handling
and bunkering of alternative low-carbon and zero-carbon fuels;
.3 promoting incentive schemes that address GHG emissions and
sustainability of international shipping and encouraging more incentive
providers and shipping companies to join these; and
.4 supporting the industry's collective efforts to improve quality and availability
of data and develop necessary global digital data standards that would allow
reliable and efficient data exchange between ship and shore as well as
enhanced slot allocation policies thereby optimizing voyages and port calls
and facilitating just-in-time arrival of ships;
3 INVITES ALSO Member States and international organizations to support
collaboration, capacity building and sharing of best practices through initiatives that bring
together relevant stakeholders such as the GloMEEP project and its Global Industry Alliance
to Support Low Carbon Shipping, and the Global MTTC Network (GMN);
4 INVITES FURTHER Member States and international organizations to bring to the
attention of the Committee successful examples, including results, of initiatives taken in
relation to port developments and activities to facilitate the reduction of GHG emissions from
ships;
5 REQUESTS Member States and international organizations to bring this resolution
to the attention of port authorities, port and terminal operators, shipowners, ship operators,
cargo handling and maritime service providers and other interested groups.
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RESOLUTION MEPC.323(74) (adopted on 17 May 2019)
INVITATION TO MEMBER STATES TO ENCOURAGE VOLUNTARY COOPERATION BETWEEN THE PORT AND SHIPPING SECTORS TO
CONTRIBUTE TO REDUCING GHG EMISSIONS FROM SHIPS
