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Thank you for your collaboration, sharing of knowledge and willingness to take necessary risks during this process of change towards the new normal state where green investments are the natural choice when ports, shipowners, cargo owners and other stakeholders are choosing the sea transport mode.
Below you can find some of the actions that have been taken during 2016.
January
- Launch of the mini-movie of JUP SHIpH. This Joint University Project collaborates with JIP Scrubber Installation Challenges and aims to assess the present and potential impact on water.
- Panel participant at the Transport Forum.
February
- Meetings with the Commission to discuss suitable solutions for financial instruments.
March
- Motorways of the Sea’s Detailed Implementation Plan (DIP) discussions on Pillar 01 Environment in Brussels.
- One of the presenters at the 6th edition of the Transport Week in Sopot.
- Launch of the mini-movie on JUP ZERO.8. This Joint University Project is assessing and verifying the benefits to the society and the sea both before and after green solutions are installed/delivered by the JIPs.
April
- JIPs in Real Life is launched on LinkedIn. The idea is to follow the Joint Industry Projects and listen in on what happens onboard ships, in ports etc. First out is the Master onboard Furewest.
May
- Participation and presenters in the seminar for joint Nordic efforts for sustainable blue growth in the North Sea and the Arctic Region arranged by Norwegian Clean Tech.
- Participation and presenters at the European Maritime Day and in the workshop Partnerships for Green Shipping where blue growth in shipping through partnerships, both public-private and business-to-business, were presented. Arranged by CBSS and HELCOM Maritime.
- License agreement written with Finnish Maritime Cluster. Finnish Shipowners’ Association and Finnish Ports’ Association represents them in the ZVT Steering Committee.
- Meetings with the Commission to discuss suitable solutions for financial instruments.
- Press conference in Greece together with Europa Ship Plan lifting the need of financial mechanisms to enable the tipping point towards a new normal.
- Presenter at the MEP-hosted lunch, arranged by SSA and DSA, seminar in Brussels on Clean Fuel Strategies.
- DIP Discussions on Pillar 2 on Logistics Integration of Maritime Transport in the Global Transport Chain in Brussels.
- DIP discussions on Pillar 3 on Safety, Human Element and Traffic Management in Brussels.
June
- The Detailed Implementation Plan for Motorways of the Sea was released and ZVT contributed with the chapter on Environment, which was based on the shared knowledge by all the JIPs and JUPs during the two MoS Conferences held in Gothenburg 2014 and 2015 "GotMoS".
- Meetings with the Commission to discuss suitable solutions for financial instruments.
- Exhibited during TEN-T Days together with Europa Ship Plan, and participated as one of the panellists on the Plenum Roundtable on Future Investments in Shipping, arranged by Motorways of the Sea, discussing “Towards a Detailed Implementation Plan”.
July
- Seminars and mingle sessions were arranged during Almedalen Sweden, where the next step towards decreasing the environmental and climate impact from the shipping industry and the implementation of financial instruments for risk sharing were discussed. Arranged at the European Commission Pavilion, the Icebreaker Viscaria, the Martime Arena and the Baltic Sea Arena.
August
- Pilot BalticSo2lution arranges, as it includes the first newly built LNG propelled product tanker that is bunkered in Port of Rotterdam, a welcoming ceremony onboard the ship, a port tour and receive the Rotterdam city keys. JIPs in Real Life reports on LinkedIn from the maiden journey from Asia to Europe was proceeding the ceremony.
September
- A new Joint Industry Project, run from Sweden, joins and will arrange a 24 hour Almedalen event in 2017.
- A new Joint Industry Project, run from Sweden, joins and compile decision support where health, education and construction issues are included for 2017.
- The ECA Bonus pre-study results, where two parallel and actual transport solutions were analyzed, both comparing the route if carried out by sea and road or only as road transport, was presented.
- Presenter at the Finnish Port Days in Kokkola, where the future of the Ports, green transport investments and collaborations were discussed.
- ZVT was nominated and a finalist when the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG MARE) first edition of the Blue Economy Business Awards 2016 was arranged, and attended the Blue Economy Business & Science Forum where blue economy was discussed.
October
- The three mini-videos from Almedalen are released; "Baltic- and North Sea Collaboration", "Financial Mechanisms" and "Next Step".
- Meetings with the Commission to discuss suitable solutions for financial instruments.
November
- Two new Joint Industry Projects, run from Finland, are joining and will be launched in the beginning of 2017.
- A Main Session and a Creative Lounge Shipping Discussion were arranged at the 7th Strategy Forum of the European Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region. Part of the aim with these sessions were to engaging new stakeholders; reach a higher awareness of the public-private partnerships in North & Baltic Sea region that are effective and delivering results, including benefit to the society and the sea, and to gain a common view on a risk sharing solution when implementing a new normal where green investments are the most profitable choice.
- Finnish Marine Industries and Finnish Maritime Cluster network arrange a workshop on future green technologies and presents the ZVT method.
- JIP LNGCONV, as it includes the conversion of a main engine to LNG, becomes the first sea going vessel to bunker LNG in Port of Amsterdam.
- JIP Flexi, as it includes the first state-of-the-art LNG bunker and feeder vessel to be built in Europe, informs that she is towed for outfitting.
- Discussions with the Commission and members of Parliament in regards to reach a new normal with a safer and more environmentally, climate and energy efficient transport at sea.
- The first mini-movie from the EUSBSR is launched.
December
- A workplan for a green team collaboration with HELCOM & CBSS is drafted, and circulated among the member states.
- Lessons Learned shared at the Nordic Action for a Transformation to Low-Carbon Shipping, arranged by the Nordic Council of Ministers.
- The ZVT White Paper is finished, printed and also available at the website (ZVTwp).
- Workplan is compiled to update the Timeline for the Joint Industry Projects, some of which are delayed but still continue towards the set goals. Many lessons learned to be shared, so an important task to launch during early 2017.
ZVT stakeholders believe that increased transport by sea contributes to increased economic growth & welfare, while reducing negative environmental & climate impacts, number of accidents & energy consumptions. With that in mind the Method Zero Vison Tool was developed in 2011.
Today representatives from over 160 organisations work in 20 different Joint Industry / University Projects and report progress and what's needed to continue. This means that industry, academy, agencies & administrations meet to share experiences & establish common workable sustainable solutions. Several of the JIPs have received nominations and prizes for their pioneering work, which are all very well deserved.
Together we have now reached Step 4 in the change process; "to enable the tipping point". While the need for co-funding and grants are still important tools to continue the pioneering development, we also need to include followers interested in going green. This is done by different types of incentives for both CAPEX and OPEX. Based on the JIPs and JUPs reporting, three important Calls for Action 2017 are defined;
- establish an industry financing product, that includes the value chain (still working together to reach joint goals), and make sure the pricing is partly based on the societal benefits,
- continue to support more shipping via concepts like early movers and ECA Bonus, and,
- continued sharing of lessons learned to be able to connect the regulatory development, financial market knowledge and the industry experiences. This to continue to find common workable sustainable solutions.
To reach the vision zero, this process of change was started, and is still on-going..
With this we like to wish you all happy holidays and meet you back in 2017 filled with new energy and strive towards our joint vision zero.
For more information please contact
Helén Jansson
helen @ zerovisiontool.com
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