Drydocks World joins the Center for Reducing Emissions in the Marine Sector
Dubai, February 16 / WAM / Drydocks World, one of the companies of the Dubai Ports World group (DP World), has joined the Marine Emissions Reduction Center (MERC), a joint initiative that includes six founding members.
Under the agreement, one of the world’s leading ship repair, modernization and retrofit facilities will join the Athens-based non-profit industrial cooperation initiative, which was co-founded by the Lloyd’s Register Center for Marine Decarbonization, along with a group of shipowners: Capital Ship Management, Navios Maritime Partners, Nida Maritime Agency, Star PLC, and Thena Maris Ship Management, with the support of the Center Lloyd’s Register.
The Marine Emissions Reduction Center focuses on researching practical solutions to decarbonize and reduce emissions in the maritime sector, by combining technical expertise, operational insights, and enhancing industrial cooperation, to support the transition towards low-carbon shipping operations.
Nikos Kakalis, Director General of the Marine Emissions Reduction Center (MERC), said that Drydocks World, through its applied engineering expertise, is committed to providing support and cooperation to accomplish MERC’s technical and analytical work, and the organization also provides a kind of practical insights that are only gained over many decades in implementing major modification and modernization projects.
He added: “This combination of deep engineering knowledge and direct operational experience will help the Marine Emissions Reduction Center ensure that emerging technologies are installed safely and efficiently, and are demonstrated in a commercially viable manner.”
Drydocks World’s joining of the Marine Emissions Reduction Center comes at a time of significant acceleration in research and development activities, including focusing on intensifying studies related to emerging energy efficiency technologies, enhancing practical integration between advanced systems applied to currently operating ships, and expanding the scope of work in the areas of hydrodynamics, propulsion systems powered by wind energy, and alternative energy sources, in addition to improving performance based on data analysis.
Captain Dr. Rado Antolovic, CEO of Drydocks World, said: “Our membership in the Marine Emissions Reduction Center gives us an opportunity to contribute our engineering expertise in the areas of ship modification and modernization as part of a concerted effort to focus on developing solutions that the sector can actually implement. The challenges associated with decarbonizing the existing fleet require a practical, evidence-based approach. We see in this cooperation a real added value to work side by side with the partners of the Marine Emissions Reduction Center to redevelop technologies and develop effective integration strategies that suit different types of ships.”
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