BIMCO and RINA propose method to calculate energy efficiency of existing ships
BIMCO and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) have identified a need for – and therefore proposed – an alternative method to determine an accurate reference speed in connection with a carbon reduction framework currently under development by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The aim is to secure that older ships also can obtain a reliable energy efficient design index (for existing ships), even if the original sea trial data from when the ship was delivered, is lost.
The proposal has been submitted to the 8th session of the intersessional meeting of the working group on reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships, ahead of the group’s online meeting on 24 – 28 May 2021. The proposal in its entirety is available below.