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PortXchange and BigMile promote increased the transparency of shipping emissions

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PortXchange Products B.V. has announced a long-term global partnership with BigMile to provide digital solutions to increase the transparency of shipping emissions in port areas.

With the growing pressure on the shipping and logistics industries to reduce the emissions footprint, ports are emerging as critical players to drive sustainability efforts. However, most ports currently lack the necessary means to track emissions, which is the first step in developing decarbonisation strategies to meet the ambitious reduction targets set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

By working together, PortXchange and BigMile are well-positioned to equip ports worldwide with a unique digital service that will allow them to monitor emissions from vessels, road and rail transport, and help them quantify the impact of their sustainability programmes.

Although most shipping emissions occur during the voyage, their negative impact is most directly noticeable in ports, because these are usually located close to cities. In fact, around 230 million people are directly exposed to shipping emissions in the world’s top 100 ports. Digitalisation can significantly enhance decarbonisation efforts by providing means to calculate and monitor emissions and subsequently implement measures and interventions to reduce emissions.

Sjoerd de Jager, Managing Director of PortXchange, comments:

“We are excited to partner up with BigMile – the leader in CO2 footprint standardisation – and to contribute our vast experience in the maritime industry to this collaboration.

“With our flagship product called PortXchange Synchronizer, we offer a solution that allows vessels to optimise their sailing speed for just-in-time (JIT) arrival at the port. This reduces fuel consumption during the voyage and avoids unnecessary waiting time at anchorage, which leads to lower emissions in the port area.

“Port authorities can play a significant role in facilitating JIT arrival by supporting data-sharing initiatives and offering incentive schemes such as JIT-induced port fee discounts. There are several examples of such schemes currently being trialled, including at the ports in Rotterdam, Los Angeles Long Beach, Singapore, and Esbjerg. Thanks to the insights provided by the combined digital service from BigMile and PortXchange, the effectiveness of these measures becomes transparent. These insights are critical to underpin the investment strategies for these measures.”

Jan Pronk, Managing Director of BigMile, said:

“In this collaboration, our aim together with PortXchange is to encourage and facilitate ports worldwide to map their current footprint so that they can then make targeted decisions to reduce emissions in and around the port. These measures can be either operational, such as optimising the sailing speed as Sjoerd already mentioned, or strategic in nature, because the multi-modal split of emissions creates a more comprehensive picture of where transport emissions come from. This allows ports to take a holistic approach to port call decarbonisation.

Strategic measures could include electrification and the construction of shore power systems, Pronk explains:

“Shore power systems can potentially be an important part of the energy transition. If ships turn off their generators and use shore power when they are at the quay, they are a lot less polluting. The BigMile and PortXchange platform can provide insight into how much air pollution a shore power connection can prevent. Right now, ports are facing strategic choices about whether – and if so, where – to install shore power systems.”

BigMile and PortXchange are currently working on their first implementation of this digital service in the Port of Rotterdam. The service will also become available to other ports by the end of this year.

Read the article online at: https://www.drybulkmagazine.com/shipping/24112022/portxchange-and-bigmile-promote-increased-the-transparency-of-shipping-emissions/

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