1. Baltic Sea cooperation for reducing ship and port emissions through knowledge- & innovation-based competitiveness
BSR InnoShip
Baltic Sea cooperation for reducing ship and port emissions through knowledge and innovation-based competitiveness

2. Policy framework
EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, Priority Area 4 (clean shipping)
a part of flagship
LP supporting whole Priority Area 4
HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan
Included in HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan: Maritime activities segment, e.g HELCOM Ministerial Declaration
IMO has designated the Baltic Sea as a Sulphur Emission Control Area (SECA)
To be implemented through revision of EU sulphur directive
progressive reduction in sulphur oxide (SOx) emissions from ships by 2015.
A NOx emission control area application is in preparation by HELCOM

3. BSR InnoShip in brief
cooperate in minimizing ship-based air pollution, while aiming at optimizing competitiveness of the marine industry
The project will promote new and innovative transnational approach to mitigate the different needs and interests of the maritime sector and to ensure basis for more sustainable and economically viable management of the Baltic Sea resources

4. Objectives: Overall objective:
to minimize adverse effects of pollution from maritime traffic and optimize the competitiveness of the Baltic shipping
Sub-objectives:
promote transnational coordinated efforts to make the Baltic Sea a model region for clean shipping in atmospheric emissions, in line with the international and national regulations,
strengthen the capacities of authorities and decision-makers through the sharing and adoption of the good practices and up-to-date knowledge
improve knowledge, skills and capacities of ports, cities and shipping companies in development and adoption of innovative low-emission technical solutions,
raising public awareness and political commitment to reduce negative ship exhaust emission effects, mitigate related economic implications and promote solutions available in the Baltic Sea region and Europe wide

5. Partnership:
19 partner organisations from 9 countries around the Baltic Sea,
representing universities and research institutes, maritime business development agencies and associations, Pan-Baltic organizations, cities and ports. Russia is represented in the project as an actively engaged associated partner.
Lead partner: The Baltic Institute of Finland
Work package leaders: Union of the Baltic Cities, Meteorological Institute of Finland and Maritime University of Sczezcin

6. Export ton kilometres (Finland)
Air
Rail
Road
Sea

7. Scale of problem: 3000-5000 ships every month

9. Health benefits vs. costs
Benefits vs. costs, European level
Health benefits if all European seas become SECAs: billion € by 2020, costs slightly lower but on same order of magnitude (EU Commission studies)
For the Baltic (UTU studies)
NOx control area: Freight rate increase % (SCR catalyzers) BUT: a range of different technical solutions possible
SOx control area: Freight rate increase 25-40% (low-sulphur fuel) BUT: lower with on-board scrubber installations
VERY SIGNIFICANT, direct costs M €/Y for Finland only, almost 1% of GDP
NOVEL SOLUTIONS, INNOVATIONS needed

10. WP 3 aims at providing up-to-date knowledge on atmospheric emissions and their adverse effects on marine environment and human health on the Baltic Sea region. Collecting data on: - ship and port emissions - atmospheric transport on pollutants - identifying the most vulnerable areas of risk -> effects on environment + human health

11. WP 4 pilots new technology
WP 4 pilots new technology - up-to-date estimations for economic implications of required reductions of atmospheric emissions from ships & ports -> guidelines and models as tools for key stakeholders and decision- makers in developing transnational and national implementation plans of the IMO, EU and HELCOM regulations

12. WP 5: Project outputs and results will be collected and published as a Manual of Best Practices on Clean Air Shipping and Port Operations -> practical guidelines with recommendations for policy- and decision-makers and key maritime stakeholders

13. Take home -messages
Costs of coming regulation to maritime transport to national economies high
(direct effect up to 1% GDP)
Can only be solved by technological, financial and political innovations
Partnering private and public sectors elemental to cost-efficient implementation
Too little room for innovations forthcoming legislation => higher costs than
necessary

14. Launching an information-sharing serial
Clean Shipping Currents – Innovations
Online-only
Aimed as a joint platform for sharing information on innovations that lead
to competitive shipping with lower emissions
Available from May 1 at cleanshippingcurrents.eu

15. Welcome to the
EU SBSR
Priority 4 event
At the
Annual Forum
Of the Strategy