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Company News of Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Source: EoP
2019-02-20
Some speakers for the event
In recent years, studies have shown that gas emitted by shipping-related activities is steadily increasing worldwide and that developing countries are not able to develop energy efficiency reduce gas emissions in the shipping sector.
It is in this spirit that the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the United Nations body responsible for regulating maritime transport and maritime activities, adopted in 2013 a resolution on the promotion of technical cooperation and the transfer of technology to improve the energy of ships. The resolution provided technical badistance to developing countries in the areas of capacity building.
Recently, in Accra, the Center for Maritime Technology Cooperation for the Africa Region, a body established for institutional collaboration among African countries, organized, in collaboration with the Ghana Maritime Authority, a workshop aimed at raising awareness and empowering participants to mitigate harmful threats. climate change.
The project director for MTTC Africa, said the IMO had recognized the need to mitigate maritime climate threats by helping developing countries.
"One of the projects proposed by the international communities, under the leadership of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a United Nations agency responsible for maritime safety and environmental protection, is taking the bold step of creating a global network MTTC to address some of these challenges particularly small island states, the least developed countries, through technical operations and technology transfer, "he said.
GMA General Manager Kwame Owusu urged participants to successfully achieve the global goal of reducing fuel emissions, especially those at sea.
"I ask your full participation to achieve the ultimate goal of reducing GAG emissions from international shipping for a better environment," he said.
Deputy Minister of Transport, Daniel Titus Glover, expressed confidence in the capacity of the training program to build the capacity of maritime industry players to effectively combat this problem.
"I hope this workshop will clarify the adverse effects of gas emissions from ship operations and raise the awareness needed to promote the maritime industry players," he said.
He urged participants to produce workable reports from the workshop.
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