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Workshop Report on

MTCC-Asia First Regional Workshop

(Shanghai, China, 18-22 September 2017)

Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre - Asia

October 2017

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Table of Contents

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................. 4

1.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... 4

1.2 PREPARATION FOR REGIONAL WORKSHOP .......................................................................... 5

1.3 DATE AND VENUE ................................................................................................................ 7

1.4 THE SPEAKERS ..................................................................................................................... 8

1.5 AGENDA ............................................................................................................................... 9

1.6 PARTICIPANTS ....................................................................................................................... 9

2. WORKSHOP PROCESS ................................................................................................... 11

2.1 OPENING CEREMONY .......................................................................................................... 11

2.2 KEYNOTE SPEECH ............................................................................................................... 11

2.3 WORKSHOP SESSION 1 （DAY 1） ................................................................................... 12

2.4 WORKSHOP SESSION 2 （DAY 2） ................................................................................... 14

2.5 WORKSHOP SESSION 3 (DAY 3)...................................................................................... 16

2.6 WORKSHOP SESSION 4 (DAY 4) ...................................................................................... 16

2.7 WORKSHOP SESSION 5 (DAY 5) ...................................................................................... 17

2.8 CLOSING CEREMONY ......................................................................................................... 18

3. MTCC ASIA FOCAL POINTS AND IMO FEEDBACK FORMS FOR KPIS ........... 19

4. LOOKING AHEAD .......................................................................................................... 23

ANNEX I INTRODUCTION TO SPEAKERS IN WORKSHOP .................................... 24

ANNEX II PARTICIPANT SIGNATURE LIST ................................................................ 27

ANNEX III APPROVED AGENDA .................................................................................... 30

ANNEX IV PHOTOS FROM THE EVENT ....................................................................... 32

ANNEX V LIST OF THE WORKSHOP PRESENTATIONS ........................................... 37

ANNEX VI CERTIFICATE TEMPLATE .......................................................................... 38

ANNEX VII SAMPLE LETTER OF INVITATION TO REGIONAL STAKEHOLDERS

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ANNEX VIII SCREENSHOT OF THE PUBLICITY/MEDIA/VISIBILITY

ACTIVITIES FOR THE WORKSHOP .............................................................................. 40

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ANNEX IX SAMPLE AND ANALYSIS OF IMO FEEDBACK FORMS ....................... 44

ANNEX X SAMPLE OF INTERIM FOCAL POINT FORM........................................... 48

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1. Executive Summary

1.1 Introduction

The Regional Workshop on Capacity Building on Ships Energy Efficiency Promotion and Maritime

Administration is a part of comprehensive events of MTCC-Asia to share experience and reliable

results with regional Maritime Administrations, Port Authorities and other relevant government

departments and related shipping stakeholders via effective communication and visibility actions in

the pursuit of capacity building on ship energy efficiency promotion and maritime administration as

required by MARPOL Annex VI. The program has been approved by IMO and MTCC-Asia is the

local organizer of this event.

The main objective of the workshop is to share the knowledge and good practices relating to energy

efficiency in Asia, exchange the information and technology in the context of the relevant IMO

regulations regarding the energy efficiency and management, and establish strong links between

MTCC-Asia and the wider region. The workshop consists of presentations, case study, seminars and

field study.

Through a week-long workshop, most of the participants, by means of seminar, lecture, discussions

and country report, eventually are refreshed up with latest movements and the approaches of how

to implement the trim optimization and ship fuel consumption data collection. Consensus are

reached on the necessity of green shipping initiated by IMO and on the wonderful work carried out

by MTCC Asia.

46 participants from more than 20 countries within Asia, 1 participant from Denmark, 2 participants

from MTCC-Caribbean and 2 participants from IMO and GMN attended the workshop. A country

report on the current situation of energy efficiency and fuel data collection is made, which will help

building the long term expected result of the workshop is to raise the awareness of energy efficiency

policies and technologies in the maritime industries hence implement IMO instruments and

methodologies on Energy Efficiency and finally mitigate climate change.

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1.2 Preparation for Regional Workshop

The planning and preparation work initiated 3 months before the opening of the regional workshop:

For month 1, The dates, location and scope were discussed by MTCC and GMN PCU by means of

emails and webinars. After discussion, the arrangements, services and equipment to be provided by

the MTCC were identified (see Table 1) and the estimate budget was sent accordingly by MTCC

and approved by GMN PCU.

For month 2, the final list of nominated regional participants was sent by MTCC. The agenda of

the regional workshop was finalized and approved by PCU GMN and the invitation letters were sent

for IMO staff to attend the workshop.

For month 3, MTCC submitted to GMN PCU the confirmation of the local travel arrangements

made by MTCC for IMO staff

Table1 Arrangements, Services, Equipment to be provided by the MTCC

Step

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Task Remarks

1 MTCC needs to provide confirmation of following host Country requirements for regional

seminars:

1. A suitable conference room with appropriate seating arrangements for approximately

5persons, with:

• A banner or sign announcing the name of the seminar/workshop/training course and

its sponsor(s);

• A rostrum and public address arrangement;

• Desk name cards;

• Audio/visual equipment, including projectors for PowerPoint presentations, an

overhead projector, microphones, transparencies to write on, marker pens for

transparencies, flip charts and marker pens for flip charts, video/VCD/DVD player (if

necessary); and

• Photocopier, paper, Computer/ Notebook (recent version of MS office programmes

compatible) with printer.

2. Additional rooms, where appropriate and necessary, in order to accommodate workshop

groups. Additional rooms are not required if the main conference room is big enough to

accommodate the number of workshop groups, in which case the conference room should

contain an adequate number of electrical wall sockets to enable working groups to use

notebook computers, if appropriate;

3. Note paper & pencils for participants; folders for notes; other stationery as deemed

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Step

No.

Task Remarks

necessary;

4. Secretarial assistance to deal with initial registration of participants and for typing, copying

work during seminar/workshop, etc.;

5. Suitable secretariat room/area;

6. Assistance with visa required for foreign participants, consultants and IMO resource

persons;

7. Suitable accommodation (hotel) arrangements for IMO resource persons, consultants

& foreign participants.

• Block booking - Rate per night (including breakfast and tax) should be within DSA

limit. (If block booking is not possible then hotel booking through deduction of hotel rate

from participants’ DSA could be considered)

• Advice on travelling to the recommended hotels and meeting venue.

• Participants’ accommodation rates should be in their daily subsistence allowance

limit;

8. A suitable catering venue and services for lunch breaks. Participants’ other meals will

be covered by their daily subsistence allowance;

9. Provision of morning & afternoon refreshments (tea, coffee, soft drinks);

10. Transfer of lecturers + IMO from airport to hotel and from hotel to airport (provide Focal

point the travel details)

11. Transfer of participants from airport to hotel and from hotel to airport (provide Focal

Point the travel details)

N/A

12. Reproduction of seminar/workshop/course materials, including power-point

presentations, course programmes and evaluation questionnaires.

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Step

No.

Task Remarks

2 Interpretation (if required). Best operable is team of 3. Establish early the possibility of

Host bearing costs. If difficulty arises, ascertain if project budget can bear costs. Recruit

interpreters through IMO (if IMO is paying). Ensure that all documentation is sent to

interpreters in advance.

TBC

1.3 Date and Venue

The workshop took place on 18-22 September 2017 at city office and main office of MTCC-Asia in

Shanghai, China. The details on the venue are as follows:

Date Place

18th September MTCC-Asia City Office, No.981 Pudong Avenue



21st September MTCC-Asia Main Office, No. 1550, Haigang Avenue

Field study: Shanghai Maritime Museum


MTCC City Office

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MTCC-Asia Main Office

1. 4 The speakers

Dr. Jose Matheickal, Deputy Director, Marine Environment Division, International Maritime

Organization

Prof. Dr. JIN Yongxing, Chairman and Director, MTCC-Asia, Chairman of Council Shanghai

Maritime University

Capt. Sukhjit Singh, Deputy Director & Technical Head, MTCC-Caribbean

Mr. ZENG Xiangming, Associate Professor, Shanghai Maritime University

Ms. WANG Jia, Principal Officer, Glomeep China

Mr. RUAN Wei, Head of MTCC-Asia, Associate Professor, Shanghai Maritime University

Mr. ZHOU Feng, Technical Officer, MTCC-Asia

Capt. WANG Deling, Technical Officer, MTCC-Asia

Ms. XIE Jieying, Assistant Technical Officer, MTCC-Asia

The introduction of speakers for the regional workshop is attached as Annex I.

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1.5 Agenda

A brief agenda is shown as follows (attached as Annex III):

Day1：

Opening Ceremony

Keynote Speeches

IMO initiatives in GHG reduction and EE Promotion

Conventions, Practices and Trends for GHG and EE

Key Technologies for GHG control and EE-Outlines, Comparisons and Outlook

Day2：

Case Study

Assessment for the Effectiveness of GHG Control and EE promotions

Day3

Seminar: Country Report and Needs Analysis

Day4：

Seminar: Practices, Experiences and Challenges for GHG Control and EE

Promotion

Philosophies and Methodologies for Technological Exploration, Application and

Management

Field Study

Day5：

Approaches for Modern Maritime Administration and Services

MTCC-Asia Goals and Objectives

Closing ceremony

1.6 Participants

46 participants from more than 20 countries within Asia, 1 participant from Denmark, 2 participants

from MTCC-Caribbean and 2 participants from IMO and GMN attended the workshop. The list of

participants is attached as Annex II.

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No. Countries/organizations Number of Participants

1 Bangladesh 2

2 Cambodia 2

3 India 2

4 Indonesia 4

5 Iran 2

6 Malaysia 2

7 Maldives 2

8 Myanmar 2

9 Pakistan 2

10 Philippines 2

11 Sri Lanka 2

12 Thailand 2

13 Turkey 2

14 Viet Nam 2

15 Singapore 2

16 Denmark 1

17 Korea 2

18 China 8

19 WOC 2

20 IAMU (Japan) 1

21 MTCC-Caribbean 2

22 IMO 1

23 GMN 1

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2. Workshop Process

2.1 Opening Ceremony

The training-workshop was chaired by SHI Xin, vice president of Shanghai Maritime University.

The welcome speech was given by representatives from International Maritime Organization (IMO),

Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and Shanghai Maritime University. In the opening

speech, Mr. JIN Yongxing, chairman of the university council of Shanghai Maritime University,

thanked both IMO and EU for their great contributions to this workshop. He also thanked EU for

funding the GMN project and IMO for providing implementation to the GMN.

2.2 Keynote Speech

After welcome address, Mr. WANG Zhijun, deputy director of MSA Shanghai，Mr. YAO Wenhua,

director of shipping office of Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission, and Mr. YAN Jun,

president of Shanghai International Port Group Corp. Ltd. delivered the keynote speech on the

opening ceremony.

Mr. WANG Zhijun congratulated the opening of the First Regional Workshop of MTCC-Asia. He

noted that China has highly emphasized on the development of Green Shipping and Green Port in

the maritime industry and enhance the ship energy efficiency operations. Currently, energy

efficiency of ship’s operation has become a top priority task for China and world maritime industries.

The facts and challenges of ship’s energy efficiency operation in China was pointed out and

methodologies taken by China MSA were also introduced in his presentation. Mr. WANG Zhijun

concluded by thanking the hosts and participants for attending this workshop and wishing the bright

future of green shipping in the world maritime industries.

Mr. YAO Wenhua noted the achievements of the development of Shanghai International Shipping

Centre and the construction of green port in Shanghai were introduced from various aspects. The

implementation of Emission Control Area as well options of clean energy were also highlighted to

improve the sustainable development of Shanghai Port. At last, Mr. Yao Wenhua thanked all the

effects made by MTCC-Asia to enhance the sustainable development of shipping industry within

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Asia region and to host this event. He hope that this workshop could provide a platform to exchange

information, technologies and practices.

Mr. YAN Jun introduced the main business of Shanghai International Port (Group) Co. Ltd (SIPG).

SIPG is the largest joint-stock port operator in China by equity throughput. SIPG operates all the

public container and bulk terminals in port of Shanghai, specializing in container and

bulk/breakbulk cargo handling, port logistics and port services with extended business covering

pilotage, towing, tallying, feeder service, warehousing, freight forwarding, container truck drayage

and international cruise business. Over last decade, SIPG has concentrated efforts on the

enhancement of green port construction and the implementation of sustainable development and

energy efficiency policies of Chinese government. He also outlined the major strategies and projects

as well as the achievements of SIPG. Mr. YAN Jun concluded by the words “green mountains and

clear water are as good as mountains of gold and silver”, which were said by President Xi of P.R.

China. He hopes that a partnership could be established among Asian countries in addressing

sustainable development of ports and shipping industries in the context of IMO initiatives.

2.3 Workshop Session 1 （Day 1）

After the tea break, Dr. Jose Matheickal from IMO gave a presentation on IMO Initiatives in GHG

reduction and EE promotion. He introduced the background, framework, cores and missions of

MTCC and GMN, and emphasized the key role of the EU in making the GMN a success.

The presentation covered the following aspects:

GHG Emissions from the Maritime Sector: Regulatory Drivers

IMO’s Response-path to capacity building and technology transfer

IMO’s Major Global Projects to Address GHG Emissions (Glomeep and GMN Projects)

Opportunities for Partnerships and Collaboration

As a summary, Dr. Jose concluded his speech by the following points:

IMO MARPOL ANNEX VI – A key driver to move towards future-ready, low-carbon

shipping

Increasing demand for capacity building and technology cooperation requires globally

coordinated major projects

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GloMEEP and GMN: a strategic opportunity to catalyze capacity building and technology

cooperation and uptake

Projects are open for various form of partnerships, collaborations and involvement of all

interested

After Mr. Matheickal’ s presentation, Mr. Anton Rhodes gave a presentation on “GMN –From

concept to reality”. In his presentation, Mr. Rhodes provided more detail information about GMN

project and MTCC network. He pointed out that the GMN is funded by EU and implemented by the

IMO. The objectives of GMN and the key functions of MTCC network were introduced to the

participants of the workshop.

The next speaker is Ms WANG Jia from Glomeep and she gave a presentation on “conventions,

practices and trends for GHG control and Energy efficiency.” She provided a panoramic scanning

over the conventions, practices and trends from global perspectives, so as to refresh the knowledge

of trainees.

The presentation covered following aspects:

Over view of the GHG issue and the role of international shipping

Regulatory framework for ship energy efficiency

Latest development of GHG control and Energy Efficiency

Brief overview of Best Practices

After the lunch break, Prof. ZENG Xiangming from Shanghai Maritime University gave a

presentation on “Key technologies for GHG control and EE – outlines, comparisons and outlook”.

She introduced various technologies, most importantly, to make comparisons, so that the

participants can decide on the applicable types of technologies in their country in future.

In his presentation, the following methods of reducing fuel consumption were introduced

respectively:

Speed optimization

Trim optimization

Hull and propeller cleaning

Engine maintenance

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Energy management

As a conclusion, Mr. ZENG gave out those statistics relating to the potential reduction of CO2

emission of various methods discussed in his presentation. He believes that the shipping industry

can effectively improve the ship energy efficiency by implementation of those methods. Following

the presentations and debrief, the training-workshop was closed for the day.

2.4 Workshop Session 2 （Day 2）

The session 2 of the workshop was chaired by Mr. RUAN Wei, head of MTCC Asia. This technical

session was divided into two parts: morning session and afternoon session.

The morning session included two Case Study: The Utilization of trimming optimization

technologies and the technologies applied for fuel consumption data collection, presented Mr.

ZHOU Feng and Capt. WANG Deling, Technical Officers of MTCC Asia. They introduced the latest

information and practices in MTCC-Asia pilot projects to the participants, focusing on the

technological development.

For the first case study “The Utilization of Trim Optimization Technologies (TOT)”, Capt. WANG

Deling gave an introduction into following aspects:

Background

Advantages of “TOT”

“TOT” in Theory

“TOT” in practices

“TOT” Scheme of MTCC-Asia

During the presentations, some questions relating to the methods for predicting optimal trim were

explained by the presenter and discussed among participants. A practical example of energy saving

realized by using “TOT” was provided by Mr. WANG for better understanding. Moreover, the

working plan and progress of the pilot project of MTCC-Asia relating to TOT was explained through

roadmap and collected data.

The next case study “Fuel Oil Consumption Data Collection & Reporting” was presented by Mr.

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ZHOU Feng, Technical officer from MTCC-Asia. In his presentation, he outlined the following

aspects:

Background

Methods of fuel oil consumption DC

Project participants and supporters

Fuel oil consumption data collection system

Following the presentation, an exercise on fuel cost and CO2 was provided to participants for

understanding and discussion. Some factors relating to the calculation of emissions were pointed

out, such as:

One method of calculation is:

Emissions = fuel consumption * emissions factor

Emissions factor: mass of emissions / mass of fuel used

For every type of emissions, the emissions factor need to be derived

For CO2 emissions, the factors are already standardized by the IMO

After the discussion, the Ship Air Emission Monitoring System developed by MTCC-Asia was

displayed and introduced to participants in order to give an example for the practical application of

fuel oil consumption DC.

The afternoon session was presented by Capt. Singh, Technical Advisor from MTCC Caribbean. He

rendered capabilities and knowledge to the participants for monitoring and controlling the progress

and effectiveness of GHG controlling and EE promotion actions. Mr. Sigh pointed out the technical

approach will provide a baseline for the maritime administrations to better intervene in ocean

governance through awareness, compliance and promotion of technology transfer. His presentation

was divided into two parts and the following factors were included:

Part 1

Introduction to capacity

Role of the administration and influencing factors

Demands of maritime administrations

Need for capacity building framework

Part 2

Need for Baseline

Measuring effectiveness - quantification

Understanding the KPI – EEDI, EEOI

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Prioritization within the approach

At the end of his presentation, he noted the role of MTCC framework including aims and activities

involved.

Following the presentations and debrief, the training-workshop was closed for the day.

2.5 Workshop Session 3 (Day 3)

This session was a Seminar on Country Report and Need Analysis chaired by Associate Prof. CHEN

Yuli from Shanghai Maritime University. It was arranged to adopt a modern pedagogic way for

information exchange, for the purpose of maximizing the efficiency of the training program in terms

of knowing about the facts and needs in the countries, as well as understanding the potential co-

operations. Preliminary invitation and outline was sent to the participants on about 1st, Sept. 2017.

During the seminar, the country reports were presented respectively by participants from different

countries within Asian Region. The collection of all presentations by participants will be sent as

attached.

2.6 Workshop session 4 (Day 4)

The venue of this session was moved to main office of MTCC-Asia within the campus of Shanghai

Maritime University. This session was divided into two parts. The morning session included one

Seminar on Practices, Experiences and Challenges for GHG Controlling and EE Promotion and a

presentation from Prof. JIN Yongxing on Philosophies and methodologies for technological

exploration, application and management. The afternoon session was the field study was organized

by MTCC-Asia and SMU to visit the Simulator Lab and Integrated Engine-room Lab in SMU as

well as Shanghai Maritime Museum.

For the morning session, Representatives from IAMU, Denmark, WOC and Singapore was invited

to make introductory speeches (10 minutes per person). It aims to deepened the knowledge and

information on the practices, experiences and challenges for GHG controlling and EE promotion.

Moreover, Ms. XIE Jieying from SMU introduced the training program of MTCC-Asia and shared

the experiences of curriculum development with participants. Following the presentations, a

Question and Answer session was arranged for further this discussion.

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After the break, Prof. Jin gave a presentation on "Philosophical Thinking on Ship GHG Emission

Mitigation -the sustained MTCC Asia". In his presentation, he talked about the relationship between

man and nature and explain why GHG emission is quite critical to mankind. He also noted that

MTCC is one of IMO innovations according to the roadmap of MTCC-Asia. He emphasis that

MTCC-Asia is a platform for Asian maritime countries to exchange information and share

experiences and practices. He concluded his presentation by pointing out that now China is to

develop “five-in-one” general layout, including economic construction, political construction,

cultural construction, social construction and ecological civilization construction. The achievements

of MTCC-Asia could facilitate and accelerate the ecological civilization construction in China.

In the afternoon session, the field study was arranged to link in-house training with practical visit.

The visit to the simulator lab and the Integrated Engine-room Lab displayed the necessary facilities

for future studies of Energy Efficiency technologies. Considering the weather condition, the

participants were arranged to visit Shanghai Maritime Museum instead of Yangshan Deep Water

Port.

2.7 Workshop session 5 (Day 5)

The session 5 was divided into morning and afternoon sessions. For morning session, Mr. ZHENG

Heping (from China MSA) gave the presentation on Approaches for modern maritime

administration and services. It aims to familiarize the participants about the understandings and

practices of maritime administration in China. The big task of GHG controlling and EE promotion

are decisively relying on the effectiveness and efficiency of a MSA system,

Mr. Zheng noted in his presentation that the national maritime institutional capacity is the important

base for the national maritime authority to provide public service to the shipping industry, and the

base to support and participate in IMO’s work, such as implementation of Convention, and rule-

development. He also pointed out that the organizational structure of national maritime governance

is critical to the national maritime competency. In his presentation, he introduced the history of MSA

China, the structure of China MSA at national level as well as internal structural of MSA China. He

concluded his presentation by pointing out that China shares the same goal with IMO and other

member states, and need cooperation to realize IMO’s long-term vision. He believes that the full

participation, cooperation and endeavor under IMO framework can eventually tackle the difficulties

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of global shipping industry and realize the safe and sustainable development of shipping.

For the afternoon session, Mr. RUAN Wei and Ms. Vivian Rambarath-Parasram, on behalf of MTCC

Asia and MTCC-Caribbean respectively, gave the presentations on Introduction to goals and

Objectives of MTCC-Asia and MTCC-Caribbean. They reported the structure, internal management,

working plan and strategy of MTCC Asia to participants so as to facilitate the participation of Asian

maritime countries as well as facilitate the coordination between Asian and Caribbean maritime

countries.

2.8 Closing Ceremony

This session was chaired by Anton Rhodes, PCU. Dr. Jose Matheickal and Mr. JIN Yongxing, on

behalf of IMO and local organizer, gave the closing remarks on the closing ceremony of the first

regional workshop of MTCC-Asia. After that, Mr. Phicheyrithy Sich, on behalf of all participants,

delivered a speech. Moreover, the participants received their participation certificates and gifts

from IMO during the closing session.

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3. MTCC Asia Focal Points and IMO Feedback Forms

for KPIs

As it is one of the major tasks of MTCC-Asia to share successful experience and reliable results

within regional maritime administrations and stakeholders, the MTCC Asia Focal Points was

established as a result of MTCC-Asia regional workshop. The role and tasks of the focal points were

explained during the workshop. In the future, the focal points could offer more assistance in

facilitating communication between Asian countries for further MTCC activities. During the

workshop, a formal document was provided by MTCC-Asia for all participants. The detail

information including country, contact person, organization, title of the person, mobile phone

number, address and Email were collected to set up the focal points. The sample of interim focal

point will be in included in Annex X.

After establishing the focal points, MTCC-Asia will keep close contact with those contact persons

by various methods such as Emails, newsletters and Webinars at a regular interval. All the

information about MTCC-Asia Activities including workshop and train the trainer courses will be

distributed to contact persons. Meanwhile, all the information such as feedbacks, questions and

advices from the focal points would be collected and replied appropriately.

The IMO feedback forms were distributed to the participants at the end of the workshop. It aims to

learn more about their expectations of MTCC-Asia and its future works. The summary table of the

feedback form for KPIs will be attached in Annex IX.

The following informs a brief summary of the views from the participants:

Q1. Please state how you think MTCC Asia can best support your organization/administration most

effectively in the future. What support do you expect/want from MTCC Asia?

Capacity building on research and development

Provide trainings

Develop the Data collection system

Provide a platform for coordinated action and share knowledges.

provide assistance in rectifying MARPOL Annex VI

Q2. What are the priority steps their organization/administration can undertake to help reduce ship

emissions?

Establish or form a national forces and timeline on EE promotion

Raise awareness

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Learn from the best practices

Develop the Research activities related to EE, such as database for data collection system

Prepare national legislation framework and rectify MARPOL Annex IV

Awareness to stakeholders, encourage to ship-owners regarding the EE engine and propellers.

Concentrated and incorporated SEEMP verification on to ISM audit.

Q3. What are your countries main barriers to implementing MARPOL Annex VI

Insufficiency in capacity building

Less awareness of GHG and EE technology

Bureaucracy.

Lack of experts

lack of training

Lack of communication among departments of the government

Lack of comprehensive strategy

Limited ship-type for EEDI reduction factor under Ch.4 MARPOL Annex VI

Reliability of data collection

Answers for the Indicators:

Is your country a signatory to MARPOL Annex VI?

61.11%

38.89%

5.56%

yes no N/A

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Has your country passed national legislation related to MARPOL Annex VI?

Does your country have a dedicated officer within the relevant national administration focuses upon

Energy Efficiency /data collection?

Does your country have a database of green technology existing for ships registered to your flag

and/or visiting your ports?

50.…

50.00%

5.26%

yes no N/A

36.84%

52.63%

10.53%

yes no N/A

21.05%

68.42%

10.53%

yes no N/A

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Does your country have a database on vessel fuel reporting?

Does your country have a national task force focused upon maritime energy efficiency?

21.05%

68.42%

10.53%

yes no N/A

47.37%

47.37%

5.26%

yes no N/A

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4. Looking Ahead

The participants of the workshop suggested the items listed below as follow-up actions:

organize a similar workshop to review progress of previous interactions;

organize a training courses to raise awareness and provide knowledge on Energy efficiency

and GHG mitigation for ships operating in Asian region.

enhance the interaction between national maritime administration, experts and consultants;

implement national action plans by multi-disciplinary teams comprised of administration,

relevant stakeholders, organizations and institutes.

provide assistances and consultancy in rectifying MARPOL Annex VI and formulating

necessary national legislation and procedures

seek additional resources and supports from shipping industry to improve future Technical

Cooperation

Maintain the regular communication among the national focal points by:

E-mail;

Telephone;

Webinar;

Clean Shipping Forum

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Annex I Introduction to Speakers in Workshop

Dr. Jose Matheickal

Deputy Director, Subdivision of Major Projects

International Maritime Organization

Dr Jose Matheickal is currently the Deputy Director, Subdivision of Major Projects, of IMO’s

Marine Environment Division. His professional experience include the implementation of major

capacity building projects in the area of marine environmental protection, environmental

infrastructure projects in developing countries, development and implementation of public-private

sector partnership programmes, and R&D related to environmental technologies and

commercialization. He studied civil and environmental engineering at the Indian Institute of

Technology (IIT), India and obtained his Ph.D. in environmental science and engineering from

Griffith University, Australia.

Capt. Sukhjit Singh

Master Mariner

Deputy Director & Technical Head,

MTCC-Caribbean

Captain Sukhjit Singh is a Senior Lecturer at UTT with over 18 years of active

service on-board various types of merchant marine vessels. His key areas of

specialization include new building supervisions & trials, dry docks, initial surveys, development

and implementation of Safety Management Systems (SMS) and Ship Energy Efficiency

Management Plans (SEEMP). With good knowledge and understanding of various aspects of

Maritime Operations and expertise in developing Human Resources and Energy management

practices he is currently pursuing research interests in Energy efficiency, Integrated Management

Systems and Safety Management within Maritime domain. Further buoyed by MS in International

management (Oil and Gas) from University of Liverpool, he is presently pursuing research to

determine the influence of Human factors in achieving Energy Efficiency within a shipping Multi

National Corporation. At UTT he serves as Team Lead to navigation programmes and primary

liaison to the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard, one of the key stakeholders of the UTT.

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Ass. Prof. Xiangming Zeng

Associate Professor

Shanghai Maritime University

Associate professor of marine engineering,

Research area: Ship energy efficiency management, Sail assisted ships, Engine room resource

management, Maritime policy and regulations

About two years working onboard training vessel with valid 3rd Engineer Certificate.

Sep. 2012- Jan. 2013. Technical department of NORDEN shipping company.

In charge of vessel performance monitoring and energy data analysis

Jan.2013 – Team leader of SMU Ship energy efficiency management project, Designer of SMU ship

energy monitoring system

Jan. 2017 – IMO consultant and lecturer for GloMEEP project

Capt. Deling Wang

Technical Officer, MTCC-Asia

Lecturer，Shanghai Maritime University

Mr. Deling Wang, MTCC-Aisa technical officer, also a ship-master and Lecturer in Shanghai

Maritime University , and part-time maritime lawyer.

He had been working as a ship-master on-board OOCL vessels (Oriental Overseas Container Line) before year 2014,

with over 10-year’s sea experiences. He is tracking and researching continuously on IMO maritime conventions,

codes , standards and guidance, and being familiar with IMO legislation system, especially with MARPOL

convention Annex IV “Regulation for the Prevention of Air Pollution from Ships”, teaching courses on “Ship’s

Construction and Equipment”, “Safety Management on Oil Tankers”, “Advanced Shipboard Firefighting”, and

“Introduction to international maritime Regulations” etc.

Mr. Feng Zhou

Technical Officer，MTCC-Asia

Lecturer，Shanghai Maritime University

Mr. Feng Zhou has been engaged in the research of the effective implementation and

enforcement of international maritime treaties, IMO instruments in particular. Research focuses cover driven forces

and mechanism that promote IMO member states to ratify and enforce relevant maritime conventions. He holds the

training certificate of IMO member state auditor issued by WMU. He also works as consultant on advice and policy

implementation on IMO standards related to maritime safety and security domains, occupational health and safety

as well as marine environmental issues.

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Ms. Jia Wang

Principal officer

Glomeep China

Ms. Wang Jia graduated from Shanghai Maritime University and gained her master's degree

in transportation plan and management there. She is now working for China Maritime Safety

Administration, and acts as the principal officer as well as senior assistant in China MSA Strategy Research and

Development Center. Ms. Wang is also highly involved in IMO related issues since 2013, and has been participating

in drafting proposals to MEPC meetings in recent years, especially on the agenda item regarding ship energy

efficiency and reduction of GHG emissions from ships. She has been engaged in the research on green-shipping

policy and energy efficiency measures, and is a key personnel in the GloMEEP project, which is focused on

Transforming the Global Maritime Transport Industry Towards a Low Carbon Future through Improved Energy

Efficiency.

Ms Jieying Xie

Assistant Technical officer, MTCC Asia

Lecturer, Shanghai Maritime University

Ms Xie Jieying is the assistant Technical officer of MTCC-Asia as well as a lecturer in the navigation department of

Shanghai Maritime University (SMU). Apart from being a teacher, she is also a certified deck offer. She joined the

26th China’s Antarctic and 4th Arctic expedition teams as deck officer of icebreaker Xuelong from year of 2009 to

2010. She received the Master’s degree in Maritime Safety and Environmental Administration from World Maritime

University in Malmo, Sweden in 2013. She is now a doctoral candidate in Vehicle Operation Engineering in SMU.

In recent years, she has engaged in the revision of IMO Model Course 3.07 Maritime English and 6.09 Training

Course for Instructors. She has actively taken part in related studies and projects involving Maritime Education and

Modern Cargo Operation.

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Annex II Participant Signature List

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Annex III Approved Agenda

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Annex IV Photos from the event

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Annex V List of the Workshop Presentations

Notes: All the presentations will be sent to PCU separately.

No. Presenter Title

1. Jose Matheickal

IMO Initiatives in GHG reduction and EE

promotion

2 Anton Rhodes Overview of the GHG issue and the role of

international shipping

3 WANG Jia Conventions, practices and trends for GHG

control and Energy Efficiency (EE)

4 ZENG Xiangming Technologies & Operations for Reducing Fuel

Consumption Onboard.

5 ZHOU Feng MTCC-Asia DC Pilot Project Introduction

6 WANG Deling The Utilization of trimming optimization

technologies

7 Captain Sukhjit Singh Assessment for the Effectiveness of GHG and

EE Uptake – Understanding Capacity and KPI

8 Participants Need analysis presentations

9 Yutaka Emi IAMU’s Contribution to Energy Efficiency in

Shipping

10 Palle Kristensen Danish Maritime Authority – Practices,

Experiences and Challenges

11 Tina Liu

Mathew Qi

Introduction to World Ocean Council

12 XIE Jieying Practices, Experiences and Challenges

for GHG Control and EE Promotion

13 JIN Yongxing Philosophical Thinking on Ship GHG Emission

Mitigation ——the sustained MTCC Asia

14 ZHENG Heping Maritime Governance and Implementation

15 RUAN Wei Introduction to MTCC Asia

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Annex VI Certificate template

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Annex VII Sample letter of invitation to Regional

Stakeholders

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Annex VIII Screenshot of the publicity/media/visibility

activities for the Workshop

1. MTCC-Asia Website

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2.. MTCC WeChat Official Account (Chinese and English)

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3. Shanghai Maritime University Website

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4. MTCC-Asia Brochure (new version)

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Annex IX Sample and Analysis of IMO Feedback

Forms

1. Sample of IMO Feedback Form

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2. Summary of IMO Feedback Form

Question 1: Please state how you think MTCC Asia can best support your organization/

administration most effectively in the future. What support do you expect/ want from MTCC

Asia?

· Provide a platform for coordinated action, setting of common standards and sharing of

best practices, setting of common standard and sharing of best practices.

· Ship emission impacts after implementation & MARPOL Annex VI need to be analysed.

· Data collection system, curriculum development and capacity building measures.

· Offering and lecturing several types of case studies, bringing up all realistic suggestions

from MTCC to IMO.

· More training for PSC.

· International cooperation.

· Effort online emission monitoring mechanism.

· Assist and cooperate with other countries on research and development projects.

· Provide training to contribute raising awareness of reduction of GHG and EE.

Question 2: what are the priority steps your organization/administration can undertake to

help reduce ship emissions?

· Research activities related to EE and have human resource from IAMU.

· Analyse the current situation of the fleet, prepare a national strategy and emission

reduction targets.

· Establish a feasibility study on implementation of emission reduction methodologies,

provide funding for the best feasible methodologies.

· Form a task force for air pollution, raising awareness in administration and maritime

industry.

· Establish procedure to control emission from coastal ships.

· Prepare legislation and become a party to MARPOL.

· Awareness to stakeholders, encourage to ship-owners regarding the EE engine and

propellers.

· Invite volunteer to be pilot project related to EE on aboard.

· Develop database collection system related to fuel consumption and CO2 emission.

· Promote public awareness about GHG emissions and the maritime environmental issues.

· Conducts the EE system with the teams work on GHG emission control.

· Follow the best practices which advance/developed organization are following.

· PSC officers should properly perform their duties and enforce existing legal norms and

standards so as to ensure vessels calling at orts meet international and national laws and

regulations.

· Concentrated and incorporated SEEMP verification on to ISM audit.

· Institutionalization of legal & operational framework for EE & GHG control-related

activities and initiatives.

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Question 3: What are your countries main barriers to implementing MARPOL Annex VI?

· Cost effective solution for stake holders for implementation

· Infrastructure building for alternative fuels

· Technological solutions in modification

· Bureaucracy.

· The ship’s age and financial problem to renew and modernization of the old vessel

· Limited ship-type for EEDI reduction factor under Ch.4 MARPOL Annex VI

· Reliability of data collection

· Technology/ measure for EE limited buy in

· Training and investment to meet the requirements by MARPOL Annex VI

· Lack of comprehensive strategy for maritime energy efficiency

· Insufficiency in capacity building

· Less awareness about harmful effects of GHG and benefits of EE

· Very slow political mechanism

· Less participation in IMO meeting

· Lack of competence persons in the specific area

· Requirement of the natural regulations, notifications etc.

· Lack of communication between department & department as well as ministry and

ministry

· Lack of human resources with regard to the EE or GHG emission

Question 4: Is your country a signatory to MARPOL Annex VI?

11 participants choose Yes, and 7 choose No, and 1 choose N/A

Question 5: Has your country passed national legislation related to MARPOL Annex VI?

9 participants choose Yes, and 9 choose No, and 1 choose, N/A

Question 6: Does your country have a dedicated officer within the relevant national

administration focused upon Energy Efficiency/data collection?

7 participants choose Yes, 11 choose No, and 1 choose N/A

Question 7: Does your country have a database of green technology existing for ships registered

to your flag and /or visiting your ports?


Question 8: Does your country have a database on vessel fuel reporting?


Question 9: Does your country have a national task force focused upon maritime energy

efficiency?


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Annex X Sample of Interim Focal Point Form

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