{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5eb9292a189fe95a41861322/6560c0659b92aa0012b443cf?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Readying the workhorses of the sea: The path to zero-carbon bulk carriers","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5eb9292a189fe95a41861322/1700839512404-128f374042c796a0e8c698ddb1f8c4e1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>How can bulk owners and operators balance short-term commercial pressures and long-term climate imperatives? What investments, strategies and collaborations can best position fleets for deep decarbonisation? What role do class societies and other stakeholders play in enabling the transition? </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This podcast will deliver meaningful insights on what it takes to ‘green’ bulk shipping while balancing commercial realities and climate imperatives. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The dry bulk shipping industry is at a crossroads. Bulk carrier owners and operators must pursue deep emissions cuts, while maintaining uninterrupted services. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>New regulations like IMO’s 2050 net zero target and the Carbon Intensity Index will force change, yet adequate zero-carbon fuels and technology remain years from being market-ready. How can new regulations, alternative fuels, efficiency gains, and innovations like wind assisted propulsion enable the transition? </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>How can bulk owners and operators balance short-term commercial pressures and long-term climate imperatives? What investments, strategies and collaborations can best position fleets for deep decarbonisation? What role do class societies and other stakeholders play in enabling the transition? </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This podcast will deliver meaningful insights on what it takes to ‘green’ bulk shipping while balancing commercial realities and climate imperatives. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Talking points: </p><ul><li>How shipowners face a lottery in choosing future green fuels and technologies today</li><li>Metrics like IMO’s CII/AER and their unintended consequences</li><li>Achieving alignment between shippers and owners</li><li>Wind power: its potential as well as limitations in scaling across route networks</li><li>The near-term efficiency gains offered through waste heat recovery and digital optimisation</li><li>Alternative fuels, safety, ship redesign and regulation</li><li>Onboard carbon capture and managing captured CO2 waste streams</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p>","author_name":"Lloyd's Register"}