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Freight Waves
The whole question of whether an EU carbon regime for shipping could exist in the absence of a global regime may be based on the flawed premise. According to Pablo Rodas-Martini (…) “The possibility of a carbon tax imposed by the European Commission is very low — it’s almost impossible.”
Forbes
“I would say...that shipping companies that cover easily about 90% or more of world trade by sea are prepared for IMO 2020,” said Pablo Rodas-Martini. (…) But for many shipping companies in emerging and developing countries, the costs of buying IMO-compatible fuels could well prove too high.”
Antwerp XL
Port of Antwerp
“Antwerp XL guest speaker, Pablo Rodas-Martini, Shipping Emissions expert and author of IMO 2020: A Regulatory Tsunami, lists his top 5 impacts of the IMO 2020 fuel sulphur cap ahead of his talk on the subject at the Main Deck Conference on 22 April …”
Port and Terminal
“The reason for IMO 2020 is to save lives. The study elaborated by the Finish Meteorological Institute: “Health Impacts Associated with Delay of MARPOL Global Sulphur Standards,” and submitted at the 70th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 70) in 2016, forecasted that 570,000 lives could be saved thanks to IMO 2020.”
Port Technology
“One of the aims of the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) 2020 regulation was to reduce morbidity and premature deaths due to sulphur oxides (SOx). The Finnish Meteorological Institute commissioned the study: “Health Impacts Associated with Delay of MARPOL Global Sulphur Standards.”
Pacific Environment
“Most events at IMO are conducted in English, so events held in Spanish are always well attended. Here, Dr. Pablo Rodas-Martini describes the “dangerous cocktail” of heavy fuel oil and black carbon and its effects on Arctic melting and Latin America.”
IMO Arctic Summit
“El impacto del carbono negro y de los combustibles pesados en el Ártico (y más allá)”. El martes 18 de febrero de 2020, 08:00-09:15. Sala 14 en la Organización marítima Internacional (OMI).
Pablo Rodas-Martini, Ph.D., M.Sc. Senior Associate at SQ Consult. Experto en industria naviera. “Un cocktail complejo y peligroso: HSFO, VLSFO y carbono negro en el Ártico ¿tiene alguna implicación para Latinoamérica?”
The Arctic Summit News
A special series of ECOs on the occasion of PPR 7
“El Impacto del carbono negro y de los combustibles pesados en el Artico y Latino America. La Clean Arctic Alliance organizó un evento para delegaciones de Latinoamérica. Esta Alianza propone la prohibición del uso y transporte de HFO en el Ártico. (…) Pablo Rodas- Martini, experto en industria naviera, alertó sobre los peligros de los nuevos combustibles VLSFO que, si bien cumplen con el límite de azufre, aumentan las emisiones de carbono negro.”
VPO Global
Vessel Performance Optimisation
“In June 2019, CDP, an institution that in its logo has the words Disclosure Insight Action, published a report called “A sea change,” which was not transparent at all. The report was widely covered not just by the mainstream media but also by the shipping media, creating waves across the sector.”
The Maritime Executive
“There are plenty of summaries and guidelines about IMO 2020, most of them enumerating the various topics, Rodas-Martini takes a different approach, a more historical one, to appreciate how the regulation evolved into the format that entered into force on January 1, 2020.”
Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide
”IMO 2020: A Regulatory Tsunami” is a Must Read for the Shipping Community.
The author compares IMO 2020 to a 100-yard sprint while the decarbonization of the shipping industry to a marathon (…) The author answers to the following questions: What exactly does IMO 2020 mean for the decarbonization effort?”
Mundo Marítimo
Maritime News
from Latin America
"IMO2020: A Regulatory Tsunami" sheds light into the real impact the low-sulphur regulation has had -and will continue to have- on the maritime transport industry and on the maritime ecosystem as a whole. That's why emissions and climate change expert Pablo Rodas-Martini decided to address the IMO2020 from all angles.”
American Shipper
(you can listen to the article)
There have been two major revolutions in ocean-shipping propulsion so far: first, the switch from wind to coal-powered steam engines; second, to oil-powered combustion engines (…). IMO 2020 is “a secondary battle” in this third revolution, whereas the decarbonization of the shipping industry is “the entire war” (…) The author concludes that “a portentous battle will take place” to decide the matter. It’s a fight that will almost certainly play a major role in shipping markets for decades to come.”
Bunker Ports
News Worldwide
“IMO 2020: A Regulatory Tsunami” is a Must Read for the Shipping Community.”
Info Marine online
Worldwide Maritime News
“Dr. Pablo Rodas-Martini has produced a book IMO 2020: A Regulatory Tsunami. He says: “Since IMO 2020 will drastically switch the composition of marine fuels and since there has not been such a dramatic change for decades, the comparison made mainly with the latest technological revolution - from coal to oil - obviously comes to mind.”
Yahoo Finance
“Judging a book by its cover, Pablo Rodas-Martini's "IMO 2020: A Regulatory Tsunami" appears to be about the Jan. 1 rule mandating the game-changing global switch to low-sulfur marine fuel. It's actually about something more interesting: the likelihood of a much broader, decades-long, environmentally driven revolution in marine fuel and propulsion that merely kicks off with IMO 2020.”
News Break
“Judging a book by its cover, Pablo Rodas-Martini’s “IMO 2020: A Regulatory Tsunami” appears to be about the Jan. 1 rule mandating the game-changing global switch to low-sulfur marine fuel. It’s actually about something more interesting: the likelihood of a much broader, decades-long, environmentally driven revolution in marine fuel and propulsion that merely kicks off with IMO 2020.”
Freight Waves
Judging a book by its cover, Pablo Rodas-Martini's "IMO 2020: A Regulatory Tsunami" appears to be about the Jan. 1 rule mandating the game-changing global switch to low-sulfur marine fuel. It's actually about something more interesting: the likelihood of a much broader, decades-long, environmentally driven revolution in marine fuel and propulsion that merely kicks off with IMO 2020.”
Splash 24/7
“Pablo Rodas-Martini: Strategic thinking when it comes to IMO 2020.”
Maritime CEO
“Pablo Rodas-Martini: Strategic thinking when it comes to IMO 2020.”
Clipper Oil
Marine Fuels
“Pablo Rodas-Martini: Strategic thinking when it comes to IMO 2020.”