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Reducing CO2 Emissions
Advanced UKC management technology is delivering economic benefits whilst reducing the carbon footprint of the shipping industry. For iron ore vessels sailing out of the Pilbara in Western Australia, DUKC® delivers an average benefit of 0.60m to 1.0m draft. This can equate to as much as 15,000t of additional cargo per vessel.
The direct contribution of DUKC® is estimated to have reduced annual fuel costs for the iron ore exporters by USD$130m, and the CO2 emissions by 1.2m tonnes. This is the equivalent of:
19,842,254 tree seedlings grown for 10 years
Reducing Dredging – Lyttelton Port Company
Over the last 10 years the size of container ships internationally has virtually doubled. To accommodate larger vessels, LPC has commenced a channel deepening project which will see an increase in the depth of the existing shipping channel of up to 5-6m to allow for these larger, deeper ships.
LPC recently completed Stage 1 of the project, lengthening the existing 7km shipping channel by 2.5km, widening by 20m and deepening it to increase maximum vessel drafts from 12.4m to 13.3m.
LPC performed a cost-benefit analysis and decided to proceed with the DUKC® optimised channel design in conjunction with implementation of an operational DUKC® system. This decision was based on a significant saving in capital expenditure and an ongoing reduction in operating risk.
The original PIANC channel design required a dredge volume of 9.7M cubic metres. The DUKC® optimised
channel required a dredge volume of 5.5M cubic metres, a reduction of 4.2M cubic metres or 43%.
The benefits:
• A 43% reduction in the required dredge volumes from the original PIANC channel design.
• Reduced project duration and environmental impacts.
• Detailed science-based calculations, taking into account the latest measured tide and wave conditions and vessel motion modelling to manage transit risk.
• Mitigating the impact of sedimentation patterns in the deepened channel to schedule optimal maintenance dredging
Technology Supporting Sustainable Development
Responding to climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our era and one which IMO has been tackling for some time. Combatting climate change will continue to be a vital strategic direction for IMO, both in short and the long term. IMO will continue to develop appropriate, ambitious and realistic solutions to minimize shipping’s contribution to air pollution and its impact on climate change.
DUKC® has proven effective in reducing shipping related emissions on a per tonne basis by allowing vessels to maximise the amount of cargo carried on every voyage.
Because international shipping takes place on the world's oceans, the work of IMO, which is responsible for measures to improve the safety and security of international shipping and to prevent pollution from ships, is integral to most, if not all, of the SDG 14 targets.
DUKC® contributes to SDG 14 in two key ways. Firstly DUKC® reduces the risk of vessel grounding by accounting for the environmental conditions encountered during the transit. Secondly, DUKC® reduces the amount of dredging required.
Technological advances and developments in the port sector are key to building resilient infrastructure, and central to the effective functioning of the whole transportation sector and, therefore, a major driver for the delivery of many SDGs. Ultimately, more efficient shipping, working in partnership with the port sector, will be a major driver towards global stability and sustainable development for the good of all people.
OMC International’s innovative technologies including DUKC®, BerthAlert and the Dynamic Port Capacity Model, allow ports to monitor and adapt to changing conditions, manage operational risk, and make data driven decisions to optimise port efficiencies.
Shipping & Sustainable Development
In 2015, 193 countries adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The IMO recognizes that most of the elements of the 2030 Agenda will only be realized with a sustainable transport sector supporting world trade and facilitating global economy, and is actively working towards the SDGs.
Ports, as critical nodes in the global supply chain, must respond to worldwide, regional and local challenges such as climate change and digitalization.
Of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, found here, OMC International’s Digital Port Optimisation Solutions have been recognized as contributing towards the realization of 3 in particular.
Reducing Dredging – Pilbara Ports Authority
OMC undertook a comprehensive dredge optimisation study for a major capital dredging project for the Port of Port Hedland. Utilising DUKC® technology reduced the dredged depth requirements by more than 1m, and the overall dredged area by 90,000m2.
The Pilbara Port Authority is progressing the Channel Risk and Optimisation Project (CROP). The culmination of 3 years’ work, CROP is a $120m dredging project with a primary aim of mitigating the risk of disruption to the Port in the event of an adverse incident obstructing the channel.
The DUKC® channel design process enabled the PPA Operations Team to identify a channel depth profile that significantly reduced dredging of geotechnically challenging, and therefore costly, areas by over 90,000m2 without compromising any of the efficiency or safety benefits.
Furthermore, the study highlighted that a DUKC® optimised channel resulted in a considerable benefit over a traditional static UKC approach. For the same level of accessibility, DUKC® reduced the channel depth requirements by an average of 0.63m, and by as much as 1.4m in critical sections of the channel.
Utilising DUKC® technology in the CROP’s design optimisation process, the overall dredging areas, and their associated costs and environmental impact, could be minimised without compromising the benefits.
The benefits:
• Reduced overall dredging area by 90,000m2
• Reduced channel depth requirements by 0.60m-1.40m
• Reduced costs
• Minimised environmental impact
