b'22American Journal of Transportation ajot.comRO/RO SHIPPING 2021 The Ro/Ro industry tackles decarbonizationCarriers and shippers are working toward reduc-ing emissions and exploring other solutionsBy Peter Buxbaum, AJOT InJune2021,Heghthe use of hydrogen fuel cells Autoliners announced plans toaboardships.(Formoreon acquire12multi-fuelvessels,hydrogendevelopments,see each with a capacity of 9,100sidebar on next page)carequivalentunits(CEU). InMarch,Heghcompletedimo g reenhouSeS TraTegyits first carbon-neutral voyageIn April2018,theIMO AMPORTS Inc. counts marine terminal facilities at the Port of Jacksonville, Florida, among its operations.from Europe to South Africa,announced a greenhouse gas with a vessel using biofuels. strategytoimprovecarbon Thecarrierhasbeenondioxideefficiencyinship-Finished vehicle industry grapplingadecarbonizationquestforping.IMOtargetsinclude welloveradecade.Sincea45%reductionincarbon with unknowns 2008, the company says it hasemissionswithinthenext reducedcarbonintensitybydecade and net zero emissions 37% across its fleet, makingby2050.IMOdataindicate By Paul Scott Abbott, AJOT significantprogresstowardsthatmaritimetransporta-the 45% reduction sought bytionemits940milliontons Astheautomotivesupplychaingrapplesvehicle industry is one of many unknowns, saidInternational Maritime Orga- ofCO2annually,account-withchallengesrangingfromimportvolumeBen Buben, chief operating officer of automo- nization (IMO) by 2030.ing for 2.5% of total global vicissitudes to continuing COVID-19 pandemictive processor AMPORTS Inc., who is in hisThesedevelopmentsaregreenhousegasemissions. impacts, a quartet of roll-on/roll-off cargo vet- second year with AMPORTS following moreemblematicofatrendthatThe marine fuel industry has erans with more than a century of combinedthan a decade with The Pasha Group. isproceedingamongmanyalreadytransitionedfroma industry experience offers hope that a return toUsually, this time of year, Buben said,roll-on/roll-off(ro/ro)carrierssulfur cap of 3.5% sulfur in some level of normalcy is not far away. everyone in the industry is positioning them- andshippers.Amongotherbunker fuel emissions on the In separate interviews with AJOT, the fourselves for a solid year-end push, as has beendevelopments,Volkswagenhighseasto0.5%,afteran executivesrepresentingAMPORTSInc,the case for the past 20-plus years. However,has begun to use, and BMWIMO mandate took effect on Ceres Terminals Inc. and fledgling AutoMO- this year, we may be in store for a very differentis testing, biofuels in vesselsJanuary 1, 2020.BILEInternationalTerminalLLCsharescenario as the semiconductor issue has thrownthatdelivertheirvehicles.Heghscontemplated insights on how players in the finished vehiclea wrench into everyones plans, he continued,WilhelmsenShipManage- vessel acquisitions, known as supply chain are coping. citingtherecentshortageofsemiconductorsment is exploring a variety of(TACKLEScontinued on Todays current environment in the finished(GRAPPLINGcontinued on page 24) potential solutions, includingpage 23)Flatrack?FLAT WRONG! Why would you consider shipping your high valued, out-of-gauge cargo on a flatrack, when theres a 100% underdeck alternative?Make The Right Choice For Your Cargos Safety!Not Grounded Secure Safe From The ElementsNorth America: [email protected] Grimaldi Group Company'