Countdown to FuelEU Maritime

 

On this episode of Setting Course, an ABS Podcast, Francesco Bellusci, Managing Director of Scorpio Ship Management, Ricardo Batista, Policy Officer with the European Commission’s DG-MOVE, and Stamatis Fradelos, ABS Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, join host Brad Cox, ABS, to discuss the implementation and challenges of FuelEU. The group discusses wind-assisted propulsion incentives, the role of carbon capture technology and the regulation’s emissions pooling mechanism.

 

Key Points

  • ABS is adopting a risk-based approach to rules in response to industry changes.
  • The risk-based approach focuses on safety and can be applied to any technical situation.
  • The approach allows for the adoption of new technologies and innovations without being held back by the lack of specific requirements.
  • ABS had made changes to improve clarity and accessibility, including the introduction of Rule Manager 2.0.

Episode Guests:

Francesco Bellusci

Managing Director, Scorpio Ship Management

Francesco Bellusci is the Managing Director of Scorpio Ship Management. Francesco was Technical Director in Scorpio from 1995, Designated Person Ashore (DPA) from 1997 and was appointed General Manager in 2008. He has been the Managing Director since 2010.

Ricardo Batista

Policy Officer, European Commission DG-MOVE

Ricardo Batista is a Policy Officer with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG-MOVE), Maritime Transport unit. In the Commission, Ricardo is engaged in the development, negotiation and preparatory work for implementing the FuelEU Maritime Regulation under the Fit for 55 package.

Stamtis Fradelos

Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, ABS

Stamatis Fradelos is ABS Vice President of Regulatory Affairs. The Regulatory Affairs team interfaces with the IMO, flag Administrations and the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), facilitating the application of regulations and maintaining ABS and clients’ awareness on regulatory issues being progressed and developed internationally.